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Re: Yeh, metered bandwidth sucks...
08/08/13 07:59 PM
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> I'm not sure. I think what happens a lot is they sell packages as unlimited but are
> actually measuring everyone, and for the few outliers going over a limit, they send
> an email saying you are now on a limited amount. It reminds me of a few years ago, I
> got a call from Comcast saying I was in the top 1% of bandwidth users and they asked
> if I had an unsecured wireless network because people around me were probably tapping
> into my router. I was going crazy with downloads, but these days with HD Netflix etc.
> I'm sure tons of people are using that much bandwidth.
Comcast's cap is 250GB per month, or at least it was back when I was a customer. They had an app to monitor your usage, and on my absolute heaviest month I just about hit 200GB. That was with streaming movies, multiple BitTorrents, plus all of our regular usage. Most months I never went over 100-150. I'd bet the average, non-geek customer never even gets to 100. If you're hitting the cap often enough for Comcast to start throttling you, I'd say you're at the pretty extreme end of heavy usage.
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