Comcast to impose home internet data cap of 1.2TB in more than a dozen US states

Re:Comcast to impose home internet data cap of 1.2TB in more... by mindslight on Monday November 23, 2020 @03:58PM (#25191791)

For comparison this works out to 3.7 megabits/sec, which is less bandwidth than most DSL connections! That means if you're a heavy downloader, you should seriously consider switching to DSL.

What I find especially galling is that the first 1.2TB costs half as much ($10 per 100GB, assuming a $120 monthly bill) than the subsequent data, even ignoring the fixed cost of the connection. I think if they merely charged a fair decreasing rate for usage, rather than trying to price gouge heavy users, they wouldn't be seen as such villains.

Alas, muni fiber for the win. Gigabit symmetric and forget about it.

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Re:Comcast to impose home internet data cap of 1.2TB in more... by gruez on Monday November 23, 2020 @08:09PM (#25194052)

>That means if you're a heavy downloader, you should seriously consider switching to DSL.

Don't DSL connections also come with caps?

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Re:Comcast to impose home internet data cap of 1.2TB in more... by mindslight on Monday November 23, 2020 @10:38PM (#25195039)

Not the few providers that I've had, as recently as several years ago.

I believe cable caps arise from worries about last mile distribution segment capacity, and have less to do with actual Internet transit.

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