Comments on: Comcast 250gb Limit

By: Zero

Zero — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:19:52 +0000

woah, how could someone survive on 17GB??? your internet must be very slow… Even 250GB is very small considering the rise of HD content. Streaming low quality video’s takes up a lot of bandwidth as it is. People get high speed internet like comcast so they can be able to load huge things like HD movies. Now that they have this we will have to cut down a lottttt or switch to fios. That seriously is messed up and I think they will lose many customers. My town is dominated by comcast and verizon… soon I believe it will only be Verizon thanks to comcast idiocy.

By: tinfoil

tinfoil — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:47:52 +0000

With the amount of still dark fiber in the ground, there is no reason for this. Moves like this will only prove to dampen innovative new ideas in distribution and interactive media.

And, I think my buzzword generator just broke, so I’ll have to cut this short. Your post proves that people using large amounts of bandwidth aren’t always pirates or pornhounds; they can be regular people too.

Mark, ouch. 17GB? That’s harsh.

By: Mark Schneider

Mark Schneider — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:27:37 +0000

OMG 250 Gbs a month? I’d kill for 250 GB limit per month. I have to use a satellite service where I live. I get a rolling 17 GB limit per 30 days! Now I admit everyone wants true unlimited access to content, but at what level does this become cost effective. The ISP’s even Comcast are public, for profit, companies and if you look at Comcasts numbers they are not exactly printing money although they are doing ok. I want a Dell XPS 1530 with the top of the line everything for $500.00, but I’m not gonna get it. Apple should sell they’re MacBook Pro for $500. They could afford that before Comcast could afford the bandwidth you are demanding. Come on Todd there’s no way Comcast could provide 250GBs a month to all their subscriber’s. At what bandwidth level, for what price, do you think is a reasonable level of service?