Comments on: Comcast Planning to Dump Bandwidth Hogs http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/08/29/comcast-planning-to-dump-bandwidth-hogs/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:58:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tom L http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/08/29/comcast-planning-to-dump-bandwidth-hogs/#comment-102478 Tom L Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:26:11 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=4731#comment-102478 I DO use Comcast and very often download large files from my companies FTP site as well as Netflix, iTunes and others. Placing limits on Internet Useage is absurd. I think we pay a high enough fee that Comcast should certainly be able to expand their network infrastructure to be able to provide the services necessary. Verizon FIOS is looking better and better all the time. Be careful Comcast, you end up with a self fulfilling prophecy when your customers give you back ALL your bandwidth. I DO use Comcast and very often download large files from my companies FTP site as well as Netflix, iTunes and others. Placing limits on Internet Useage is absurd. I think we pay a high enough fee that Comcast should certainly be able to expand their network infrastructure to be able to provide the services necessary. Verizon FIOS is looking better and better all the time. Be careful Comcast, you end up with a self fulfilling prophecy when your customers give you back ALL your bandwidth.

]]> By: Mark Walker http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/08/29/comcast-planning-to-dump-bandwidth-hogs/#comment-102188 Mark Walker Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:03:50 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=4731#comment-102188 Comcast's usage policy has allowed action against overuse, relative to an arbitrary ceiling on bandwidth usage, for some time now. Didn't you read the fine print? Their main mistake really ,was not being honest about what customers could expect and then reasonably enforcing their policy. They made their bed... Too bad we're now going to experience the backlash for their poor management. Without some some balancing "cost" for usage, things of value will be wasted by homo-sapiens. Check out your unlimited cell phone contract; it ain't unlimited and there's a cost for "overusage." Comcast’s usage policy has allowed action against overuse, relative to an arbitrary ceiling on bandwidth usage, for some time now. Didn’t you read the fine print?

Their main mistake really ,was not being honest about what customers could expect and then reasonably enforcing their policy.

They made their bed…

Too bad we’re now going to experience the backlash for their poor management.

Without some some balancing “cost” for usage, things of value will be wasted by homo-sapiens.

Check out your unlimited cell phone contract; it ain’t unlimited and there’s a cost for “overusage.”

]]> By: Rob C http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/08/29/comcast-planning-to-dump-bandwidth-hogs/#comment-101224 Rob C Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:13:06 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=4731#comment-101224 250GB?!?! However will you cope ;) Try living in Australia and dealing with our draconian download limits :( Cheers Rob 250GB?!?! However will you cope ;)

Try living in Australia and dealing with our draconian download limits :(

Cheers

Rob

]]> By: Robert Plumer http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/08/29/comcast-planning-to-dump-bandwidth-hogs/#comment-101159 Robert Plumer Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:46:24 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=4731#comment-101159 I'd say whenever possible change to a DSL service and go for Direct TV(for TV) I don't use Comcast (I use Cox) for internet so I don't have any first hand experience though what I've heard isn't very good. The bandwidth limit may not be touchable but as time goes by they will need to adjust the amount to change as technology advances. Wasn't it the old joke that Bill Gate's once said 640k should be more than anyone needs on a PC? I rest my case. I’d say whenever possible change to a DSL service and go for Direct TV(for TV) I don’t use Comcast (I use Cox) for internet so I don’t have any first hand experience though what I’ve heard isn’t very good. The bandwidth limit may not be touchable but as time goes by they will need to adjust the amount to change as technology advances. Wasn’t it the old joke that Bill Gate’s once said 640k should be more than anyone needs on a PC? I rest my case.

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