Comcast excessive use policy
Tags: Internet
Comcast High-Speed Internet customers just got an e-mail explaining Comcast's updated Acceptable Use Policy. Specifically, as of October 1, 2008, Comcast is now going to define and enforce their excessive use policy at 250 GB/month. This is only for home users, though, not business. And while it affects a very small percentage of users - most people won't go anywhere near 250 GB - it has a lot of people very upset. Comcast suggests that this limits is the equivalent of the following:
So the question is, if less than 1% of users exceed this 250 GB limit, why bother? For more information check the Comcast FAQ.
Comcast High-Speed Internet customers just got an e-mail explaining Comcast's updated Acceptable Use Policy. Specifically, as of October 1, 2008, Comcast is now going to define and enforce their excessive use policy at 250 GB/month. This is only for home users, though, not business. And while it affects a very small percentage of users - most people won't go anywhere near 250 GB - it has a lot of people very upset. Comcast suggests that this limits is the equivalent of the following:
- Sending more than 50 million plain text email messages
- Downloading 62,500 songs
- Downloading 125 standard definition movies
- Uploading 25,000 high-resolution photos
So the question is, if less than 1% of users exceed this 250 GB limit, why bother? For more information check the Comcast FAQ.
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Posted by At 08:51:56 PM On 09/23/2008 | - Website - |