Putting a Lid on Broadband

scapegoat · 23-September-03, 07:53 PM

Bandwidth capping among broadband users has been a small problem recently, but with the ever increasing demand for more speed, and the skyrocketing number of users we have begun to see it becoming more prevalant. Comcast in particlar has imposed not a distinct limit, but one "based on having exceeded average usage patterns"

For now, this quiet imposition of usage caps affects only a tiny fraction of extraordinarily high-volume users. But it goes to the heart of the competitive decisions cable and telephone companies are making as they struggle for broadband dominance. Comcast in particular is working to provide ever-increasing download speeds , and as result it is struggling to contain busy file swappers and others who are putting stress on their networks.

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Buzz_4_20 · 23-September-03, 08:40 PM

This issue just upsets me...

Buy broadband it's fast and you can download stufff... but don't download too much...

Miststlkr · 24-September-03, 09:11 AM

what do they do? cut your service for the rest of the month once you hit their cap? charge overage like cell minutes? somthing completely different?

FeRaL · 24-September-03, 02:15 PM

Yeah this whole thing sounds pretty fooked up. What if there is more than one person using the same computer/broadband connection...?

23-September-03, 07:53 PM		#1 (permalink)
scapegoat Apex Tech God	Putting a Lid on Broadband Bandwidth capping among broadband users has been a small problem recently, but with the ever increasing demand for more speed, and the skyrocketing number of users we have begun to see it becoming more prevalant. Comcast in particlar has imposed not a distinct limit, but one "based on having exceeded average usage patterns" For now, this quiet imposition of usage caps affects only a tiny fraction of extraordinarily high-volume users. But it goes to the heart of the competitive decisions cable and telephone companies are making as they struggle for broadband dominance. Comcast in particular is working to provide ever-increasing download speeds , and as result it is struggling to contain busy file swappers and others who are putting stress on their networks. See full Story here

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23-September-03, 08:40 PM		#2 (permalink)
Buzz_4_20 Apex Elite Tech	This issue just upsets me... Buy broadband it's fast and you can download stufff... but don't download too much...

24-September-03, 09:11 AM		#3 (permalink)
Miststlkr Incognit - Hoe	what do they do? cut your service for the rest of the month once you hit their cap? charge overage like cell minutes? somthing completely different?

24-September-03, 02:15 PM		#4 (permalink)
FeRaL Mutant Moderator	Yeah this whole thing sounds pretty fooked up. What if there is more than one person using the same computer/broadband connection...?