Rimbolamaster Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 https://gizmodo.com/comcast-prepares-to-screw-over-millions-with-data-caps-1845741662/amp Next year, Comcast will start charging Xfinity customers in northeastern US states overage fees for exceeding their monthly data cap. As The Verge reports, customers not on an unlimited plan who exceed 1.2 TB of data in a month will have to pay $10 for every 50 GB of data they go over, topping out at $100. To put that into context, streaming HD video over uses about 3 GB per hour. Cloud gaming over something like Stadia uses about 10 GB of data every hour at 1080p. So if you’re not watching your data usage carefully, you could end up with a higher than normal monthly bill. The change affects Xfintiy customers in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as parts of North Carolina and Ohio. The new fee won’t start right away, though. I suppose that’s some sort of consolation, but not the news anyone wants to hear right now in the middle of a pandemic that’s only getting worse in the U.S. Comcast will give Xfinity customers not on an unlimited plan a “credit” for the months of January and February 2021 to ease them into the new policy. Basically, for those two months those customers won’t see any overage fees on their account. After that, customers get one “courtesy” credit every year in case they accidentally go over. G/O Media may get a commission Bella 13330 Rocket Blender (12-piece set) Buy for $8 from Macy's ADVERTISEMENT If you look on the Xfinity website now, you won’t see the changes listed at the moment. According to Ars Technica, it appears Comcast removed the notice sometime after Friday, November 20 last week, but a spokesperson confirmed to Ars that the data cap is going nationwide in January 2021. Stop The Cap has a screenshot of the webpage before it was changed. Comcast says customers will be notified as they approach their monthly data limit, but the ISP currently doesn’t give its customers a way to independently verify meter readings. If you have Xfinity but use your own router, you might have the option to see traffic statistics in your router settings. If you do, you should be able to see real-time data usage as well as data usage over a set period time. For example, the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 router has options like Statistics, Bandwidth Monitor, and Traffic Monitor under the Traffic Analyzer setting. If you currently rent your router from Comcast, now might be the time to think about owning your own so you can monitor your own data usage to avoid any overage fees—especially if you live with multiple people who stream all kinds of media on multiple devices for hours every day. ADVERTISEMENT Until the FCC rules data caps are arbitrary and ISPs stop squeezing every dime out of customers, we’re all screwed. Past research has shown that data caps don’t do anything to lessen the strain on ISPs networks, and our current internet infrastructure has held up just fine over the course of the pandemic. Back in March 2020, several major ISPs suspended data caps, waived overage fees, and even raised speeds. The internet didn’t crash and burn. Yet data caps and overage fees still exist when millions of people still need any and all amount of financial relief they can get because the pandemic is still nowhere close to going away. ADVERTISEMENT Joanna Nelius Posts Email Twitter Staff Reporter, Reviews at Gizmodo. Formerly PC Gamer, Maximum PC. MORE FROM GIZMODO I'll Just Say It: Jabra's New ANC Earbuds Are Better Than AirPods Pro Fitness Trackers Are Leading Us Astray Secret Exxon Documents Show the Firm May Never Recover You Need to Opt Out of Amazon Sidewalk View full discussion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 nenu 135$ per month paying for Comcast internet and cable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vatsayana Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 tthis guy give a good information on this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proudtobeandhrite Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Nothing is unlimited. Most of the internet providers cap their unlimited plan at 1TB/month. But, generally they dont charge overage if you cross the limit. But with OTT, this limit might be crossing for most people, hence this enforcement. I think ISPs should come with true unlimited plan. Same with ATT, T-mobile etc too, they cap your unlimited mobile data plan at 22Gb (this varies between the providors) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anta Assamey Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Spartan said: nenu 135$ per month paying for Comcast internet and cable. Office vade kada neeku kattedi ....WFH internet bill ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Anta Assamey said: Office vade kada neeku kattedi ....WFH internet bill ... nope... e sari adagali. @Anta Assamey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anta Assamey Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Just now, Spartan said: nope... e sari adagali. @Anta Assamey Naake istunaru .... You should ask .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajahmundry_bullodu Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 thakkuva vadithe discount istharanta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sattipandu Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 wait, is this new ?? every month around 27-28th i do get alert sms from xfinity that i have used up 90% of my TB plan so i proceed with caution for the next few days , no streaming and 4k watching on Tv ee yr naaku 3 times vachindhi itlanti SMS may be they are expanding the policy to other parts of the state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2s Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 39 minutes ago, Spartan said: nenu 135$ per month paying for Comcast internet and cable. Haha .. same here $95 for internet and international phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no01 Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Spartan said: nenu 135$ per month paying for Comcast internet and cable. cable ah? thellole cable ki duram avthunnaru....em chusthaventi cable lo? aren;t those available in OTT's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaw183 Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 utti internet ke 78 10guta antundu e month nundi.. modem rental ki 14$/month ata.. compatible modem teskona or continue aipona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 26 minutes ago, shaw183 said: utti internet ke 78 10guta antundu e month nundi.. modem rental ki 14$/month ata.. compatible modem teskona or continue aipona. modem router tesesko...14$ taggutadi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picheshwar Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 On 11/25/2020 at 9:37 AM, vatsayana said: tthis guy give a good information on this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaw183 Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 40 minutes ago, Spartan said: modem router tesesko...14$ taggutadi edana manchidi suggest cheyi bro...etla chusina ede kanipistundi https://www.bestbuy.com/site/netgear-16-x-4-docsis-3-0-cable-modem-black/6794125.p?skuId=6794125&ref=212&loc=1&extStoreId=598&ref=212&loc=1&ds_rl=1268652&gclid=CjwKCAiAh_GNBhAHEiwAjOh3ZNYtDQ2r60113IVOJhCRTfVPFKbGWPp9ha_t0G4wnLf-s1i7E-_W3RoCbKcQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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