Comcast is limiting customers to a monthly data threshold of 250 gigabytes per account (for residential accounts) per month.
I'm not sure how many gigs I use a month but one thing is for sure, I like not getting a "You have used up your allotment" message on my screen. I also know that I am probably way under 250 so even if I used Comcast this really wouldn't effect me. It's only going to hit those who download large media files constantly, most likely pirates. (Hey it's true)
Comcast to limit customers' broadband usage | Technology | Internet | Reuters
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Customers who top 250 GB in a month twice in a six-month timeframe could have service terminated for a year.
Comcast said up to 99 percent of its 14 million Internet subscribers would not be affected by the new threshold, which it said would help ensure the quality of Internet delivery is not degraded by a minority of heavy users.
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I don't use Comcast but I also don't necessarily disagree with this rule. I think they have the right to limit usage if they want. If customers have a problem with that they can go elsewhere.