Comcast Caps Bandwidth
The 250GB bandwidth cap Comcast announced for residential consumers in August goes into effect October.
1. Comcast says less than 1 percent of users actually exceed the limit which is meant to curb excessive bandwidth use by a handful of high-traffic customers. A first infraction results in a warning; a second offense within six months leads to suspension of service.
Despite the new rule, Comcast isn't making it easy for consumers to monitor their bandwidth use. The company suggests installation of third-party router firmware or the monitor included in its free McAfee security suite- neither of which compares to seeing the same metering numbers Comcast is using. When asked about a more transparent solution, company reps would only say, "Expect one in the future."
Source- Maximum PC Magazine- December 2008
Just thought i should throw this bit in. and yes i typed it, so if there are any mistakes, im sorry.
