Essentially, Comcast is sending out threatening letters to its users telling those users that they need to "cut back" on downloading — but won't tell them how much they're actually downloading, and won't tell them what the limit is.
I use Comcast at home, and they billed the service as "unlimited" at the time I signed up. If they had a specific cap for bandwidth that was reasonable, it wouldn't be too bad — so long as they provide tools for their users to monitor their usage and to allow them to know when they're reaching the "limit." But placing an unknown and arbitrary limit on the service and refusing to give users any means to monitor their usage is ridiculous.
I find this policy extremely troubling because I use quite a bit of bandwidth downloading Linux ISOs and such during any given month. Not 100 GB as mentioned in the article, but almost certainly 40 GB to 60 GB a month.
Comcast needs to come clean and provide a clear policy for its users. This secrecy and harrassment are unnecessary.
Comcast targets so-called "abusers"
The more press this gets, the better. SecurityFocus has this piece, "Comcast targets Internet `abusers' but won't reveal limits"
Essentially, Comcast is sending out threatening letters to its users telling those users that they need to "cut back" on downloading — but won't tell them how much they're actually downloading, and won't tell them what the limit is.
I use Comcast at home, and they billed the service as "unlimited" at the time I signed up. If they had a specific cap for bandwidth that was reasonable, it wouldn't be too bad — so long as they provide tools for their users to monitor their usage and to allow them to know when they're reaching the "limit." But placing an unknown and arbitrary limit on the service and refusing to give users any means to monitor their usage is ridiculous.
I find this policy extremely troubling because I use quite a bit of bandwidth downloading Linux ISOs and such during any given month. Not 100 GB as mentioned in the article, but almost certainly 40 GB to 60 GB a month.
Comcast needs to come clean and provide a clear policy for its users. This secrecy and harrassment are unnecessary.