Comcast Introduces New Data Caps, What do you think?

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Mr Khan said:

jlrx said:

JOKA_ said:

I think that this problem does not effect the average household, which will never even come close to that cap. But everyone on here (VGC) is more likely to be in the minority that will be effected by this, thus more complaints will be heard here.

Like that guy above that uses 16 - 36 GB on their mobile phone.  That is a HUGE number, my mom averages about 200 MB a month

Also, I have always had this cap, its never been a problem for my house. We have 4 people constantly on the internet, I watch Netflix and play games online, and download a few gigs a month for steam.

This is very very untrue, we are moving towards a future where we are streaming this and that, hulu, netflix, amazon prime, vudu, pandora, etc everything, you don't have to try to stream alot when it comes to HD movies and video content in your home, these caps are horrendous for the fact that there really is no comprable choice available when it comes to a cable system, where you live determines what you get, with few exceptions at this point in time

And as that future arrives, they are sure to move up the caps

Though a minority of early-adopters are likely to get screwed as they move towards that transition.

Just to add, according to Comcast themselves, the median monthly usage is only 10 to 12 GB per month.  We still have a ways to go before the average person is hitting the new cap of 300 GB