>Granted, the cap of 250 gigabytes covers a huge amount of data. >Comcast says consumers would have to send 50 million e-mails, or >download 62,500 songs...
Actually no. I have a remote camera system that uploads images and streams video. It is only active during off hours and is triggered by motion, yet it still generates several GB/month. I imagine that someone monitoring a pet or a child full time could take a big chunk out of that cap. Add to that an Apple TV and a streaming music service and you are toast. I can see the headlines "Mother of Quints Banned from Internet." >What is the penalty if a consumer surpasses the monthly cap of 250 >gigabytes?... their service is subject to termination. The report I read said that exceeeding the cap will get you banned for a year. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/150473/critics_question_comca st_broadband_caps.html Thinking analogously, it would be like living in a rural area where WalMart has driven all the local merchants out of business. You show up in the "10 items or less" lane with 11 items and are told that you are banned from shopping for a year. What makes Comcast think this is acceptable behavior? I think it shows that Comcast has crossed the line to being an arrogant, malevolent monopolist. It is time for the Justice Department to do its job and chop Comcast up into a dozen competitive pieces. I think that by failing to provide adequate broadband service, Comcast puts the nation at risk. Inadequate bandwith makes the US vulnerable to foreign DOS attacks (like the one Russia launched against Georgia). Inadequate bandwith also puts the US behind many other nations in the information economy. IMHO, Comcast is an enemy of the people. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
