[clue-tech] Comcast Docsis 3.0 rollout

[Sean LeBlanc]

On 12-31 09:13, erik at ezolan.com wrote:
> > On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 8:48 PM,  <erik at ezolan.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Here's what I know about the new service:
> >>
> >> Two new tiers:
> >> 5mbit up, 20mbit down, 63$ a month
> >> 10mbit up, 50mbit down, 150$ a month
> >>
> >> Requires a cable modem that is Docsis 3.0 compatible.
> >>
> >
> >> Also, I've heard that Comcast is supposed to make available a web page
> >> that tells you how much bandwidth you've used that month. To go along
> >> with
> >> the new 250GB per month cap. I haven't found where that is either. :-P
> >>
> >
> > Don't know anything about this, but I received a letter from Comcast
> > stating that  the old service (4mbit down, 384 up, $52.95). inherited
> > from AT&T etc. will be discontinued and that my new service will be
> > 6mbit down. 1mbit up at $54.95. Nowhere in the letter does it mention
> > a cap.
> 
> Hm, well, they've never been good about communicating.
> 
> It looks like they added the 250GB cap back in October:
> http://www.comcast.net/terms/network/amendment/

I seem to remember finding out about this around the same time as Usenet no
longer being a gratis feature, too.

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