exile Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Following Comcast, AT&T is doing it as well http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081104/ap_on_hi_te/tec_at_t_internet_caps_1 Caps are: 20 gigs if you are at the 768kbps speed limit 150 gigs if you are the higher tier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 That makes Comcast's 250 gb a month limit seem generous by comparison... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 I hope the users in Reno all pack up and go to someplace else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Time Warner just updated my download here to 28 mb down last week. Glad Fios came to the area, as TW must be feeling the heat to up the speeds higher then them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 TW is also one of the ones who is trying out a low bandwidth cap. If they stick to a 40 gig cap when (not if, because you know it's coming) it goes nationwide, I am gone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Oh ill be gone in a heart beat to Fios Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJames Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 AT&T posted more specific caps on their site... AT&T Basic (DSL only) Up-to 768 Kbps 20 GB per monthAT&T Express Up-to 1.5 Mbps 40 GB per month AT&T Pro Up-to 3.0 Mbps 60 GB per month AT&T Elite Up-to 6.0 Mbps 80 GB per month AT&T Max (U-verse only) Up-to 10.0 Mbps 150 GB per month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 And they've also announced a new U-verse Max 18 which is 18.0 Mbps download for $65 a month. Oh why can't I live in a FIOS area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 (edited) AT&T posted more specific caps on their site... 20-40GB for the cheaper services? Are you kidding me? I'd be canceling so fast it would make their head spin. Even I go through 20GB soooo easily a month I would bet, between working from home via VPN, XBL, windows updates, and your average downloading. I sure hope Charter doesn't do this. Because they are my only provider - my other choice is putting up a 50 foot steel antenna tower to clear the trees and getting SpeedNet wireless antenna on top of it. Edited November 6, 2008 by GreenMonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlucci Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 How does one get an idea of how much he downloads in a month? Carlos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 (edited) Your ISP might have a website where you can see what your usage is. There is bandwidth monitoring software. Also, some routers will do it for you. Here's a lifehacker article for doing it on dd-wrt enabled routers, for example. Here's another decent article that explores a variety of options Edited November 8, 2008 by Orpheus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Like Tr-- sorry, Orpheus, Father of Songs says, dd-wrt (and tomato) will both give you that handy info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 You know what would be great? If the asshole telecom companies would upgrade their infrastructure like the rest of the world instead of trying to beat everyone into submission. Especially as they were given BILLIONS of dollars in subsidies to do this by the US government in the 1990's which they POCKETED. Pathetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 ... article for doing it on dd-wrt enabled routers, for example. Nifty! My tally for November so far per my DD-WRT router is 11,025 MB incoming, 3084 outgoing October: 40.6GB/4GB Sep: 26GB/4.5GB August:30GB/13GB Jul: 22GB/8GB Jun: 35GB/8GB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Bah!!! Time Warner Cable is rolling out bandwidth caps and overage charges to more cities. The cable company has been testing 'consumption-based' billing in Beaumont, Texas. And they will expand the program to more cities this year, COO Landel Hobbs said on this morning's Q4 earnings call. Assholes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Just got FIOS. Up to 20 download, 5 upload. Better than what I have now with Comcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutter Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Bah!!! Assholes.... Yipes. Beaumont is one thing but I think if they roll this out in Austin there may be pitchforks and torches. LOL They already try their damn best to slow down Torrent files. Try is the key word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Rob do you guys have Fios by you yet? Comcast/TW does it, but it seems to be in places that don't have Fios. Like I said before, the day they cap here, is the day I switch to Fios Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJames Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Time Warner announced in their Q4 call that they are expanding metered billing trial from Beaumont to four more markets but did not say where. New Charter Cable caps and tiers. 15Mbps or less 100GB per month 15-25Mbps 250GB per month 60Mbps no caps for $140 per month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 I just saw the Charter caps (along with the Chapter 11 news). *sigh* Not like I have any choices. I'll have to just keep an eye on it since I tend to average 30-40GB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted February 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 so far no caps on Cox. My download speed is hovering around 19mpbs so I'm not enticed to switch to Fios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelex Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 This is ridiculous. Instead of widening pipes ISPs are saying, no we want more money and don't want to build out our infrastructure for increasing demand. They are all doing it together, as one like some kind of conspiracy theory. The problem with putting in caps, is that once they are in place, you know they aren't going to increase them... ever. We are still fighting for minutes on cell phones for crying out loud. So this means that 5 years from now when apps come out that require even more bandwidth, the bandwidth won't exist, therefore limiting forward progress. If there ever was one sure fire way of making sure China wins, its by hurting our communication hub, our internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted February 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I did some digging on my ISP(Cox cable). They claim that they are throttling upstream only as DOCSIS 3.0 will make downstream speed caps a non issue therefore no need to throttle like TW, AT&T and now Charter. DOCSIS 3 if you don't know is capable of ridiculous amounts of speed. I know they mentioned that residental would see at least 50mbps at current pricing structures when it's fully on the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlucci Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Bandwidth Cap goes into effect on 5/2. I'm pretty sure I will be affected by this, as I have 2 teenagers and an 8-year old, plus myself all vying for downloads on AT&T. Worse still, they don't even have any tools with which to see previous months' data usage. FAQ here: http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB409045#fbid=3CRK0p2AgFr Sucks donkey rocks! I just called to voice my displeasure. You should too! Carlos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 I called and cancelled my service, blamed it on the caps, but I'm actually moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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