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In reply to the discussion: Comcast gets closer to nationwide data caps with expansion in 18 states [View all]alarimer
(16,245 posts)13. I actually checked mine and I am well below that.
Somewhere around 200 GB every month. I'm not in one of the areas with caps yet, probably because there is some competition with Verizon FIOS. I would jump on the chance to dump Comcast if I could.
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Comcast gets closer to nationwide data caps with expansion in 18 states [View all]
NWCorona
Oct 2016
OP
"Comcast says more than 99 percent of its customers use less than a terabyte of data"
Cal Carpenter
Oct 2016
#1
Personally I think this is just the first step and that ceiling will slowly creep down.
NWCorona
Oct 2016
#3
It's a lot right now. What happens when the next super-duper HD format comes out?
Crash2Parties
Oct 2016
#29
It probably is true to an extent however they want to prevent more customers from
cstanleytech
Oct 2016
#6
I wish I had an 800 to 900 cap, ATT uverse caps us at 600gb and they are the only option
cstanleytech
Oct 2016
#7
My neighbors (SF, CA) just got Sonic fiber optic internet for $40 per month
displacedtexan
Oct 2016
#5
Yup. Our family just might be able to top a TB/month, or come fairly close based on our firewall log
Crash2Parties
Oct 2016
#31
Add in end-to-end encryption (think VPN, etc.) and usage goes up even more.
Crash2Parties
Oct 2016
#32