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Nativechef

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23. It'll back fire...

Thu May 15, 2014, 05:32 PM

May 2014

A "Gamers Package" is gonna hurt the gaming industry as a whole. Consoles and gaming PC's aren't cheap and 60 to 70 bucks a pop per game is no "drop in the bucket" as it is. This will most definitely hurt the game designers, publishers and gamers in the end. As it is the "high speed" internet connections are upwards of $100 or more a month and most are packaged with phone and cable to run in excess of a couple 100 per month. And now their gonna charge extra? I've got friends in the gaming industry (designers, artists and publishers) and none of them like this idea of charging more. This could very easily kill the online gaming industry......

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Comcast plans data limits for all customers [View all] onehandle May 2014 OP

the democans and republicrats in congress and the white house must be happy to hear this nt msongs May 2014 #1

Quelle surprise! ...... And the FCC chairman is determined to help them. marmar May 2014 #2

I have less trouble with this than toll roads. lumberjack_jeff May 2014 #3

I'd rather toll roads yeoman6987 May 2014 #8

me too. Aladeen2016 May 2014 #9

Doesn't toll receipts go to maintain those roads? NeoConsSuck May 2014 #12

We are. You're a co-owner, didn't you know? lumberjack_jeff May 2014 #32

They'll charge as much as they can get away with! Helen Borg May 2014 #4

one of the worst feelings in the world is when you realize you've been played. nt Javaman May 2014 #5

They build their network by charging exhorbitant rates to current customers gvstn May 2014 #6

Hows this going to effect online gamers? Nativechef May 2014 #7

you'll pay more for the "gamers package" more bandwidth for more money leftyohiolib May 2014 #10

It'll back fire... Nativechef May 2014 #23

i doubt it people will re-prioritize to come up with the cash and the ones who cant wont leftyohiolib May 2014 #24

The net itself should be a public utility SpankMe May 2014 #11

Nationalised by whom ? dipsydoodle May 2014 #16

I wonder how a person from the 90's with a 56k modem and 10 gb hard disk would react /nt jakeXT May 2014 #13

They don't know about this yet customerserviceguy May 2014 #25

Unsurprising. joshcryer May 2014 #27

I agree, we should either nationalize or regulate the #%*^ out of Internet connectivity MannyGoldstein May 2014 #14

Maybe we can go back to the good old days when fast internet cost $3000 a month. Kablooie May 2014 #15

I for one have NO problem with this in principle.... Swede Atlanta May 2014 #17

You're dead wrong Fearless May 2014 #21

then you see no problem with the right-wing owning all the radio stations?= leftyohiolib May 2014 #26

Quick! How many gigs of data do you use a month? KeepItReal May 2014 #18

My ISP currently has unlimited data, christx30 May 2014 #28

Changing the rules just to make more $$ has to stop KeepItReal May 2014 #29

This is where we boycott Comcast, isn't it? Jack Rabbit May 2014 #19

Two words... Google fiber Fearless May 2014 #20

Comcast already does this. I get calls from them indicating that I have exceeded and mfcorey1 May 2014 #22

Wow. Really? What's their cap for you? KeepItReal May 2014 #30

I have no idea of the cap or realize there was one until the calls. They simply indicate that I mfcorey1 May 2014 #38

They are 'testing' this in very limited markets. You must be in one of them. onehandle May 2014 #33

The fact that they are taunting us with this toddwv May 2014 #31

Comcast owns the FCC. Obama put a Comcast Republican on the FCC who ruled agains net neutrality. onehandle May 2014 #34

And, with no anti-trust laws, they'll in 5 years be the only provider Doctor_J May 2014 #35

Not on ComCast but... Hayabusa May 2014 #36

It's why the rich get richer and richer. Octafish May 2014 #37

I can see having a tiered plans... ChromeFoundry May 2014 #39