Comcast's 1 TB cap has caused me to stop buying games on steam

[mephisto925]

As the title states. Comcast's bandwidth caps have directly affected my purchases on steam. Because of the 1 terabyte cap now being enforced and the fact that when they started implimenting this cap suspiciously we went from an average of 600 to 700 GB's a month to 900 to 1000 GB's a month. We have gotten our 2 courtesy warnings about going over the limit. So this month my bill will be higher because we have gone over the limit and we still have a week left before the end of the month. So for every additional 50 GB we go over they will charge us an extra $10 up to $200. I would have bought a few games with the winter sale. Atleast $100 worth but instead I bought none because I can't see buying a game that I can't play unless I want to pay extra to download it. I know I can buy it and then wait until next month, but then next month there will be new games I want to buy so I have to be careful about what I get because I can only download so much before hitting my cap. Comcast has totally affected how I buy games now. I would love to find physical copies of games on Blue-ray. then atleast I would only have to download the patches. I may have to start buying physical copies on Amazon. It would be cheaper for me. Im looking for options here and thanks to Comcast and they're bandwidth cap steam and all the other online gaming stores may become obsolete.

[Longhaul]

Originalmente postado por SCOTLAND FOREVER:

WTF. Data caps? Here where i live theres no such thing as this(only on cellphones)
Internet in the USA seems to suck, alot :|

I know eh... i am paying $75/month for Home phone, Cable TV with 102 channels and UNLIMITED INTERNET lol. And it is FAST, can download a 30Gb game in 3-5 minutes.

[MrExzibit]

I would recommend looking into the Stewm download settings. You don't want to be downloading updates for games you don't really play.

An example could be Payday 2. They release an average update of 500MB every 2 or so weeks. Take control of what you download and don't make it automatic.

Like others have said. Look into network monitoring. 1TB is a huge amount. And monthly? My hard drive is 1TB and after 2 years I struggled filling it. So that's insane whats going on with you.

[Profile Name™]

I live in a small farm town, and I only have one internet company. It is called Mediacom and I pay around $70 a month. Plus they charge extra for my modem and router fees. They overcharge for their internet and their internet service is really crappy. Over 10 years ago, I had AT&T and NEVER had any problems with their internet. And that was 10 years ago!!! Technology has improved since then. With Mediacom it has been a nonstop nightmare for seven years now. Not only that, but AT&T charges less than 1/2 the price that Mediacom does. More like 1/3 the price. They don't even charge a monthly rental fee for the modem and router. And on top of that, they give an extra 750 GB of data each month. I so wish that I had the luxury of switching to a better internet company, but I won't be moving anytime soon. I'm stuck with Mediacom.

[psychotron666]

Originalmente postado por postandreply:

I live in a small farm town, and I only have one internet company. It is called Mediacom and I think that I pay around $60 a month. Plus they charge extra for my modem and router. They overcharge for their internet and their internet service is really crappy. Over 10 years ago, I had AT&T and NEVER had any problems with their internet. With Mediacom it has been a nonstop nightmare for seven years. Not only that, but AT&T charged less than 1/2 the price that Mediacom does. More like 1/3 the price. They don't even charge a monthly rental for the modem and router. And on top of that, they give 750 GB of data extra a month. I so wish that I had the luxury of switching to a better internet company, but I won't be moving anytime soon. I'm stuck with Mediacom.

Still better than Canada where we only have 3 companies who work together and have a monopoly on the market with Canadian crtc (government)working with them to keep competition from coming to Canada (they blocked Verizon a few years back)

Regular internet you're looking at 100 dollars a month with having to rent the modem and that'll give you a 300gb data cap. You want 500gb you gotta pay more.

[Profile Name™]

That's expensive. When I said $70 a month, that was for internet only. Is your $100 a month for internet only, or does that include phone too? I think that if I had a landline, it would be an extra $20 a month. But I haven't used a landline in almost a decade. I have a cell phone for emergencies and I make free phone calls on the internet using Gmail.

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Originalmente postado por psychotron666:

Originalmente postado por postandreply:

I live in a small farm town, and I only have one internet company. It is called Mediacom and I think that I pay around $60 a month. Plus they charge extra for my modem and router. They overcharge for their internet and their internet service is really crappy. Over 10 years ago, I had AT&T and NEVER had any problems with their internet. With Mediacom it has been a nonstop nightmare for seven years. Not only that, but AT&T charged less than 1/2 the price that Mediacom does. More like 1/3 the price. They don't even charge a monthly rental for the modem and router. And on top of that, they give 750 GB of data extra a month. I so wish that I had the luxury of switching to a better internet company, but I won't be moving anytime soon. I'm stuck with Mediacom.

Still better than Canada where we only have 3 companies who work together and have a monopoly on the market with Canadian crtc (government)working with them to keep competition from coming to Canada (they blocked Verizon a few years back)

Regular internet you're looking at 100 dollars a month with having to rent the modem and that'll give you a 300gb data cap. You want 500gb you gotta pay more.

Both of these things sound like the US. You either live in the country and don't get any choice, live in the suburbs and have 2 "competing" (lol) services, or live in a big city and have *gasp* 3! choices. I've never had more than 2 choices, and one of the providers doesn't usually offer more than 10mb, while the other usually offers 50mb+ to start.

[Profile Name™]

Well, there is always the option of "stealing" data. ROFL. I have a laptop. If there was a crisis, I'd just take my laptop to the nearest WIFI spot and use their data and download stuff then go back home and enjoy the downloaded content. Whoopity whoop. I'm a bad hombre. Thankfully, I have never had to do this. But it is my backup plan for emergencies.

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Originalmente postado por postandreply:

Well, there is always the option of "stealing" data. ROFL. I have a laptop. If there was a crisis, I'd just take my laptop to the nearest WIFI spot and use their data and download stuff then go back home and enjoy the downloaded content. Whoopity whoop. I'm a bad hombre. Thankfully, I have never had to do this. But it is my backup plan for emergencies.

Using public wifi isn't stealing.

Now, there is typically a "fair usage" clause in the public usage agreement that states you can't hog the bandwidth, but they're vague.

[shad]

Originalmente postado por postandreply:

I'd just take my laptop to the nearest WIFI spot and use their data and download stuff then go back home and enjoy the downloaded content. s.

I would hate to have you as a neighbor...

[Profile Name™]

If you are a loyal customer and don't plan on moving anywhere anytime soon, you can get on a "two year plan" which is cheaper than normal rates by at least $10 each month. You would be saving over $120 a year. Then you could use that money to purchase more data or get on a larger data plan. Just an idea. I'm frugal so I know all sorts of ways to save money. My phone bill is only $30 a year and my minutes rollover. Most people spend twice that in just one month.

[RRW359]

I admit using 1tb just for gaming is a bit excessive, but what if I wanted an online backup? 1tb/month suddenly doesn't seem like a whole lot.

Also, am I the only person who notices that it's Comcast and other ISP's that choose what speeds we get, AND they implement data caps (theoretically to save bandwith for others, but also for making them money), yet they STILL went to the FCC and convinced them that they need to be able to throttle certain sites because they use to much data?

[Profile Name™]

Originalmente postado por shad:

I would hate to have you as a neighbor...

Why? We could share water, electricity, and food too! Kidding.

[shad]

Originalmente postado por postandreply:

Originalmente postado por shad:

I would hate to have you as a neighbor...

Why? We could share water, electricity, and food too! Kidding.

I can do that for family but not neighbors...

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Originalmente postado por RRW359:

I admit using 1tb just for gaming is a bit excessive, but what if I wanted an online backup? 1tb/month suddenly doesn't seem like a whole lot.

Also, am I the only person who notices that it's Comcast and other ISP's that choose what speeds we get, AND they implement data caps (theoretically to save bandwith for others, but also for making them money), yet they STILL went to the FCC and convinced them that they need to be able to throttle certain sites because they use to much data?

Went to the FCC? More like they ARE the FCC.

[shad]

Originalmente postado por RRW359:

I admit using 1tb just for gaming is a bit excessive

1 tb for gaming is a LOT. I can't even fill my 1 tb harddrive and I've had it for about 2 years.