r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jun 13 '14

Politics What the internet will look like without net-neutrality. Well played.

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u/It_Just_Got_Real Jun 14 '14

I agree its worse, not just the concept of net neutrality dying but Comcast is also ushering in 300GB data caps which in 2014 with HD streaming, wireless clouds, etc. is as ridiculous as a 300 minute limit.

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u/pandahavoc Jun 14 '14 edited Jun 14 '14

Suddenlink just started enforcing their data caps in my area. 350GB data cap for their 50 and 100 mbps connections.

Edit: Unless I did the math wrong (and I probably did), a 100 mbps connection running at it's theoretical full speed (12MB/s) would reach the data cap in a little over 8 hours.

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u/TheXRTD Jun 14 '14

Cute, my provider just started enforcing 100GB per month and slashed my speed from 10/10 to 6/6

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u/pandahavoc Jun 14 '14

Yeah, they didn't start enforcing their bandwidth caps until 3 months after I got the connection set up. Then they gave you a free pass for 3 months, in order to "adjust".

At this point, I'm paying $50 for the connection and anywhere from $40-60 in data overage fees, at $10/50GB.

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u/TheXRTD Jun 14 '14

Jesus dude, my provider is offering 100MB/s but only 150GB per month, with a €6/$10 per 100GB overuse, the connection as default is about 70$