http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/ Engadget Comments for Comcast announces new bandwidth throttling scheme (update: old news) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/]]>Nov 5th 2009 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/
ASSHOLES!!]]>Nov 5th 2009 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/
an average game uses about 15-25MB of information PER HOUR, there is NO WAY game playing is triggering throttling unless you are running a server, or are on cellular data network.

stop blaming your crappy game-playing abilities on your ISP.]]>Nov 5th 2009 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm

GO THERE AND FILE A COMPLAINT. I just did. ]]>Nov 5th 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/]]>Nov 5th 2009 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/
I have comcast and every time I've run a speed test it's been slower, by a lot, than what I'm suppose to get so I know exactly what you're talking about. Ironically enough I ran a test right after reading this story and my internet was faster than it's ever been.................]]>Nov 5th 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/
Not really. Because you pay for how much water you use. So the water company could care less how much you use since your paying for it. With bandwith, you dont pay for how much you use, thus they cant just let everyone use the whole pipe all the time or everyone will be affected, like its currently happening.

it would be like if you pay 50 dollars a month flat out for water, then have all your faucets, dishwasher, showers, washing machine running all its water at the same time for more than 15 min. THEN having it slow to a trickle.

I can understand where they are coming from really.]]>Nov 5th 2009 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/
I'm not an expert here, so if my numbers are off, I apologize. I just think that unless you've personally had Comcast calling you notifying you that you use too much, and will be throttled, there's no need to blow up already :) I'd be just as pissed if it happened to me, as well. Since it hasn't yet, I'm not going to get pissed.]]>Nov 5th 2009 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/
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FFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU]]>Nov 5th 2009 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/
whoops...]]>Nov 5th 2009 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 6th 2009 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/
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I think its my ISP.]]>Nov 5th 2009 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/
well maybe on a tiny screen, but then its not really high quality.]]>Nov 5th 2009 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/
I do this this as being a potential lawsuit, though.]]>Nov 5th 2009 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/
I think my biggest issue with what Comcast is doing is that people now have to take care not to use 100% of their bandwidth. Ok, for me that would be easy since almost no server can send with 12 MB/s, but with a normal connection? You would have to install a download manager that reduces the speed.

Also... with those slow connections normal people have almost any download would mean your connection slows down. New Engadget Show? Slows down. Patch for your game? Slows down. etc. I'd think it would make more sense if they keep the cap (250 gig, right?), but instead of capping the connection reduce the speed to something usable for internet but not for downloading large files... maybe 512 kbit or so down, 128 up.]]>Nov 5th 2009 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/
if they cannot support the LOAD in their network, why in the hell are they selling/offering something that they cannot provide?... this is just ridiculous.

That's why i'm staying with Verizon FIOS or any other true ISP.

warning for verizon: You start doing sh*t like this and i'm gonna be the first one to leave.]]>Nov 5th 2009 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/comcast-announces-new-bandwidth-throttling-scheme-update-old-n/Nov 5th 2009 8:53PM