Misc ATT to impose DSL/Uverse cap

WoodDraw · 03-13-2011, 09:24 PM

http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/13/a...-overage-fees/

150 gigs for landline DSL, 250 for U-Verse. $10 for each additional 50.

Thoughts?

**BigMeatballDave** · 03-13-2011, 09:30 PM

I heard about this a couple yrs ago. Other will be doing this, I'd imagine. If not ATT will be hemorrhaging customers.

**007** · 03-13-2011, 09:31 PM

good thing I just left them then. I don't know if I come anywhere near those limits or not but this is exactly what I have been fearing. Internet is expensive enough already.

**Saulbadguy** · 03-13-2011, 09:35 PM

**morphius** · 03-13-2011, 09:37 PM

Comcast did this back in October, which is my only other choice in my area.

JD10367 · 03-13-2011, 09:41 PM

Get used to it, people. It's the companies' answer to the ever-increasing use of bandwidth. Mobile internet providers have started doing it too; my Virgin Atlantic account is $40/month for unlimited, BUT if you download more than 5GB in a month then they start restricting your access speed.

And, frankly, I guess, I can't think of any fairer way to do it. If you consider bandwidth as a commodity (a consumable one, even), then it's only fair that those who use more of it pay more. If I only use, say, 20GB per month, but the pornfreak down the hall who also streams TV shows all day uses 500GB per month, why should I pay the same money as him and/or have to suffer slowdowns/dropouts in service because he's beating off to the high-def streaming version of "Romancing The Bone"?

**DaneMcCloud** · 03-13-2011, 09:51 PM

Excellent.

I hope a portion of those monies go to the content providers for all of the illegal downloads.

**pr_capone** · 03-13-2011, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JD10367

because he's beating off to the high-def streaming version of "Romancing The Bone"?

There is not a high def version of Romancing the Bone.

**007** · 03-13-2011, 09:52 PM

The most important thing here is that they had better have real time status information on your account.

**morphius** · 03-13-2011, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD10367

Get used to it, people. It's the companies' answer to the ever-increasing use of bandwidth. Mobile internet providers have started doing it too; my Virgin Atlantic account is $40/month for unlimited, BUT if you download more than 5GB in a month then they start restricting your access speed.

And, frankly, I guess, I can't think of any fairer way to do it. If you consider bandwidth as a commodity (a consumable one, even), then it's only fair that those who use more of it pay more. If I only use, say, 20GB per month, but the pornfreak down the hall who also streams TV shows all day uses 500GB per month, why should I pay the same money as him and/or have to suffer slowdowns/dropouts in service because he's beating off to the high-def streaming version of "Romancing The Bone"?

I believe it has less to do with the actually usage amount by the customers, but more to do with the fear that people are starting to cancel their cable contracts and going the hulu/online/netfilx model...

**morphius** · 03-13-2011, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Excellent.

I hope a portion of those monies go to the content providers for all of the illegal downloads.

hahaha yeah, these money hungry companies are as likely to share money as the movie industry is to not cook their books so that every movie can look like a loss.

Deberg_1990 · 03-13-2011, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by morphius

the fear that people are starting to cancel their cable contracts and going the hulu/online/netfilx model...

A whole lot of This

**CrazyPhuD** · 03-13-2011, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by morphius

I believe it has less to do with the actually usage amount by the customers, but more to do with the fear that people are starting to cancel their cable contracts and going the hulu/online/netfilx model...

There is that...but don't be surprise if technology comes out that eliminates that concern.

WoodDraw · 03-13-2011, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

The most important thing here is that they had better have real time status information on your account.

They said that they're going to make a "tool" available to everyone that shows their current status prior to charging any overages. Also will send warning messages at certain percentages.

Jewish Rabbi · 03-13-2011, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pr_capone

There is not a high def version of Romancing the Bone.

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007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $14060126 VARSITY	good thing I just left them then. I don't know if I come anywhere near those limits or not but this is exactly what I have been fearing. Internet is expensive enough already. __________________ My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.
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JD10367 Cheaterlover* Join Date: May 2009 Location: RI Casino cash: $10010716	Get used to it, people. It's the companies' answer to the ever-increasing use of bandwidth. Mobile internet providers have started doing it too; my Virgin Atlantic account is $40/month for unlimited, BUT if you download more than 5GB in a month then they start restricting your access speed. And, frankly, I guess, I can't think of any fairer way to do it. If you consider bandwidth as a commodity (a consumable one, even), then it's only fair that those who use more of it pay more. If I only use, say, 20GB per month, but the pornfreak down the hall who also streams TV shows all day uses 500GB per month, why should I pay the same money as him and/or have to suffer slowdowns/dropouts in service because he's beating off to the high-def streaming version of "Romancing The Bone"?
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007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $14060126 VARSITY	The most important thing here is that they had better have real time status information on your account. __________________ My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.
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