Xfinity/Comcast data cap - 1.2 TB/monthly

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Comcast/Xfinity has rolled out a data cap of 1.2 TB/monthly in select states, one of which I reside in. We do NO TV/Movies, no gaming, some youtube watching (moderate.) Yet, in Nov/Dec. we came within 300 GB of the limit. They must be using the same measurement scale that our electric company does. Seems like we "use" much more than we actually do... 😏
 

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Out of curiosity, I did a quick look at what some of our customers pull in a month.
We are a WISP and don't offer super high speeds.... and yet....

I myself pulled 2.5TB the last 30 days. Several customers are pulling 500G+ per week. 2TB+ per month.

1.2TB seems a little low.
 
It's highway robbery. Should be illegal. I've used 1.22TB so far this month and it's only the 18th... On Verizon so, thank goodness for that.
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phaZed said:
It's highway robbery.
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No kidding. It's 2021, not 2001. This is what my data usage has been like since I've been working from home:

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I don't know what happened this month. I've already used up my customary 13TB of bandwidth and it's only the 18th!
 
phaZed said:
Windows update, lol! 🤣🤣🤣
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Which is why I generally avoid ever using the Download and install option for feature updates. I use the ISO method since I only have to download once for the bulk of what's needed, and just shoot the ISO on to the machines that need updating.

I can't imagine pulling down even 1TB per month, but that's just me. It really depends on what you're doing.
 
Do not forget any other devices on the connection. Phones/Tv's other computers on the network etc.
It also includes everything coming in and OUT of the computers/devices.
 
Porthos said:
Do not forget any other devices on the connection. Phones/Tv's other computers on the network etc.
It also includes everything coming in and OUT of the computers/devices.
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And, at least if my case is more broadly applicable, it appears that the "everything" includes things going between devices on the network that do NOT involve anything being uploaded to or downloaded from cyberspace.

To me, usage should only include traffic coming in from or going out to cyberspace, not traffic between devices on the LAN.
 
britechguy said:
And, at least if my case is more broadly applicable, it appears that the "everything" includes things going between devices on the network that do NOT involve anything being uploaded to or downloaded from cyberspace.

To me, usage should only include traffic coming in from or going out to cyberspace, not traffic between devices on the LAN.
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Internal traffic on your network isn't going to be in your usage.
 
Porthos said:
What do you pay for what you have and what is your speed?
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Right now, we are on a promo deal - $50 month, approx. 50 Mb down. The regular price for that plan is around $83 month. Only internet, no cable box.
 
OMG! What are you guys doing to use so much data??!!
I run my IT business from home and wife works from home too. Plus two kids that seem to spend every minute they can online and the most we’ve ever used is about 500GB in a month.
We stream everything online as well, for tv, movies, music etc.
 
cyabro said:
OMG! What are you guys doing to use so much data??!!
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Since I'm working from home now, part of it is restoring cloud backups. Yes, my clients always seem to want the white glove treatment. It isn't enough that I set up DropBox or Google Drive or whatever cloud service they use again. They want me to make sure everything downloads and syncs so they don't have to mess with it. It doesn't hurt that I have a 1,000Mbps connection and can therefore download stuff much more quickly for people. I'm restoring a 2.5TB Google Drive sync for a client of mine. It only lets me download about 750GB/day so it's slow going.

I pay $90 for my gigabit internet service and an additional $30 for unlimited. I own my own modem and separate router. With taxes and other BS, my bill comes up to about $140/month. I don't have TV or phone service. I'm up to about 18TB of bandwidth so far this month. Before I started working from home I would use between 1.5TB to 3TB/month on average.
 
Didn't I read someplace that they pulled their request to issue data caps after Biden was sworn in? Something about the new FCC chair wasn't going to approve it so they just withdrew? I pay 75.00 a month here in New York and don't have caps. Of course we only get 100mbps (I did speedtest.net though and saw I was getting 225 mbps)
 
Fred Claus said:
Didn't I read someplace that they pulled their request to issue data caps after Biden was sworn in? Something about the new FCC chair wasn't going to approve it so they just withdrew? I pay 75.00 a month here in New York and don't have caps. Of course we only get 100mbps (I did speedtest.net though and saw I was getting 225 mbps)
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Keep an eye on your account. New York is included in the 39 states. I just did some looking around, and I see that some lawmakers spoke out against the cap, but nothing was changed that I could find.
 
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