[Afterburner]

lol... I just got this email..... Fun to see how much I use! A lot more than I thought....




Dear Comcast High-Speed Internet Customer

We are pleased to announce the pilot launch of the Comcast Usage Meter in your area. This new feature is available to Comcast High-Speed Internet customers and provides an easy way to check total monthly household high-speed Internet data usage at any time. Monthly data usage is the amount of data, such as images, movies, photos, videos, and other files that customers send, receive, download or upload each month. Comcast measures total data usage and does not monitor specific customer activities to determine data usage.

The current data usage allowance for the Comcast High-Speed Internet service is 250GB per month. This means that the vast majority of our customers - around 99% currently - will not come close to using 250GB of data in a month, and do not need to check the usage meter.

To view your current data usage, please visit http://customer.comcast.com and sign in to customerCentral (shown below).



After signing in, click on the "User & Settings" tab and click again on "View details" under "My devices". The usage meter shows the current calendar month's data usage for your account starting on the 1st of the month. Over time, you will be able to see the previous three months data usage as shown in the sample image below.



The usage meter is only available to Primary user accounts and Unrestricted Secondary user accounts with billing access.

If you would like to learn more about the usage meter, and how it works please visit http://networkmanagement.comcast.net/datausagemeter.htm for more information. Please visit our customer support forums at http://forums.comcast.net if you would like to ask us more questions or post comments. You can also click here to chat with a customer service representative, or call 800-928-1614 for assistance.

Thank you for choosing Comcast!

This is a service-related email. Comcast will occasionally send you service-related emails to inform you of service upgrades or new benefits to your Comcast High-Speed Internet service.

[DrNip]

That blows big balls that have you guys are on a cap! I can't believe that. that!

[Afterburner]

I agree.... I came VERY close in November of going over.... Scares me a bit... Makes me wonder what the heck and how the heck this much usage is possible.. Most months it shows no more than 60gb used.... Now over 200 three months in a row (Counting current tracking of Jan)

[Kal-EL]

Man, no wonder the net has been slow lately!

[DrNip]

What that tells me is you need to get up, get out and do something you fool!!! I tell you what, you break that 250GB cap and I'll see what I can do to get you in the club!!! Whatcha think supes? HAHAHAHA.

[Afterburner]

Looks like I may have to cut back on my p0rn =[ BUAwahahahahahaha

[DrNip]

o0.

[Afterburner]

I am kidding of course.....





I would cut back on something else first =].....

aaaaaanyway.... I think our Ipods are to blame as I think on it.... Probably downloaded close to 1000 sounds plus our normal surfing.... And all the Youtubes I watch now are in HD... Not to mention it is winter and dark here @ 4pm.... Not much to do outside....

[Buckeye]

Oh man that sucks now. Any idea where we can find when its coming to different areas ?

[FACE]

Once you break the 250gb mark, a letter is issued to warn you of disconnection. But since it takes them a while to get the letter out, by the time you get it you will already be shut down.

It may be time to go elsewhere for your interwebs....... Comcast is the only isp that does this to my knowledge. They are planning on raising rates on top of this, so I'm thinking of getting out from under the comcast ball and chain myself...

I would pay for a t1 line before I let anyone tell me how much bandwidth I can or cannot use.....

....btw, I average ~250gb a month, but I also run a satellite shop at home that runs with my shop at work.