Xfinity data limits

[JaredBusch]

The only have 6 months of history visible.

And you graciously get 2 months of overage.

Learn More: https://dataplan.xfinity.com/

[JaredBusch]

my primary culprit

[JaredBusch]

I also have Crashplan to reseed. So I should make sure I get it all in this month.

[Alex Sage]

@JaredBusch said in Xfinity data limits:

my primary culprit

I take it that's not on Vultr?

[Dashrender]

$10/50 GB, damn 1 TG = $200... Not sure if that is good or bad?

[JaredBusch]

@Dashrender said in Xfinity data limits:

$10/50 GB, damn 1 TG = $200... Not sure if that is good or bad?

What is 1TG? One teragigabyte?

[coliver]

@JaredBusch said in Xfinity data limits:

@Dashrender said in Xfinity data limits:

$10/50 GB, damn 1 TG = $200... Not sure if that is good or bad?

What is 1TG? One teragigabyte?

Reminds me of the old Godzilla movies for some reason.

[scottalanmiller]

This got my Sister in Law over Christmas. They didn't even know that they had a cap and then they got a Steam video gaming system and went through their entire download in two days.

[JaredBusch]

@scottalanmiller said in Xfinity data limits:

This got my Sister in Law over Christmas. They didn't even know that they had a cap and then they got a Steam video gaming system and went through their entire download in two days.

A steam box would not come anywhere close to hitting 1TB of traffic in 2 days.
Those things cannot even store that much data.

[marcinozga]

Any IPS that would send me such email would promptly receive a phone call to disconnect the service. Data caps are just about the worst thing ISP can do to its customers. I would look for another provider immediately, and have them put no data caps in writing.
Btw, 1TB is nothing, I can blow through that in little over 3 hours, half that if I upload stuff too.

[scottalanmiller]

@JaredBusch said in Xfinity data limits:

@scottalanmiller said in Xfinity data limits:

This got my Sister in Law over Christmas. They didn't even know that they had a cap and then they got a Steam video gaming system and went through their entire download in two days.

A steam box would not come anywhere close to hitting 1TB of traffic in 2 days.
Those things cannot even store that much data.

4TB drive. It's not one From Steam. Just a dedicated Steam desktop.

[scottalanmiller]

It ran nonstop downloading games as fast as it could.

[JaredBusch]

@marcinozga said in Xfinity data limits:

Any IPS that would send me such email would promptly receive a phone call to disconnect the service. Data caps are just about the worst thing ISP can do to its customers. I would look for another provider immediately, and have them put no data caps in writing.
Btw, 1TB is nothing, I can blow through that in little over 3 hours, half that if I upload stuff too.

Welcome to the US.

[coliver]

@marcinozga said in Xfinity data limits:

Any IPS that would send me such email would promptly receive a phone call to disconnect the service. Data caps are just about the worst thing ISP can do to its customers. I would look for another provider immediately, and have them put no data caps in writing.
Btw, 1TB is nothing, I can blow through that in little over 3 hours, half that if I upload stuff too.

Haha, you're assuming we have a choice. Man that's a good joke.

[marcinozga]

@JaredBusch said in Xfinity data limits:

@marcinozga said in Xfinity data limits:

Any IPS that would send me such email would promptly receive a phone call to disconnect the service. Data caps are just about the worst thing ISP can do to its customers. I would look for another provider immediately, and have them put no data caps in writing.
Btw, 1TB is nothing, I can blow through that in little over 3 hours, half that if I upload stuff too.

Welcome to the US.

Upstate NY, I have 3 ISPs I can choose from that I know of. There are more I'm sure.

[coliver]

@marcinozga said in Xfinity data limits:

@JaredBusch said in Xfinity data limits:

@marcinozga said in Xfinity data limits:

Any IPS that would send me such email would promptly receive a phone call to disconnect the service. Data caps are just about the worst thing ISP can do to its customers. I would look for another provider immediately, and have them put no data caps in writing.
Btw, 1TB is nothing, I can blow through that in little over 3 hours, half that if I upload stuff too.

Welcome to the US.

Upstate NY, I have 3 ISPs I can choose from that I know of. There are more I'm sure.

How far upstate? We have two to choose from where I am, one is Spectrum the other is low speed DSL.

[JaredBusch]

@marcinozga said in Xfinity data limits:

@JaredBusch said in Xfinity data limits:

@marcinozga said in Xfinity data limits:

Any IPS that would send me such email would promptly receive a phone call to disconnect the service. Data caps are just about the worst thing ISP can do to its customers. I would look for another provider immediately, and have them put no data caps in writing.
Btw, 1TB is nothing, I can blow through that in little over 3 hours, half that if I upload stuff too.

Welcome to the US.

Upstate NY, I have 3 ISPs I can choose from that I know of. There are more I'm sure.

And you think your ISP is not tracking and ready to nail you as soon as convenient?

[marcinozga]

@coliver said in Xfinity data limits:

@marcinozga said in Xfinity data limits:

@JaredBusch said in Xfinity data limits:

@marcinozga said in Xfinity data limits:

Any IPS that would send me such email would promptly receive a phone call to disconnect the service. Data caps are just about the worst thing ISP can do to its customers. I would look for another provider immediately, and have them put no data caps in writing.
Btw, 1TB is nothing, I can blow through that in little over 3 hours, half that if I upload stuff too.

Welcome to the US.

Upstate NY, I have 3 ISPs I can choose from that I know of. There are more I'm sure.

How far upstate? We have two to choose from where I am, one is Spectrum the other is low speed DSL.

80 miles north of NYC. 30k town.

[marcinozga]

@JaredBusch said in Xfinity data limits:

@marcinozga said in Xfinity data limits:

@JaredBusch said in Xfinity data limits:

@marcinozga said in Xfinity data limits:

Any IPS that would send me such email would promptly receive a phone call to disconnect the service. Data caps are just about the worst thing ISP can do to its customers. I would look for another provider immediately, and have them put no data caps in writing.
Btw, 1TB is nothing, I can blow through that in little over 3 hours, half that if I upload stuff too.

Welcome to the US.

Upstate NY, I have 3 ISPs I can choose from that I know of. There are more I'm sure.

And you think your ISP is not tracking and ready to nail you as soon as convenient?

They might, I've heard someone got a letter from Verizon after sending about 77TB in a month. They haven't nailed him, just suggested he upgraded to business tier.

[Obsolesce]

@marcinozga said in Xfinity data limits:

Any IPS that would send me such email would promptly receive a phone call to disconnect the service. Data caps are just about the worst thing ISP can do to its customers. I would look for another provider immediately, and have them put no data caps in writing.
Btw, 1TB is nothing, I can blow through that in little over 3 hours, half that if I upload stuff too.

Yeah, internet / cable is a complete and absurd monopoly in the U.S. I doubt he has any other realistic choice on what internet he gets. I'm sure anything would be a down grade until something better comes along like google fiber.