Internet Bandwidth caps Must STOP!

[ronr478]

And also AT&T will just ruin the connection.

[Blaiyan]

Looks like a couple may have changed? I don't remember Verizon ever capping and I just ordered 30mbps wideband from TWC and asked about caps and they claim it's unlimited. I'll see eventually I guess.

[doubleatheman]

@Blaiyan Back when I made this video those caps listed were all in "testing" some never materialized, some have. Most notably AT&T is capping. Even more so since I made the video, Caps on Cellphones on Tmobile, AT&T, and Verizon Exist now. Its amazing how fast capping became mainstream.

[Nibbles021]

For iPhone usage on net

[Nibbles021]

AT&T sucks I have iPhone 3GS cap use unlimited charter Internet wireless.

[JoelB3783]

Fucking unreal. I am using charter internet.... capped. I download a LOT of Linux Distros, play games, and watch movies online.

[KewazingaBabinga]

comcast does the same shit, most people have no clue because they are sheep like

[j7x54]

they just don't want to speed the money to upgrade the amount of servers and fiber for their customers

[ImJuZSuMeKiD]

Gamers are royally fucked.

[doubleatheman]

@ImJuZSuMeKiD Actually no, its Netflix and Youtube that is. WOW and other MMO's and FPS games use fairly small amounts of bandwidth. Usually under 30MB in an hour.

[p00pindas00p]

Do you really think, even without "caps", you can download unlimited? You've been tricked into the marketting gimmick you seem to be hating on. EVERY ISP has ALWAYS capped and likely always will, because they too have limited resources and they need to manage them. Why do you think your ISP offers you 10mbps or 100mbps, rather than saying "Ohh, well.. I have a 20tbps connection, lets share it equally"?

[glowcode]

I liked it right when I heard moar ghosts, but the video rocked too!

[jmans25]

darn i might pass my cap by watching this video!

[wizofwonders]

look for a petition at search for Tell AT&T That Data Caps Are Absolutely Unacceptable

change dot org

[camboy1132]

150 GB cap they started doing. 10 fee going over. it not unlimited no more 39. plan :-(

[jason4275]

------------- Remember this folks if ATT want you to only use 150 Gigs, then use 145 Gigs every month, its not a cap, its a reason to charge you more money, cap means they would lower down your speed, but they will use this excuse to charge tens of thousands of people perhaps hundred of thousands every month. -----------------------

[D3Fanatic]

This shit is an out rage. I will pray to what ever dark god exists that the people who came up with this crap die of aids and have their children murdered in broad daylight.



[mattkf4aej]

this is for our area in Atlanta GA, Alabama this not a joke there are doing it.

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As of May 2, 2011, AT&T's residential DSL High Speed Internet plans will have a usage allowance of 150 Gigabytes ("GB") per month, and its residential U-verse High Speed Internet plans will have a usage allowance of 250 Gigabytes ("GB") per month. The usage allowance is the amount of data you can send and receive each month

[gun7722]

Go to change.org search AT&T dsl cap and show your support, stop AT&T while you can.

[wpniabbc]

Sheen Torpedo_Pt03

[wpniabbc]

A few weeks ago I did what some might deem impossible or unthinkable: I cancelled cable TV. In retrospect it was long overdue. With today’s technology and high speed internet connections, I can watch most of my favorite shows on-demand with little or no extra cost. Ditto for movies, news, and even some sports.

[wpniabbc]

With that said, Canada has one of the highest rate of broadband to the home and some of slowest throughput of the industrialized world. We also pay more for our throughput than others. I want fiber to my door now just like they have in many Japanese cities. Don't tell me I can get faster rates if I pay more. You've kept me at this speed since I've signed-on and I'm still paying the same amount and the global marketplace keep getting faster and spending less.

[doubleatheman]

@wpniabbc Exactly the same 784kbps DSL service has remained at the same $14.95 price point in my area for well over 6 years. Faster speeds like 6mbps DSL has actually risen in cost from $30 to $40 in my area. I dont understand how something that was $30 before with no caps, is now more, and they still complain they need caps. The cost to deliver internet has dropped a crazy amount in the last decade, yet the ISP's are complaining.

[SteelRocker]

The only thing there should be a cap on is how much money these companies are making.

[macplumber]

netneutralitycanada.ca

[Floreum]

Canada is in thread of this happening. So far it has only begun in Ontario, but soon it's going to spread to other provinces (like mine) on Feb 1st. 60GB download caps for their basic high speed deal, and $2 per a gigabyte if you go over that limit. It REALLY sucks.... And no one really seems to understand anything about it and hwy it's bad. :\

[ftballbubbabear]

AT&T DSL doesnt cap! Who ever made this vid needs to check the facts!!

[doubleatheman]

@ftballbubbabear Proposed Caps, and at the time and making of this video AT&T was capping in three test regions.

[tedger123]

@ftballbubbabear hay this is true fact that is going to happen on 05-02-2011 i have call them and they are putting a cap on the at&t DSL and it is 150-250gb cap and what this guy say on this video is true and all at&t costumer needs to help and stop this from happening

[shadydawg555]

@ftballbubbabear Check it now....AT&T does cap starting now.

[aspiller98]

@ftballbubbabear yes they do as of may 2nd 2011 at&t dsl capped there dsl to 150GB and uverse to 250GB

[splinter32173217]

@ftballbubbabear Yes they do.

[aspiller98]

@ftballbubbabear uh yea they do!

[ftballbubbabear]

@aspiller98 Uh yeah now they do but never used to before...I had them back in 2009 and they never had caps

[tehatemachine]

@ftballbubbabear oh yes they do. They threatened to jack up our prices in my house.

[sundi712]

damn I wish I can get U-verse in Atlanta. That 250GB Comcast cap is nothing. A streaming HD movie is easily 1-2GB, if not more. And with torrents, it is peer-2-peer so if you understand and respect the concept then you are going to upload AT LEAST as much as you downloaded.

[nikhilr51]

@sundi712 Just tell your client not to upload.

[nikhilr51]

1TB of internet for $99 a month in Australia. BIATCHES!!!!1

[SIOYGYG]

@nikhilr51 you must be on optus

[nikhilr51]

@SIOYGYG iinet.

[swehunter2000]

i get unlimited at 24 mb/s :D

[doubleatheman]

@swehunter2000 Uverse Max 24?

[swehunter2000]

@doubleatheman nope.. all internet providers in swden have unlimited..

[bobytt]

@swehunter2000 Not for long :)

[swehunter2000]

@bobytt wuut? btw now i have 26 mb/s :D

[italiankillla69]

Your fucking lucky you get 250gb. I only get 80gb with shitty speeds at like $50 a month.

[doubleatheman]

@italiankillla69 Actually I am on unlimited for now because AT&T dropped its caps.

[eclipse245]

@italiankillla69 same bro, let me guess...ROGERS?

[pwkn0]

Is this for the whole United States, or just certain parts?

[rooboy69]

*networking*

spell check plz

[HillviewBAs]

Quest has an unofficial bandwidth cap. I think it is also around 250gb.

[6Metal6Head6]

I wasn't aware the company I work for even has a cap on bandwidth we even offer on our max internet speed 107mbps (also have 1.5, 10, 20, 32, and 50) Suddenlink Communications

[alterbr33d]

250GB a month for Comcast. Thats about 8GB a day, or only two DVD movies a day. If you have a few people in your house hold, watching videos on youtube (like right here) that can be used up. 250GB a month is not much, even if used legally.

[doubleatheman]

@alterbr33d Yep people don't realize how fast you can use 250gb... with the onset of HD video streaming services... Caps are big issues.

[hamfish225]

ummm well here theres no unlimited plans. well theres one so called unlimited one but they manage the hell out of the trafic. we have a 25GB cap and we still manage to use youtube just fine.

[amcabbott]

i have comcast my network is 3 pc,s we down load 50+ songs a week 3-4 movies a week and i watch 50 you tube videos a day i used 30 mb last month. what on earth are you doing to run over a 250mb limit

[dazza2708]

Good Video :)

[g0fvt]

It is a controversial issue, arguably someone that uses their internet connection for light surfing and email should pay less than a heavy user of bandwidth. The increasing use of video in one form of the other is massivley taxing the networks.... capacity costs money so someone needs to pay.

Maybe the answer is that we ALL need to pay more. Sadly arguing that we should be unlimited on our internet use is a narrow view of the situation.

[doubleatheman]

Wholesale bandwidth costs have been free falling for years, the cost to deliver 1gb of data to your house is way cheaper now. Yet the ISP still is charging you the same amount, ISP's will never fairly charge you for what you use, they are in it for profit. Basic DSL from att has actually doubled in price over the years, when the cost to deliver it is dramatically less. TWC Cable tried to bill people biased on usage, but many ended up paying 3X as much per gigabyte in the long run.

[g0fvt]

Well I don't know how much the wholseale prices have changed, but my current 20Mb connection is not much more expensive than my original 512kb connection all those years ago. In fact taking inflation into account it probably is near equal...

FYI I am in the UK and pricing structures may be different....

[demonskunkstudios]

From what I heard, it's much cheaper in the UK than it is in the US.

[doubleatheman]

In the USA: (California ATT)

Basic 784k DSL has almost doubled in price in the last few years from $12.95 to $19.95.

3.0 mbps DSL was $25 in 2007 now its $35.

Where prices have gotten slightly cheaper in the us:

Cable has doubled in speed for the same price. (comcast docsis3)

18mbps service is now $55 instead of $65.

In general prices are up in the US, but price per MB is probably about the same.

I personally have 18mbps VDSL (ATT) service for $55.

[g0fvt]

I think it is cheaper here in the UK, my 20Mb service is about £30 a month...unlimited use but subject to "traffic management" at peak times..... (not seen it drop below 7Mb but they guarantee that it will stay above 5Mb....

[doubleatheman]

your 20meg service would cost me $47.03 I pay $55 for 18megs (was 65$, just got lowed)

So I pay £35.08 for my 18 meg service to put it another way.

During peak times I am guaranteed at least 1/2 my bandwidth, and peak time cant exceed 1 hour each day, but the uverse network is still empty, so I never see it drop. Each and every user has his own line (to the hub/vrad) so other band with hogs nearby don't effect us.

Im assuming your service is vdsl also?

[g0fvt]

Mine is cable, was on ADSL for years, but this area is cabled so it would have been rude not too.

We can get 50Mb service but I am debating whether the extra cost is worth while... been messing with network cards and suchlike at home... get nearly 400Mb/s sustained between my desktop and home server, would be good if my internet was that speed!

An ex girlfriend use to run my dsl flat out day and night with her movie downloads.... in those days you could get away with it!

[nategrier2003]

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