250GB Bandwidth limit with no way to monitor.

Do we get money back if we don't use 250GB/month? Or maybe cheaper plans with less bandwidth? I mean if you're going to instill a cap, might as well tier it with different prices. Maybe it's should say in the description as well we're limited to so and so bandwidth.

Every other legitimate business does it now. Comcast is a legitimate business right?

Scott Westerman, Any update on monitoring tool?

Zane my guess is the tool never was coming. How long do you think it takes to integrate software onto a cd for distribution or make it available for download when the technology has been around for years?

Bob, what CD? This was supposed to be an online tool. User should be able to check on their account with no more than a day's lag. What good is a CD when iPods, TiVos, etc all use bandwidth, and not all routers can apply a meter? The whole issue has been that Comcast's promise is now a full year overdue.

Bob, I know I'm missing something in this conversation. A CD to do what? I would need to load meters on every computer in my house, 4 desktops, two laptops, and two laptops that mostly get used outside the house. If that's what you're suggesting, I don't see how it's practical.
Your reply that was emailed to me referenced the 2-3GB/mo. I recall Comcast saying that average use is 4GB/mo. I believe that. There are surely "a lot" of people who are email and a bit of browsing. But so what? It's not the cap per se, that's the issue, but the lack of knowledge. I don't know if I use 50GB/mo or 200. The meter would answer this.

So, it has been over a year now and no monitoring tool... I agree with what ol Dick said.. why would a multi million dollar company be so concerned with 1% of its paying customers?! What about all the 70 yr old grandma's that goes online just to order groceries or the 16 yr old highschool freshman that just uses facebook once or twice per day and checks email? There are probably thousands more of examples like this vs. 1% of paying customers. I believe you will find the disparity to be greater on the other side of the fence. Not the 1%, in other words.

There's alot of good points to be read from this page.. I kept it open on my browser for a few days just to read them all.

Id also like to know what comcast defines as USAGE. Both ways, sent recvd? ALL data incoming, including downloads, or just browsing, and if so , how does "tool" tell the difference? I believe there must be a strict definition in order to impose such a broad-sweeping law like this.

In conclusion, I strongly believe this is comcast's attempt to MITIGATE a potential disasterous situation by imposing this rule now. With the popularity on the rise with BitTorrents, especially USENET, as previously stated fancier HTML, Mozy, live streaming video, etc etc, Comcast I believe has projected that "normal usage" will begin to resemble "extreme usage". This is just another Orwellian method to keep people "conditioned". And when i say conditioned I mean it in the sense that if enough stink is generated about usage then perhaps 3 out of 5 people would stay under any given number.

just my 2 cents.

Hey, lets ban the lowest 10%. Why? Because all of them together use too much bandwidth.

Comcast Data Usage Meter Begins Rolling Out To Customers

http://gizmodo.com/5416268/comcast-da...(Gizmodo)&utm_content=Google+Reader

Well, there it is then :)

Good find gpzbc!