From SlashGear:
Comcast has revealed that it will soon begin implementing data caps in 18 new regions, which means that most Comcast customers will be subject to a 1TB cap by the end of the year. Comcast, of course, has its own shaky reasons for this, claiming that those who use more internet should pay more than those who don’t. Just in case there was any confusion, I’d like to remind you that this has nothing to do with fairness, but has everything to do with greed. Comcast’s cable arm is currently dying a slow and (warranted) death thanks to companies like Netflix, and instead of actually competing with them, Comcast has just decided to be a baby about the whole thing and charge you more for the internet you currently have.
Comcast will tell you that 99% of its users never go over a terabyte of usage per month, with the median being only 75GB of usage. While that may be true now, it won’t be that way forever. Think of all of the devices you own that access the internet. Your computers, game consoles, smartphones, televisions, and tablets all need to access the internet, and what do you frequently do on them? You stream media – whether that’s music, movies, TV shows or YouTube videos. You download and play games. You access web pages like Facebook and Instagram, browsing photos and passing by numerous auto-load videos in the process.
All of that requires bandwidth, but up until now, that was okay. It didn’t matter that your new Xbox One or Steam game weighed in at 60GB, nor did it matter that you binged all five seasons of Breaking Bad in three weeks in 1080p resolution. It’s about to, though, especially in homes with multiple internet users. With so many companies out there introducing new products that are supposed to make our lives easier by maintaining an internet connection and bringing us further into an always-on world, Comcast is going the other direction. Comcast doesn’t want to change because Comcast doesn’t want to figure out how to make the billions of dollars it’s used to in world where people don’t need cable.
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