Comcast does it again!
Comcast continues to prove they are not interested in what is best for the customer, just what is best for their wallets. It started with the company dropping packets for people who were using bit torrent. They claimed it was due to the added bandwidth; however, bit torrent specifically is designed to distribute files by saving bandwidth. There was a public hearing on this, and Comcast hired people to fill the seats in the room so that their upset customers would not be able to get in and be heard.
The FCC has gone after Comcast for their practices, and while they have now allegedly quit dropping packets on their customers, they told the FCC they stopped, but that they don’t think the FCC has any rights in controlling their Internet services.
So now, after all of this, they said they are going to cap their customers at 250 GB per month total. They didn’t say exactly what the ‘or else’ was; however, they said after twice going over the limit, they would refuse to provide service for a year.
They are actually cutting off their own customers! Of course, this only applies to residential. It is glaringly obvious that the success of services like Hulu and Netflix combined with the major networks offering shows across the Internet is a direct threat to Comcast. They are fighting back by attacking us, the customers.
We are in the process of getting all our TV setup so we no longer need cable. Sure, there are a few shows we watch that can only be delivered via cable, but they certainly aren’t worth the $90 per month bill that Comcast is charging us. That’s for basic cable with HD and an HD DVR. That’s it!
I predict Comcast will lose more and more customers as the bad publicity continues.