CHECK OUT THIS BS

10-06-2003, 07:32 PM

Disclaimer..... If you or any member of your household work for Comcast, The DOJ, the FCC or McDonalds, DO NOT continue reading. This post is a private statement made to a community of friends and not intended to be used outside of this community. The author accepts no responsibility for any comments taken out of context, misconstrued, or taken as serious in any form of fashion..........

ok, I got a letter in the mail today from comcast, my ISP....

It seems that I have gone over my acceptable use for the month of September.

When I called to ask what my limit was as I never recalled seeing this, I was told that there was no limit....... So I asked why I would recieve a letter.... they said that their customers are graded on a curve and that if everyone around me was using x amount of bandwidth, that I would be constrained to this amount as well........ Being as how I live in a community that is mostly elderly individuals, I would assume that my limit is extremely low.

I asked how I was expected to stay under a limit that I had no control over and had no way to judge, and no way to gauge even from month to month and they said there was nothing they could do..... They could not tell me what "acceptable use" constituted, but told me that I was expected to adhere to it. If I continued to exceed this invisible and incomprehensible limit, I would be disconnected.... (if this is all you are going to do....... It's on.)

So here is my solution...... I am going to download 24/7 365 and just delete it... I am going to tear up the bandwidth until they turn the thing off... Im moving in a few weeks anyway, so the account will be null soon....

SOOOOOOO>>>>>>> Come and get me Comcast..... hope I kill the bandwidth for the whole STATE.........

Jerks...

P.S. If anyone here works for comcast.... no offense.... If anyone here thinks I am Wrong... I don't care. DSL never sent me a letter and I did the EXACT same thing for 1.5 years with them, Cable can kiss my @$$!!!!!!

BTW, Dragon.... heads up.

jackel · 10-06-2003, 07:44 PM

Another reason comcast blow ass
good luck man!

10-06-2003, 07:47 PM

good luck nothing... Im going to be even WORSE than I was before.... September I think total transfer for me was 163gig

I plan on DOUBLING it this month....

and BTW, I was DEAD serious about EVERYTHING... I was not kidding as my disclaimer sugested. COMCAST IS THE BIGGEST F***ING POS SCHIESTERS I'VE EVER DEALT WITH!!!!!!

Im at 40 gigs MTD and counting......... October 6....... 25 days to go.......

Proximae · 10-06-2003, 08:07 PM

OMG that is alot of data!

10-06-2003, 08:11 PM

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**_Ender_** · 10-06-2003, 08:15 PM

OOh man thats that stupid bull**** bandwidth limitation that Crapcast is doing now. I dont get it, they just increased our speeds from 1.5 megs to 3.5 megs and now they're going to pull this ****? Whats the f&%^ing point of downloading faster when we're limited to how much a month?

See this is why I was and still am against the AT&T\Comcast take over (Comcast bought ATTBI, they didnt "merge" as they said they did), but nooooo James is just being paranoid... well I hate to tell you I told you so, but I TOLD YOU SO!

EDIT: DdogG, dude, could you scan the letter and post it? Or email it to me. I want to read it if you dont mind, because I know for a fact that I will be getting one.

**RandomGuy** · 10-06-2003, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DdogG

It seems that I have gone over my acceptable use for the month of September.

When I called to ask what my limit was as I never recalled seeing this, I was told that there was no limit....... So I asked why I would recieve a letter.... they said that their customers are graded on a curve and that if everyone around me was using x amount of bandwidth, that I would be constrained to this amount as well........ Being as how I live in a community that is mostly elderly individuals, I would assume that my limit is extremely low.

You are not the first this has happened to. I remember hearing about the exact same thing before on broadbandreports.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DdogG

So here is my solution...... I am going to download 24/7 365 and just delete it... I am going to tear up the bandwidth until they turn the thing off... Im moving in a few weeks anyway, so the account will be null soon....

Do they have your credit card number or other means of ruining you? If so you would be wise to reconsider.

Mudshark · 10-07-2003, 01:02 AM

Yeah, I heard that they were going to send letters out to the 1% or somesuch. I was pretty sure I'd get one but, lo, I did not.

Then again I live in Seattle where everyone and their Gramma has broadband. In fact my neighbor has (no joke) 1.2 TERAbytes on our bridged WiFi network... He didn't get a letter either.

I've had it with Comcast. My take is that this is just another scare tactic similar to the one they used on me to try to get me to purchace another IP since I have a NAT router. Feh... I told them to bugger off.

Sad thing is that I can't get any other type of broadband here. well ok i CAN get 128kbps DSL for $60/month, but only that because, even though I live less than 500 meters from the nearest station, Qwest (the other Satan) has multiplexed the lines here. If I could get Speakeasy (like I threatened to) I would...

jex · 10-07-2003, 07:57 AM

how much does 512k connection typically cost over there?

DdogG - screw em man. Who the hell do they think they are anyway? Typical company these days. Lie to the customer and then rip him off

10-07-2003, 08:15 AM

randomguy.....

they have my name address and telephone number.......

and 2 of those are changing soon.

dragon · 10-07-2003, 08:16 AM

Yeah this has been a issue for awhile now with comcast. Glad to see someone I know got a letter LOL.

http://www.thetechlounge.com/news.php?UPDATEID=1021&computers

BTW... "Charter has no and well never have a bandwidth cap" got it in writing from charter myself. HEHE

10-07-2003, 08:20 AM

WOOHOO!!! I'm in the 99th percentile.... go me......

as for comcast...... to hell with them.... turn my $417 off, but i'll shove another 200 gigs up your butt first.

dragon · 10-07-2003, 08:23 AM

LOL,,, you get em boy. Hey BTW use a good 100 gig for me LOL.

10-07-2003, 08:46 AM

im 65% there now..... 35 more gigs to go.

dragon · 10-07-2003, 09:05 AM

LOL .... leave it to you man. Boy I can not imagine what crap you download LOL

10-06-2003, 07:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	CHECK OUT THIS BS Disclaimer..... If you or any member of your household work for Comcast, The DOJ, the FCC or McDonalds, DO NOT continue reading. This post is a private statement made to a community of friends and not intended to be used outside of this community. The author accepts no responsibility for any comments taken out of context, misconstrued, or taken as serious in any form of fashion.......... ok, I got a letter in the mail today from comcast, my ISP.... It seems that I have gone over my acceptable use for the month of September. When I called to ask what my limit was as I never recalled seeing this, I was told that there was no limit....... So I asked why I would recieve a letter.... they said that their customers are graded on a curve and that if everyone around me was using x amount of bandwidth, that I would be constrained to this amount as well........ Being as how I live in a community that is mostly elderly individuals, I would assume that my limit is extremely low. I asked how I was expected to stay under a limit that I had no control over and had no way to judge, and no way to gauge even from month to month and they said there was nothing they could do..... They could not tell me what "acceptable use" constituted, but told me that I was expected to adhere to it. If I continued to exceed this invisible and incomprehensible limit, I would be disconnected.... (if this is all you are going to do....... It's on.) So here is my solution...... I am going to download 24/7 365 and just delete it... I am going to tear up the bandwidth until they turn the thing off... Im moving in a few weeks anyway, so the account will be null soon.... SOOOOOOO>>>>>>> Come and get me Comcast..... hope I kill the bandwidth for the whole STATE......... Jerks... P.S. If anyone here works for comcast.... no offense.... If anyone here thinks I am Wrong... I don't care. DSL never sent me a letter and I did the EXACT same thing for 1.5 years with them, Cable can kiss my @$$!!!!!! BTW, Dragon.... heads up.

10-07-2003, 07:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
jex Join Date: May 2003 Location: United Kingdom Age: 37 Posts: 3,275	how much does 512k connection typically cost over there? DdogG - screw em man. Who the hell do they think they are anyway? Typical company these days. Lie to the customer and then rip him off __________________ Jex

10-07-2003, 08:16 AM	#11 (permalink)
dragon Join Date: May 2003 Age: 31 Posts: 496	Yeah this has been a issue for awhile now with comcast. Glad to see someone I know got a letter LOL. http://www.thetechlounge.com/news.php?UPDATEID=1021&computers BTW... "Charter has no and well never have a bandwidth cap" got it in writing from charter myself. HEHE __________________ WARNING: DO NOT LET DR. MARIO TOUCH YOUR GENITALS. HE IS NOT A REAL DOCTOR.

10-07-2003, 08:23 AM	#13 (permalink)
dragon Join Date: May 2003 Age: 31 Posts: 496	LOL,,, you get em boy. Hey BTW use a good 100 gig for me LOL. __________________ WARNING: DO NOT LET DR. MARIO TOUCH YOUR GENITALS. HE IS NOT A REAL DOCTOR.

10-07-2003, 09:05 AM	#15 (permalink)
dragon Join Date: May 2003 Age: 31 Posts: 496	LOL .... leave it to you man. Boy I can not imagine what crap you download LOL __________________ WARNING: DO NOT LET DR. MARIO TOUCH YOUR GENITALS. HE IS NOT A REAL DOCTOR.

10-06-2003, 07:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
jackel Join Date: Jun 2003 Age: 20 Posts: 810	Another reason comcast blow ass good luck man!

10-06-2003, 07:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	good luck nothing... Im going to be even WORSE than I was before.... September I think total transfer for me was 163gig I plan on DOUBLING it this month.... and BTW, I was DEAD serious about EVERYTHING... I was not kidding as my disclaimer sugested. COMCAST IS THE BIGGEST F***ING POS SCHIESTERS I'VE EVER DEALT WITH!!!!!! Im at 40 gigs MTD and counting......... October 6....... 25 days to go.......

10-06-2003, 08:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Proximae Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 43	OMG that is alot of data!

10-06-2003, 08:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	www.linuxiso.org ......... games/internet browsing/ email......LOTS of email/ irc and aim/ VNC lots -o- porn

10-06-2003, 08:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
_Ender_ Join Date: May 2003 Location: I am lost, if you know where I am then please feel free to tell me. Age: 28 Posts: 2,048	OOh man thats that stupid bull** bandwidth limitation that Crapcast is doing now. I dont get it, they just increased our speeds from 1.5 megs to 3.5 megs and now they're going to pull this **? Whats the f&%^ing point of downloading faster when we're limited to how much a month? See this is why I was and still am against the AT&T\Comcast take over (Comcast bought ATTBI, they didnt "merge" as they said they did), but nooooo James is just being paranoid... well I hate to tell you I told you so, but I TOLD YOU SO! EDIT: DdogG, dude, could you scan the letter and post it? Or email it to me. I want to read it if you dont mind, because I know for a fact that I will be getting one.

10-07-2003, 01:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mudshark Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 183	Yeah, I heard that they were going to send letters out to the 1% or somesuch. I was pretty sure I'd get one but, lo, I did not. Then again I live in Seattle where everyone and their Gramma has broadband. In fact my neighbor has (no joke) 1.2 TERAbytes on our bridged WiFi network... He didn't get a letter either. I've had it with Comcast. My take is that this is just another scare tactic similar to the one they used on me to try to get me to purchace another IP since I have a NAT router. Feh... I told them to bugger off. Sad thing is that I can't get any other type of broadband here. well ok i CAN get 128kbps DSL for $60/month, but only that because, even though I live less than 500 meters from the nearest station, Qwest (the other Satan) has multiplexed the lines here. If I could get Speakeasy (like I threatened to) I would...

10-07-2003, 08:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	randomguy..... they have my name address and telephone number....... and 2 of those are changing soon.

10-07-2003, 08:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	WOOHOO!!! I'm in the 99th percentile.... go me...... as for comcast...... to hell with them.... turn my $417 off, but i'll shove another 200 gigs up your butt first.

10-07-2003, 08:46 AM	#14 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	im 65% there now..... 35 more gigs to go.

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