PSA - Comcast users - Data Cap

[ch33zw1z]

Of course. Cable is how Fox is crammed down peoples throats right? May it be that this situation is as much about controlling the "news" as it is "business" ?

Comcast dgaf, they want control. Whether it's fox, cnn, or whatever, they don't want you to have choice

 

[Bitek]

I’m torn on those public WiFi hotspot things from Comcast. The idea is great, I don’t trust Comcast not to fuck it up & I would like some benefit to me for operating the equipment $5 per month off the rate is the absolute minimum I’d consider.
I’d probably take it and put it in the basement under a metal bucket then install a proper WiFi point somewhere normal.

Also what I do. No bucket, but you aren't getting any signal unless you sit in my bushes.

You can't delete their equipment without fking up phone or the tv guide.
For Verizon's crap I do the same thing. When time comes to switch it's just swapping the box in the basement. No access points or any day to day logins change

 

[ch33zw1z]

Faraday cage + Ubiquiti Wireless Access Point? I have never used a Ubiquiti product but I have heard good things. At some point need to do something to get better reception in the back yard and garage.

I have just as much wired stuff as wireless. I don't need their router, lol. (I use Ubiquiti stuff)

 

[fleshconsumed]

I have just as much wired stuff as wireless. I don't need their router, lol. (I use Ubiquiti stuff)

if you do not subscribe to their phone/tv service then you can always get your own modem with Comcast.

 

[sdifox]

Fuck your couch 😂

My kids drew on the full grain leather already...

 

[ch33zw1z]

if you do not subscribe to their phone/tv service then you can always get your own modem with Comcast.

Yea, I have a Arris SB6183, but what the other guys are saying is that there's a $25 unlimited add-on to your plan, but you have to use their gateway (modem / router), because Comcast has been pushing their "hotspot" that run off the gateways for about 5 years now.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Also what I do. No bucket, but you aren't getting any signal unless you sit in my bushes.

You can't delete their equipment without fking up phone or the tv guide.
For Verizon's crap I do the same thing. When time comes to switch it's just swapping the box in the basement. No access points or any day to day logins change

Yup, I don’t even bother with that. I cancel my service, wife signs up for new install on the same day. Fios just needs a router to work.
I literally do nothing with the network setup.
I only wait for my $150-$250 sign on bonus pre paid Visa card which goes on the bill.

 

[snoopy7548]

Screw you, Comcast! Just wait until December!

 

[fleshconsumed]

Yea, I have a Arris SB6183, but what the other guys are saying is that there's a $25 unlimited add-on to your plan, but you have to use their gateway (modem / router), because Comcast has been pushing their "hotspot" that run off the gateways for about 5 years now.

Wait... so if you pay extra for unlimited data on comcast you can't use your own modem anymore, you have to use their gateway? If so that is really shitty.

I suppose one could always switch to business account that has unlimited data and lets you use your own modem.

Yeah, I'm super glad I'm on fiber now through toast.net

 

[ElMonoDelMar]

Yea, I have a Arris SB6183, but what the other guys are saying is that there's a $25 unlimited add-on to your plan, but you have to use their gateway (modem / router), because Comcast has been pushing their "hotspot" that run off the gateways for about 5 years now.

I don't *think* you have to use their modem. I signed up for the $25 plan, but the customer service rep I spoke to said you don't actually have to install it if you have your own equipment running. I signed up earlier this week and I have unlimited internet while still using my own equipment. They're going to ship me one of their terrible modem/routers and I'm going to keep it in it's original shipping box and throw it in my closet.

I'll update this thread if they force me to install their equipment, but right now it looks like you can sign up for the $25 option and just throw it in a closet somewhere. You can see below for a screenshot of what my account page looks like right now. The Moto Surfboard is my equipment and the ARRIS one is what Comcast is shipping me.

 

[ch33zw1z]

I don't *think* you have to use their modem. I signed up for the $25 plan, but the customer service rep I spoke to said you don't actually have to install it if you have your own equipment running. I signed up earlier this week and I have unlimited internet while still using my own equipment. They're going to ship me one of their terrible modem/routers and I'm going to keep it in it's original shipping box and throw it in my closet.

I'll update this thread if they force me to install their equipment, but right now it looks like you can sign up for the $25 option and just throw it in a closet somewhere. You can see below for a screenshot of what my account page looks like right now. The Moto Surfboard is my equipment and the ARRIS one is what Comcast is shipping me.

Thanks for the info. It may be worth it mentally for me to just do the $25 then rape and pillage the connection to my heart's content. "Hey, I'm going out to run some errands, may as well leave the 4k streaming cuz why not". OTOH, gonna use the next couple months as a bar for how realistic that will be, we have fought to keep the bill below $90, so getting the Mrs to go for the $25 unlimited will be tough, and as well. I think the $80 I pay for 100/6 is more that adequate and usage shouldn't matter.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Thanks for the info. It may be worth it mentally for me to just do the $25 then rape and pillage the connection to my heart's content. "Hey, I'm going out to run some errands, may as well leave the 4k streaming cuz why not". OTOH, gonna use the next couple months as a bar for how realistic that will be

You sound like me dumping trash off a few times per year at our last Rental. When we took it we were thinking about buying but weren’t ready. The leasing agent said first year lease is the only one we fully enforce. Second year if you want to buy a place that’s fine you just need to complete 1/2 the lease to have no penalties. “We don’t want to get in the way of people buying a house”.
Lived there a few years because prices were insane 2005-2010. Found a house and guess what new management enforced lease terms.
As far as I am concerned they owe me $2500 of trash dumpster use. I figure I’m around half way to be complete.

 

[Ajay]

I think the $80 I pay for 100/6 is more that adequate and usage shouldn't matter.

Still ~$80 for 100Mb, geez they suck harder than a Hoover. That what I have to look forward to in January. I wouldn't move to Comcast equipment unless that refused activation - why they buy such crap is beyond me. I went through 3 routers and two tech visits in 5 years before I went with my own equipment - HTF is that economical? Anyways, good luck. Hopefully, on day, cable companies will be declared a public utility and the territorial monopolies for high speed internet can end.

 

[ch33zw1z]

You sound like me dumping trash off a few times per year at our last Rental. When we took it we were thinking about buying but weren’t ready. The leasing agent said first year lease is the only one we fully enforce. Second year if you want to buy a place that’s fine you just need to complete 1/2 the lease to have no penalties. “We don’t want to get in the way of people buying a house”.
Lived there a few years because prices were insane 2005-2010. Found a house and guess what new management enforced lease terms.
As far as I am concerned they owe me $2500 of trash dumpster use. I figure I’m around half way to be complete.

Yea, I have my hangups. Sticking to a corp like comcast whenever I can is one of them. Our internet package is t even that fast comparatively, so those dbags can suck it.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Still ~$80 for 100Mb, geez they suck harder than a Hoover. That what I have to look forward to in January. I wouldn't move to Comcast equipment unless that refused activation - why they buy such crap is beyond me. I went through 3 routers and two tech visits in 5 years before I went with my own equipment - HTF is that economical? Anyways, good luck. Hopefully, on day, cable companies will be declared a public utility and the territorial monopolies for high speed internet can end.

I don't rent their garbage either, and one day man....one day maybe we'll make it a utility, dare to dream

 

[MtnMan]

Mark your calendar - May 18, 2023, that is the date the FCC limitation imposed on charter when they merged with TW will expire allowing charter/spectrum to impose data caps.

Charter actually tried sway the FCC to not blocking data caps because "consumers want data caps".

 

[Ajay]

Charter actually tried sway the FCC to not blocking data caps because "consumers want data caps".

Those mental gymnastics must have torn a frontal lobe. Damn Liars.

 

[MtnMan]

Those mental gymnastics must have torn a frontal lobe. Damn Liars.

There you go again making wild ass assumptions... the assumption that they have a functioning frontal lobe in the first place.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Shit man, the FCC was in on the demise of net neutrality, totally in the pockets of the corporations, and not surprising one bit under pai

FCC asked to remove fake comments on net neutrality

“We are disturbed by reports that indicate you have no plans to remove these fraudulent comments from the public docket.”

thehill.com

 

[MtnMan]

Shit man, the FCC was in on the demise of net neutrality, totally in the pockets of the corporations, and not surprising one bit under pai

A trump appointee.... color me shocked.

 

[ultimatebob]

Screw you, Comcast! Just wait until December!

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Damn Snoopy, what were you doing to use up all of that bandwidth? I've been averaging 600 GB a month, and that's with me working from home all the time.

 

[sdifox]

Damn Snoopy, what were you doing to use up all of that bandwidth? I've been averaging 600 GB a month, and that's with me working from home all the time.

He's been looping Woodstock pron.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Choices in my area are Comcast or Verizon FIOS. Easily settled for anything but Comcast. I don't even know if it's fios to be honest.

Company pays for my internet anyways.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Those mental gymnastics must have torn a frontal lobe. Damn Liars.

I mean, it doesn't sound entirely wrong. If the majority of users don't reach 1TB they probably don't give a shit.

 

[ultimatebob]

In my area, my only alternative to Comcast is Frontier VDSL. Yeah... VDSL, state of the art 2008 era broadband technology. No download caps, but the maximum speed is 70 Mbps. It would probably cost me about $60 a month once you factored in the required modem rental and fees.

On the bright side, their IPTV package comes with OANN, so I could watch 24/7 news coverage that's trying to convince me that the election is a scam and Trump should be El Presidente for life