Comcast Cuts Off Users Who Exceed Secret Limit 574
ConsumerAffairs.com has an article up spotlighting Comcast's tendency to cuts off heavy Internet users without defining in their AUP exactly what the bandwidth limit is. Frank Carreiro of West Jordan, Utah, got cut off by the mystery limit and started a 'Comcast Broadband dispute' blog.
I know the limit! (Score:5, Funny)
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
How do you start a blog (Score:3, Funny)
Re:DSL slower but I've never heard of a limit (Score:5, Funny)
Re:DSL slower but I've never heard of a limit (Score:5, Funny)
I have both Comcast cable and AT&T DSL.
Wow. Have you ever tried seeding a torrent to yourself?
Re:_Only_ 100 GB?? (Score:2, Funny)
And yes, we are laughing
Re:+/- 5 or whatever is not a secret limit. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:In other news... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:DSL slower but I've never heard of a limit (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, did it once. Amazing speeds. Downloaded a full movie in about the time it would take to copy it. Fantastic. Unfortunately, most of what was there I already had. Good taste in films, that tracker.
This is a trend (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I know the limit! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:+/- 5 or whatever is not a secret limit. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I know the limit! (Score:5, Funny)
That's "No Career".
It's when you reach your company's limit of posting to /. on company time.
Re:I know the limit! (Score:5, Funny)
Maynard: It reads, 'Here may be found the last words of Joseph of Arimathea: "He who is valiant and pure of spirit may find the Holy Grail in the Castle of Aaaaarrrgh"'.
[pause]
Arthur: What?
Maynard: '"...The Castle of Aaaaarrrgh"'.
[pause]
Bedevere: What is that?
Maynard: He must have died while carving it.
Lancelot: [incredulous] Oh, come on!
Maynard: Well that's what it says.
Arthur: Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't bother to carve 'Aaaaarrrgh'. He'd just say it!
Maynard: Well, that's what's carved in the rock.
Galahad: Perhaps he was dictating.
Re:I know the limit! (Score:5, Funny)
+++ATH0 used to work sometimes, too.
Good times, good times...
Re:In other news... (Score:2, Funny)