As long as you enjoy being throttled after hitting the limit, sure. <div><br></div><div>But let's pretend you decide to get a Nest Cam (for the sake of argument). Nest's documentation estimates that it will require 380GB of bandwidth per month if you record at full 1080p[1]. That's just _one_ completely legitimate use case that is basically forbidden by Comcast simply because they want to be able to charge an arbitrary amount instead of being a real ISP[2]. </div><div><br></div><div>Still, you're right. Their business line is way overpriced. And until Google blankets the metropolitan area, we are stuck with those two options (AT&T's "offering" is not even worth consideration).</div><div><br></div><div>[1] -- <a href="https://nest.com/support/article/How-much-bandwidth-will-Nest-Cam-use">https://nest.com/support/article/How-much-bandwidth-will-Nest-Cam-use</a><br>[2] -- <a href="http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/08/comcast-vp-300gb-data-cap-is-business-policy-not-technical-necessity/">http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/08/comcast-vp-300gb-data-cap-is-business-policy-not-technical-necessity/</a><br><br>On Monday, September 28, 2015, DJ-Pfulio <<a href="mailto:DJPfulio@jdpfu.com">DJPfulio@jdpfu.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 09/28/2015 05:35 PM, DJ-Pfulio wrote:<br>
> On 09/28/2015 03:40 PM, James Sumners wrote:<br>
>> On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 1:35 PM, DJ-Pfulio <<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, 'cvml', 'DJPfulio@jdpfu.com')">DJPfulio@jdpfu.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> I'm planning a move from business to residential to save $600/yr and get<br>
>>> 3x the bandwidth.<br>
>>><br>
>><br>
>> Until you hit 300GB in a month.<br>
>><br>
><br>
> Thought they dropped data caps- FCC mandate.<br>
><br>
> Can't imagine I'm anywhere near that much. I can see 150G, but not much<br>
> more. I should login to my business account to see. Facts are better<br>
> than "feelings."<br>
<br>
<br>
<quote>The cable operator said on Thursday that it will no longer cut<br>
off users who exceed 250GB of data usage per month. Instead, the company<br>
is testing a new policy in which it will increase the usage cap to 300GB<br>
of data per month. And for those who do go over the cap, the company<br>
will charge an additional $10 per 50GB of usage. David Cohen, executive<br>
vice president for Comcast, said the company has no intention to raise<br>
prices on its existing tiers of service. </quote><br>
<br>
So - even if I'm hit by $20/month overage - it will be cheaper AND<br>
faster even AFTER the 12 month rate is gone.<br>
<br>
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