[ale] Xfinity Modem -- lease or buy recoomendations

[DJ-Pfulio]

Over subscription is a way of life for all networks.  Highways, POTS,
internet. All the same. If everyone gets on the highway at the same
time, it is bad.

90% of internet users use less than 50GB/month.  Fewer than 3% use more
than 200GB/month - should all the other customers subsidize huge
downloaders?

On highways, trucks have to pay more for their higher uses. Seems fair.

With higher bandwidth, people will use more bits. Human nature. I can't
drive 55 either, but I don't expect all roadways to be updated to
support 125 either with the same traffic.

The IoT stuff scares me - nest is really scary, just like carrying a
cell phone everywhere outside a Faraday bag is scary.

On 09/28/2015 11:24 PM, James Sumners wrote:
> As long as you enjoy being throttled after hitting the limit, sure.
> 
> 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].
> 
> 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).
> 
> [1] -- https://nest.com/support/article/How-much-bandwidth-will-Nest-Cam-use
> [2] --
> http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/08/comcast-vp-300gb-data-cap-is-business-policy-not-technical-necessity/
> 
> On Monday, September 28, 2015, DJ-Pfulio <DJPfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 09/28/2015 05:35 PM, DJ-Pfulio wrote:
>>> On 09/28/2015 03:40 PM, James Sumners wrote:
>>>> On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 1:35 PM, DJ-Pfulio <DJPfulio at jdpfu.com
>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm planning a move from business to residential to save $600/yr and
>> get
>>>>> 3x the bandwidth.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Until you hit 300GB in a month.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Thought they dropped data caps- FCC mandate.
>>>
>>> Can't imagine I'm anywhere near that much. I can see 150G, but not much
>>> more. I should login to my business account to see. Facts are better
>>> than "feelings."
>>
>>
>> <quote>The cable operator said on Thursday that it will no longer cut
>> off users who exceed 250GB of data usage per month. Instead, the company
>> is testing a new policy in which it will increase the usage cap to 300GB
>> of data per month. And for those who do go over the cap, the company
>> will charge an additional $10 per 50GB of usage. David Cohen, executive
>> vice president for Comcast, said the company has no intention to raise
>> prices on its existing tiers of service. </quote>
>>
>> So - even if I'm hit by $20/month overage - it will be cheaper AND
>> faster even AFTER the 12 month rate is gone.
>>