[wplug] Data caps :(

[Eric Wood]

I had that same issue with Comcast; went over the cap a few times.  Verizon
FIOS has no cap and great speeds. I used over 450GB over the past month and
I know I've used much more than that in the past. Haven't had any issues.
On Oct 5, 2013 11:19 AM, "Justin Smith" <justin at adminix.net> wrote:

> While browsing the Web earlier this week, I was redirected to a landing
> page from my ISP, Armstrong Cable, saying that I'd used roughly 80% of my
> 250GB monthly bandwidth allowance. Since there hasn't /been/ a monthly
> bandwidth allowance up until this point, you can imagine how ticked off I
> was.
>
> Not only is Armstrong trying to pad its profits with data caps, it's
> trying to
> lock people into paying for extra services by lowering the data cap by 50GB
> for each service you /don't/ get through them. Want to cut the cord on
> cable? Sorry, that's a 50GB penalty. Want to use an Ooma for phone
> service? Sorry, that's another 50GB penalty.
>
> Can anyone recommend an uncapped ISP that services the North Hills? I'm
> looking for speeds approximately equal to what I receive now - 10 Mbps
> down, 2 Mbps up.
>
> --
>
> *Justin Smith*
>
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> to understand the simplicity."
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