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Comcast appears to be aware of the net neutrality concerns since they don't give their Xfinity streaming service any preference[1]. Their VOIP, however, doesn't
by naner 15y ago
Comcast appears to be aware of the net neutrality concerns since they don't give their Xfinity streaming service any preference[1]. Their VOIP, however, doesn't count against your quota. They claim that is because it uses different infrastructure.
1: http://customer.comcast.com/Pages/FAQViewer.aspx?seoid=Frequently-Asked-Questions-about-Excessive-Use#otherusage http://customer.comcast.com/Pages/FAQViewer.aspx?seoid=Frequ...
- alsocasey 15y agoThis is actually an interesting point - Shaw's VOIP service similarly doesn't count towards cap. As mentioned in the update to the ArsTechnica article, the movie service not counting is apparently because it is delivered via different infrastructure - "Shaw's existing video-on-demand QAM cable infrastructure. When users access Movie Club through a computer, they will access an IP-based version of it delivered over the Internet—and this will affect monthly data caps." but surely the VOIP phone data is delievered over the internet...
- afiler 15y agoThe VOIP data is probably not delivered over the internet for local calls. The calls probably come out of the cable network and hit a softswitch in the same city. For local calls, they probably have a TDM interface (T1s/DS3s etc) to the incumbent carrier and possibly other CLECs too.