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If Comcast simultaneously were to commit to a 100% neutrality policy regarding the serving of that data, and would also commit to not traffic shaping - I.E. For

If Comcast simultaneously were to commit to a 100% neutrality policy regarding the serving of that data, and would also commit to not traffic shaping - I.E. For my $50 a month, I would get a non-screwed-around-with-by-their-traffic-shapers 50 megabit/second stream - I might agree with you. Unfortunately I suspect we will get both - a data cap, and Comcast will continue to screw around with your traffic feed so they can profit off the front end and the back end (charging for enhanced access to their customer) - basically screwing the customer in both directions.

IgorPartola 13y ago
Agreed. This is not the only required step. I am actually mostly concerned with minimum guaranteed bandwidth and latency than anything else. Working from home means that I need a reliable connection more than anything. However, from what I have seen of all the different providers I had and researched, "unlimited" traffic is usually a very bad thing when you least expect it.
- ghshephard 13y ago
  As someone who has dealt with telecommunications providers (Sprint, AT&T, Verizon) for the last 10 years on a professional basis, "Unlimited" is ALWAYS a code word for "There is a level that if you go over, bad things will happen to you, from traffic shaping, to outright cancellation of your account." Honest to goodness conversation with Verizon I had in 2005 (we were purchasing about 100 M2M (Machine to Machine) CDMA circuits) - it was Pythonesque in its tortured logic. Me: So, I'm wondering how much traffic we can use? Sales Guy: They are totally unlimited Me: Great, so how much is "Totally Unlimited?" Sales Guy: Just what it sounds like - No Limit. Me: Right, but what is the actual Limit. Sales Guy: It's unlimited. Me: So, I can stream 100 kilobits/second continuously for 32 gigabytes/month/circuit: Sales Guy: No, that would fall under our unapproved usage clause. Me: Yes. I understand. So, I'm wondering how much traffic we can use?

IgorPartola 13y ago

Agreed. This is not the only required step. I am actually mostly concerned with minimum guaranteed bandwidth and latency than anything else. Working from home means that I need a reliable connection more than anything. However, from what I have seen of all the different providers I had and researched, "unlimited" traffic is usually a very bad thing when you least expect it.

ghshephard 13y ago
As someone who has dealt with telecommunications providers (Sprint, AT&T, Verizon) for the last 10 years on a professional basis, "Unlimited" is ALWAYS a code word for "There is a level that if you go over, bad things will happen to you, from traffic shaping, to outright cancellation of your account." Honest to goodness conversation with Verizon I had in 2005 (we were purchasing about 100 M2M (Machine to Machine) CDMA circuits) - it was Pythonesque in its tortured logic. Me: So, I'm wondering how much traffic we can use? Sales Guy: They are totally unlimited Me: Great, so how much is "Totally Unlimited?" Sales Guy: Just what it sounds like - No Limit. Me: Right, but what is the actual Limit. Sales Guy: It's unlimited. Me: So, I can stream 100 kilobits/second continuously for 32 gigabytes/month/circuit: Sales Guy: No, that would fall under our unapproved usage clause. Me: Yes. I understand. So, I'm wondering how much traffic we can use?