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I have no idea. But then again, I don't go and try to download the entire internet nor am I constantly streaming movies so I don't really have to worry about it.

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"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. "

I don't feel like I'm doing that much but I go over frequently.

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Your feelings betray you.

You must be doing something. Unless your computer is some sort of botnet hub and you don't know it. How many movies and music are you downloading a week? How often are you streaming movies? Do you only stream things in 1080p? Are you on torrent all the time?

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"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. "

I know it isn't a bot because when I left for 8 months my folks rarely went over 1GB. I torrent maybe 1-2 shows a week max (between 600mb and 1GB total) but now that both of them are done (GoT and TUF) I don't torrent. It's probably stuff like Youtube and other sites I watch videos on because I do normally pick the highest quality. Also I would say I normally do one DL on steam per month which chews up a decent amount. I'm sure all of that can push it up but it still does not feel like I'm doing that much.

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I don't think our ISP has caps, but if they do, we haven't hit it. Caps are fucking awful regardless. I'll shit all over the place if they start telling us we're over cap.

Yeah the caps suck. It can turn a $40 bill into a $65 bill pretty quickly.

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does fios show you how much data you used a month? netflix gets used pretty regularly around here.

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Swear to me.

That pkg he has with Comcast is 250gb a month. Fukin charter only gives me 100..

Man I would kill for DL limits that high for that little money. It was awesome living on res with unlimited DL.

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Cancelled Comcast yesterday after a week's worth of nonsense from their customer service department. I was moving and was having my account transferred. Sounds simple right? Not when Comcast is involved. First I call them up to set it up and I tell this dope I want to remove a standard digital box that they were charging me 9.95 a month for. I ask what my bill will be after they remove that and she gives me a higher price. Not once, but three different times. She tried to charge me 4.95 a month to keep my phone number from being public for a phone I don't even use or want. I get mad and explain how to subtract 9.95 from my current bill and tell her to get rid of that 4.95 charge. She tells me she has to open a ticket for it and will call me back in the morning. A ticket because she can't figure out how to subtract!! She calls me the next day and finally has it figured out. She sets up my appointment for Monday.

Monday comes around and I have to cancel the appointment because the electric company didn't switch the power over in time. I call them back and reschedule for Tuesday between 5-7 pm. The rep clearly states TUESDAY 5-7pm. I get home yesterday around 430 and start waiting for them to show. I get a call from an automated message saying my appointment is scheduled for WEDNESDAY between 5-7pm when I will be WORKING. I get on the phone again and basically say "I just got an automated message stating Comcast will be here tomorrow and I scheduled this for today. Either you get this shit out here today or I'm canceling my fucking account and going with Verizon." The lady tells me there's no way anyone can come out so I tell her to cancel everything right now because I've had it with all the bullshit from you idiots. She transfers me to an account rep and after some more yelling, my account was terminated. I also told them I better not receive any fucking bills either.

I called Verizon and decided to going with their Direct TV package. The price savings is also significant compared to what I was paying at Comcast. We'll see how that installation process goes....

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Comcast really is the worst. I have to call them every 6 months to get my internet bill reduced or else they just keep hiking up the rates. Listen to this shady business, they will count your internet usage if you use other companies' streaming service but will not for theirs.

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"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. "

no. charter is the worst. comcast is a distant second. i have had both. the key with comcast is to never talk to anyone other then customer retention. So when you go through the menu, always select the option "thinking about removing or disconnecting your service". Those people are less retarded and have the ability to give you good deals. I call them for my mom every year to get her bill back to the promo rate. charter just tells me to go fuck myself..ad they charge more than comcast for less services. bunch of assholes.

Yeah I call Comcast every 6 months to get on a promo deal that keeps me around $180-190 a month. Thats for a shit load of stuff too.
But sometimes I forget to call and have that one expensive month. Last time I called, the person said they couldnt do anything and they weren't offering any deals. I threatened the FIOS switch and the person didnt even care. I called the next day, got a different person and got on a YEAR long promo. They told me to make sure I mention DOUBLE PLAY deals since I don't have the phone. They're always offering something so I can just do this forever. So I guess that first person was just an idiot.

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Wow, I can't believe you pay close to $200 for cable each month. That is unfathomable to me. I'm just trying to keep my internet bill at $50 a month. It used to be $30 when I first got it.

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"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. "

yeah, if one person gives you an asnwer you dont like, just call back.

right now im at about 130 a month..and i dont get near enough channels. i used to get a ton of shit with comcast for under 100 a month. their service and equipment was better to. i have gotten 1/3 dead boxes..i have one in my living room right now i have to go get replaced...

Internet, Cable, all movie channels, sports channels, 3 HD boxes (2 of them have DVR), 2 of those basic cable boxes, and then all the fees and taxes.

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250 over here

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I pay 180 I am in a year long promo now too.

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yeah i just want to pile on with comcast. i reported them to the BBB through the saga that is chronicled in thsi thread i'm sure. i lost my mind dealing with comcast. they just dont fuckign get it. i've had great service so far with verizon, and only pay 91 a month. i have shit channels but you know what? fuck it i don't watch enough TV. netflix is king around here.

i've yelled like a maniac at comcast, at wells fargo, then recently with my home insurance company, and now...the IRS...to be continued.

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Swear to me.

hahahaha, man you just exploding left and right. Compose yourself man. I don't want you having a stroke at 45.

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"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. "

I forgot to update this. I also had it out with Directv. The tech shows up on time and said he didn't think there was enough line of sight in the backyard. He told me he would send his supervisor out for a second opinion later that day. The guy never shows up on Friday and I hear nothing Saturday, but I was in AC for Beerfest. When I got back Sunday, I called them up all pissed off because nobody got back to me and demanded someone come out Monday or I was cancelling immediately. The guy shows up promptly in the morning and basically verifies I can't get Directv. I actually called Comcast before he showed up and scheduled service for Tuesday because I knew the answer would be no. Comcast offered me a six month promo for 45 bucks a month for two hd boxes and the sports package. After the six months, it goes up to 75 which I can live with. I kept Verizon's internet and the combination is still way less than what I was paying before. The nightmare is over for now...

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Because the city/county negotiated with the cable companies back in the 80's and in the negotiations it was stipulated that if the cable companies laid the lines and foot the bill adding the service, they would have a monopoly on those areas.

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i understand the franchising part. im just saying its still a fukin monopoly. i miss comcast so much. charter is such a piece of shit.

Get FIOS (assuming it is available). I know in my house hunting, one of the things I have been doing is checking the FIOS availability site for each home I look at, just to make sure I at least have a choice between them and Comcast. I personally don't have an issue with Comcast, but I know too many people have too many issues with them. To be honest, I am certain it is all about the infrastructure loop in the area. The one that we have was updated not too long ago with a fibre line to all the distribution boxes, and from there it is coax to the houses. But we typically have a very good signal and the internet is typically 2-4megs a second (more likely a bottleneck at the site I am downloading from than from my pipe).

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