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    Image of charliebronson charliebronson
    12/03/09

    In reply to Comcast Delivering Two More Apps For The Holidays
    Remote DVR is already out in a lot of Motorola markets, anything with the latest (A28) guide update has it.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    12/03/09

    In reply to Comcast Delivering Two More Apps For The Holidays
    A simple alarm clock app for their technicians to use to wake them up after their afternoon snooze on your couch would be the best Comcast app of all.

    [www.youtube.com]
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    Image of Slinkytech Slinkytech
    12/01/09

    In reply to Comcast Data Usage Meter Begins Rolling Out To Customers
    Fun Fact (fact in the sense of a Comcast fact, in the way that their numbers aren't true): We all know comcast doesn't do anything but sit. That is why this meter hasn't been out before. At least, that's what you thought. They actually torrented the meter. It just took them so long because Comcast was throttling the torrent.
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    Image of Gann Gann
    12/01/09

    In reply to Comcast Data Usage Meter Begins Rolling Out To Customers
    Anyone know how large an average Netflix movie is?
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    Image of Algerad Algerad
    12/01/09

    @Gann: The highest Netflix HD bitrate is 4 Mb/s max (it's variable bitrate so most of the time it'll be under this). For a 2 hour movie, that means you use up about 28 gigabits. Divide that by 8, and you're using up about 3.5 gigabytes of bandwidth on a 2 hour long, HD movie. Now most stuff on Netflix isn't HD, so the bitrates are lower of course.
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    Image of Gann Gann
    12/01/09

    @Algerad: Looks like bandwidth peaks at around 3.4 Mg/s, or around 1.8 for your average movie. It's my experience though that bandwidth never stays at its peak through an entire movie.
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    Image of jdale jdale
    12/01/09

    In reply to Comcast Data Usage Meter Begins Rolling Out To Customers
    It's unbelievable that they got away with charging for overages without providing this information - and apparently still do outside of Portland.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    12/01/09

    @jdale: They never charged anything, if you made a habit out of breaking the cap they gave you the boot.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    12/01/09

    In reply to Comcast Data Usage Meter Begins Rolling Out To Customers
    A little voice in my head screams, "You go home NOW! You been file sharing for three hour!"
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/01/09

    @Alfisted: "Why you no read book?! You so laaazyyy!!!!"
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/01/09

    In reply to Comcast Data Usage Meter Begins Rolling Out To Customers
    Where is the fiber and the bandwidth? Where is the video that was streaming? They have passed like dropped packets over copper, like signal over cell networks. The days have gone done for the broadband behind the data caps into brownouts.

    ....How did it come to this?
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    12/01/09

    In reply to Comcast Data Usage Meter Begins Rolling Out To Customers
    I want to see the usage meter for my loud neighbors who don't have a password on their WiFi.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    06/18/09

    In reply to Congress Readies Bill to Bring an End to ISP Data Caps6
    Anyone else chuckling at the fact that we have an old, white Congressman named "Massa"?


    "Massa! Massa! The ISPs done capped our 'loads! And we slave folks is fixin to uncap them loads hyah! Oh, pray, Massa!"

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    06/18/09

    In reply to Congress Readies Bill to Bring an End to ISP Data Caps6
    Save us, Government, save us! We don't like the terms of our voluntary contracts any more, please hold a gun to their heads! Never mind that bandwidth costs money, we want it and we want you to force them to give it to us on our behalf! Oh glorious Government, hallowed be thy name! For it is you, and only you, that can decide better than we what is best for us! It is you who litigates our problems away at others expense!
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    06/18/09

    @nutbastard:


    (Note: Advertising 'unlimited' but imposing limits should be dealt with under false advertisement laws; no new legislation is required.)

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    Image of dfwguy dfwguy
    06/18/09

    @nutbastard:


    Does this mean you are pro gun control?

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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    06/18/09

    @dfwguy:


    I'm Libertarian - I oppose any kind of regulation or restriction of firearms.


    Yes, that does mean that I believe that The People have a God-given right to own hand grenades and AK-47's.

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    06/18/09

    @nutbastard:


    Even better, the congressman's name is "Massa".


    "Massa! Massa! The ISPs done capped our 'loads! And we slave folks is fixin to uncap them loads hyah! Oh, pray, Massa!"

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    Image of gibson042 gibson042
    06/18/09

    @nutbastard: The real irony here is that people's limited broadband choices are probably caused directly by municipal monopolies granted to their local cable and telephone providers.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    06/19/09

    @gibson042:


    Im all for removing government's power to play favorites.

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    Image of dfwguy dfwguy
    06/18/09

    In reply to Congress Readies Bill to Bring an End to ISP Data Caps6
    I know this is somewhat off topic, but I think AT&T has found another way to limit at least part of your downloads. Sometime around 7/15/09 they are eliminating access to usenet.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    06/18/09

    @dfwguy:


    ...and then sometime around 7/16/09, a workaround will be hacked out and it'll be like nothing happened.

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    Image of DontFeedTheTrolls DontFeedTheTrolls
    06/18/09

    In reply to Congress Readies Bill to Bring an End to ISP Data Caps6
    wait, what?! we are already being capped, this article is talking about making ISP's UNCAP. Your backwards comment makes my brain hurt
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    Image of DontFeedTheTrolls DontFeedTheTrolls
    06/18/09

    @@iqlusion: ahhh, stray comments. Maybe Giz should add some type of "Replying to:" field so you know it is actually going to reply to a comment thread and not end up afloat like the one above :-\
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    Image of Solaseria Solaseria
    06/18/09

    In reply to Congress Readies Bill to Bring an End to ISP Data Caps6
    For all of us- errr...those torrentors eating up bandwidth, would capping data volume put a damper on media pirating?
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    Image of DontFeedTheTrolls DontFeedTheTrolls
    06/18/09

    @Solaseria: uhhhhhh.... caps != filters
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE
    06/18/09

    In reply to Congress Readies Bill to Bring an End to ISP Data Caps6
    Wow, I really have no concept of what a data cap is thanks to FiOS, and if there was never a chance of it, more so the better.
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    06/18/09

    In reply to Congress Readies Bill to Bring an End to ISP Data Caps6
    Yay in theory, but Booo-urns to the concept of letting the government determine whose needs are "justified," business or individual.
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    Image of dfwguy dfwguy
    06/18/09

    @Hiphopopotamus:


    So you would prefer to have someone you pay to change terms and limit your downloads?

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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    06/18/09

    @dfwguy: Yes, and if I don't agree to the terms or the limits, than someone else earns my money.
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    Image of Dillinger23 Dillinger23
    06/18/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: Great idea, except the fact that a lot of people have no choice. If i want Internet at my house, i get ATT DSL or i pay 500/MO for a T1, THOSE ARE MY OPTIONS.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    06/18/09

    @Dillinger23:


    oh stfu "i have no choice". you can choose to not have it. you won't die without it. you just WANT it.

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