For all you NexFlix lovers

Post by **eXg. Pun1sher** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:33 pm

It's not that I'm anti-streaming, but I had been wondering for awhile now, exactly HOW the providers, and backbones were dealing with the massive increase in data traffic with streaming catching on like it has. Many people never thought about it, just jumped, sang songs, happy as hell to get unlimited whatever, streamed for $8.00/month. Hehe, well apparently the issue is a bit bigger than you would have thought. The gloves are coming off, and Comcast and Level 3, are, hehe, having a disagreement. I don't want to tell you what's coming, but then again, ............. you probably already know.

Comcast vs. Level 3: Online Netflix traffic causes fee fight

How Comcast became a toll-collecting, nuke-wielding hydra

Post by **CaMeL** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:20 pm

yes, i found that mediacom (a subsidary of Comcast) my isp is put bandwidth caps to 250gb a month. Im not an average user and can transfer up to 20GB a night or more.

Nukechickn · Post by **Nukechickn** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:43 pm

Does this make me a bad guy for buying the wife a netflix subscription?...In the infinitely wise words of Rex from 'Toy Story'...."great, now I feel guilt!"

Post by **eXg. Pun1sher** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:47 am

Hehe, don't worry Nuke, it may turn out that the rest of us (I don't have Netflix), will subsidize your bandwidth sucking ways via higher prices, and lower bandwidth caps.

We love you, and therefore we give to you.

hadriel · Post by **hadriel** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:49 pm

That blows for you guys, here in Canada we've already had caps for ages though.

Currently paying $59.99/m for just 80gb, $1.50 for each Gb over. Largest plan you can even have is 175gb/m for $99.99. Sucks ass