BmcD said:
Rygrath said:
You might want to check out AT&T and see if they provide service in your area. Otherwise, according to the rep one of my co-workers spoke to today, "Due to the overwhelming response, we will be modifying the Ultimate Internet package to 2TBs of usage per month".
I'm actually ok with this IF it is true. I'm seeing people saying no and others saying yes. What really bothers me is they know where their bread and butter is. My guess is that there is a significant user base that exceeds 1TB and currently, as it states on their website, you have few choices. 1) you pay outrageous overage fees 2) you pay for business internet that is 2-3x the price with 3/4 of the speed or 3) you go somewhere else and somewhere else isn't much better (at least for me here in AZ).
I would be will to pay a little more a higher tier of service but right now, Gigablast isn't available in my area and I don't use cable TV or phone or any other bundled service. I would pay for the ultimate with the 2TB cap but like many people have stated before, 4k streaming is going to be fairly standard soon. right now I search for anything 4k when I can.
The fact that I have to start monitoring the data usage of the 100 different devices in my house really pisses me off. Maybe consumers should be able to charge companies time and expenses for using their services. Because my bill rate will far exceed the overages!
I'm not believing the increase in the cap until I see it in writing. I was in the room when he had the rep on speaker phone and can personally attest to what I heard him say. But those words mean nothing if Cox the company doesn't announce it. And if they do, they'll make it as one of those "We heard you and we listen" type messages and make it sound like they are doing you the best favor.
As far as Gigablast, that also has a 2TB cap. So you get faster speed and hit your cap that much faster. And pay more for the privilege. Isn't that just awesome of them?
Then you have the IoT devices, Alexa, Google Home, fridges, thermostats, refrigerators, all talking on the internet so you can access them from anywhere. There is no way for your average consumer, much less IT specialists, to monitor how much is being used on something is, for all intents and purposes, is a infinite resource. 1s and 0s being transmitted over lines.