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Old 2007-04-11, 04:34 PM
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Re: Comcast threatening to cut my service?!

Mostly cable gives better download speeds. DSL has higher upload speeds (but lower download in relation to cable). AAR is right about the pipe getting squeezed when others come on line.

BTW, switching to a higher Comcast plan will not give you a better download quota from other reports I've read. Their "enforcement dept" will recommend that you do so...and when you speak to the sales rep they will give you the same vague information on what your monthly quota is....you'll then get a call from them about going over THAT limit too (that they won't tell you what it is).

I remember when I got my first call from Comcasts "Security Dept" about excessive downloads. To be fair, I deserved it as I really did go a bit crazy for about a month for a reason I won't go into here....Anyways, I told them that I had just added a wireless router that I had forgotten to secure and that someone had hacked into my network (those nasty hackers)....and that I had fixed my router. I settled back down after that.

Good luck and just watch your downloads. I will say from past experience tho, that considering the amounts I've downloaded at times in the past, that if you did get a call from Comcast that you probably were going over "reasonable" limits. Comcast gets snippy about stupid things at times, but sometimes it may (sorta) be justified. I have known complete abusers before in the past who just didn't take others into consideration (and I'm not putting the originator in this area, just commenting that there are some folks who go far and beyond).
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