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Well, the cheap gravy train for smug cable cutters is coming to an end. Most of the major ISPs started imposing data caps this month. There's no technological reason for it. They're just doing it because they can. Xfinity's data cap is a little over 1TB per month, or roughly using a streaming service for 11 hours a day every day. May sound like a lot, but keep in mind that's a single user. If you have multiple users or regularly download large files then that can get eaten up quickly. Also at this time consider online schooling. Starting in March Xfinity will start charging $10 for every 50GB you use over the limit. Of course, they are "generous" enough to offer a more expensive monthly service without the cap.
From my personal experience, I've noticed speed throttling for downloads (had a 25GB download take over 8 hours) and blurry video streaming as we've gotten closer to the end of the month. Throughout the month I've also experienced speed and connection hiccups that I've never really experienced before after many years of using the same service.
From my personal experience, I've noticed speed throttling for downloads (had a 25GB download take over 8 hours) and blurry video streaming as we've gotten closer to the end of the month. Throughout the month I've also experienced speed and connection hiccups that I've never really experienced before after many years of using the same service.