well, the business internet package from Cox has no such caps. so, I get my 50 Mbits/sec all the time. so far, using ChromeCast, (once I got some help setting it up), we were able to watch a couple of movies, some shows from the various networks and even some live streaming. The live streaming of local news had some issues. to begin with, the room mate complained that the video quality was pretty bad. I guess that's to be expected considering that such news casts are SD only. he wants to go back to the old way. I had to tell him that if he wants cable back, he will have to pay for it. otherwise, if my wallet get used, I have final say in what gets offered. right now, he is stewing about it, but I am liking that I don't have to pay an extra $150 a month for video plus 6 program recording (on a recurring fee btw).
btw, if you want full bandwidth and no caps: call cox business. $79 for 50/5 mbits/sec service with no caps and guaranteed bandwidth isn't bad. just remember to tell them who referred you: eric oyen.
sorry for the shameless plug and referral up there, but I am liking my current internet. no more $250 a month for crap.
-eric
On Jul 24, 2017, at 11:13 AM, Stephen Partington wrote:
> Cos is limiting all but their Gigablast service to 1T. Gigablast customers have 2T. With the overages thankfully it is available and it will save me money to run Gigablast vs ultimate and overages.
>
> On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 8:02 AM, Saul <saul@acalinas.com> wrote:
> Interesting info. Cox in Mesa is limiting me to 1tb.
>
>
> On 7/22/2017 9:18 AM, Michael Butash wrote:
>> This is why Cox has now imposed a 1.5tb bandwidth cap on users. They know everyone is cutting off their overpriced video, and now they're going to charge you for the massive bandwidth that things like netflix use to recoup some of that. Nothing is "free", so caveat emptor.
>>
>> Case in point, my aunt pinged me when Cox sent her the threat of overage charges, where she really only does tv streaming. She was at least a 1tb over their "normal" limit now, and would be charged accordingly. Only things she really does is use Netflix and Vue for tv, but apparently enough bandwith to exceed their cap, and she doesn't even do 4k content or have kids soaking it up, where many do. I can only imagine the bandwidth needs with a house full of kids doing the same, plus gaming and everything else...
>>
>> Still cheaper than paying for cable tv, but I presume their charging will only rapidly escalate to offset their dying video/telephony services and lack of anything else they can really charge for. Since every other carrier is dogpiling in to slaughter and feast on the corpse of net neutrality, Cox decided in their own interests to hop on he bandwagon too. Thanks for all the fish, Trump.
>>
>> -mb
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 8:59 AM, Saul <saul@acalinas.com> wrote:
>> I prefer Playstation Vue.
>>
>> On 7/20/2017 5:00 PM, joe@actionline.com wrote:
>> Just signed up for YouTube TV streaming today
>> and cancelled DirecTV Now. YouTube is far,
>> far superior in every way plus unlimited DVR.
>>
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