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Jun 14, 2016 | 07:41 AM

#11

suprmonky73

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From: charlotte, nc

Data caps and throttling are mostly a cellular issue today. But as more and more people cut cords in the same manner you are, Internet Service Providers are starting to take the same approach to cap the amount of internet data you consume.

Jun 14, 2016 | 08:02 AM

#12

Zippy

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From: West Deptford NJ

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Originally Posted by goblueS2K

My ISP is WOW, and I am using their 110 mbps service. I do get those download speeds when connected via Ethernet, and a little less when connected via WIFi. As far as I can tell, there is no cap on the amount of data downloaded to my computers.

I thought data caps and throttling apply mostly to cellular data?

I haven't tried Netflix yet, but may do so.

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Originally Posted by Zippy' timestamp='1465906584' post='23992839

[quote name='boltonblue' timestamp='1465866893' post='23992561']
just be aware of how much data you use ... before you get a nasty surprise.

Absolutely agreed, it appears that Comcast's model is to start charging for bandwidth to slow the idea of streaming.

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I was actually talking about the number of bytes used for streaming. A two hour movie uses about 1GB of data. That data will be delivered at 110Mb/sec. As suprmonky pointed out this is generally only an issue with cellular at this time. It is my understanding that Comcast, in particular, has made overtures that they would be charging for the amount of bits that you receive as well as the speed at which they deliver it. Throttling, the lowering of the speed at which they are supplying the data, usually associated with a high demand for bits, is supposed to be uncommon, but with Verizon, I still do have moments lowered resolution (degraded picture).