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Judging by the reader comments in past news blurbs regarding bandwidth caps, the general consensus appears to be that they suck, regardless of the limit being imposed. Not only have opponents attacked the concept of a set cap, but many of you voiced concerns over the inability to track your internet usage to know when you're approaching the newly imposed GB ceiling. Come January, that's going to change for some customers.
According to DSLReports, Comcast will start offering its subscribers a bandwidth usage meter, possibly by the first week in January. However, Comcast is being careful not to commit to a set date, saying it will first test the meter out with an employee trial.
"When that testing is complete, we plan to launch the meter to all of our high-speed Internet customers, said Comcast spokesperson Charlie Douglas. "It will be available for free via a customer's Comcast.net account and it will enable them to very easily keep track of their aggregate data usage each month."
Would a free bandwidth meter make the 250GB easier to swallow? Hit the jump and sound off.
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