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[-] Maeve@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

You get a terabyte cap? Jfc, where I live it’s like a few gigs, and that can cost into the hundreds for maybe 25.

[-] registrert@lemmy.sambands.net 10 points 1 year ago

You guys have caps? Jfc, how do you pirate 3TB a month in pure spite of the hegemony of current year capitalism?

I shouldn't be too cocky though, I have a 40GB cap. On my phone. 😢

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago
[-] Maeve@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago
[-] fraydabson@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah states with Comcast caps you at 1.2TB unless you pay $50 for the unlimited plan, which I don't think is even offered everywhere. They discount it to $30 if you use their modem.

[-] Flying_Hellfish@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Mine is $30/mo for unlimited (on top of my plan cost) with my own modem.

Luckily there's a few FTTH companies that are almost done laying fiber in my area. I'm finally giving comcast the boot.

[-] Sabata11792@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I had to get a fucking business plan to not deal with this BS. Still never got half the speed I'm paying for. The only other option is $100 for DSL.

[-] Maeve@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

How much do they charge you to use their modem?

[-] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

They recently changed the prices. It's $30 extra with your own modem or free of you use theirs since they'll also use it to supply others with free 'hot spots' and cellular service.

[-] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Cellular hotspot with a Comcast modem, really?

[-] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

I guess not technically cellular bands but wifi coverage to supplement the mobile phone service they offer now.

[-] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thanks for the clarification. It wouldn't be a huge stretch to offer femtocell, which is typically available by request from carriers.

Comcast isn't a carrier per se

But they do facilitate wifi calling

[-] Maeve@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Uhhh, how does that work? I’m hoping separate passwords!

[-] fraydabson@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Comcast has been doing this for over a decade I believe. By default their routers advertise a hotspot exclusive to other Comcast subscribers. Not sure the security behind it since it’s not technically a password just authenticate via your Comcast account. But I agree it is crazy lol I had a similar reaction when I first found out.

[-] Maeve@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

At least it’s not your own password. Someone with a weak account password might get trouble, hopefully not you,

[-] ripcord@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

It's $20 for unlimited here with Comcast, or the business plan which is actually less right now for some reason for the same speeds.

AT&T is unlimited with their gigabit plans or faster. Maybe their 300mbps plan too (heck I guess I'm not sure they have any caps at the moment come to think of it).

[-] fraydabson@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

It does look like the prices changed recently. I have 2 houses currently with similar plans. My currently living in house is using the Xfinity modem and costs $25 /m but I guess that’s the modem and the unlimited so not too bad.

My other house has my own network system and not using any Comcast hardware and that one is $30/m.

The bad part for me was until recently they refused to give me unlimited (when it cost $50) and I wasn’t able to get it for a while. It just wouldn’t go through. I got my fair share of overage charges cause of it. I’m sure if I spent enough time bitching at support I could get something from it but I don’t have it in me to do that lol

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