Comments on: AT&T Says Sorry, You Have Reached Your Download Limit

By: alex

alex — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:58:00 +0000

Thanks for passing on all this information. If anyone else has more information or resources regarding this, please feel free to pass it on!

By: Robin Trumble

Robin Trumble — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:54:00 +0000

I find it rather disconcerning, that we have to resort to a limitation. I myself doubt I alone could reach it, but as stated in the article – people who use things like Netflix or Blockbuster, or services that allow them to rent and download things straight on to there computer will be in a more pressured state.

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:16:00 +0000

We do have an alternative to AT&T DSL here in Reno. Great Basin Internet services piggy-backs on AT&T. They do not cap internet usage. I contacted customer service and verified this. Here is a link to their prices: http://www.greatbasin.net/index.php?click=sales&click_sub=DSLstd

By: Robert Hallock

Robert Hallock — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:08:00 +0000

The implementation of bandwidth caps on American broadband services was a matter of when, not if.

While AT&T, Qwest and Comcast bill it as a way to provide high QoS to all users, it's a disingenuous claim that dismisses the root issue.

The real issue is that ISPs are unwilling to invest in new infrastructure. America is slipping further and further behind the civilized world in both the availability and bandwidth of a broadband connection. ISPs are resorting to draconian caps, packet delaying and packet shaping just to squeeze a few years out of a network that looks increasingly pathetic.

It's sad.