Charter Imposes Internet Caps
It looks like Charter Cable will be implementing usage caps on all its users starting Monday, February 9th. Ars Technica has confirmed what was previously a rumor and spells out some of the details.
What this means for most people is nothing because the majority of users won’t go anywhere near the cap, but for some users this may cause a problem. Normally, going over the cap would get you a warning and if you repeatedly go over the limit they’ll either shut you off or charge you extra; most likely the later. Once the caps are in place and the rules are laid out the penalties will be known.
The caps are set as 100GB for the 15mbps tier and 250GB for the next tier. Those on the 60mbps will have no cap. This might vary depending on market area because there isn’t a 60mbps option in my area. I don’t have Charter, but if I did, I’d have to go with the 2nd tier program as I routinely go over 100GB by a little bit … of course if I had the option I’d probably already be on that 60mbps plan! This is why these caps shouldn’t be too big of an issue at this time; most people who would go over the cap have already bumped up a level.
Check out the Ars Technica article and also the discussion section for details and some interesting information and opinions about these caps.
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