So I am seeding like a mad man and according to my boradband provider I have unlimited usage and data…

But I have heard that others when seeding and they were told they have “unlimited” the broadband provider cut them off after X amount… What can I do to ensure this doesn’t happen?

  • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
    46·
    2 years ago

    You’d have to read the fine print in the agreement you signed. Comcast is one that I’m aware of that says “unlimited” but if you exceed a large amount of data, they’ll throttle your speed to something unacceptably low for the remainder of the month. (I believe it used to be 350GB but I can’t believe it’s still that low.)

      • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        All I could find on a quick, cursory search was this, from their ToS:

        What data consumption requirements apply to the Service?

        Comcast applies a monthly data consumption threshold to Xfinity Internet accounts. The company retains the right to trial or adopt a different data consumption threshold or other usage plan for the Service at any time. If we do this we will notify customers and, if necessary, post an updated version of this Policy. You can learn about the data plan that applies in your area by going to https://dataplan.xfinity.com/. You can view your current data usage at any time by signing into your account on xfinity.com and viewing the data usage meter at https://customer.xfinity.com/MyServices/Internet/UsageMeter/. You can also use the Xfinity app to view your data usage.

        I don’t have Comcast, so I can’t get any further details.

      • ayaya@lemdro.idEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        Same with Cox, the default is 1.25 TB. I pay extra for unlimited and use around 7 TB per month. Haven’t heard any complaints for the 2 years I’ve had them. I have a feeling the threshold is something like 8 or 10 TB but I’d rather not find out.

    • Capt. Wolf@lemmy.worldEnglish
      93·
      2 years ago

      I’ve never had that cap with them, but then I’m also not paying for standard internet…

      AT&T is another. Depending on your tier, they give you “unlimited usage” but only up to a certain usage point. After that they supposedly throttle you down as low as 2g speeds depending on your tier and network load.

      Net neutrality can’t get brought back fast enough!

      • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
        121·
        2 years ago

        Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t believe this falls under net neutrality. Net neutrality would only come into play if they were (for example) throttling you for most things but giving you full bandwidth for Twitch.tv and YouTube and Netflix, but nothing else.

        • bobs_monkey@lemm.eeEnglish
          9·
          2 years ago

          Exactly right. Net neutrality stipulates that carriers must treat all traffic equally, not how a provider can meter your connection.

        • u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          5·
          2 years ago

          Wow. How did I not hear about this before?
          Orange used to do this in Slovakia, but they had to cancel it thanks to this.

          We are forced to cancel nonstop data packages due to recent decisions of European institutions. In their view, these are not in line with the principles of network neutrality in the EU and we respect this decision.

          Plan “Go yoxo” for students (requiring ISIC card) used to have one of those bundled in. 5GB of data + “Unlimited data for social networks”. So Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp, Messenger, Skype, Pinterest, Telegram, Viber, Badoo, LinkedIn, Samsung and Google messages. Shiny garbage for €15/month. Now it’s 30GB for €18/month.

          Sure, it’s an improvement, but still garbage. Currently I get 300GB for €13/month with Swan Mobile.

          But it shouldn’t be surprising. They also have this thing for €5/month:

          Yep, that’s right. For just €5/month you can get €1 of credit. But don’t worry, you also get 250kB on 5G network.
          What can you even do with 250kB???

          • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
            5·
            2 years ago

            Geez, receiving a couple marketing emails would exceed 250kB. Maybe if you were using a text only email client and doing nothing else, and you only get emails from close friends and family, that could be sufficient…

            I guess you’d also have to be using a non-smart phone, or you’d have to go in and disable all telemetrics and similar features of every app you used…