dslreports.com - 12/5/2008
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We've subsequently obtained screenshots showing where (in your web user menu) the meter link will be located , and a shot of the meter in action . Currently, the Comcast FAQ tells users to do a web search for bandwidth meters or use the meter included in the McAfee Security Suite the company ...
dslreports.com - 12/4/2008
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dslreports.com —
When Comcast recently started capping all users at
250GB per month , they annoyed some by failing
to provide a tool to track usage, though they did tell us they were working on it. An anonymous Comcast tipster informs us that Comcast will soon ...
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Comcast To Offer Bandwidth Use Tracker In January - ...
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 12/2/2008
macnn.com - 12/3/2008
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macnn.com —
At the moment, the Comcast FAQ tells users
to do a web search for bandwidth meters or
use the meter included in the McAfee Security Suite the company gives out free to subscribers. Given the Comcast cap is so high, the vast majority of Comcast users ...
(more)
Comcast To Offer Bandwidth Use Tracker In January - ...
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Comcast to offer bandwidth consumption monitor
Betanews —
... in October received some minor fallout, but has been generally viewed as a reasonable limit to a household's bandwidth consumption. The cable operator has said the limit was simply a continuation of unwritten rules previously followed. Once standardizing this limit, however, Comcast did not provide users with a means of checking their proverbial bandwidth balance, forcing many heavy up/downloaders to employ third-party monitoring solutions to prevent unexpected overages. Reports have now come in that Comcast will be offering a Web-based usage tracker on Comcast.net. In the ...
Coming soon: Comcast to offer a bandwidth meter
TechBlog —
... is to provide customers with a way to measure it. And Broadband Reports says that, early next year, the company's going to do just that : ...
Comcast to Debut Bandwidth Usage Tracking Tool
Technologizer —
comcast_c2 DSL Reports says Comcast sources are saying the cable provider is set to begin offering subscribers a method to track their bandwidth usage through the company’s online account management tool. The company had previously implemented a 250GB cap in October after mulling a limit for almost a half a year . Data would not be delayed three hours, although it would have the ability to store up to three months of usage history and provide data on multiple MAC addresses (cable modems). Comcast is not commenting on DSL Reports’ claims, only saying that it is ...
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