I'm certainly not open to overage fees for web service, even if 250GB a month is a 'fairly' high amount. But when you tack on legitimate other uses for downloading data (Vudu, Netflix On-Demand, XBOX Live! Gaming, etc) you'd be surprised how quickly it adds up. I, personally, don't want to be metered for web use like I am for water and electricity.

At least for the Slinger who travels the insider quoted in the article also says, "As far as I am aware, uploads are not affected, at least not initially." Good news for Slingbox owners, who eat through a lot of upload bandwidth when Slinging remotely. Even with that frosting cap, it's still bad news for consumers.

BOOOOO to Comcast... this certainly changes the definition of "Comcastic."

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Actually, I hope they do implement these caps. Why? Because then they'll create a clear demand for alternatives, and multiple businesses will spring up to fill that demand. Currently, these services are "good enough", so there's not much point in trying to compete with them. However, once they shoot themselves in the head with this kind of stupidity, either the market or legislation or a combination will hand them their own butts.