AT&T to limit DSL and U-Verse bandwidth

03-13-11, 05:55 PM

http://m.gizmodo.com/5781519/att-to-...starting-may-2

No one likes caps but the DSL one is 150GB. Uverse is 250GB.

Only thought is how this affects gaming. Who here has a monthly cap? You ever come close to it?

Albo · 03-13-11, 06:11 PM

Do you use AT&T DSL?

dikinher · 03-13-11, 07:55 PM

I use Uverse DSL. This is a bunch of BS. I pay at the very least $130 a month for the Uverse TV package + "12mb" DSL connection.

JasonPC · 03-13-11, 07:55 PM

To be fair AT&T DSL is so slow it's probably hard to reach that cap

six_storm · 03-13-11, 09:18 PM

I'll be switching over to Comcast this summer so I'm not concerned. Plus, I don't download "stuff" anymore.

Bman212121 · 03-13-11, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by six_storm

I'll be switching over to Comcast this summer so I'm not concerned. Plus, I don't download "stuff" anymore.

comcast's soft cap is 250GB FYI. 250GB for uverse is probably enough for most of their users. I think there are very few people it's going to affect other than those who don't care or don't know how to limit their torrent downloaders so they don't run wide open 24 / 7.

I'd have to agree that 150GB on a dsl connection is going to be hard to even reach.

bobkn · 03-13-11, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by six_storm

I'll be switching over to Comcast this summer so I'm not concerned. Plus, I don't download "stuff" anymore.

Are you aware of the 250GB/month Comcast limit?

http://www.comcast.net/terms/network/amendment/

scout2of3 · 03-13-11, 10:15 PM

Having a cap would blow, luckly for me I use Qwest DSL and as far as I know I don't have a cap or at least have never gone over if I do.

batterbrain101 · 03-14-11, 04:41 AM

I have Comcast and yes they have a 250 GB limit but that is harder than hell to hit. I've tried and the closest i ever got was 113 GB according to my router and my bill. I have the router set to clamp down with an alert and email if it hits 225 GB but like I said even trying I couldn't get to close.

six_storm · 03-14-11, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobkn

Are you aware of the 250GB/month Comcast limit?

http://www.comcast.net/terms/network/amendment/

Yes, but I'm not concerned since I don't download "stuff" anymore. Get what I'm saying?

**crainger** · 03-14-11, 07:05 AM

I have a 400Gb cap and never once came close to using it and I download 10gb movie rentals off PSN and Zune.

As six hinted. Legitimate gamers will rarely hit a cap. Multiplayer doesn't use much, Steam is the only issue, but here in AU most decent ISPs do not include Steam, Live and select gaming sites as metered downloads.

johnkeel105 · 03-14-11, 11:09 AM

Greed and more Greed. Perhaps they should take some of the precious cash their company makes and use it to improve their service. I use this service and while it may take a while to download 150GB at 600Kbps. It can be done if your a user of large amounts of video. I just calculated it up and downloading say 15 Steam games when reformatting a computer could easily easily render you over the cap in 72 hours

03-13-11, 05:55 PM	#1
Bearclaw Guest Posts: n/a	AT&T to limit DSL and U-Verse bandwidth http://m.gizmodo.com/5781519/att-to-...starting-may-2 No one likes caps but the DSL one is 150GB. Uverse is 250GB. Only thought is how this affects gaming. Who here has a monthly cap? You ever come close to it?

03-13-11, 06:11 PM	#2
Albo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: MA, USA Posts: 3,633	Re: AT&T to limit DSL and U-Verse bandwidth Do you use AT&T DSL?

03-13-11, 07:55 PM	#3
dikinher Grab em! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fullerton, CA. Posts: 744	Re: AT&T to limit DSL and U-Verse bandwidth I use Uverse DSL. This is a bunch of BS. I pay at the very least $130 a month for the Uverse TV package + "12mb" DSL connection. __________________ Windows 7 Pro 64 OS * i7 2600K @4.5Ghz * ASUS P8P67 PRO (B3) * 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws X * EVGA GTX 670 FTW Edition * Cooler Master HAF 932

03-13-11, 07:55 PM	#4
JasonPC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,103	Re: AT&T to limit DSL and U-Verse bandwidth To be fair AT&T DSL is so slow it's probably hard to reach that cap

03-13-11, 09:18 PM	#5
six_storm Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nashvegas Posts: 11,575	Re: AT&T to limit DSL and U-Verse bandwidth I'll be switching over to Comcast this summer so I'm not concerned. Plus, I don't download "stuff" anymore.

03-13-11, 10:15 PM	#8
scout2of3 "Live Long And Prosper" Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 40	Re: AT&T to limit DSL and U-Verse bandwidth Having a cap would blow, luckly for me I use Qwest DSL and as far as I know I don't have a cap or at least have never gone over if I do. __________________ Case: CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000 Monitor: 19" Viewsonic G90fb CRT MB: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 CPU: Intel i7 2600K @ 4.5 w/NH-D14 HSF Graphics: EVGA GTX 570 SC HD Main HDD: WD 750GB RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengance PSU: Corsair CX600 Watt OS: Win 7 Home Premium 64Bit

03-14-11, 04:41 AM	#9
batterbrain101 "TAZ LIKE!" Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spokane, Washington, USA Posts: 190	Re: AT&T to limit DSL and U-Verse bandwidth I have Comcast and yes they have a 250 GB limit but that is harder than hell to hit. I've tried and the closest i ever got was 113 GB according to my router and my bill. I have the router set to clamp down with an alert and email if it hits 225 GB but like I said even trying I couldn't get to close. __________________ My village called, their Idiot is missing! My rig: Asus M4N98TD EVO Phenom II X6 1090T BE@ 3.9 GHz 8 GB G-Skill RipJaw DDR3 1600 CL7 Ram Corsair 750HX "Silver Certified" PSU Corsair H70 Hydro CPU Cooler 2x EVGA GTX 560 Ti SC 1024 MB in SLI 180 GB Intel 520 SSD 2 TB Barracuda HD, 2 TB WD Caviar Green Logitech G-510 Keyboard Windows 8 Professional 64 bit Samsung 24" LED SyncMaster TA550

03-14-11, 07:05 AM	#11
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: AT&T to limit DSL and U-Verse bandwidth I have a 400Gb cap and never once came close to using it and I download 10gb movie rentals off PSN and Zune. As six hinted. Legitimate gamers will rarely hit a cap. Multiplayer doesn't use much, Steam is the only issue, but here in AU most decent ISPs do not include Steam, Live and select gaming sites as metered downloads.

03-14-11, 11:09 AM	#12
johnkeel105 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 454	Re: AT&T to limit DSL and U-Verse bandwidth Greed and more Greed. Perhaps they should take some of the precious cash their company makes and use it to improve their service. I use this service and while it may take a while to download 150GB at 600Kbps. It can be done if your a user of large amounts of video. I just calculated it up and downloading say 15 Steam games when reformatting a computer could easily easily render you over the cap in 72 hours __________________ Gaming Computer: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE 3.2GHz \| GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 \| OCZ Reaper HPC (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 \| 1024MB Nvidia Geforce 550Ti \| Western Digital 750 GB SATA HD \| Western Digital 500GB SATA HD \| Visiontek Killer 2100 \| Creative Xi Fi Fata1ity \| Ultra X3 600 Watt ATX Power Supply \| Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Windows 8 Rig: AMD Phenom 9750 \| 2x1024MB PC-6400 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 9800GTX+ \| Seagate 80GB ATA HD \|17" Samsung \| Windows 8 Preview 32-bit Gaming Laptop: AMD Phenom II X4 N970 \| 2x4096MB DDR3 \| AMD Radeon HD 6650M 1GB DDR3 VRAM \| OCZ Solid State HardDrive \| Killer 2100 Wireless N \| 15.6 HD LED LCD \| Blu-ray Drive \| Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit \| Ubuntu 11.04 \|DOS\| Clan Recruiting for COD:BO, FH2, World of Tanks, & KF http://dosclan.us