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Too many users abused unlimited Dropbox plans, so they’re getting limits

reader comments 94 with Sometimes the honor system just doesn’t work. Up until yesterday, Dropbox offered an unlimited $24-per-user-per-month plan for businesses called Dropbox Advanced that came with an “as much as you need” storage cap. This was intended to free business users from needing to worry about quotas. But as with unlimited cell phone… Read More: Too many users abused unlimited Dropbox plans, so they’re getting… »

Comcast delays data caps in Northeast US for at least another year

Enlarge / Comcast’s xFi Advanced Gateway. Getty Images | Jeff Fusco reader comments 46 with 40 posters participating Share this story Comcast says it won’t deploy data caps in the Northeast US in 2022, giving another year’s reprieve to 12 states and a few other areas where Comcast customers don’t face overage fees. “We don’t… Read More: Comcast delays data caps in Northeast US for at least… »

Comcast reluctantly drops data-cap enforcement in 12 states for rest of 2021

Enlarge / A Comcast van in Sunnyvale, California, in November 2018. reader comments 46 with 43 posters participating, including story author Share this story Comcast is delaying a plan to enforce its 1.2TB data cap and overage fees in the Northeast US until 2022 after pressure from customers and lawmakers in multiple states. “[W]e are… Read More: Comcast reluctantly drops data-cap enforcement in 12 states for rest… »

Comcast data cap blasted by lawmakers as it expands into 12 more states

Enlarge / A Comcast van in Sunnyvale, California, in November 2018. reader comments 106 with 71 posters participating Share this story Dozens of state lawmakers from Massachusetts urged Comcast to halt enforcement of its 1.2TB monthly data cap, saying the cap hurts low-income people during the pandemic and is unnecessary because of Comcast’s healthy network… Read More: Comcast data cap blasted by lawmakers as it expands into… »

Comcast to enforce 1.2TB data cap in entire 39-state territory in early 2021

Aurich Lawson / Getty Images reader comments 280 with 165 posters participating Share this story Comcast’s 1.2TB monthly data cap is coming to 12 more states and the District of Columbia starting January 2021. The unpopular policy was already enforced in most of Comcast’s 39-state US territory over the past few years, and the upcoming… Read More: Comcast to enforce 1.2TB data cap in entire 39-state territory… »