Gaming The Web Comcast says Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 pushed internet traffic to record highs - shame about those data caps That 1.2TB cap isn't looking too generous By Rob Thubron, October 31, 2024, 5:19 AM 18 comments
The Web Industry The FCC wants to know why data caps are still a thing in 2023 The Commission is also requesting stories and information from impacted consumers By Jimmy Pezzone, June 18, 2023, 9:17 AM 65 comments
The Web Starlink users in France exceeding 250GB/mo data usage could see slower speeds come October On the bright side, Starlink's monthly service fee has been considerably reduced By Humza Aamir, August 4, 2022, 8:58 AM 21 comments
The Web Industry US Senate floor proposal bans internet service data caps calling them "predatory" Senators feel caps should only be applied for relieving network congestion and management, not for profit By Cal Jeffrey, July 25, 2022, 3:56 PM 59 comments
The Web Tech Culture Internet usage is surging to new heights: when 1 terabyte is no longer enough bandwidth Staying at home has increased the number of Internet power users By Adrian Potoroaca, February 11, 2021, 7:12 PM 45 comments
The Web Industry Surprise: Comcast will complete rollout of data caps everywhere in 2021 The ISP started imposing 1TB data caps back in 2016 By Eric Hamilton, November 24, 2020, 6:49 AM 60 comments
Industry The Web Comcast may consider killing data caps, ISPs could learn from present experience It turns out there's no problem meeting the increased demand By Adrian Potoroaca, April 1, 2020, 8:10 PM 17 comments
Mobile Apple Apple raises iOS' cellular download limit for the first time since 2017, bringing the cap to 200MB It used to be 150MB By Cohen Coberly, May 31, 2019, 2:59 PM 9 comments
Industry The Web More cable users are consuming 1TB of data per month, face fines for exceeding caps The number of terabyte users have almost doubled since last year By Rob Thubron, January 28, 2019, 9:15 AM 45 comments
Industry The Web Customers could pay more as internet data usage increases dramatically 4K video streaming is a big consumer of bandwidth By Rob Thubron, December 3, 2018, 7:53 AM 25 comments
Mobile Google Google's Project Fi cell phone service adds Bill Protection unlimited data feature The feature caps your data bill at $60 but there's a catch By Cohen Coberly, January 17, 2018, 4:44 PM
Mobile Industry T-Mobile increases high-speed unlimited data 'cap' to 50GB It won't be long before the other carriers follow suit By Shawn Knight, September 20, 2017, 7:00 AM 19 comments
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Sites ranked by password practices, a list of ISP data caps, DIY doppler radar, HyperCard turns 30 By Matthew DeCarlo, August 13, 2017, 11:00 AM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: 1nm transistor created, Comcast's 1TB cap rolls out, Boeing sets sight on Mars By Matthew DeCarlo, October 9, 2016, 11:13 AM
Industry The Web Netflix asks FCC to help kill off broadband data caps By Tim Schiesser, September 13, 2016, 9:30 AM 9 comments
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Cryptomining malware targets NAS, ITT Tech shuttered, Doom graphics study By Matthew DeCarlo, September 11, 2016, 11:16 AM
Industry The Web Comcast raising monthly broadband data cap to 1TB is a win for cord-cutters By Shawn Knight, April 28, 2016, 7:30 AM 13 comments
Industry Tech Culture Broadband data caps are having their intended effect: punishing cord-cutters By Shawn Knight, April 23, 2016, 4:00 PM 48 comments
Industry The Web FCC rolls out 'Broadband Facts' labels inspired by nutrition labels By Shawn Knight, April 4, 2016, 6:15 PM 8 comments
Mobile Industry AT&T is raising data caps, offers unlimited data to TV subscribers By Shawn Knight, March 30, 2016, 9:30 AM
Industry The Web Comcast's 1Gbps Internet service hits Atlanta, reasonably priced (if you sign a long-term contract) By Shawn Knight, March 16, 2016, 2:00 PM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: AMD sued over Bulldozer core count, Comcast caps not about congestion By Matthew DeCarlo, November 8, 2015, 12:00 PM 16 comments
Industry The Web Comcast to quietly expand data cap "trials" to several additional markets next month By Shawn Knight, November 6, 2015, 8:30 AM
Apple Mobile Apple faces $5 million class action lawsuit over its iOS 9 Wi-Fi assist feature By Rob Thubron, October 26, 2015, 2:45 PM 8 comments