Tag: data caps
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Data Caps Are Likely Coming to Spectrum Customers Soon
Back in 2016, Charter closed a deal to buy Time Warner Cable. This newly merged company became what we know as Spectrum. To get the deal approved by the FCC, Spectrum agreed not to impose any data caps on its internet customers until 2023. Now that time is coming up, and Spectrum is expected to […]
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Comcast Scraps Plans for Data Caps in Northeast States
With many Comcast Xfinity customers already dealing with data caps, the company notified customers in northeast states in November 2020 that they would start seeing a data cap on their internet plans as well at the beginning of 2021. That plan was delayed and now Comcast is delaying the data caps again. Light Reading reported last […]
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Roku’s New Gear, YouTube TV’s Add-Ons, and More
This week, Roku released its Q4 earnings report and we learned about a potential new remote control for the company’s streaming devices. Elsewhere, YouTube TV announced some interesting new features and a premium channel add-on option. Here’s what happened in the world of cord cutting and streaming. Breaking News Here are some of the top […]
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Weekend Wrap-Up: AT&T vs. Cox, Comcast Delays Data Caps, and More
This week, we covered the ongoing dispute between AT&T and Cox that has resulted in several Cox-owned stations going dark for AT&T TV and DirecTV customers. Meanwhile, Disney+ launched its new bundle that includes ESPN+ and the ad-free tier of Hulu. And Comcast has agreed to delay new data caps for some of its customers. […]
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State Reps Fight Back Against Comcast Data Caps
Comcast posted a notice for customers in northeast states in November, letting them know that a data cap would go into effect at the beginning of this year. Now, state representatives in Massachusetts have proposed a ban on data caps and increased prices for internet service during the pandemic. The notice was made for customers […]
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Netflix Outlines New Tricks to Offer More Data-Cap-Friendly 4K
In a lengthy and detailed post published on the Netflix Technology Blog, a group that focuses on encoding and video algorithms laid out new techniques they hope will offer up higher-quality video for subscribers. In some cases, their internal testing has offered similar video quality at half the bitrate of their current encoding techniques — […]
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Charter Tells FCC Some Customers Enjoy Data Caps, Usage-Based Pricing
In recent comments to the Federal Communications Commission, Charter Communications continued to build a case for its request to lift a seven-year ban on implementing data caps and usage-based pricing. The petition has drawn criticism from consumer groups and industry players like Roku, which urged the FCC to deny Charter’s petition, claiming in a letter […]
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Roku Asks FCC to Deny Charter’s Data Cap Petition
Roku is asking the Federal Communications Commission to deny a request from Charter Communications to add data caps to its Spectrum broadband plans. The response comes roughly a month after we reported on Charter’s efforts to remove a ban on imposing data caps that was put in place as part of its 2016 merger with […]
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What Does 1TB of Internet Data Really Get You?
You might not even realize it, but there’s a good chance your home internet has a data cap, or an amount of data that you’re limited to before you’re charged more. That sounds like something you should be aware of, right? The possibility of your internet bill being higher than you expect? In theory, sure. […]
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How to Stay Under Your Data Cap When You Cut the Cord
Cutting the cord can be a great way to save money but many cable companies try to scare new cord cutters with data caps. These artificial caps on how much data you can use before you are charged extra can be intimidating to new cord cutters. The good news is you don’t need to worry: […]