Re:over subscribed networks (Score 1)

Certainly true here. This year I got a phone call from Comcast saying I was using too much bandwidth and if it happened a second month they would cut me off without notice. I complained to no avail, but did find out the following from company representatives: The amount you can actually use is a secret, depending on your location. The secret limit also applies to business accounts. Each month the top x% users get these notices. They are unwilling to set your cable modem to limit you to a data rate you could safely use, probably 1Mbps or less, so you would not have to guess if you're under the limit. The sales office still reports "unlimited bandwidth" to prospective customers. In my location, steadily using a 1.5Mb rate (or using the 8Mb rate for 4.5 hours at full speed per day) is definitely enough to get you on the SOL list. I don't know how much less you could use and still get on the list, depending on your location. My central complaint is not that there is some usage cap, but that they lie about it to new customers and the will not tell you what the limit is.