I recently got an email notifying me that my ISP has implemented data caps on all plans, and since I routinely exceed my new data cap of 1024GB/mo they will be charging me $10/50GB overage starting next month.

I think this is outrageous, so I’m shopping around for a new ISP, but there are only 2 or 3 that offer service to my house, and at least one of them is twice the price of my current ISP. I’m curious how everyone here is treated by their ISPs?

I’m paying $55/mo for 100Mbps down (actually get ~45mbps max), and I’m capped at 1024GB/mo. The next best ISP without a data cap is a maximum of 20Mbps down, for $60/mo.

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    • JeffreyOP
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      4 years ago

      The US Telecom Giants have committed fraud against the American government and the American public worth at least $600billion. The Book of Broken Promises (full-text book hosted by the FCC) was published in 2015 citing data up to 2014 when the total fraud was only $400billon.

      Our telecommunications companies continue to get billions of dollars from the government to subsidize the laying of fiber optic connections to all of America. The companies also continue to charge hidden fees to all customers to “finance” the laying of fiber connections that never materialize. To make things worse, the companies use creative accounting to dodge taxes, and then they arbitrarily limit our internet plans with data caps and high prices.

      It is one of the most egregious fraud schemes I have ever read about, and so far very little has been done about it. Most people I have talked to literally have a passionate hatred for Comcast, AT&T, and Century Link, but that’s just because the service is crappy, the prices are high, they sneak in fees whenever they can, and their customer service is notorious. Most people have no idea that these companies have been committing blatant fraud for nearly 30 years. Our telecom companies screw us so badly over here it’s kind of a joke:

      https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.comcast.net

      https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.att.com

      https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.centurylink.com

      https://finance.yahoo.com/news/comcast-keeps-customer-on-hold-until-it-closes-to-avoid-94637033299.html

      The Irregulators is a small professional group that has been working to fight the fraud since 1999, but their progress has obviously been very slow.