For example, beginning on January 1,Comcast began limitinghouseholds to 1.2 terabytes of data per month.
Other broadband companies also are turning the data taps down for their customers.
Zoom Is a Data Suck
Many users who dont use much data wont notice the data caps.
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At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, many internetcompanies promised to waive their datacaps and increase internet speeds.
The gesture was meant to help people working from home and children going to school remotely.
But those generous days may be over.
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Cox is capping data at 1.25TB, with the option to upgrade to an unlimited plan.
For users who go over the limit, it will cost $10 per additional 50GB.
Other companies also are limiting their data allowances, but there are ways around these restrictions.
For Comcast/Xfinity, users get a pass every year the first time you exceed 1.2TB, Chen said.
After that pass, you’ll be charged $10 for each 50GB you go over the 1.2TB limit.
The overages are capped at $100 a month.
They have no overage fees, although you’ll find your internet throttled if there’s connection congestion."
Some companies are getting pushback on the data caps.
Comcast recently toldThe Streamablethat they have now delayed their data cap in their Northeast region until June.
Massachusetts lawmakers had complained that the data caps would hurt low-income families.
