As of Nov. 1, local Comcast broadband subscribers might want to keep an eye on their data consumption: The nation’s largest broadband provider began rolling out data caps to markets nationwide about a year ago, and as of November, they’re coming to California customers, according to various media reports.
The cap will apply to any customers using more than 1 terabyte per month, well above the average customer’s monthly usage says the company, which is about 75 gigabytes per month. If you need more than a terabyte, you can pay an extra $10 per 50GB, which will not exceed $200 in charges monthly, or pay a flat $50 per month for unlimited usage. Comcast isn’t alone in this capping trend: AT&T also started data capping their customers earlier this year, and also at 1 terabyte per month.
According to Comcast, a terabyte should be more than enough: You could stream nearly 700 hours of HD video, more than 15,000 hours of music, download 60,000 high-res photos and play online games for more than 12,000 hours. Comcast customers can view their data usage on the company's website.
