Introducing a Terabyte Internet Experience

We’re writing to let you know that we will be trialing a new XFINITY Internet data usage plan in your area. Starting August 1, 2016, your monthly XFINITY Internet service will include a terabyte data usage plan (that’s 1,024 GB).

With 1 terabyte of data you can stream about 700 hours of HD video, play more than 12,000 hours of online games, or download 600,000 high-res photos in a month. If you believe you will need more data, we also offer an Unlimited Data Option.

Your average data usage for the past three months is 77 GB, so based on your historical usage, with this new plan you can stream, surf, game, download or do whatever you want online, worry free. Less than 1% of Comcast XFINITY Internet customers use a terabyte of data or more in a month.

Details of the Terabyte and Unlimited Plans:
1 Terabyte (TB) included/month If 1 TB is exceeded, $10 for each additional data block of up to 50 GB/month $200 overage limit - no matter how much data you use
Unlimited Data $50 per month No overage charges — no matter how much data you use
You can also track and manage your usage so there are never any surprises about how much data you use. Here are a few tools you can use:
Usage meter – Monitor how much data you have used with our Data Usage Meter.
Data Usage Calculator - Estimate your data usage with our
Calculator Tool. Simply enter how often and how much you typically use the Internet, and the calculator will estimate your monthly data usage.
Notifications - Should you approach a terabyte of usage, we will send you a courtesy "in-browser" notice and an email letting you know when you reach 90%, 100%, 110%, and 125% of that amount. Usage notifications will not be sent to customers who enroll in the unlimited data option. Learn more about notifications here.
For the small percentage of customers who use more than a terabyte of data, we will offer them two courtesy months so they will not be billed the first two times they exceed a terabyte while they are getting comfortable with the new data usage plan. If you have any questions about the new data usage plan, please see our FAQs.

Thank you for being an XFINITY Internet Customer.

Sincerely,

John Crowley
Regional Senior Vice President of Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region

Please note that this is a consumer trial. Comcast may modify or discontinue this trial at any time. However, we will notify you in advance of any such change.

Sounds like a potential ETF-free contract-breaker.

How the hell does someone get to 1TB in data in a month? Even when I was downloading music and HD movies like crazy years ago, I didn't get anywhere close.

Now that I stream Spotify and Netflix / Amazon, I doubt I even get to 100 GB.

You will though with 4k and beyond.

How the hell does someone get to 1TB in data in a month? Even when I was downloading music and HD movies like crazy years ago, I didn't get anywhere close.

Now that I stream Spotify and Netflix / Amazon, I doubt I even get to 100 GB.

4K is a fad. Like 3D.

i feel this is a bad tech thought

3d didnt improve picture quality, it was a totally different viewing experience... one that most people either were mildly amused with or just annoyed with....
4k is just even better picture quality... that has always improved over time and I see no reason why tv resolutions would ever go backwards. it will be interesting to see if broadcast TV will ever adopt 4k, 1080p is not even used yet.

Ummm...they originally said 250GB and now it is 1TB.

They've done the opposite of what you're suggesting Rick.

Your average data usage for the past three months is 62 GB, so based on your historical usage, with this new plan you can stream, surf, game, download or do whatever you want online, worry free.

Your average data usage for the past three months is 167 GB, so based on your historical usage, with this new plan you can stream, surf, game, download or do whatever you want online, worry free. Less than 1% of Comcast XFINITY Internet customers use a terabyte of data or more in a month.

Got mine too. It also says we use 453 GB per month. Thanks to son #2.

Funny, my other son who lives in Portland, where Google Fiber is (or is coming), says comcast gives him free super-duper speed (whatever it is called) where here we have to pay for it, plus no cap.

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2108394624378/comcast-customers-in-these-us-states-will-have-a-12tb-data-cap-from-2021
Not sure why Illinois isn’t on the list. Just got my email from Comcast today that I went over. First month is just a warning so I don’t have to pay extra this month but I can’t see any less usage next month. Nice of Comcast to pitch in for the cause. Perfect time to whack everyone with a usage cap. Maybe I just tell the kids they can’t use the internet on their remote days or my wife is only allowed to teach 1/2 her classes. Unfortunately AT&T service goes as far as the neighbors house. 10 years they still can’t extended it 1 fucking house. Fuck them too.

Aren't we glad the government gave them all that money to build up an infrastructure to then cap your data usage for literally no logical reason?

Data caps for mobile data make sense because there is a harder limit on the actual bandwidth of wireless communication.