No More downloads for Comcast Customers

[Howard Coles Jr.]

On Saturday 30 August 2008 01:00:18 pm Derek Broughton wrote:
> Knapp wrote:
> > n Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 6:06 PM, Lindsay Mathieson
> >
> > <lindsay.mathieson at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> >> On Sunday 31 August 2008 01:40:51 Knapp wrote:
> >>> Ubuntu is among other things for freedom and human rights.
> >>
> >> Goodie, lets have a good flame fest on Palestine/Israel or something.
> >>
> >> And yah, some americans being limited to 250GB/Month is a human rights
> >> violation
> >
> > You guys are missing the point. They said UNLIMITED in before you buy
> > it in their ads and THEN put limits up. Most likely under pressure
> > from movie companies to stop pirates or maybe just basic corporate
> > greed.
>
> Nobody's missing the point - it's not a human rights issue. It's a contract
> problem.  You _could_ try suing them, but you'd find that the contract you
> signed said that they had the right to change the terms to their advantage
> whenever they want.
> --
> derek

Yes, you would have to attack on the basis of false and misleading 
advertising, which would be expensive.  And, that's what they are counting 
on.

I did receive confirmation from "Holly Taylor" who works in Rick Germano's 
area, which is Comcast's Customer Operations staff.

The confirmation was that the limit is indeed 250, not 2 as the tech had 
informed me.

-- 
See Ya'
Howard Coles Jr.
John 3:16!