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by amluto 3548 days ago
How is it okay that so many services don't come with a clear, configurable, default-low cost accrual cap?

Heck, Comcast is rolling out unlimited* potential liability if you go over without pre-purchasing a $50 insurance policy.

* Given bandwidth constraints, maybe it's only $6500/mo or so. Still.

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Comcast is rolling out unlimited potential liability

No, that's not true. The maximum additional liability is $200.

From the article linked to in the recent discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12663935

The third time it's exceeded within a 12 month period, however, the "courtesy months" go away and users will be charged $10 for an additional 50GB of data, which will continue happening to a limit of $200 per month. If you want unlimited data access, you can buy it up front, for an additional $50 per month over your current internet bill.