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regdawg1 · ‎04-06-2018

@cdr_pfeif wrote: What is your usage been for the past couple months? Or did you just switch to streaming? IMO - They are smarter than the streamers. :) Unless you only switch to one service, you might not be saving money. For me, I could switch to streaming but I like HGTV and local channels. To get that on streaming, my internet price would go up and I have to add on the streaming services. I would break even, so I stuck with my double play and can use my tivo DVR to skip commercials and not forced to watch them like on some streaming services. With DirecTV satellite service + Xfinity internet we were averaging about 600 - 700GB a month of data before the switch. With the DirecTV satellite service we were also using Netflix, Prime, and Hulu also. I switched to DIRECTV Now (testing them with a 3 month promotion). With us already averaging 700-800GB, I figured for sure we'll surpass the 1TB limit. The DirecTV Now service is $35/month after promotion ends so not bad I guess. I was paying $120 for satellite and maybe only used it 30% of the time anyway because we also had Netflix, Prime, and Hulu. The kicker though is I'll need to add the unlimited data for $50/month which will creep up my bill. Unless I go with Xfinity Instant TV which doesn't use data if your watching on your home network but after adding the channel options I like the by sky rockets. So I'm in a dilemma right now.......

regdawg1 · ‎04-06-2018

I've been debating on make a switch because of bundled promotions that included Home Security. But I have several questions: My set-up currently is I have z-wave devices (lights and doorlocks) connected to my panel (IQ Panel). Will the control panel provided by Xfinity be able to controle those devices as well? The control panel (Livewatch service) is linked with Alarm.com where I can download the app to my phone (android) and control my devices. I can also create automation rules via Alarm.com. I have several door sensors and motion sensors already in place, will those be re-used or will I need to pay for new sensors? Thanks for any assistance on this.

regdawg1 · ‎04-05-2018

Is like to know as well. This could potentially decide if I go with Comcast or directvnow. I'm not about to replace all my firesticks for roku's.

regdawg1 · ‎04-03-2018

I may need to add the unlimited data option now that I switched to TV streaming service....hate that its $50.

regdawg1 · ‎04-03-2018

I may need to add the unlimited usage after adding streaming TV service. I still have a pass left for overage. Any chance the $50 fee goes up by next month?

regdawg1 · ‎04-03-2018

I was just offered the 1Gig speed (not pro) for $89/month for 2 years....I don't know if within that time the price could come down but I'd be locked in. Anyone know if this is a good deal? I'm currently paying for Blast Pro + unlimited phone service (not important to me) for $89.99....contract ends in July 2018. My other dilemma is the allowable data per month. I just switched to TV streaming service and my concern is my data threshold will exced the 1TB so might have to add the $50 unlimited service. I thought I was going to save alot of money by going to streaming service but looks like I'll just be saving a little.

regdawg1 · ‎08-17-2017

Its like they just flipped a switch and all of a sudden everyone is going over.

regdawg1 · ‎08-15-2017

Makes me wonder if anyone has taken legal action about this issue.

regdawg1 · ‎08-13-2017

Can anyone recommend a good way to monitor what comes in and out of my home or is the comcast data usage figure on my account pretty accurate? I'd like for something I can open up at the end of the day and see exactly how much traffic has come and gone real-time.

regdawg1 · ‎08-13-2017

I downgraded my plan about a month ago from the 200mbps plan to the 100mpbs plan to save a little money. All of a sudden I'm going over the 1TB cap which now I might be forced to pay the xtra $50 to add unlimited...what the heck!?!?!?! With all the tech I have in my home (TV's, pc's, tablets, phones, etc.) its a little annoying now that I might have to monitor everything that goes in and out of my home. I don't know if I can trust the Comcast Data Usage meeter or not which makes me feel that I HAVE to pay the extra $50. I averaged between 800-900GB a month since I've been with Comcast over 2 years ago and all of a sudden I'm over 1TB. Has anyone been able to prove what their data usage is showing with Comcast is incorrect?

regdawg1 · ‎08-01-2017

@Rustyben wrote: @regdawg1 wrote: So for the month of July 2017, I exceeded my data plan usage (1024G . Prior to this never exceeded. My data usage has roughly been between 700GB-800GB a month. We recently (late June / early July) had Ring camera's installed around our home, 3 to be exact. We probably have the motion sensitivity at nearly high for each camera therefore it is recording 20 seconds of footage to the cloud often throughout the day. 1) Does the cloud recording use a large amount of data? As an example maybe 20-30 20 second clips at 720p and 1 camera is 1080p, on a daily basis. 2) When viewing these camera feeds from my mobile device outside of our network, does this use up our data? What about viewing the feeds when I'm at home? We stream Netflix / Amazon maybe a couple hours a day, maybe alot more on the weekend. My kids are on youtube probably throughout the day as well everyday. We have home automation stuff throughout the home, not sure if that eats up data. I'm just trying to figure out how we went over all of a sudden this month and I feel like it may be our security cameras. Any insight woudl be appreciated. I have 2 ipods streaming to cloud 24/7 using app manything and stream a lot in the home. my usage is almost always under 300 GB. I have many memo's and wireless t'stats and 2 chrome devices that use data too. note that you can change at any time to unlimited and there will be no overage charges for that month. @After reading alot of the posts on here I think I'm in the same situation with the spike of data usage. As I said in my initial post, I averaged 700-800GB a month from January to June. I have 20 +/- devices in my home from tablets, PCs, TVs, home automation devices, etc. I had the Arlo security camera's (5 cameras being recorded to the cloud) before I this month I switch to the Ring security camera's (3 being recorded to cloud). In my initial post I thought it could possibly be my camera's but now I'm doubting it because I previously had 5 security cameras when I was averaging the 700-800GB a month. So something definitely has changed @ Comcast. I'm using a NETGEAR R6300v2 with my comcast modem in bridgemode. Anyone know if the NETGEAR router has a place where it can tell you what devices connected to it is using data and how much?

regdawg1 · ‎08-01-2017

So for the month of July 2017, I exceeded my data plan usage (1024G . Prior to this never exceeded. My data usage has roughly been between 700GB-800GB a month. We recently (late June / early July) had Ring camera's installed around our home, 3 to be exact. We probably have the motion sensitivity at nearly high for each camera therefore it is recording 20 seconds of footage to the cloud often throughout the day. 1) Does the cloud recording use a large amount of data? As an example maybe 20-30 20 second clips at 720p and 1 camera is 1080p, on a daily basis. 2) When viewing these camera feeds from my mobile device outside of our network, does this use up our data? What about viewing the feeds when I'm at home? We stream Netflix / Amazon maybe a couple hours a day, maybe alot more on the weekend. My kids are on youtube probably throughout the day as well everyday. We have home automation stuff throughout the home, not sure if that eats up data. I'm just trying to figure out how we went over all of a sudden this month and I feel like it may be our security cameras. Any insight woudl be appreciated.

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