Don't just talk about Comcast. Verizon does it too. I used to get about 700kbps now it's 160kbps. They suck! Must want me to transition to Fios Net!

Well, here we go again! Instead of these companies listening to the demands of their customers (who pay them money,) they decide to throttle bandwidth and not improve as the markets demand. Meanwhile, countries like Japan are seeing an average speed of 64 MBPS download. In America, the country who is credited with the invention of the Internet, sits at 15th in the entire world for Broadband Technologies. This is totally unacceptable. Because this country is set up on a capitalistic system, I disagree with any government intervention... and that goes vice versa as well... I do not want to see the government bailing out Comcast because their customer base is turning to other alternatives such as AT&T or Verizon FiOS. Comcast will get what they deserve for trying to stifle the much needed growth of our Broadband Internet Infrastructure. Instead of investing money and time throttling bandwidth for its heaviest users, they should take this as a strong signal that they need to upgrade and invest in their infrastructure. The Market has spoken... Americans want higher speeds so that they can watch streaming movies in high definition, download large files that will aid in their research, etc. The companies that listen to the voice of the customer are the ones that are the most successful, whereas the ones that try to use their strong-arm tactics with their customers and the government will ultimately fail.

The only utility which we must pay for in advance and are then restricted on its use.

This is exactly what we don't want of the internet. Its called Comcast. If congestion is the issue, then sell a lower bandwidth to your customers. Comcast is advertising X mbps,and if you actually use that, you get throttled. Ha Ha thats so funny! I am using only what was advertised and what I am paying for - nothing more! It's not a matter of being a bandwidth hog, it's a matter of getting what you pay for - Just because you're content to pay X/month for high speeds for a fraction of the time doesn't mean that people such as myself are content to not make full use of the resources we pay for.

Nowadays, I'd be more than glad to just get what I pay for from ComCast with any consistency. As is, I've got repair technicians coming and going, unable to resolve connectivity and upload/download speed problems. O.K. I'm connected now, but what good is it with both up/down speeds at under 200kbs ? It used to be a lot better, and if it's cause and effect, I think this new bandwidth management is to going to kill the golden goose and my account with ComCast. (BTW the CAPTCHA format here is a royal PIA ... the code letters and numbers are as readable and subject to interpretation as a Rorschak inkblot test)

Americans want higher speeds so that they can watch streaming movies in high definition, download large files that will aid in their research, etc. T