Online games + data cap

[ManyPearTree]

I have Comcast Internet and I read in the terms of use and it states that you cannot exceed the monthly 250 GB data limit.

That would be like downloading:
64,000 songs
140 SD movies
1.5 million emails

I am questioning if playing online games like Wow or something would contribute to the data limit..

[Aηdy]

I used to have a 40GB data cap, using the PS3 most nights and having 5 computers on the internet never used all that up. Now I'm on unlimied though. The short answer is you'll be perfectly fine.

[Donkey]

Mmm WoW or other online games won't take up much bandwidth.

[pcd31]

Screw Comcast, they don't deserve your money if they're going to cap your data. Switch services if you can.

[Origami]

I'm a die hard gamer xD I have played em all ):
No game even with my download addicted self (I download over 500 individual files, 30 programs, and ???? songs a month.)
So you shouldn't have to worry about anything if I'm not bothered by it. xD

[Commander Thor]

Screw Comcast, they don't deserve your money if they're going to cap your data. Switch services if you can.

I agree with him ^ .
Depending on where you live, see if you can talk your parents into getting CenturyTel, looks like they offer a 20MBit, dedicated fiber-optic line across most of the populated areas of Indiana.
CenturyTel DOES NOT have a cap, and is the best ISP I've ever had/seen.

[Donkey]

50mbs on Virgin Media is better

[Zazu]

Like as has been said, it'll use your bandwidth yer, but I doubt that you'd run over it.

I used to game a lot, like 35-ish hours a week a few years ago, and i only ever got through 15gb at most per month from games.

[EverlostPoet]

crap i got here late, but yeah i play games a lot and program a lot and i use about 20gb a month on games and programming xD

[Slaughtlander]

This is prolly a pretty common sense question, especially since I am big in the world of computer programming, but does your monthly bandwidth get used exactly how much you download? Like say you downloaded a 1gb file, would it take away 1gb from ur monthly bandwidth usage? If so, I'm pretty much fucked... I download TONS of movies, play 35-40 hours of online gaming each month, and manage my own webservers. I use charter internet and their cap is 100gb a month...