Comcast gives users tool to watch internet usage

While most of us freaked when Comcast put limits on just how much data users can download, the company is stepping up to the plate offering a tool that monitors data usage for all your home gadgets. The 250GB cap, imposed last year, can be almost impossible to guesstimate, leaving users in the dark fearing a bill with overages. The new meter will be rolled out to one test market before launching nationally. Do you know how much data you use?

The lucky folks in Portland, Oregon will be first to access the meter as part of comcast.com. The meter will analyze three months of data usage and refreshes every three hours. The meter will measure all data used by any gadget in your home, from TiVo to iPod touch to Chumby to well, you get the idea. These gadgets have to be getting you close to the cap right?

According to Comcast, “the median usage for Comcast’s customers is about 2 to 4 GB per month,” leaving a lot of headroom under the 250GB cap. For the 1% that fear the cap, this meter should help.

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