How this Broadband Cap Affects Me and My Future Business Plans

[KnightChatX]

From what I've seen some companies are not actually charging if you go over bandwith limit per month but rather you talk to someone that helps you to reduce your usage or work out a better service package in the future which gives you more.

That is the case with Cox Cable that is tied with Comcast. The difference here ATT actually will be charging $10 for each 50GB used. Since they started monitoring within a few hours of doing absolutely nothing, no file sharing, no youtube videos, no hulu, no big pictures or browsing except for on ATT website and cox website to compare internet packages and I play 1 round of 1 game the total usage became quickly 9.91GB, so I do not see how 150GB or 250GB would hold up if I was running multiplayer game servers 24/7 and hosting a website. This is going to impact my current and future business plans dramatically, to the point I have to rethink, restructure, and even may have to totally give up free service plans as a result of this ATT change. So yeah, this is not good for me personally or business wise. I don't see how I could possibly keep a service running 24/7 every day of the week for free or adequately expand if i have to worry about the bandwidth usage more than anything else. So at this point I feel like my business plans is actually ruined, because of this for the foreseeable future until I can find a solution to a reasonable connection in my area, this already has me looking for alternative services. How can one run a game company/hosting service when this happens?

Other better package options are not currently available with ATT service that I'm aware of or atleast finding clear information on that isn't easy to find, the residential options seem more complete and expandable and focusing on mainly the internet portion which I need, and not the cell phone or chat text services, while the business portion is foggy, much of the business service packages that are offered include things I don't need or want and cost more for less service, the info for the business side isn't clear, it mainly seems to be focusing on social aspects more so than actual business operations related to non-voice data transfer.

[KnightChatX]

To clarify, what I mean by "The difference here ATT actually will be charging $10 for each 50GB used." I mean to say "overage fee of $10 for every 50 GB after the regular monthly bandwidth allowance has been exceeded", ATT will actually be charging a fee when alot of broadband companies are listing bandwidth metering and mentioning a cap or limited service but some other companies such as Cox are not actually charging fee but rather providing usage monitoring and information even from one on one consultation to help reduce usage and also offering advice for a plan which would better cover person for their increased usage when or if it becomes intensive and beyond the scope of their current package's listed but not enforced monthly bandwidth allowance. Here's example what I mean:  What happens if I go over my monthly bandwidth allowed by Cox? Cox notifies customers if they exceed their bandwidth allowance -- and works with them proactively to resolve the problem. In some cases, customers do not even know they are exceeding the allowance because their computers are infected with a virus that is spewing spam or otherwise consuming bandwidth. In others, customers choose to reduce their bandwidth consumption or select a different Cox High Speed Internet package that better fits their needs. Will I be billed if I exceed these allowances? Cox does not currently charge you an additional fee if you exceed your allowance.   If you determine that your Internet bandwidth usage consistently increases, we recommend that you consider a Cox High Speed Internet package that more closely matches your use of the service.