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The scam part is where the limits are all disclosed in the small print while the large print on their advertising material says "unlimited"; it takes serious pilpul to redefine that word.

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AFAIK there's nowhere on Comcast's site that says unlimited bandwidth. I just went to sign up and they were pretty clear about data caps.

Right on "Xfinity"'s homepage I see them offering "Unlimited". Then in the fine print below it, in a much smaller font, it says they'll throttle your connection after only 20 GB.

Serious pilpul to call that "Unlimited".

If you’re seeing references to throttling and 20GB, you’ve accidentally gone to Xfinity Mobile, their phone service.

Whatever, it's advertised right on the front of Xfinity.com, and it's the same damn company. I have numerous emails from them telling me they'll me that I'm close to my monthly limit and they'll fine me if I go over. Comcast are snakes, just like the rest.

The practices of cable Internet and MVNOs have nothing to do with each other. They just share branding.

Same company, same leadership, same scummy business practices. I don't know why you're trying to hold water for Comcast of all companies. I guess Elon Musk is just so awful that he makes you think Comcast is good? I don't particularly like the guy either, but get real. Comcast are scum.

I don’t know what has given you this impression. Hopefully you’ll find it easier to navigate between their websites from now on.

Given me what impression? Should I not judge a company by the lies they put on their website?

>> I just went to sign up

To Comcast? For the love of God, why?

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