FlawlessImage wrote:
to test it out i havent even used any internet tonight other than the xfinity app on my xbox and im at 3 gb and rising already.
its been bothering me cause last month i went over the cap by 49 gb's(its only the 2nd time i ever went over 250 since the cap was implemented)
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XFINITY TV service on XBOX 360 does not count against the monthly data threshold.
The links below have some good information on that.
From Tony Werner, Comcast EVP and CTO dated May 15, 2012:
http://blog.comcast.com/2012/05/the-facts-about-xfinity-tv-and-xbox-360-comcast-is-not-prioritizing....
From JT Ramsay, Comcast's Chief Blogger, dated March 26, 2012:
http://blog.comcast.com/2012/03/xfinity-on-demand-on-xbox-and-your-xfinity-internet-service.html
and excerpting from Comcast's J.T Ramsay's entry:
"Any XfinityTV service that travels over the public Internet, including XfinityTV.com and our Xfinity TV app on mobile devices, counts toward our data usage threshold, as they always have.
The Xfinity On Demand content that we will deliver to Xbox 360 will not travel over the public Internet and is delivered in much the same way as we deliver your video service to your set top box. Your Xbox 360 essentially acts as an additional cable box for your existing cable service. As a result, our data usage threshold does not apply.
For some context: our 250GB data threshold doesn't affect 99% of our customers. You can find more details in our FAQs here. From a streaming video perspective, you can stream hundreds of hours per month, depending on the bit rate".
EDIT: Just adding the below, HBOGO via XBOX (a separate app) DOES count against the monthly data threshold...
If I’m an Xfinity Internet customer, will watching HBOGO directly on my Xbox 360 use data from my monthly broadband data usage allowance?
Yes, because the video is being delivered over the public Internet. All broadband data that travels over the public Internet on our Xfinity Internet service counts against a customer’s data usage threshold, regardless of the source. For example, all Internet-based video streaming and download services, including XfinityTV.com, the Xfinity TV app and nbc.com, are included in the calculation of monthly usage.
