How to Measure Bandwidth With Comcast

The amount of data flowing through your Cable modem is measured and reported to your Comcast account panel.

Although many network providers have a vaguely defined "excessive use" policy, Comcast provides an absolute maximum amount of data transfer that a subscriber can have during a month until they will be warned for excessive usage. Repeat violators of this policy have their Internet access terminated, so it is important to use Comcast's online bandwidth tools to verify you are not exceeding their data caps. This cap is 250 gigabytes of transfer per month, as of 2011.

Instructions

1. Open your browser, and navigate to the comcast.net website.

2. Click "Account," then log in to your account using your primary Comcast ID and its password. Your primary Comcast ID is the account that belongs to the Comcast subscription's owner.

3. Select the "Users and Settings" tab.

4. Click "View Details" on the upper-right corner of the window.

5. Read the "Used" column next to the chart showing your current bandwidth consumption. This value is listed in Gigabytes. Your remaining bandwidth for the month is listed below the "Remaining" column.

Tips & Warnings

• One Gigabyte of data is the equivalent of 1024 Megabytes.

• Exceeding your bandwidth threshold repeatedly could result in losing your Internet access for a year.

References

• Comcast: Frequently Asked Questions About Excessive Use