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      Netflix's CEO, Reed Hastings blasts Comcast for violating net-neutrality rules by excluding one of its new products from monthly data caps.

      The accusation came from Mr Hastings' Facebook page,

      Comcast no longer following net neutrality principles.

      Comcast should apply caps equally, or not at all.

      I spent the weekend enjoying four good internet video apps on my Xbox: Netflix, HBO GO, Xfinity, and Hulu.

      When I watch video on my Xbox from three of these four apps, it counts against my Comcast internet cap. When I watch through Comcast’s Xfinity app, however, it does not count against my Comcast internet cap.
      Mr Hastings' argument is that Comcast is unfairly promoting its Xfinity TV app for the XBox 360 to watch On Demand movies and TV shows as an alternative to the Comcast set-top cable box. How? Comcast has made it clear that it wouldn't count bandwidth used for streaming content through the XBox app from the 250-gigabyte cap that consumers are held to every month.
      Comments 3 Comments
      1. catastrophegirl's Avatar
        catastrophegirl -
        i'm glad he is speaking up about this. as someone who has made recent major mistakes with his own company, i think he's really starting to pay attention.
        not that i think comcast will care until legal action is taken, either by a class action suit from people who only have comcast as an option, or if they get busted for net neutrality violations. i just hope they get a judge who is a cord cutter
      1. Roku Guru's Avatar
        Roku Guru -
        more harsh words from the same Facebook page:

        I want my HBO GO.

        When I try to use HBO GO on my Xbox or on my Roku, I find that Comcast is blocking HBO GO, and won’t let me use HBO GO on these TV-connected devices.

        Comcast: I’m paying you a lot of money for HBO, so please let me watch HBO GO on my TV.

        Once I get HBO GO on my Xbox, then it will be strange that streaming Game of Thrones from the HBO GO app on my Xbox will count against my Comcast internet cap, but when I watch those same Game of Thrones streams through the Comcast app on Xbox, over the same wifi connection to my Xbox, then it will not count against my cap. Hmmm…
      1. Orrymain's Avatar
        Orrymain -
        I just hope it's a fair judge. That's how I feel for all cases. The problem with society is too much taking sides and not looking at situations fairly. Judges need to be in the middle, if it is justice that is to be accomplished.