--- description: Following its 'data cap' trials, Comcast is now experimenting with an unlimited data option that costs customers an extra $30. title: This Is How Much Comcast Is Charging For Unlimited Data image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0360151ab6e46dc4/698861e0cf40a83d26c3f805/469232791.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Comcast](/tag/comcast/) ## Comcast Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Is How Much Comcast Is Charging For Unlimited Data by [Michal Addady / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Michal Addady / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 1, 2015 8:13 PM CUT  POMPANO BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 13: A Comcast truck is seen parked at one of their centers on February 13, 2014 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Today, Comcast announced a $45-billion offer for Time Warner Cable. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) POMPANO BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 13: A Comcast truck is seen parked at one of their centers on February 13, 2014 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Today, Comcast announced a $45-billion offer for Time Warner Cable. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Joe Raedle—Getty Images by [Michal Addady / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Michal Addady / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 1, 2015 8:13 PM CUT The nation’s largest cable company has decided to charge $30 to let customers bypass Comcast’s data limit of 300GB per month, [_Ars Technica_ reports](http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/09/comcast-now-charging-30-extra-per-month-for-unlimited-data-in-florida/ "undefined"). The company has been experimenting with data caps in nine different states. When customers exceed 300GB, they have to pay $10 for each additional 50GB, although they are given three months of leeway before they are penalized. [Comcast](http://fortune.com/video/2015/05/20/why-everybody-hates-comcast/ "undefined") recently decided to test an unlimited data option in a few Florida locations — Fort Lauderdale, the Keys, and Miami. Customers in these areas can choose to pay an extra $30 per month to stop worrying about going over their limit. If they end up using less than 300GB, they will not be reimbursed. 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