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Cumcast = C_nts! Boy am I glad I'm with VZ FIOS now
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| emc^2 |
One more reason to hate comcast:
source: http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9800629-38.html
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Comcast really does block BitTorrent traffic after all
Posted by Declan McCullagh
For a few months Comcast has been the subject of scattered reports that say it throttles BitTorrent traffic.
TorrentFreak said in August that Comcast was surreptitiously interfering with file transfers by posing as one party and then, essentially, hanging up the phone. But when we contacted Comcast at the time, it flatly denied doing it.
Thanks to tests reported Friday by the Associated Press, however, it's clear that Comcast is actively interfering with peer-to-peer networks even if relatively small files are being transferred.
The tests involved transferring a copy of the King James Bible through the BitTorrent network on Time Warner Cable, Cablevison, AT&T and two Comcast connections (in Philadelphia, Boston and San Francisco). Only the Comcast-connected computers were affected.
This is significant. The Gutenberg version of the King James Bible is only 4.24MB, which is relatively tiny and indicates that Comcast was singling out even small files.
Now, even though there's been some musing that Comcast can't do this, I'd be surprised if a court would say that it was somehow unlawful. Comcast's Terms of Service says: "You further agree to comply with all Comcast network, bandwidth, and data storage and usage limitations. You shall ensure that your bandwidth consumption using the Service does not exceed the limitations that are now in effect or may be established in the future. If your use of the Service results in the consumption of bandwidth in excess of the applicable limitations, that is a violation of this Policy...if the Service is used in a way that Comcast or its suppliers, in their sole discretion, believe violate this AUP, Comcast or its suppliers may take any responsive actions they deem appropriate.
Which is pretty broad.
The danger for Comcast is twofold. First, its hyperactive filtering may zap perfectly legitimate file transfers, which seems to have happened in one case involving a customer using Lotus Notes.
Second, it encourages countermeasures such as obfuscating BitTorrent traffic or encrypting it. That means that future efforts by Comcast to manage its traffic may be far more difficult. (If Comcast had merely slowed down BitTorrent transfers instead of cutting them off completely, users wouldn't be escalating this arms race as quickly.)
Probably the best result would be tiered pricing. BitTorrent users who are heavy users of bandwidth would pay more, while average home users would pay less. It's not perfect, and lots of Internet users may not like a tiered pricing model, but it's probably better than escalating a technological arms race, or not being able to use BitTorrent at all.
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| BiG MiKE |
| Gay. I'm glad I'm with Fios. The Rep told me they dont care how much uploading you do. It's unlimited :p Before that, I was with optimum online. They however did care how much you upload. They would congest the line so you can upload less if it was sustained. |
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| kadomony |
| Still waiting for it to be available on my block but can't wait to get it. |
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| aralemomdadok |
| FiOS is definitely a go. you can't go wrong with 15 mbps. I'm waiting for it to arrive at my block. I have to say I'm happy with DSL though. |
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| DeRangedMind |
I so far haven't had any issues using utorrent.
Should I be worried because Comcast and Cox merged.
This went on silently because they fear Verizon FIOS. |
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| kingchinc |
| what in the world is "true quam" |
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| Tom Colontonio |
| Is it really that much faster than Comcast? Its here on my street now.....IM thinking about giving it a go |
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| AddictedTo1982 |
OH man its faster than Cox/Comcast I'll put its to you like this, if your using newsgroups
DVD 4.7gig movie
Cox/Comcast = 2:50 hours
Verizon FIOS = 50 minutes |
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| beema |
if you hate comcast, you will like this story:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...7101702359.html
does that little mongoloid pumpkin-head kid on the FIOS commercials creep the hell out of anybody else?
I wouldn't be surprised if Verizon jumps on the torrent ban-wagon sometime soon. Most torrent sites block US IP's these days anyways :( |
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| euphoria |
Still waiting for Fios. I called verizon 2 years ago and they said next year, I called again last year and they said next year and the same when I called this year. They are taking they're sweet as time getting to Queens :mad:
I currently have Time Warner Cable and since I do a lot of upload and download they always lower my speed and I can tell because I run speed tests all the time. |
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| AY STAR |
fios just came to my block
gettin that 2marrow
yesssssssssssssssss :D |
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