Comments on: Comcast Hacked in BitTorrent Throttling Payback? http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/ Torrent News, Torrent Sites and the latest Scoops Fri, 25 May 2012 10:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brian http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-455628 Brian Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:46:01 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-455628 GOOD!!! Comcast SUCKS! GOOD!!! Comcast SUCKS!

]]> By: OTiS http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-422515 OTiS Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:27:35 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-422515 And for those of you who ASS U ME I was referring to just them take a moment and read the other 140 post on this site. I don't care if a single person on here condones the actions. What was done was illegal. Not much to discuss there. And for those of you who ASS U ME I was referring to just them take a moment and read the other 140 post on this site.

I don’t care if a single person on here condones the actions. What was done was illegal.

Not much to discuss there.

]]> By: Comcast Random Rep http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-418630 Comcast Random Rep Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:17:06 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-418630 OH and for the record.... I never once in all the years working in Tech Support...I have NEVER had a SINGLE person call in saying they were having trouble Seeding...never had ANYONE call in saying Comcast is "throttling" or "Sandvining" their service...never had anyone complain about that kind of problem....why is that? How come if everyone believes this to be a problem with Comcast...that it's Comcast doing this...How come nobody calls in to complain about it? Why's that? Hmmmm...... OH and for the record….
I never once in all the years working in Tech Support…I have NEVER had a SINGLE person call in saying they were having trouble Seeding…never had ANYONE call in saying Comcast is “throttling” or “Sandvining” their service…never had anyone complain about that kind of problem….why is that? How come if everyone believes this to be a problem with Comcast…that it’s Comcast doing this…How come nobody calls in to complain about it? Why’s that? Hmmmm……

]]> By: Comcast Random Rep http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-418614 Comcast Random Rep Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:41:51 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-418614 The whole Concept of ALL my posts, if you were paying attention, from day 1, from the very first post... the whole reason for posting anything on here...was to get people to realize that Comcast is NOT the reason for every single problem that anyone encounters with their internet...I NEVER said Comcast was God, or that they are completely flawless..NEVER. I simply stated in a series of posts, that most of these stupid ass Comcast customers on here posting "Comcast Sucks!" really have NO IDEA what the problem is...they just simply blame Comcast. If there ISP was AT&T or DirectTV or whoever...every problem those same people have, they would blame them. If you only knew...95% of the calls we get EVERYDAY (which on average is about 2000+ per day), are issues with either customer owned Routers (which some of us reps know how to fix anyway...we dont have to fix that for you but we do), or problems with their Computers. 9 times out of 10, there is NO problem with the Internet Service they we provide. I've had customers call me and say "Something is wrong with my Internet...My screen wont turn on".. Plug their damn screen in and everything is peachy. That was the whole reason I started posting on here. People's misplaced anger. It's my job to figure out what is wrong with people's internet...been doing that everyday for a very long time...I've seen it all. Now granted..in some areas...Comcast is in need of some serious upgrades... but unless you are in South Florida, thats not your area. And in some areas, they really need to hire better Repair Technicians... cuz the Techs suck in most areas... so see, im not saying that Comcast doesn't have problems...all I've basically been saying is look at your situation, use some common sense before you just blame it all on Comcast. Oh and if you have to call Tech Support for help....when we troubleshoot your situation and then tell you what is wrong...don't tell us we are wrong...you called US for help...chances are that its not the FIRST time we've seen a problem like yours. Hell 99% of the time...you can tell me what your computer screen says and I can tell you what the problem is and how to fix it...because I've fixed it before. So keep in mind...when you call US for help....we're here to help YOU....not the other way around. The whole Concept of ALL my posts, if you were paying attention, from day 1, from the very first post… the whole reason for posting anything on here…was to get people to realize that Comcast is NOT the reason for every single problem that anyone encounters with their internet…I NEVER said Comcast was God, or that they are completely flawless..NEVER. I simply stated in a series of posts, that most of these stupid ass Comcast customers on here posting “Comcast Sucks!” really have NO IDEA what the problem is…they just simply blame Comcast. If there ISP was AT&T or DirectTV or whoever…every problem those same people have, they would blame them. If you only knew…95% of the calls we get EVERYDAY (which on average is about 2000+ per day), are issues with either customer owned Routers (which some of us reps know how to fix anyway…we dont have to fix that for you but we do), or problems with their Computers. 9 times out of 10, there is NO problem with the Internet Service they we provide. I’ve had customers call me and say “Something is wrong with my Internet…My screen wont turn on”.. Plug their damn screen in and everything is peachy.

That was the whole reason I started posting on here. People’s misplaced anger. It’s my job to figure out what is wrong with people’s internet…been doing that everyday for a very long time…I’ve seen it all. Now granted..in some areas…Comcast is in need of some serious upgrades… but unless you are in South Florida, thats not your area. And in some areas, they really need to hire better Repair Technicians… cuz the Techs suck in most areas… so see, im not saying that Comcast doesn’t have problems…all I’ve basically been saying is look at your situation, use some common sense before you just blame it all on Comcast.

Oh and if you have to call Tech Support for help….when we troubleshoot your situation and then tell you what is wrong…don’t tell us we are wrong…you called US for help…chances are that its not the FIRST time we’ve seen a problem like yours. Hell 99% of the time…you can tell me what your computer screen says and I can tell you what the problem is and how to fix it…because I’ve fixed it before. So keep in mind…when you call US for help….we’re here to help YOU….not the other way around.

]]> By: Steal is such a harsh word http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-418193 Steal is such a harsh word Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:07:03 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-418193 Sharing is good. Ever heard the term? You know there is a video called 'I wouldn't steal' right that defines sharing as sharing, not stealing, like what the MPAA and RIAA want you to think, and darn, its even from a sizable political party in the EU! Guess it's not credible, and that we're all committing crimes when SHARING. (sarcasm) http://www.savetheinternet.com Sharing is good. Ever heard the term?
You know there is a video called ‘I wouldn’t steal’ right that defines sharing as sharing, not stealing, like what the MPAA and RIAA want you to think, and darn, its even from a sizable political party in the EU! Guess it’s not credible, and that we’re all committing crimes when SHARING. (sarcasm)

http://www.savetheinternet.com

]]> By: As for ketchup http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-418190 As for ketchup Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:02:51 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-418190 Its more like they forget your entire order. Also, I know that the hacking wasn't related to hating comcast (which I will say AGAIN, cause certain people don't read the comments!). Emphasis again on me arguing at the comcast rep about them not doing evil, not condoning idiot hackers who have nothing better to do and aren't even doing it for a cause, and since they are doing it, don't even know how to cover their tracks. http://www.savetheinternet.com Its more like they forget your entire order.

Also, I know that the hacking wasn’t related to hating comcast (which I will say AGAIN, cause certain people don’t read the comments!). Emphasis again on me arguing at the comcast rep about them not doing evil, not condoning idiot hackers who have nothing better to do and aren’t even doing it for a cause, and since they are doing it, don’t even know how to cover their tracks.

http://www.savetheinternet.com

]]> By: I wasn't condoning their action http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-418188 I wasn't condoning their action Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:59:29 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-418188 If you'd read my posts. I was arguing at the Comcast Rep that his/her claim about Comcast not doing evil was bogus. I'm actually quite dismayed at it, I thought we'd be better than this (I would say that at least (and I actually oppose hacking, just saying that it would have been better if), if someone hacked, they'd hack their news and maybe insert a message with our plea/argument with a optional click here to learn more about our cause button, while not denying them of any services, that's all, wouldn't really harm anyone, or deny anything) http://www.savetheinternet.com If you’d read my posts. I was arguing at the Comcast Rep that his/her claim about Comcast not doing evil was bogus.

I’m actually quite dismayed at it, I thought we’d be better than this (I would say that at least (and I actually oppose hacking, just saying that it would have been better if), if someone hacked, they’d hack their news and maybe insert a message with our plea/argument with a optional click here to learn more about our cause button, while not denying them of any services, that’s all, wouldn’t really harm anyone, or deny anything)
http://www.savetheinternet.com

]]> By: OTiS http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-415455 OTiS Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:46:29 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-415455 Hows this for a little common sense. I hear all these idiots saying "they warned them first" and since comcast blew them off the took that to mean they should break the law. So lets change the model a little bit. You walk by your neighbors house and see his window is open. You call and tell him about it and he tells you to screw off. So the next day you walk by and the window is open again. You figure the guys was a jerk to you and you need to teach him a lesson. So you climb through his window and hang out in his house for a while. Even if you did nothing to the house, the simple fact that you broke the law in spite of someone still means you broke the law. Why is it that people here are trying to make this issue about Comcast? Ok, so they piss people off. Ok, so they don't have the best customer service. just because McDonald's forgets your ketchup it doesn't give you the right to damage or steal from them. Anyone who condones the actions of these two idiots really has no place to speak about morals when it comes to how Comcast conducts business. if you pirate or steal software etc. You also have no real place to speak about the morals of Comcast. Hows this for a little common sense. I hear all these idiots saying “they warned them first” and since comcast blew them off the took that to mean they should break the law.

So lets change the model a little bit. You walk by your neighbors house and see his window is open. You call and tell him about it and he tells you to screw off. So the next day you walk by and the window is open again. You figure the guys was a jerk to you and you need to teach him a lesson. So you climb through his window and hang out in his house for a while. Even if you did nothing to the house, the simple fact that you broke the law in spite of someone still means you broke the law. Why is it that people here are trying to make this issue about Comcast? Ok, so they piss people off. Ok, so they don’t have the best customer service. just because McDonald’s forgets your ketchup it doesn’t give you the right to damage or steal from them.

Anyone who condones the actions of these two idiots really has no place to speak about morals when it comes to how Comcast conducts business. if you pirate or steal software etc. You also have no real place to speak about the morals of Comcast.

]]> By: Comcast Hacked in BitTorrent Throttling Payback? at IDTorrent Blog http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-414120 Comcast Hacked in BitTorrent Throttling Payback? at IDTorrent Blog Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:55:52 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-414120 [...] Comcast Hacked in BitTorrent Throttling Payback? [...] [...] Comcast Hacked in BitTorrent Throttling Payback? [...]

]]> By: Really.....good to see a concession http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-412310 Really.....good to see a concession Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:24:39 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-412310 What, may I ask, was with the "if the speed's horribly slow, its the customer's end's fault" attitude? Isn't that strongly implying that the reason we get "random drops" from "sandvining" is some reason other than comcast's doing. Sure, I concede there's probably a good amount of users who don't know why having a router slows down their speed if they can't port forward or do something else right, and don't know the difference between uploading and downloading, but there is a significant amount of users who are not like that, who actually understand the difference, who don't use a router, and who, if the ISP isn't sending forged RST or doing other deceitful things, shouldn't have ANY connection issues at all. Worst customer service attitude I've ever heard of. As for "good reason": If it was limited to 200kb/s, I wouldn't care. If it was limited to 100kb/s I probably still wouldn't care. Hey, I can only upload at 300kb/s to media fire, so no big to me. But if its completely blocked/forged RST packets that's being used.... I fail to see the logic behind this. I mean, I can either upload at 300kb/s to media fire and use MORE bandwidth, or upload at 75kb/s and use LESS...........anyone with basic math skills can tell you that the 75kb/s is less....and yet, instead of implementing a cap (at say 75, although I'd like it if it were at 100, cause sometimes I want to seed more than one at a time) or even allowing us to upload, your company is completely blocking the protocol, I seem to remember before the sandvining, there was a cap anyway, so why suddenly block it completely? http://www.savetheinternet.com/ What, may I ask, was with the “if the speed’s horribly slow, its the customer’s end’s fault” attitude? Isn’t that strongly implying that the reason we get “random drops” from “sandvining” is some reason other than comcast’s doing. Sure, I concede there’s probably a good amount of users who don’t know why having a router slows down their speed if they can’t port forward or do something else right, and don’t know the difference between uploading and downloading, but there is a significant amount of users who are not like that, who actually understand the difference, who don’t use a router, and who, if the ISP isn’t sending forged RST or doing other deceitful things, shouldn’t have ANY connection issues at all.

Worst customer service attitude I’ve ever heard of.

As for “good reason”:
If it was limited to 200kb/s, I wouldn’t care.
If it was limited to 100kb/s I probably still wouldn’t care. Hey, I can only upload at 300kb/s to media fire, so no big to me.
But if its completely blocked/forged RST packets that’s being used….

I fail to see the logic behind this. I mean, I can either upload at 300kb/s to media fire and use MORE bandwidth, or upload at 75kb/s and use LESS………..anyone with basic math skills can tell you that the 75kb/s is less….and yet, instead of implementing a cap (at say 75, although I’d like it if it were at 100, cause sometimes I want to seed more than one at a time) or even allowing us to upload, your company is completely blocking the protocol, I seem to remember before the sandvining, there was a cap anyway, so why suddenly block it completely?

http://www.savetheinternet.com/

]]> By: Comcast Random Rep http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-412288 Comcast Random Rep Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:54:14 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-412288 LOL....I never once denied that Comcast wasn't throttling or sandvining...lol...I was only stating that they have a good reason to if they are. thats all lol. LOL….I never once denied that Comcast wasn’t throttling or sandvining…lol…I was only stating that they have a good reason to if they are. thats all lol.

]]> By: Edit http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-411771 Edit Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:53:50 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-411771 For some reason, this didn't show up on my previous post, probably because I used the greater than sign instead of typing it out or something: ....I've had 2 hour downloads of game demos at 700kb/s (which I had to restart a few times due to connection issues….why did UaW demo have to be a Gb large) I've had 2 hour uploads for a media project on media fire at 300-400kb/s. (which I had to re-upload afterward cause I didn't know there was a 100Mb limit on files and they don't tell you until after you upload it....as for more than 100mb, its not that hard to reach it if you don't have time to encode videos compiled/edited in windows movie maker) Yet I can't seem to get greater than 75kb/s upload on my client (before I switched clients, I could barely get 1kb/s up during seeding) AFTER your company started sandvining.... Gr...the you're posting comments too quickly is annoying on firefox with noscript and adblock plus, seeing as I have to temporary allow everything whenever I want to post and it reloads the page for each script domain... http://www.savetheinternet.com/ For some reason, this didn’t show up on my previous post, probably because I used the greater than sign instead of typing it out or something:

….I’ve had 2 hour downloads of game demos at 700kb/s (which I had to restart a few times due to connection issues….why did UaW demo have to be a Gb large)

I’ve had 2 hour uploads for a media project on media fire at 300-400kb/s. (which I had to re-upload afterward cause I didn’t know there was a 100Mb limit on files and they don’t tell you until after you upload it….as for more than 100mb, its not that hard to reach it if you don’t have time to encode videos compiled/edited in windows movie maker)

Yet I can’t seem to get greater than 75kb/s upload on my client (before I switched clients, I could barely get 1kb/s up during seeding) AFTER your company started sandvining….

Gr…the you’re posting comments too quickly is annoying on firefox with noscript and adblock plus, seeing as I have to temporary allow everything whenever I want to post and it reloads the page for each script domain…

http://www.savetheinternet.com/

]]> By: To the misinformed comcast rep http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-411760 To the misinformed comcast rep Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:40:35 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-411760 I'm NOT using a router, stopped using it YEARS ago cause I couldn't play any games online without NAT issues. Only direct connection to the Modem for me, thank you. (right now I'm not on the PC I'm referring to though atm so if you were to trace my IP or something...:P No sane person would be running p2p on a (effectively free cause of rebates) low end pre-shipped Vista laptop, I'd leave it to my XP desktop instead..(which is directly connected to the modem, NOT router)) 100kb/s is not 2.5mb/s You say it's supposed to start at 6mb/s (and actually that's the plan I have), and then go to 2.5 mb/s. I, unlike many people, actually READ fine print (I'm a fast reader, so I have the time to). I know about overselling/"powerboost" I know that its probably not possible to have continuously 6mb/s, but come on, not even 0.1mb/s??!! And as for throttling, I've had 2 hour downloads of game demos at 700kb/s (which I had to restart a few times due to connection issues....why did UaW demo have to be a Gb large >75kb/s upload on my client (before I switched clients, I could barely get 1kb/s up during seeding) AFTER your company started sandvining (which I mentioned earlier, and if you had assumed that I didn't change any hardware configurations, which I didn't between now and a bit before you started sandvining, I said that I could upload at 100kb/s easily, I could even go to 150 or 200 (although I usually limited it lower), doesn't sound like my NONEXISTENT "router's" the cause) .......I don't think it has to do with anything on my end hardware wise. As for hacking Comcast, I know they didn't, just re-routing (know to use google). Still, that's a separate issue (as said by the hackers), what really annoys me is that a Comcast rep is denying throttling and wrongdoing (which FYI, Comcast Corp. has already ADMITTED to forging RST packets. You must be really misinformed....or trying to spin the truth....or both!) P.S.: Try seeding next time on p2p instead of leaching....tell me if you don't get any random drops (even on the new client, I get random drops around the 15-30 sec mark, although thankfully the client seems to automatically re-connect). Direct Downloads aren't p2p. Stop referring to those here. They are red herrings in this discussion. Better yet, download the Azureus Plug-in or other plug-in's that are from independent parties and monitor Forged RST packets and compare your findings to others on comcast... Now proudly writing this on XP, finally managed to install it over pre-shipped Vista :) http://www.savetheinternet.com/ I’m NOT using a router, stopped using it YEARS ago cause I couldn’t play any games online without NAT issues. Only direct connection to the Modem for me, thank you. (right now I’m not on the PC I’m referring to though atm so if you were to trace my IP or something…:P No sane person would be running p2p on a (effectively free cause of rebates) low end pre-shipped Vista laptop, I’d leave it to my XP desktop instead..(which is directly connected to the modem, NOT router))

100kb/s is not 2.5mb/s You say it’s supposed to start at 6mb/s (and actually that’s the plan I have), and then go to 2.5 mb/s. I, unlike many people, actually READ fine print (I’m a fast reader, so I have the time to). I know about overselling/”powerboost” I know that its probably not possible to have continuously 6mb/s, but come on, not even 0.1mb/s??!!

And as for throttling, I’ve had 2 hour downloads of game demos at 700kb/s (which I had to restart a few times due to connection issues….why did UaW demo have to be a Gb large >75kb/s upload on my client (before I switched clients, I could barely get 1kb/s up during seeding) AFTER your company started sandvining (which I mentioned earlier, and if you had assumed that I didn’t change any hardware configurations, which I didn’t between now and a bit before you started sandvining, I said that I could upload at 100kb/s easily, I could even go to 150 or 200 (although I usually limited it lower), doesn’t sound like my NONEXISTENT “router’s” the cause) …….I don’t think it has to do with anything on my end hardware wise.

As for hacking Comcast, I know they didn’t, just re-routing (know to use google). Still, that’s a separate issue (as said by the hackers), what really annoys me is that a Comcast rep is denying throttling and wrongdoing (which FYI, Comcast Corp. has already ADMITTED to forging RST packets. You must be really misinformed….or trying to spin the truth….or both!)

P.S.: Try seeding next time on p2p instead of leaching….tell me if you don’t get any random drops (even on the new client, I get random drops around the 15-30 sec mark, although thankfully the client seems to automatically re-connect). Direct Downloads aren’t p2p. Stop referring to those here. They are red herrings in this discussion.

Better yet, download the Azureus Plug-in or other plug-in’s that are from independent parties and monitor Forged RST packets and compare your findings to others on comcast…

Now proudly writing this on XP, finally managed to install it over pre-shipped Vista :)

http://www.savetheinternet.com/

]]> By: Simple Math http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-406118 Simple Math Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:09:54 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-406118 We've already won the piracy war people, it's just a question of time. Assuming 1 AxxO movie = 700 MB, the average MP3 = 5 MB, and a $200 hard drive increases in capacity every 1.5 years (not unreasonable), then: 5 years (2012) - We'll have 7 Terabyte hard drives costing $200, capable of storing 9,643 Movies or 1.3 Million songs!! 10 years (2017) - We'll have 51 Terabyte hard drives costing $200, capable of storing 73,225 movies or 10.3 MILLION songs 15 years (2022) - We'll have a 389 Terabyte hard drive costing $200, that can store 556,000 Movies!!! or 77.8 Million songs (Is there even that many songs in the history of the world?!?!?) 20 years (2027) - We'll have a 2956 TERABYTE hard drive, costing $200, that can store 4.2 MILLION MOVIES or 590 MILLION MP3s! ================== GAME *UCKING OVER! =================== By 2030, we'll have every movie and song in the world stored on our freakin' wrist watches! We’ve already won the piracy war people, it’s just a question of time.

Assuming 1 AxxO movie = 700 MB, the average MP3 = 5 MB, and a $200 hard drive increases in capacity every 1.5 years (not unreasonable), then:

5 years (2012) – We’ll have 7 Terabyte hard drives costing $200, capable of storing 9,643 Movies or 1.3 Million songs!!

10 years (2017) – We’ll have 51 Terabyte hard drives costing $200, capable of storing 73,225 movies or 10.3 MILLION songs

15 years (2022) – We’ll have a 389 Terabyte hard drive costing $200, that can store 556,000 Movies!!! or 77.8 Million songs (Is there even that many songs in the history of the world?!?!?)

20 years (2027) – We’ll have a 2956 TERABYTE hard drive, costing $200, that can store 4.2 MILLION MOVIES or 590 MILLION MP3s!

==================
GAME *UCKING OVER!
===================

By 2030, we’ll have every movie and song in the world stored on our freakin’ wrist watches!

]]> By: Comcast Random Rep http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-405683 Comcast Random Rep Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:08:16 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-405683 Christopher...just so you know...they didn't even HACK Comcast....they didn't HACK anything...they changed a bunch of DNS pathways and rerouted them to a site that they control. Those DNS pathways don't even belong to Comcast...they are owned and opperated by a 3rd party organization called Network Solutions....just so happened that they got ahold of the DNS pathways that service Comcast.net. In no way did this affect anything belonging to Comcast except for a bunch of Customers' email routings. It was fixed in 6 hours. The "Hackers" worked all night for 6 hours of a "Hijacked" DNS Pathway. Read the Phone Interview with the "Hackers" on Wired.com. Christopher…just so you know…they didn’t even HACK Comcast….they didn’t HACK anything…they changed a bunch of DNS pathways and rerouted them to a site that they control. Those DNS pathways don’t even belong to Comcast…they are owned and opperated by a 3rd party organization called Network Solutions….just so happened that they got ahold of the DNS pathways that service Comcast.net. In no way did this affect anything belonging to Comcast except for a bunch of Customers’ email routings. It was fixed in 6 hours. The “Hackers” worked all night for 6 hours of a “Hijacked” DNS Pathway. Read the Phone Interview with the “Hackers” on Wired.com.

]]> By: Christopher http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-405363 Christopher Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:19:29 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-405363 They didn't hack Comcast because they were upset at Comcast for throttling, they were upset at them because they informed them of a serious site vulnerability and got the kiss-off from Comcast. They didn’t hack Comcast because they were upset at Comcast for throttling, they were upset at them because they informed them of a serious site vulnerability and got the kiss-off from Comcast.

]]> By: PN Services » Blog Archive » Linkpost | 5.30.2008 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-405166 PN Services » Blog Archive » Linkpost | 5.30.2008 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:57:46 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-405166 [...] • Comcast Hacked - Comcast Network Solutions Account Compromised? — Home page hacked, DNS changed. Also Comcast Hacked in BitTorrent Throttling Payback? [...] [...] • Comcast Hacked – Comcast Network Solutions Account Compromised? — Home page hacked, DNS changed. Also Comcast Hacked in BitTorrent Throttling Payback? [...]

]]> By: The Drill Down 043 - Hacks and Scalability Issues | The Drill Down http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-404782 The Drill Down 043 - Hacks and Scalability Issues | The Drill Down Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:37:03 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-404782 [...] the attack that crippled Revision3 Comcast Hacked in BitTorrent Throttling Payback? US plots “Pirate Bay killer” multi-lateral trade agreement The Dawn of Free Internet [...] [...] the attack that crippled Revision3 Comcast Hacked in BitTorrent Throttling Payback? US plots “Pirate Bay killer” multi-lateral trade agreement The Dawn of Free Internet [...]

]]> By: Comcast Random Rep http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-404596 Comcast Random Rep Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:23:38 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-404596 Ok first of all...I haven't talked to a customer YET that even knows what they are paying for....all they can come up with is what they think they are paying for. Comcast's available speeds...4MB, 6MB, 8MB, and 12MB. Lets take for example the most common...6MB. You complain that you aren't getting what you pay for. If you read your Subscription agreement...6MB service with Comcast entails this... You are Guaranteed a MAXIMUM of 6MB of DOWNLOAD speed. A MAXIMUM...you will not see 6MB of speed the entire time. NORMAL service will see on Average 2.5MB to 3.5MB on a regular, everyday basis...on a download, 20 mins into the download, you will see a burst that will cap at 6MB...this boost in speed will last 20 secs...this process will occur every 20 mins of a group of downloads. You are not paying for a continuous 6MB 24/7...thats not even what we advertise. So stop thinking thats what you're supposed to be getting. And none of that I just said, applies to your Upload speed. Second of all...if you're signal is suposed to be showing you 100Mb/s, that means you're using a Wireless G Router of some kind...which means that if you are only showing 10Mb/s at best...your problem is you Router...NOT your signal. Time for a new Router. Don't give me this shit about..."Impossible! I've had no problems out of this Router." or "It's brand new." I see it every day...thats your problem. And if you want more than that...go get the new Wireless N Router...you'll get 300Mb/s. Anyways...my point is...don't start blaming Comcast for their services when you don't even know what you're supposed to be getting...you're bringing the problems on yourself. I don't have any problems downloading songs or games or videos or anything P2P or software or anything like that.... and I have the same shit you do... just the regular Comcast service... no Employee special service or anything..just regular 6MB Tier service...NO problems. One more thing.... Quote: you can tell whoever is in charge of throttling that they're failing! To a pre-pre-pre alpha client too! :P) There is no such person, no such department....there is NOBODY sitting there pushing a button to start "Throttling" anyone's signal. Seriously? That's just ignorant. Ok first of all…I haven’t talked to a customer YET that even knows what they are paying for….all they can come up with is what they think they are paying for. Comcast’s available speeds…4MB, 6MB, 8MB, and 12MB. Lets take for example the most common…6MB. You complain that you aren’t getting what you pay for. If you read your Subscription agreement…6MB service with Comcast entails this… You are Guaranteed a MAXIMUM of 6MB of DOWNLOAD speed. A MAXIMUM…you will not see 6MB of speed the entire time. NORMAL service will see on Average 2.5MB to 3.5MB on a regular, everyday basis…on a download, 20 mins into the download, you will see a burst that will cap at 6MB…this boost in speed will last 20 secs…this process will occur every 20 mins of a group of downloads. You are not paying for a continuous 6MB 24/7…thats not even what we advertise. So stop thinking thats what you’re supposed to be getting. And none of that I just said, applies to your Upload speed.
Second of all…if you’re signal is suposed to be showing you 100Mb/s, that means you’re using a Wireless G Router of some kind…which means that if you are only showing 10Mb/s at best…your problem is you Router…NOT your signal. Time for a new Router. Don’t give me this shit about…”Impossible! I’ve had no problems out of this Router.” or “It’s brand new.” I see it every day…thats your problem. And if you want more than that…go get the new Wireless N Router…you’ll get 300Mb/s.
Anyways…my point is…don’t start blaming Comcast for their services when you don’t even know what you’re supposed to be getting…you’re bringing the problems on yourself. I don’t have any problems downloading songs or games or videos or anything P2P or software or anything like that…. and I have the same shit you do… just the regular Comcast service… no Employee special service or anything..just regular 6MB Tier service…NO problems.

One more thing….
Quote: you can tell whoever is in charge of throttling that they’re failing! To a pre-pre-pre alpha client too! :P)

There is no such person, no such department….there is NOBODY sitting there pushing a button to start “Throttling” anyone’s signal. Seriously? That’s just ignorant.

]]> By: SPACEDOG http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-403977 SPACEDOG Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:01:26 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-403977 CONCASH SUCKS AS@ !! FRICK EM THEY DESERVE IT MESSIN WITH OUR SHIT WHY NOT MESS WIT THEIRS CONCASH SUCKS AS@ !! FRICK EM THEY DESERVE IT MESSIN WITH OUR SHIT WHY NOT MESS WIT THEIRS

]]> By: The battle on RSTs is over http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-403965 The battle on RSTs is over Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:54:48 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-403965 Didn't you read http://www.funchords.com/p2pi/slides/? Didn’t you read http://www.funchords.com/p2pi/slides/?

]]> By: BTW http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-403366 BTW Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:02:31 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-403366 Not providing a customer what you sold them can be considered illegal. Don't give anyone here your untruths about its our fault or its illegal. What you are doing IS in fact illegal (unless of course the US government gets more corrupt...shows what a government with almost a 60:1 ratio of lobbyists to representatives can get you). http://www.savetheinternet.com/ Not providing a customer what you sold them can be considered illegal. Don’t give anyone here your untruths about its our fault or its illegal. What you are doing IS in fact illegal (unless of course the US government gets more corrupt…shows what a government with almost a 60:1 ratio of lobbyists to representatives can get you).

http://www.savetheinternet.com/

]]> By: You know why there was a hearing by the FCC on comcast throttling? http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-403363 You know why there was a hearing by the FCC on comcast throttling? Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:57:45 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-403363 Cause bittorrent isn't illegal you idiot! Why do you think your company went under such bad publicity (and why do you think BitTorrent Inc had the "nominal peace") And about the stealing bandwidth: If we PAID for a certain amount of bandwidth, I FULLY EXPECT to GET that bandwidth. Is there that much of a difference if I upload to Mediafire at 1000kb/s for 2 hours (had to before for a project) or if I upload to other peers for 2 hours at 45kb/s (since I cap it at that)? Heck, that even uses LESS bandwidth! It has nothing to do with stealing bandwidth, I paid for UNLIMITED internet access (at a certain speed), I expect to get UNLIMITED internet access (at a certain speed) WITHOUT interference based on "what type of software" I use or "what type of web protocol." I AM NOT stealing other customers signals or whatever, do you even understand HOW bittorrent works?! As for comcast's fault, explain this: I could upload at 100kb/s without any dropped peers BEFORE your company started sandvining (and btw, there is hard irrefutable evidence your company throttles.) Afterwards, I could get AT BEST 10kb/s. (Until I switched to a different client that you haven't managed to throttle yet, hah, you can tell whoever is in charge of throttling that they're failing! To a pre-pre-pre alpha client too! :P) For malicious reasons: Hm....what if you OVERSOLD your network say....and anticipated people to only load web pages, short bursts, and not long downloads, now then, lets imagine a majority of the long downloads using the PROMISED 24/7 AVAILABLE SPEED was using bittorrent as its protocol....hm.....its easy pickings to simply "limit" that "illegal" protocol and now you don't have a network issue cause now people aren't using what they were SOLD. If it was youtube or direct downloads of entire games that was the majority protocol, you'd do the same (although the public outcry would have been much larger and your company would have probably given in much faster and have lost the argument) Now since there's the "false sense" that bittorrent protocol is illegal, its much easier (PR wise) for your practically monopoly (or duopoly or whatever) holding company to inhibit the protocol. http://www.savetheinternet.com/ Cause bittorrent isn’t illegal you idiot! Why do you think your company went under such bad publicity (and why do you think BitTorrent Inc had the “nominal peace”)

And about the stealing bandwidth:
If we PAID for a certain amount of bandwidth, I FULLY EXPECT to GET that bandwidth. Is there that much of a difference if I upload to Mediafire at 1000kb/s for 2 hours (had to before for a project) or if I upload to other peers for 2 hours at 45kb/s (since I cap it at that)? Heck, that even uses LESS bandwidth! It has nothing to do with stealing bandwidth, I paid for UNLIMITED internet access (at a certain speed), I expect to get UNLIMITED internet access (at a certain speed) WITHOUT interference based on “what type of software” I use or “what type of web protocol.”

I AM NOT stealing other customers signals or whatever, do you even understand HOW bittorrent works?!

As for comcast’s fault, explain this:
I could upload at 100kb/s without any dropped peers BEFORE your company started sandvining (and btw, there is hard irrefutable evidence your company throttles.)
Afterwards, I could get AT BEST 10kb/s. (Until I switched to a different client that you haven’t managed to throttle yet, hah, you can tell whoever is in charge of throttling that they’re failing! To a pre-pre-pre alpha client too! :P)

For malicious reasons:
Hm….what if you OVERSOLD your network say….and anticipated people to only load web pages, short bursts, and not long downloads, now then, lets imagine a majority of the long downloads using the PROMISED 24/7 AVAILABLE SPEED was using bittorrent as its protocol….hm…..its easy pickings to simply “limit” that “illegal” protocol and now you don’t have a network issue cause now people aren’t using what they were SOLD. If it was youtube or direct downloads of entire games that was the majority protocol, you’d do the same (although the public outcry would have been much larger and your company would have probably given in much faster and have lost the argument)

Now since there’s the “false sense” that bittorrent protocol is illegal, its much easier (PR wise) for your practically monopoly (or duopoly or whatever) holding company to inhibit the protocol.

http://www.savetheinternet.com/

]]> By: The real info http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-403220 The real info Sat, 31 May 2008 22:15:44 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-403220 http://www.funchords.com/p2pi/slides/ http://www.funchords.com/p2pi/slides/

]]> By: Comcast Random Rep. http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-403060 Comcast Random Rep. Sat, 31 May 2008 18:22:44 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-403060 And technically it could be considered illegal because you're stealing other Customers' signals when using BitTorrent. You're not paying for their services that you're basically using...so yea...stealing is illegal. And technically it could be considered illegal because you’re stealing other Customers’ signals when using BitTorrent. You’re not paying for their services that you’re basically using…so yea…stealing is illegal.

]]> By: Comcast Random Rep. http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-403054 Comcast Random Rep. Sat, 31 May 2008 18:14:04 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-403054 MeAgain...ok, we'll leave out the Illegal part...we'll take that out completely. Barring that...I'm more addressing all these apparent Comcast Customer's that are blindly jumping on the bandwagon. When what they don't realize is that alot of the issues that they have to call us for could largely be because someone that is on the same Node as they are, is using BitTorrent and swallowing their signal. What you guys don't realize is how much using BitTorrent actually impacts the internet signal for other customers. But do you really care? I don't think so..as long as you're getting as much bandwidth as you can, probably not right? But at the same time can you really blame Comcast for trying to improve everyones signal on an average scale, even if that meant Throttling your signal. Ok so you can't effectively use BitTorrent with Comcast service...boo hoo, get over it. You are still able to download files...just not how you would like to. But also...do you really think that there is a Comcast Rep sitting at a desk somewhere, waiting for someone to start a torrent so that they can slow it down or stop it? Thats crazy! But I guess you gotta have someone to blame right? "My torrent is going slow :(" so of course it HAS to be Comcasts fault. It could never have anything to do with your computer or the memory in your computer (cuz I'm SURE that every comcast customer has the "Top of the Line" in computer technology right?)...OR just maybe because its basically a p2p connection...it could never be the person's computer or connection that you are downloading from right? No, it HAS to be Comcast throttling the signal. This is basically the issue that im covering here in these posts. More importantly....what Malicious motive would Comcast have to just want to screw around with BitTorrent "just because they're are assholes"? I'm just saying...look at your situation before you start pointing fingers. Everyone loves to play the blame game...but who's really to blame here? MeAgain…ok, we’ll leave out the Illegal part…we’ll take that out completely. Barring that…I’m more addressing all these apparent Comcast Customer’s that are blindly jumping on the bandwagon. When what they don’t realize is that alot of the issues that they have to call us for could largely be because someone that is on the same Node as they are, is using BitTorrent and swallowing their signal. What you guys don’t realize is how much using BitTorrent actually impacts the internet signal for other customers. But do you really care? I don’t think so..as long as you’re getting as much bandwidth as you can, probably not right? But at the same time can you really blame Comcast for trying to improve everyones signal on an average scale, even if that meant Throttling your signal. Ok so you can’t effectively use BitTorrent with Comcast service…boo hoo, get over it. You are still able to download files…just not how you would like to.
But also…do you really think that there is a Comcast Rep sitting at a desk somewhere, waiting for someone to start a torrent so that they can slow it down or stop it? Thats crazy! But I guess you gotta have someone to blame right? “My torrent is going slow :(” so of course it HAS to be Comcasts fault. It could never have anything to do with your computer or the memory in your computer (cuz I’m SURE that every comcast customer has the “Top of the Line” in computer technology right?)…OR just maybe because its basically a p2p connection…it could never be the person’s computer or connection that you are downloading from right? No, it HAS to be Comcast throttling the signal. This is basically the issue that im covering here in these posts.
More importantly….what Malicious motive would Comcast have to just want to screw around with BitTorrent “just because they’re are assholes”? I’m just saying…look at your situation before you start pointing fingers. Everyone loves to play the blame game…but who’s really to blame here?

]]> By: MeAgain http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-403013 MeAgain Sat, 31 May 2008 17:06:37 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-403013 and to the comsuck rep, you are a moron. Bittorrent is not illegal. get a clue. Camcast is a huge corp with more power than our government and you sit here and defend everything that they do. Your on the wrong side of this issue, at least at this site. so please, just shut up. and to the comsuck rep, you are a moron. Bittorrent is not illegal. get a clue. Camcast is a huge corp with more power than our government and you sit here and defend everything that they do. Your on the wrong side of this issue, at least at this site. so please, just shut up.

]]> By: Me2 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-403010 Me2 Sat, 31 May 2008 17:01:04 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-403010 Perfectly said #22. I Never feel something like this is a waste of time, even though it is. If that makes sense. Perfectly said #22.

I Never feel something like this is a waste of time, even though it is.

If that makes sense.

]]> By: Comcast Random Rep. http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-402986 Comcast Random Rep. Sat, 31 May 2008 16:36:38 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-402986 Also..I've just learned that I have 2 close friends (that both work for Comcast), that know Bit Torrent is illegal, they still do it...they ALSO have problems with Throttling. So, it's not just cuz you're a customer and we don't like you lol. You do the math. Besides the only reason anyone uses Bit Torrent anyway, is cuz they're too lazy to download what they want a little at a time...the legal way. You can download things from a p2p community, with no interuption at all....you just can't torrent files. The fact of it is...Torrenting dramatically reduces the internet speeds that go to the rest of the customers on the same Node as you...and THAT is what Comcast is preventing. WE are looking out for our entire customer base...the people that are using Bit Torrents are being selfish and they don't care what you other customers need. So why are all of you Comcast Customers jumping on this bandwagon...Torrenters aren't doing this because they feel Comcast customers are being wronged... they're doing it because they aren't getting what they want (all of your internet signal). These guys are taking YOUR service away from you...Comcast is trying give it back to you. Think about it seriously. Also..I’ve just learned that I have 2 close friends (that both work for Comcast), that know Bit Torrent is illegal, they still do it…they ALSO have problems with Throttling. So, it’s not just cuz you’re a customer and we don’t like you lol. You do the math. Besides the only reason anyone uses Bit Torrent anyway, is cuz they’re too lazy to download what they want a little at a time…the legal way. You can download things from a p2p community, with no interuption at all….you just can’t torrent files. The fact of it is…Torrenting dramatically reduces the internet speeds that go to the rest of the customers on the same Node as you…and THAT is what Comcast is preventing. WE are looking out for our entire customer base…the people that are using Bit Torrents are being selfish and they don’t care what you other customers need. So why are all of you Comcast Customers jumping on this bandwagon…Torrenters aren’t doing this because they feel Comcast customers are being wronged… they’re doing it because they aren’t getting what they want (all of your internet signal). These guys are taking YOUR service away from you…Comcast is trying give it back to you. Think about it seriously.

]]> By: Comcast Random Rep. http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-402862 Comcast Random Rep. Sat, 31 May 2008 14:23:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-402862 HakR....I hope you read this... you say that you begged and pleaded for Comcast to stop throttling? Why? Why would they stop preventing you from doing something illegal with their service. If you were Bit Torrenting, duh...thats why you were being throttled...because its illegal..i'll say this a million times if i have to...Bit Torrent is illegal...it's your own fault you are being Throttled....tell you what...if you want Comcast to stop throttling your service...stop using Bit Torrents. There's the condition...thats the only way you are going to solve the throttling "problem". Live with it! It goes without saying...when you do illegal things, you get punished...don't take it out on the most readily available excuse you can think of...grow up and take responsibility for your own actions. You did something bad (Bit Torrenting), you got a slap on the wrist (Throttling). Quit Crying! HakR….I hope you read this… you say that you begged and pleaded for Comcast to stop throttling? Why? Why would they stop preventing you from doing something illegal with their service. If you were Bit Torrenting, duh…thats why you were being throttled…because its illegal..i’ll say this a million times if i have to…Bit Torrent is illegal…it’s your own fault you are being Throttled….tell you what…if you want Comcast to stop throttling your service…stop using Bit Torrents. There’s the condition…thats the only way you are going to solve the throttling “problem”. Live with it! It goes without saying…when you do illegal things, you get punished…don’t take it out on the most readily available excuse you can think of…grow up and take responsibility for your own actions. You did something bad (Bit Torrenting), you got a slap on the wrist (Throttling). Quit Crying!

]]> By: Comcast Random Rep. http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-402705 Comcast Random Rep. Sat, 31 May 2008 11:22:13 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-402705 lol I'm still reading and you people are still cracking me up.. 3rd issue....Bittorent payback? LOL you must not realize that Bittorents ARE ILLEGAL. Do you people even know what Bittorents do? Yes they let you download lots of info and files quickly...but they also, make your fellow customers around you have SLOWER internet connection, due to you stealing the majority of the bandwidth. Bittorenting is a BAD thing for other customers around you and much more importantly IT IS ILLEGAL according to FCC Regulations. If you are caught Bittorenting...no matter what ISP you have...you will be warned, and throttled, then eventually if you dont quit...your service will be terminated BY THE FCC...NOT YOUR ISP. So once again...know your fact before Praising someone for stupid shit and pointing fingers at us. lol I’m still reading and you people are still cracking me up..
3rd issue….Bittorent payback? LOL you must not realize that Bittorents ARE ILLEGAL. Do you people even know what Bittorents do? Yes they let you download lots of info and files quickly…but they also, make your fellow customers around you have SLOWER internet connection, due to you stealing the majority of the bandwidth. Bittorenting is a BAD thing for other customers around you and much more importantly IT IS ILLEGAL according to FCC Regulations. If you are caught Bittorenting…no matter what ISP you have…you will be warned, and throttled, then eventually if you dont quit…your service will be terminated BY THE FCC…NOT YOUR ISP. So once again…know your fact before Praising someone for stupid shit and pointing fingers at us.

]]> By: Comcast Random Rep. http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-402687 Comcast Random Rep. Sat, 31 May 2008 11:05:57 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-402687 Ok next issue....you people "I dont think messing up the email system was intentional"....well...if you knew anything about Comcast.net... Its ALL for the Customers...thats ALL Comcast.net is for...Email and the Customers entertainment....that is it, thats ALL. Comcast Employee's have NO REASON to even go to Comcast.net, except for helping a Customer with email or Log-in issues. So either the Hackers were ignorant to this Fact.. or just have no common sense to think about things like that. Lovely! So you guys can all praise the Hackers or whatever...all they did was mess with YOUR shit... not ours. Ok next issue….you people “I dont think messing up the email system was intentional”….well…if you knew anything about Comcast.net… Its ALL for the Customers…thats ALL Comcast.net is for…Email and the Customers entertainment….that is it, thats ALL. Comcast Employee’s have NO REASON to even go to Comcast.net, except for helping a Customer with email or Log-in issues. So either the Hackers were ignorant to this Fact.. or just have no common sense to think about things like that. Lovely! So you guys can all praise the Hackers or whatever…all they did was mess with YOUR shit… not ours.

]]> By: Comcast Random Rep. http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-402661 Comcast Random Rep. Sat, 31 May 2008 10:28:02 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-402661 You guys are ridiculous! You honestly thing that anything that goes wrong with your Internet/Computer is absolutely, 100%, a person at Comcast saying "Hey lets pick a random Joe and screw with their service today." ???? Is that what ya'll think? Cuz from reading these posts, thats what it sounds like. Yes I work at Comcast...in the Internet Troubleshooting Dept.... and let me tell you something.... about 90% of the problems that you as customers are experiencing...you do to yourself without even realizing it. Comcast isnt purposely messing up your service... they are NOT breaking any rules or regulations (Comcast wouldn't be around if they were). Technology isnt perfect...it messes up... everything does eventually. If you've been driving your car for a while and your breaks mess up or start squeeling...are you gonna blame the people that made the gas that you put in your car? Cuz thats basically the same thing. So take your head out of your ass and actually take a mature and honest look at the problem you are experiencing before you start pointing fingers. As for the Hackers...wow! you hacked into other customers' email accounts...great job! The only thing you did was disrupt the services of other Customer's just like yourself. Hell, if the Hackers have Comcast email service, they effectively f'd up their own email....good job!!! I had to spend the last 2 days explaining to customers on the phone that a Hacker that is most likely a comcast customer thought he was being cute and messed their email.. you know what every single one of them said (these are other Comcast customers mind you)...they ALL said "Well that was just stupid!" And they were pretty pissed at the Hackers. And to top it all off...to you Hackers...You didnt disrupt ANYTHING at ANY of the Operations offices...ONLY other Customers' Email accounts. Really...A+ Job there guys! Dumbasses! You guys are ridiculous! You honestly thing that anything that goes wrong with your Internet/Computer is absolutely, 100%, a person at Comcast saying “Hey lets pick a random Joe and screw with their service today.” ???? Is that what ya’ll think? Cuz from reading these posts, thats what it sounds like. Yes I work at Comcast…in the Internet Troubleshooting Dept…. and let me tell you something…. about 90% of the problems that you as customers are experiencing…you do to yourself without even realizing it. Comcast isnt purposely messing up your service… they are NOT breaking any rules or regulations (Comcast wouldn’t be around if they were). Technology isnt perfect…it messes up… everything does eventually. If you’ve been driving your car for a while and your breaks mess up or start squeeling…are you gonna blame the people that made the gas that you put in your car? Cuz thats basically the same thing. So take your head out of your ass and actually take a mature and honest look at the problem you are experiencing before you start pointing fingers.
As for the Hackers…wow! you hacked into other customers’ email accounts…great job! The only thing you did was disrupt the services of other Customer’s just like yourself. Hell, if the Hackers have Comcast email service, they effectively f’d up their own email….good job!!! I had to spend the last 2 days explaining to customers on the phone that a Hacker that is most likely a comcast customer thought he was being cute and messed their email.. you know what every single one of them said (these are other Comcast customers mind you)…they ALL said “Well that was just stupid!” And they were pretty pissed at the Hackers. And to top it all off…to you Hackers…You didnt disrupt ANYTHING at ANY of the Operations offices…ONLY other Customers’ Email accounts. Really…A+ Job there guys! Dumbasses!

]]> By: "But once we were in, it was, like, fuck it." http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-402316 "But once we were in, it was, like, fuck it." Sat, 31 May 2008 03:59:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-402316 [...] infiltrated Comcast, gaining control of over 200 domain names, for nearly six hours. Was it revenge for Comcast's recent sabotage of BitTorrent networks? Or was it merely a "generic [...] [...] infiltrated Comcast, gaining control of over 200 domain names, for nearly six hours. Was it revenge for Comcast’s recent sabotage of BitTorrent networks? Or was it merely a "generic [...]

]]> By: Janelle http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-402135 Janelle Fri, 30 May 2008 22:40:49 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-402135 I believe true hackers are the ones who don't do anything horribly wrong when they get into the system.. they only do it to show that they CAN! Hopefully Comcast will learn something from this and stop giving us their shitty service - maybe upgrade or something. Being stuck with them cause I have no other choice REALLY sucks! I believe true hackers are the ones who don’t do anything horribly wrong when they get into the system.. they only do it to show that they CAN!

Hopefully Comcast will learn something from this and stop giving us their shitty service – maybe upgrade or something.

Being stuck with them cause I have no other choice REALLY sucks!

]]> By: Giant Internet Service Provider Hacked | Dave Zan's Domain Name Blog http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-402103 Giant Internet Service Provider Hacked | Dave Zan's Domain Name Blog Fri, 30 May 2008 21:38:39 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-402103 [...] http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/ Administrative Contact: Domain Registrations, Comcast kryogenicsdefiant@gmail.com Defiant still raping 2k8 ebk 69 dick tard lane dildo room PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 US 4206661870 fax: 6664200187 [...] [...] http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/ Administrative Contact: Domain Registrations, Comcast kryogenicsdefiant@gmail.com Defiant still raping 2k8 ebk 69 dick tard lane dildo room PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 US 4206661870 fax: 6664200187 [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-402098 Anonymous Fri, 30 May 2008 21:31:21 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-402098 Thia little act in no ways did anything to comcast. NOTHING is going to change. So they hacked an email site big deal! Its not like they got into the billing systems or even any corporate files. Thia little act in no ways did anything to comcast. NOTHING is going to change. So they hacked an email site big deal! Its not like they got into the billing systems or even any corporate files.

]]> By: Anonymous http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-402092 Anonymous Fri, 30 May 2008 21:25:26 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-402092 Its funny how so many people are saying thats what Comcast gets, but everyone forgets that this lame ass joke was fixed in a matter of hours and they're already investigating into the act. So therefore some idiot is going to jail for a very long time for about 6 hours of fun.. Now was that really a smart move?? And if comcast is such a horrible company find another service provider... Its funny how so many people are saying thats what Comcast gets, but everyone forgets that this lame ass joke was fixed in a matter of hours and they’re already investigating into the act. So therefore some idiot is going to jail for a very long time for about 6 hours of fun.. Now was that really a smart move?? And if comcast is such a horrible company find another service provider…

]]> By: DoctorJ http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-402061 DoctorJ Fri, 30 May 2008 20:33:33 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-402061 Law enforcement types like to demonize this kind of behavior but the overall effect is these two bright but naive fellows did us Comcast customers a big service because nothing else is more effective at forcing corporate suits to get off their duffs than a little bad publicity; public embarrassment is wickedly effective. Maybe the pencil necks at Comcast will pay a little more attention to enhancing and securing their network. I don't use BitTorrent and Comcast is still lame. If there were a good alternative in my area, I'd hand my $ elsewhere. Too bad for the hacker boys but maybe they'll turn this into a good gig when they're no longer incarcerated. In the meantime guys, don't drop your soap in the shower! Law enforcement types like to demonize this kind of behavior but the overall effect is these two bright but naive fellows did us Comcast customers a big service because nothing else is more effective at forcing corporate suits to get off their duffs than a little bad publicity; public embarrassment is wickedly effective.

Maybe the pencil necks at Comcast will pay a little more attention to enhancing and securing their network. I don’t use BitTorrent and Comcast is still lame. If there were a good alternative in my area, I’d hand my $ elsewhere.

Too bad for the hacker boys but maybe they’ll turn this into a good gig when they’re no longer incarcerated. In the meantime guys, don’t drop your soap in the shower!

]]> By: max http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-402035 max Fri, 30 May 2008 19:54:50 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-402035 DONT THROTTLE ME BRO DONT THROTTLE ME BRO

]]> By: ZtZ http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-401951 ZtZ Fri, 30 May 2008 17:49:50 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-401951 17: Oh I lol'd Oh I lol'd. At you, Not with you. 17: Oh I lol’d Oh I lol’d.

At you, Not with you.

]]> By: Zoness http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-401821 Zoness Fri, 30 May 2008 15:40:14 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-401821 It's still funny :D It’s still funny :D

]]> By: FuckHomelandSecurity http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-401736 FuckHomelandSecurity Fri, 30 May 2008 13:55:27 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-401736 @46 May 29, 2008 at 19:36 by mrogi If the Office of Homeland Security categorizes these kind of hacker attacks as acts of domestic terrorism, those hacker assholes are in for a rude awakening. I am an American Citizen and I say Fuck The Patriot Act and Homeland Security they are nothing but a bunch of repressive government FUCKHEAD FAGGOTS WHO SUCK OFF BUSH AND CHENEY DAILY AND LOVE IT. FUCK HOMELAND SECURITY and FUCK COMCAST @46 May 29, 2008 at 19:36 by mrogi

If the Office of Homeland Security categorizes these kind of hacker attacks as acts of domestic terrorism, those hacker assholes are in for a rude awakening.

I am an American Citizen and I say Fuck The Patriot Act and Homeland Security they are nothing but a bunch of repressive government FUCKHEAD FAGGOTS WHO SUCK OFF BUSH AND CHENEY DAILY AND LOVE IT. FUCK HOMELAND SECURITY and FUCK COMCAST

]]> By: BlackAnthrax http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-401676 BlackAnthrax Fri, 30 May 2008 12:27:46 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-401676 Way to go. We should make the rules, not the money mongers. Way to go. We should make the rules, not the money mongers.

]]> By: DEF http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-401667 DEF Fri, 30 May 2008 12:22:08 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-401667 How arrogant you people are to assume because a site gets hacked, it was done because of their actions against your little community of, to put it bluntly thieves. (and don't give me all those "non-infringing uses") MPAA/RIAA gets hacked, yep has to be something to do with torrents. Comcast gets hacked, yep, they were slowing down our torrents so that must be the reason! You people really don't know how little you truly are, I'm guessing you will soon though :) How arrogant you people are to assume because a site gets hacked, it was done because of their actions against your little community of, to put it bluntly thieves. (and don’t give me all those “non-infringing uses”)

MPAA/RIAA gets hacked, yep has to be something to do with torrents. Comcast gets hacked, yep, they were slowing down our torrents so that must be the reason!

You people really don’t know how little you truly are, I’m guessing you will soon though :)

]]> By: What, Comcast Hacked? | One Man's Opinion on The News http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-401598 What, Comcast Hacked? | One Man's Opinion on The News Fri, 30 May 2008 11:18:10 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-401598 [...] Read the full story here [...] [...] Read the full story here [...]

]]> By: Jimmyy http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-401513 Jimmyy Fri, 30 May 2008 10:14:05 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-401513 Comcast Hacked in BitTorrent Throttling Payback? Hopefully. Comcast Hacked in BitTorrent Throttling Payback?

Hopefully.

]]> By: interbeing http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-401486 interbeing Fri, 30 May 2008 09:31:55 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-401486 According to a recent post on the Wired blog, who says they have spoken to the hackers, the hackers didn't do the attack because of Comcast's bittorrent throttling but because "they just hate Comcast in general." Link to the article: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/05/comcast-hijacke.html According to a recent post on the Wired blog, who says they have spoken to the hackers, the hackers didn’t do the attack because of Comcast’s bittorrent throttling but because “they just hate Comcast in general.”

Link to the article:

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/05/comcast-hijacke.html

]]> By: DC http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-401429 DC Fri, 30 May 2008 08:28:11 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-401429 "hacker = good guy cracker = bad guy" Now you got it all wrong Hacker against Comcast = good guy Cracker against Comcast = good guy :) “hacker = good guy
cracker = bad guy”

Now you got it all wrong

Hacker against Comcast = good guy
Cracker against Comcast = good guy

:)

]]> By: yellow teeth http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/#comment-401382 yellow teeth Fri, 30 May 2008 07:33:27 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=2836#comment-401382 @ #104 - JAS Youre a clown. nOOb! Go back to your fag mag hero @ #104 – JAS

Youre a clown.
nOOb!
Go back to your fag mag hero

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