Comments on: Comcast’s BitTorrent Throttling Acceptable? Not Quite! http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/ Torrent News, Torrent Sites and the latest Scoops Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:10:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Comcast Wants to Slow Your Transfers (Again) http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-492170 Comcast Wants to Slow Your Transfers (Again) Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:36:57 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-492170 [...] battle began when reporters discovered last year that Comcast was limiting or even blocking BitTorrent transfers by its users. Just weeks ago, FCC commissioners ruled that was a violation of a communication law [...] [...] battle began when reporters discovered last year that Comcast was limiting or even blocking BitTorrent transfers by its users. Just weeks ago, FCC commissioners ruled that was a violation of a communication law [...]

]]> By: broadband gets disconnected frequently! http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-489418 broadband gets disconnected frequently! Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:14:41 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-489418 [...] for example) have been known to throttle or otherwise interfere with bittorrent connections. Link The FCC recently slapped them down, but it will be hard to enforce. Link They have a new scheme [...] [...] for example) have been known to throttle or otherwise interfere with bittorrent connections. Link The FCC recently slapped them down, but it will be hard to enforce. Link They have a new scheme [...]

]]> By: Comcast: The More You Surf, The Slower Your Speed http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-487917 Comcast: The More You Surf, The Slower Your Speed Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:00:32 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-487917 [...] now, that Comcast first made waves over reports last year claiming it was intentionally slowing BitTorrent transfers to improve its overall network speed. The FCC formally issued its penalty just a day ago, saying [...] [...] now, that Comcast first made waves over reports last year claiming it was intentionally slowing BitTorrent transfers to improve its overall network speed. The FCC formally issued its penalty just a day ago, saying [...]

]]> By: Zwartbaard » Blog Archive » Decluttering The Tubes, Solutions to the BitTorrent "Problem"? http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-455240 Zwartbaard » Blog Archive » Decluttering The Tubes, Solutions to the BitTorrent "Problem"? Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:06:17 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-455240 [...] downside: Customers begin to despise you. Here at TorrentFreak we have discussed some of these alternatives before, and in the long run there is really only one solution that is [...] [...] downside: Customers begin to despise you. Here at TorrentFreak we have discussed some of these alternatives before, and in the long run there is really only one solution that is [...]

]]> By: Zwartbaard » Blog Archive » BitTorrent Developers Introduce Comcast Busting Encryption http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-455238 Zwartbaard » Blog Archive » BitTorrent Developers Introduce Comcast Busting Encryption Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:05:36 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-455238 [...] wholeheartedly agree with Ashwin on this one, as we've said before. The Internet is only a few years old, if the plan is to keep using it in the future, ISPs need to [...] [...] wholeheartedly agree with Ashwin on this one, as we’ve said before. The Internet is only a few years old, if the plan is to keep using it in the future, ISPs need to [...]

]]> By: Zwartbaard » Blog Archive » Test: Does Your ISP Slow Down BitTorrent Traffic? http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-455232 Zwartbaard » Blog Archive » Test: Does Your ISP Slow Down BitTorrent Traffic? Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:01:45 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-455232 [...] to their customers," the Glasnost team writes. We couldn't agree more of course, as we have said many times [...] [...] to their customers,” the Glasnost team writes. We couldn’t agree more of course, as we have said many times [...]

]]> By: Yay! I’m Finally Getting Verizon FiOS to My House http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-406797 Yay! I’m Finally Getting Verizon FiOS to My House Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:20:06 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-406797 [...] Comcast hopes to compete with all the horrible press they’ve gotten recently (that throttling mess, impending overage fees, hacking, etc.), not to mention that their coax technology won’t be [...] [...] Comcast hopes to compete with all the horrible press they’ve gotten recently (that throttling mess, impending overage fees, hacking, etc.), not to mention that their coax technology won’t be [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-396826 Anonymous Mon, 26 May 2008 14:33:51 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-396826 You all must be patient. thats it fios is quickly becoming the dominant isp and will soon spread to your area, so until the keep ruining comcasts bandwith while u wait, maybe if you do it enough theyll go out of buisiness You all must be patient. thats it fios is quickly becoming the dominant isp and will soon spread to your area, so until the keep ruining comcasts bandwith while u wait, maybe if you do it enough theyll go out of buisiness

]]> By: Something this way comes | Nulledge.net http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-383496 Something this way comes | Nulledge.net Tue, 13 May 2008 16:03:15 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-383496 [...] Perhaps one of the most unsettling things that I have read today is Comcast’s decision to start injecting their own ads into their users web traffic and pass it off as “enhanced user experience”. I don’t run ads here on Nulledge, but my hope is that if I ever do, Comcast won’t unilaterally decide to insert their ads over my own and cheat me out of my revenue. Why do they think that this is a good idea? Why is it OK with them to throw their weight around and steal revenue and yet cry and moan when people use a little too much of their bandwidth. [...] [...] Perhaps one of the most unsettling things that I have read today is Comcast’s decision to start injecting their own ads into their users web traffic and pass it off as “enhanced user experience”. I don’t run ads here on Nulledge, but my hope is that if I ever do, Comcast won’t unilaterally decide to insert their ads over my own and cheat me out of my revenue. Why do they think that this is a good idea? Why is it OK with them to throw their weight around and steal revenue and yet cry and moan when people use a little too much of their bandwidth. [...]

]]> By: Test: Does Your ISP Slow Down BitTorrent Traffic? | Clint Is A Geek.com http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-381229 Test: Does Your ISP Slow Down BitTorrent Traffic? | Clint Is A Geek.com Sat, 10 May 2008 17:28:28 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-381229 [...] customers,” the Glasnost team writes. We couldn’t agree more of course, as we have said many times [...] [...] customers,” the Glasnost team writes. We couldn’t agree more of course, as we have said many times [...]

]]> By: Test: Does Your ISP Slow Down BitTorrent Traffic? at IDTorrent Blog http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-380000 Test: Does Your ISP Slow Down BitTorrent Traffic? at IDTorrent Blog Thu, 08 May 2008 23:09:10 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-380000 [...] customers,” the Glasnost team writes. We couldn’t agree more of course, as we have said many times [...] [...] customers,” the Glasnost team writes. We couldn’t agree more of course, as we have said many times [...]

]]> By: Test: Does Your ISP Slow Down BitTorrent Traffic? | TorrentFreak http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-378528 Test: Does Your ISP Slow Down BitTorrent Traffic? | TorrentFreak Wed, 07 May 2008 05:39:43 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-378528 [...] customers,” the Glasnost team writes. We couldn’t agree more of course, as we have said many times [...] [...] customers,” the Glasnost team writes. We couldn’t agree more of course, as we have said many times [...]

]]> By: Comcast Teams Up With BitTorrent and Promises Net Neutrality at IDTorrent Blog http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-326330 Comcast Teams Up With BitTorrent and Promises Net Neutrality at IDTorrent Blog Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:13:09 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-326330 [...] actions sparked the debate about what “reasonable” network management practices are, and this eventually resulted [...] [...] actions sparked the debate about what “reasonable” network management practices are, and this eventually resulted [...]

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]]> By: BitTorrent Developers Introduce Comcast Busting Encryption | PaulSpoerry.com http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-292316 BitTorrent Developers Introduce Comcast Busting Encryption | PaulSpoerry.com Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:21:19 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-292316 [...] wholeheartedly agree with Ashwin on this one, as we've said before. The Internet is only a few years old, if the plan is to keep using it in the future, ISPs need to [...] [...] wholeheartedly agree with Ashwin on this one, as we’ve said before. The Internet is only a few years old, if the plan is to keep using it in the future, ISPs need to [...]

]]> By: IDTorrent Blog » Blog Archive » BitTorrent Developers Introduce Comcast Busting Encryption http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-291189 IDTorrent Blog » Blog Archive » BitTorrent Developers Introduce Comcast Busting Encryption Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:25:27 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-291189 [...] wholeheartedly agree with Ashwin on this one, as we’ve said before. The Internet is only a few years old, if the plan is to keep using it in the future, ISPs need to [...] [...] wholeheartedly agree with Ashwin on this one, as we’ve said before. The Internet is only a few years old, if the plan is to keep using it in the future, ISPs need to [...]

]]> By: IDTorrent Blog » Blog Archive » BitTorrent Developers Introduce Comcast Busting Encryption http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-291186 IDTorrent Blog » Blog Archive » BitTorrent Developers Introduce Comcast Busting Encryption Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:20:50 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-291186 [...] wholeheartedly agree with Ashwin on this one, as we've said before. The Internet is only a few years old, if the plan is to keep using it in the future, ISPs need to [...] [...] wholeheartedly agree with Ashwin on this one, as we’ve said before. The Internet is only a few years old, if the plan is to keep using it in the future, ISPs need to [...]

]]> By: IDTorrent Blog » Blog Archive » Decluttering The Tubes, Solutions to the BitTorrent “Problem”? http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-287414 IDTorrent Blog » Blog Archive » Decluttering The Tubes, Solutions to the BitTorrent “Problem”? Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:27:24 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-287414 [...] at TorrentFreak we have discussed some of these alternatives before, and in the long run there is really only one solution that is [...] [...] at TorrentFreak we have discussed some of these alternatives before, and in the long run there is really only one solution that is [...]

]]> By: Hery http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-275269 Hery Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:29:49 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-275269 Look I hate Comcast as much as the next person but really what the situation is that Comcast should be forced to say what their monthly cap is. They stopped premonition of unlimited usage and switched to unlimited access. They over sell I would imagine by more then 10x and then just banish the high usage people (welcome to the blacklist 650GB/month got me banned for a year). Like Cox cable did years ago they were forced to provide a monthly cap and did. But Cox actually can provide each customer with this cap and Comcast cannot. Comcast is in a situation where if they tell the cap we the customer would use every inch and they know they could not even handle this value. Ultimately Comcast is horrible at customer service. The legal department knows there is a cap but ask a service person and they dont know shit. Face it if you get blacklisted you have no recourse but argue that AUP and EULA are unfair to usages that would be considered normal operation over a ISP connection. Look I hate Comcast as much as the next person but really what the situation is that Comcast should be forced to say what their monthly cap is. They stopped premonition of unlimited usage and switched to unlimited access.

They over sell I would imagine by more then 10x and then just banish the high usage people (welcome to the blacklist 650GB/month got me banned for a year).

Like Cox cable did years ago they were forced to provide a monthly cap and did. But Cox actually can provide each customer with this cap and Comcast cannot. Comcast is in a situation where if they tell the cap we the customer would use every inch and they know they could not even handle this value.

Ultimately Comcast is horrible at customer service. The legal department knows there is a cap but ask a service person and they dont know shit. Face it if you get blacklisted you have no recourse but argue that AUP and EULA are unfair to usages that would be considered normal operation over a ISP connection.

]]> By: Adam Smith http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-273629 Adam Smith Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:58:32 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-throttling-not-acceptable-080124/#comment-273629 [quote comment="270689"] I'm afraid they are pushing for it and getting there. :( this companies dont care about anything but MONEY.[/quote] No, all they care about is EASY money; they COULD make heaps more money by boosting bandwidth/capacity so they can sell way higher speeds to way more people; once its paid off (won't take too long) its just pure profit. But no, that's the idealistic, long-sighted greed that capitalism is SUPPOSED to be based on. These guys are just in it for a "quick" (/quicker) buck. (societally destructive jerks, grumble grumble grumble) [quote comment="270689"]
I’m afraid they are pushing for it and getting there. :( this companies dont care about anything but MONEY.[/quote]

No, all they care about is EASY money; they COULD make heaps more money by boosting bandwidth/capacity so they can sell way higher speeds to way more people; once its paid off (won’t take too long) its just pure profit.

But no, that’s the idealistic, long-sighted greed that capitalism is SUPPOSED to be based on.

These guys are just in it for a “quick” (/quicker) buck.

(societally destructive jerks, grumble grumble grumble)

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