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Peer-to-Peer Networks Blocked in NZ
mjl writes: "It seems that Time Warner is not the only ISP that limits bandwidth of residential customers. In New Zealand, Telecom is also blocking the use of well known P2P applications. What Telecom fails to recognise is that these people are pushing the envelope of what the Internet can do, and will drive the technology economy in years to come."
Fer fuck's sake... I keep hearing bitching and moaning about what we can or cannot do. Does anyone bitching about this realize how much P2P can suck from a network? (Of course you do) I've looked at MRTG at the ISP where I work (and where I'd like to someday get a raise) and many people are running full-throttle on the upload; the outgoing circuit is saturated for days! This is a consumer-grade product! It is designed for reasonble and just usage. We don't happen to give two shits whether you run a Web server or other stuff prohibited by other ISP's; in fact we promote ourselves as a "geek's ISP." But at some point we have to slap some people and remind them that a T costs a fuck-pile of money, and that they are not paying for a T, they are paying for DSL and such overuse is not in the "consumer envelope" The bandwidth is not infinite. Somebody has to pay for it if everybody wants to beat the crap out of their connections. The problem is, the user doesn't want to be that person. Ain't no free beer in this bar. I'm *totally* for P2P, but seriously, we need to realize that it can be used irresponsibly. - Hondo_san