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Time Warner Cable Implements Packet Shaping
RFC writes "In a move that may be indicative of modern ISP customer service, Time Warner has announced the introduction of packet shaping technology to its network. 'Packet shaping technology has been implemented for newsgroup applications, regardless of the provider, and all peer-to-peer networks and certain other high bandwidth applications not necessarily limited to audio, video, and voice over IP telephony.' As the poster observes, this essentially renders premium service useless. The company is already warning users that attempts to circumvent these measures is a violation of their Terms of Service."
Once again: the internet was not designed to be a high resolution video distribution service. Get over it people and get a fucking life. Don't like it? Go down to the music or video store and damn well pay for it.
The internet is meant for exchange of INFORMATION not fucking snakes on a plane in high def, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Lord help us and save us.
How fucking stupid can you people be? No, don't answer that, its pretty obvious.
Build your own fucking retarded movie sharing network and stop crippling ours.
Here's what you win:
1. Complete removal of Anti-Trust enforcement!
2. Busting up and deregulation of Functioning Government Controlled Monopolies that provide Vital Resources!
3. Customer Hostile Corporate Policy!
4. And Much, Much More!
Warning: Side effects may include Black outs, Brown outs, Corporate Fraud at an unheard of level, and militaristic foreign and domestic policy. Not recommend for children of parents, parents of children, women who are nursing, or young men between the ages 18-30.
The causes of all this shit aren't mysterious at all. Remember Ma Bell? If, like the average Slashdotter, you don't, imagine a time in which the phone company had to actually make your service work. Because if they didn't, you had real recourse to complain and make shit happen, on the scale of people getting fired. Imagine a time when the company responsible for the telecommunications infrastructure actually followed government mandates. Remember fiber to the Home? If Ma Bell had still existed, that would have actually happened. But no, Reagan busted up the system and sold the parts to his cronies. And yes, Jimmy Carter was in fact the first. He deregulated the Airline industry, stupid fuck. Note how the Airline industry is such a disaster these days? How the companies keep going out of business? Don't think there might be any correlation there do you?
concerning a billing issue. I also took the opportunity to complain about their unfair practice of charging a penalty for NOT having cable TV service, the normal RR fee is $45 a month, if you do not have TV service they charge you $55 a month, plus taxes. That sucks.
Anyway, I asked her about the recent adoption of the DOCSIS 3.0 standard and how that was going to impact my service, what does the future hold?
She told me, "Before the end of 07 you will notice a SIGNIFICANT speed increase."
I informed her that would not hurt my feelings one bit.
About 3 years ago TWC bumped up our speed by a few megs without notice. It's like one day all of a sudden things were coming down WAY faster. I ran some speed tests and was shocked to find it had almost doubled.
There was NO price increase on my bill. I called them to find out what the deal was and they just told me "Yes, we doubled everyones speed. Enjoy!"
I am looking forward to the next six months and what it may bring..