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Comcast Hinders BitTorrent Traffic

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the whoa-there-fella dept.

FsG writes "Over the past few weeks, more and more Comcast users have reported that their BitTorrent traffic is severely throttled and they are totally unable to seed. Comcast doesn't seem to discriminate between legitimate and infringing torrent traffic, and most of the BitTorrent encryption techniques in use today aren't helping. If more ISPs adopt their strategy, could this mean the end of BitTorrent?"

3 of 537 comments (clear)

  1. Re:ISP vs WAP by westlake · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Maybe it's the start of customers demanding an actual INTERNET Service Provider and not a Web Access provider

    It's called a business or professional account. You want it? You pay for it.

  2. You all sell your souls to the cable companies by zymano · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Your paying for CABLE INTERNET service. Not the internet.

    They own you and can do what the hell they please.

    This is whay you get when you are against muni broadband.

    1. Re:You all sell your souls to the cable companies by zymano · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      this isn't flamebait you idiot mod.