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Comcast's Throttling Plan Has 'Disconnect User' Option

Posted by timothy on from the laters dept.

newtley writes "Comcast's new people, not protocols scheme may mean high speed for some, but by no means all. It's also created a draconian 'disconnect' option for use against anyone who fails to toe the Comcast line. But, says Robb Topolski, the Net protocol expert who originally uncovered Comcast's blatant efforts to control its customers, the plan does offer key take-aways, telling P2P users on Comcast how to do what they do without the risk of corporate interference."

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  1. Attn: twitter sockpuppet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    http://slashdot.org/~willyhill/journal/205317

    twitter has already posted with three different accounts on this article. Apparently getting along with a single account like the rest of us is not acceptable to him.

  2. Re:And by rho · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Oh, you mean on the Comcast lines that were partially funded by U.S. taxpayer dollars that were given to Comcast (and others) to get the Internet infrastructure to reach as many people as possible?

    So... what? They didn't accomplish that?

    How about instead Comcast actually do what they were supposed to do and build capable infrastructure that has enough bandwidth for everyone to do anything?

    Ahh, I see, they didn't give you EVERYTHING for FREE. With a PONY. And SPRINKLES.

    Teenage Marxists are the most annoying species on Earth.

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  3. it always had by speedtux · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Read your TOS; they could always terminate you. Comcast is under no obligation to keep providing you with service. And why should they? What kind of bizarre mindset is that in which companies are required to provide you service, give you unlimited bandwidth, and all below cost?