At least it doesn't hesitate or try to hide the fact like Comcast, but it still raises troubling questions.I mentioned a few days ago about how Cox Communications' subscribers are complaining about inconsistent upload speeds that in some cases rarely come close to established maximum speeds. Robb Topolski, who was the first to discover Comcast's BitTorrent throttling efforts, was asked to investigate the claims. He soon discovered that Cox is "...using traffic shaping hardware to send forged TCP/IP packets with the RST (reset) flag set -- with the goal of disrupting eDonkey traffic." He said the technique is similar to what Comcast has using with BitTorrent traffic, but so far he's unable to tell precisely what hardware Cox is using. Much to their credit, Cox confirmed the practice later that day via a response from David Deliman, Product Communications Manager: It reads:
At least Cox was far more straightforward about their P2P throttling than Comcast has ever been, but it does signal a troubling new trend in which an increasing number of ISPs are choking off file-sharing bandwidth to save themselves money. What I don't understand is that if a company advertises X amount of bandwidth for say $40 bucks a month, why are customers then being penalized for merely taking full advantage of what they are technically entitled to? I don't use eDonkey, but I'm a Cox subscriber that luckily hasn't noticed any P2P throttling yet, and I hope I never do. But, it does make me wonder who'll be next in their file-sharing crackdown if they do decide to free up more network bandwidth. With recent news that a Comcast subscriber has decided to sue the ISP for throttling his BitTorrent traffic, hopefully I won't have to worry about it anytime soon. Looking for more stuff to watch or download?
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Comcast and other may say they are only trying to save bandwith, but if they do not provide the service they promised, they could get in legal trouble.
Hey ISP's....here is a CLUE.....either STOP with your claims about unlimited service and download and upload as much as you want at the "fastest speeds possible"....or get your pants sued off in court......your choice.