Comments on: Comcast Reveals How it Throttled BitTorrent http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9769/comcast_reveals_how_it_throttled_bittorrent/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:05:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: manakazero http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9769/comcast_reveals_how_it_throttled_bittorrent/#comment-179080 manakazero Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-179080 The picture is great! The picture is great!

]]> By: open_universe http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9769/comcast_reveals_how_it_throttled_bittorrent/#comment-179081 open_universe Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-179081 People already deal with high traffic by waiting. Why should Comcast have to do anything? If they claim that traffic is very high they should be taking steps to expand their infrastructure. It's just like traffic on the roads. People will either deal with it or schedule their trips. Comcast could simply tell its subscribers Look there's a lot of traffic on the Web and that's why you have a slow connection. Problem solves itself. People who just check e-mail or a few websites won't notice the difference. People torrenting will take whatever download speed they can. Why should Comcast bother doing anything? By putting a limit or ceiling on monthly usage they effectively create a shortage. They are effectively reducing supply while demand is high. If they really want to modulate traffic charge by the "bit". It's fair since you pay for what you use like a toll road. Problem solved. People already deal with high traffic by waiting. Why should Comcast have to do anything? If they claim that traffic is very high they should be taking steps to expand their infrastructure. It’s just like traffic on the roads. People will either deal with it or schedule their trips. Comcast could simply tell its subscribers Look there’s a lot of traffic on the Web and that’s why you have a slow connection. Problem solves itself. People who just check e-mail or a few websites won’t notice the difference. People torrenting will take whatever download speed they can. Why should Comcast bother doing anything? By putting a limit or ceiling on monthly usage they effectively create a shortage. They are effectively reducing supply while demand is high. If they really want to modulate traffic charge by the “bit”. It’s fair since you pay for what you use like a toll road. Problem solved.

]]> By: mountain_rage http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9769/comcast_reveals_how_it_throttled_bittorrent/#comment-179082 mountain_rage Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-179082 Open_universe I hope you realize that model will increase the cost of the internet for most if not all File sharers voip users web video users and gamers. To be honest the issue is not in charging one group more or limiting usage. The problem can be solved by improving retrofitting or upgrading their networks. Id be hard pressed to believe that the technology has not kept up with the usage. Open_universe I hope you realize that model will increase the cost of the internet for most if not all File sharers voip users web video users and gamers. To be honest the issue is not in charging one group more or limiting usage. The problem can be solved by improving retrofitting or upgrading their networks. Id be hard pressed to believe that the technology has not kept up with the usage.

]]> By: open_universe http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9769/comcast_reveals_how_it_throttled_bittorrent/#comment-179083 open_universe Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-179083 I'm all for those monkeys adding to and improving their infrastructure. But the fact remains that the application of the principles of economics - which deals with the allocation of scarce resources - dictates that people be charged for their use of a resource. People who use the Internet for downloading movies etc. do in fact use more of the Internet than those who use the Internet for just checking e-mail and viewing websites. To demand that any ISP give unlimited access to everyone all the time is unrealistic and delusional; it means that you are denying ISPs the opportunity to make a profit. Driving an ISP into bankruptcy will reduce the infrastructure of the Internet not increase it. Comcast may be full of hot air when it claims that it has to "do something" to manage the available bandwidth nevertheless the principles of economics still hold. This isn't a "right to P2P" issue it's an economics issue plain and simple. If you think you can provide unlimited Internet access to people I for one eagerly await the creation of your personal ISP company. I’m all for those monkeys adding to and improving their infrastructure. But the fact remains that the application of the principles of economics – which deals with the allocation of scarce resources – dictates that people be charged for their use of a resource. People who use the Internet for downloading movies etc. do in fact use more of the Internet than those who use the Internet for just checking e-mail and viewing websites. To demand that any ISP give unlimited access to everyone all the time is unrealistic and delusional; it means that you are denying ISPs the opportunity to make a profit. Driving an ISP into bankruptcy will reduce the infrastructure of the Internet not increase it. Comcast may be full of hot air when it claims that it has to “do something” to manage the available bandwidth nevertheless the principles of economics still hold. This isn’t a “right to P2P” issue it’s an economics issue plain and simple. If you think you can provide unlimited Internet access to people I for one eagerly await the creation of your personal ISP company.

]]> By: mountain_rage http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9769/comcast_reveals_how_it_throttled_bittorrent/#comment-179084 mountain_rage Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-179084 Here I'll let these guys an a special exert explain the situation for you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VrCCpaEoxI @1:28 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3609OtM138c Here I’ll let these guys an a special exert explain the situation for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VrCCpaEoxI

@1:28
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3609OtM138c

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