Comments on: Comcast Quits Throttling BitTorrent, Targets Heavy Users Instead http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9950/comcast_quits_throttling_bittorrent_targets_heavy_users_instead/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:36:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ~Kezo~ DTC http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9950/comcast_quits_throttling_bittorrent_targets_heavy_users_instead/#comment-333944 ~Kezo~ DTC Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:54:42 +0000 #comment-333944 I am not a conservative (Or liberal for that matter, just a realist) but I fully support your stand, brother! ALL views are needed, this responsibility should be normal procedure for them, save for the fact that this is a typical corporate oligopoly (Due to their mergers) which is only concerned with operating just legal enough so as not to be considered a criminal organization. You see they need their freedom so they can fleece idiotic consumers out of every single dime in their pockets! If these SOB's could get away with taxing their customers while selling mandatory tax-filing software/forms @ $150 a pop, they would in a nano-second! I am not a conservative (Or liberal for that matter, just a realist) but I fully support your stand, brother!

ALL views are needed, this responsibility should be normal procedure for them, save for the fact that this is a typical corporate oligopoly (Due to their mergers) which is only concerned with operating just legal enough so as not to be considered a criminal organization. You see they need their freedom so they can fleece idiotic consumers out of every single dime in their pockets! If these SOB’s could get away with taxing their customers while selling mandatory tax-filing software/forms @ $150 a pop, they would in a nano-second!

]]> By: skillsss http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9950/comcast_quits_throttling_bittorrent_targets_heavy_users_instead/#comment-214335 skillsss Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:49:47 +0000 #comment-214335 Comcast Censoring Conservative Voices? The American Public and the FCC need to keep an eye on ISPs. Comcast has been censoring conservative message board posters in my opinion. Because dominant ISP Comcast is a gateway to the internet, they control many eyeballs. Comcast's systematic censoring of conservative opinions on their News & Current Events message boards needs to cease and desist. If Comcast gets tax breaks from local government, then they have a civic, ethical, moral and perhaps legal obligation to provide fair and balanced moderation of their message boards. This type of social engineering is an outrage. Please get involved. Silence is consent. Post a conservative response to a News or Current Events thread here and see for yourself. http://community.comcast.net/comcastportal/board?board.id=news This is America...Not CHINA Comcast Censoring Conservative Voices?

The American Public and the FCC need to keep an eye on ISPs. Comcast has been censoring conservative message board posters in my opinion. Because dominant ISP Comcast is a gateway to the internet, they control many eyeballs. Comcast’s systematic censoring of conservative opinions on their News & Current Events message boards needs to cease and desist. If Comcast gets tax breaks from local government, then they have a civic, ethical, moral and perhaps legal obligation to provide fair and balanced moderation of their message boards. This type of social engineering is an outrage. Please get involved. Silence is consent. Post a conservative response to a News or Current Events thread here and see for yourself.

http://community.comcast.net/comcastportal/board?board.id=news

This is America…Not CHINA

]]> By: Rick Holder http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9950/comcast_quits_throttling_bittorrent_targets_heavy_users_instead/#comment-209521 Rick Holder Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:41:50 +0000 #comment-209521 I think the whole concept of how information is transmitted should be revamped. What is needed is a peer-to-peer hardware system, not software. Take the isp's out of the loop. Tesla was on the right track with his coils and desire to power the world for free. Imaging a tesla coil in every home, providing power, data transmission in a dynamic, peer-to-peer fashion. I remember those "laptops for every child" had this capability to create a mesh network. What we need are some creative, innovative, engineering minds on the solution. Cut ISPs out of the equation. I think the whole concept of how information is transmitted should be revamped. What is needed is a peer-to-peer hardware system, not software. Take the isp’s out of the loop.

Tesla was on the right track with his coils and desire to power the world for free. Imaging a tesla coil in every home, providing power, data transmission in a dynamic, peer-to-peer fashion.

I remember those “laptops for every child” had this capability to create a mesh network.

What we need are some creative, innovative, engineering minds on the solution.

Cut ISPs out of the equation.

]]> By: Net Neutrality is the FCC beginning to censor the internet. You just don't know it. | Rogue Mammoth http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9950/comcast_quits_throttling_bittorrent_targets_heavy_users_instead/#comment-205097 Net Neutrality is the FCC beginning to censor the internet. You just don't know it. | Rogue Mammoth Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:12:12 +0000 #comment-205097 [...] But what about in the case of an ISP banning access to a certain site? That’s certainly one of the “foreseen” issues that caused the push towards NN. Well, the FCC steps in on this case and tells Comcast to fuck off. [...] [...] But what about in the case of an ISP banning access to a certain site? That’s certainly one of the “foreseen” issues that caused the push towards NN. Well, the FCC steps in on this case and tells Comcast to fuck off. [...]

]]> By: Ron Overdrive http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9950/comcast_quits_throttling_bittorrent_targets_heavy_users_instead/#comment-178634 Ron Overdrive Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-178634 Ok but how are customers suppose to know how much bandwidth they have or that they're reaching their threshold? Seems fair at a glance but at the same time it's severely lacking important details. Ok but how are customers suppose to know how much bandwidth they have or that they’re reaching their threshold? Seems fair at a glance but at the same time it’s severely lacking important details.

]]> By: Gamer8585 http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9950/comcast_quits_throttling_bittorrent_targets_heavy_users_instead/#comment-178635 Gamer8585 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-178635 The only problem that remains is the fact that people pay for 100% of their bandwith. I can see Comcast getting sued for breach of contract if they intentionally take away 30% of an expected service. Although I think this is so far a more fair policy than their blanket ban on Bittorrent. The only problem that remains is the fact that people pay for 100% of their bandwith. I can see Comcast getting sued for breach of contract if they intentionally take away 30% of an expected service. Although I think this is so far a more fair policy than their blanket ban on Bittorrent.

]]> By: freeloader105 http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9950/comcast_quits_throttling_bittorrent_targets_heavy_users_instead/#comment-178636 freeloader105 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-178636 I think that this is definitely the right approach by Comcast. Better to openly limit traffic of all types from intensive users than to single out bittorrent users. Now they just need to stop advertising the 'Unlimited' part so much. I'm sure they'll go as far as put a footnote that no one will notice.. They also need to provide a way for people to check how much bandwidth they've used so far. I think that this is definitely the right approach by Comcast. Better to openly limit traffic of all types from intensive users than to single out bittorrent users. Now they just need to stop advertising the ‘Unlimited’ part so much. I’m sure they’ll go as far as put a footnote that no one will notice..

They also need to provide a way for people to check how much bandwidth they’ve used so far.

]]> By: joebloe12 http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9950/comcast_quits_throttling_bittorrent_targets_heavy_users_instead/#comment-178637 joebloe12 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-178637 If you are going to limit your heavy users as an ISP then you need to keep your mouth shut about "unlimited internet" in your advertising. It is not fair nor legal to throttle heavy users and then turn around and say you can get unlimited internet in your ads just to get new subscribers! Something has to give. Or the truth in advertising law can and will be used against ISP's for advertising one thing and doing another. Otherwise how is a user to know what to expect until they go over the limit and found out the hard way their connection has been shut off? If you are going to limit your heavy users as an ISP then you need to keep your mouth shut about “unlimited internet” in your advertising.

It is not fair nor legal to throttle heavy users and then turn around and say you can get unlimited internet in your ads just to get new subscribers!

Something has to give. Or the truth in advertising law can and will be used against ISP’s for advertising one thing and doing another.

Otherwise how is a user to know what to expect until they go over the limit and found out the hard way their connection has been shut off?

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