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Offline Dwg115

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Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« on: June 06, 2008, 01:37:51 PM »
Some Comcast customers who actively download software and video files may soon find one set of unexplained delays replaced with a different sort of equally cryptic slowdowns.  Comcast is starting to test new approaches to protecting its network from what it describes as congestion caused by a handful of customers who use far far more bandwidth than everyone else.

Read more:  http://tinyurl.com/5nhps2

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Re: Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2008, 01:38:47 PM »
Maybe thats what the hell was happening Wednesday when we had 3 people playing WoW at once and I had my work laptop on with outlook up and our internet kept flashing...

That Crap pissed me OFF.

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Re: Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2008, 01:42:55 PM »
I don't believe that comcast is the only company doing this either!  It's a pain in the rear yes, but it's also a necessity or people like F3ar0n who dloads like 50gigs a week will make it bad for all of us.  hopfully the ISPs will broaden their broadband and this will soon become a thing of the past!  No offense Dave(f3ar0n) I needed a good example of a heavy dloader!

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Re: Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2008, 01:47:38 PM »
Hell, my torrents go so damn slow anyway from people not seeding.  So i use about 7 gigs total per month (just in torrents).
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Re: Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2008, 01:52:25 PM »
NP Dave...I am a big DL'r but I do it in large chunks...Like I'll decide I want CSI Miami so I'll just take a week and download every season of CSI so I have it. This is just one more reason for me to upgrade to FIOS or something else. Even though I'm downloading a lot...it's a consistent 300-400KBS, just i have to leave my comp on 24/7 to get what I want finished.

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Re: Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2008, 02:07:26 PM »
Yeah, I found that TV shows and series' are the most shared and the fastest torrents.
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Re: Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2008, 02:08:54 PM »
Oh, speaking of torrents, Dave Grove - did you want to stop by this evening and get GRID?
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Re: Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2008, 04:03:52 PM »
I would love to if i can find the time.  Im wioped out at the moment just got done working outside on the pool.....:(  maybe in a while i was drinking too so i have to let that wear off

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Re: Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2008, 10:01:47 PM »
I just finished GRID DL... How is it?

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Re: Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2008, 06:58:08 AM »
I haven't installed it.  From the xbox360 demo, it was ok.  Nice looking!  Damage modeling was pretty realistic.
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Re: Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2008, 11:36:21 AM »
So, I have played it a bit and it's REALLY pretty. lol

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Re: Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2008, 12:18:29 PM »
I think this:  http://consumerist.com/tag/ponderables/?i=5014613&t=is-metered-broadband-designed-to-keep-you-from-ditching-cable-tv

Might have more to do with limiting bandwidth use than p2p. 

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Re: Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2008, 07:46:57 PM »
What did I tell you about long URLs!??!?!?!

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Re: Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2008, 07:09:57 AM »
What did I tell you about long URLs!??!?!?!

You didn't tell me anything!  Shenanigans!

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Re: Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Throttle
« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2008, 10:42:12 AM »
What did I tell you about long URLs!??!?!?!

You didn't tell me anything!  Shenanigans!

Not you DWG! hehe. Messing up the front page with your long urls in the first post. lol

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