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Comcast, Cox block bittorrent 24/7: Comcast and Cox are blocking BitTorrent traffic, regardless of the time of day or day of the week, students from the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems report. And despite suggestions that BitTorrent blocking is widespread across ISPs, the Institute's Glasnost test found that the two cable...; Tags: BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Comcast's true speeds and the bittorrent deal: Comcast's true speeds and the BitTorrent dealJust A Quick Link CorrectionYou have the link to George Ou's LAN Architect page going to www.lanarchitect.com, which goes to a placeholder "for sale" page with links to house planning. :p The correct address is www.lanarchitect.net.Confusing statement....[i]On the upside we're talking about...; Tags: BitTorrent deal, true speed, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
Comcast's true speeds and the bittorrent deal: So, I talked to former ZD technical director and editor at large George Ou last week. He's been looking at Comcast's claims for its DOCSIS 3.0 rollout in Minneapolis. I passed along Comcast's projections that the service would 50 Mbps downstream and 5 Mbps up. ...; Tags: BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Mbps, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Networking, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-04-09
Comcast promises protocol-agnostic throttling: Comcast promises protocol-agnostic throttlingComment from FreePressHere's a statement from FreePress's Martin Ammori:"These talks are the direct result of public pressure -- and the threat of FCC action -- against Comcast. But with Comcast's history of broken promises and record of deception, we can't just take their word that the Internet...; Tags: Federal government, Cable, Comcast Corp., FreePress; Discussion threads 2008-03-27
Comcast promises protocol-agnostic throttling: News.com's Declan McCullagh has an interview with Joe Waz, Comcast's SVP for external affairs head PR honcho, about the surprising news that the cable company is talking to BitTorrent about ways to work together to fix the problem of P2P apps sucking up everyone's bandwidth. Photo by Declan The...; Tags: Bandwidth, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Internet, Productivity, Cable, Networking, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-27

Comcast, bittorrent kiss, make up in attempt to keep regulators away: Comcast and BitTorrent said Thursday that they will collaborate and figure out the best way to manage peer-to-peer traffic on the cable giant's network. Regulators began holding hearings after Comcast had used network shaping techniques to manage P2P traffic much to the chagrin of BitTorrent. But now...; Tags: Regulator, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Productivity, Networking, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-27
A geek's trip to Capitol Hill on Network Management: I appeared before congressional and government staffers on Capitol Hill for a panel on Network Management sponsored by iGrowthGlobal. This was my first time in Washington DC and while it was a little cold for my Californian bones, it was a beautiful city and seeing the capitol of the nation...; Tags: BitTorrent, Japan, Network, Comcast Corp., P2P, Mr., Video, DOCSIS, Geek, Wireless Network, Presentation, Network Management, Richard Bennett, Cable, Peer To Peer (P2P), Networking, Internet, Corporate Communications, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Marketing, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-03-03
FCC hearings: Comcast versus Vuze: The FCC held its hearing on Comcast's Network Management practices at Harvard University yesterday. Vuze executive Gilles BianRosa whose company filed one of the two FCC complaints against Comcast reportedly told the FCC yesterday that BitTorrent does not hog bandwidth. Since most Internet experts would dispute that claim, I generated the...; Tags: FCC, Bandwidth, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Broadband Provider, Broadband, Vuze, Congestion Problem, Free Press, Broadband Internet, Networking, Network Technology, Telecommunications, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-02-26
Comcast vs. bittorrent to be focus of FCC hearing: Comcast vs. BitTorrent to be focus of FCC hearingDidn't Comcast deny they are even doing this?I'm SURE they would not lie to us.Comcast has uniqe problemsIn essence, they need to protect their network. However, for most ISPs Internet is their business. Comcast is a cable provider trying to be in...; Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), FCC, Comcast Corp., BitTorrent; Discussion threads 2008-02-22
Comcast: bittorrent blocking is a good thing: Russell Shaw has some excerpts from Comcast's comments to the FCC over bandwidth "shaping." As you peruse them you can see there's little there but a full-throated defense of the practice. The carefully limited measures that Comcast takes to manage traffic on its broadband network —...; Tags: BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Network Management, Russell Shaw, Internet, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-02-13
Comcast traffic management issue before FCC: Today is the deadline for the FCC call for comments on the Comcast traffic management case brought about by a formal complaint from the Free Press and Public Knowledge. As a former network engineer who designed networks and servers and as someone who has written extensively on these matters, I...; Tags: FCC, Bandwidth, Packet, Electronic Frontier Foundation, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., P2P, Problem, Verizon Communications Inc., Broadband, DOCSIS, Network Management, BitTorrent Seeder, Networking, Cable, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-02-13
FCC starts Comcast cover-up on net neutrality: FCC starts Comcast cover-up on net neutralityHow about waiting for the decision ....... before condeming it? Shouldn't you be posting for the Huffington Post or Moveon.Org instead of a tech site? That is where I expect to find the Liberal spin. Not here!Explain to me......How it's "neutral"...; Tags: FCC, BitTorrent, Net Neutrality, Comcast Corp., bandwidth; Discussion threads 2008-01-16
FCC starts Comcast cover-up on net neutrality: The Bush FCC has launched an "inquiry" which will likely kill net neutrality complaints by deeming throttling of BitTorrent traffic "reasonable." Having watched the FCC of Kevin Martin, and other Bush Administration agencies, transform Internet access from a highly competitive marketplace into a cable-Bell duopoly, I'm more than...; Tags: FCC, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Net Neutrality, Cable, News, Bush FCC, Federal Government, Internet, Government, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-16
Free Download Manager (exe): Download files and convert videos including flash faster with open-source Free Download Manager. Its features include integration with all browsers, support of downloads from RapidShare, BitTorrent support, adjusting traffic usage, resuming broken downloads. Adds flash video download, BitTorrent support, upload manager, portable mode and remote control. Version 2.5 build 738...; Tags: BitTorrent, Download Manager, Corporate Communications, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-01-04
Spam a bigger concern than network neutrality: My most controversial post of 2007 was probably the October story called Comcast, BitTorrent and Spam Spam Spam. My idea was that Comcast broke net neutrality principles in banning BitTorrent, while ignoring the bigger bandwidth-wasting problem of spam. It was the 5th most popular post this year. ...; Tags: BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Open Source, Spam, Internet, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-12-16
Why metered Internet is a really bad idea: The above image from Lauren Weinstein's blog shows why metered Internet is a really bad idea and obnoxious. It shows Canadian ISP Rogers Internet altering web pages to warn you when you go over 75% of your 75GB cap. I checked on the Rogers website for...; Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., Internet Service Provider, Plan, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-12-10
Fear Factor in bittorrent debate: Fear Factor in BitTorrent debateAmenDuopolies are a poor substitute for a free market and government has to own up to the anticompetitive consequences of its own actions.This is a republic and not a true...democracy. Therefore the few elected to represent the many are easily bought off by big business...; Tags: Vertical industries, cynicism, duopoly, government, Comcast Corp., democracy, big business, BitTorrent; Discussion threads 2007-12-04
Fear Factor in bittorrent debate: In arguing the monopolists' case against net neutrality today, our own George Ou plays a version of Fear Factor. The slimy bug we're supposed to gag on is the idea of a "metered Internet," which the EFF and other net neutrality proponents have offered as an alternative...; Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, BitTorrent, Net Neutrality, Government, Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-12-04
EFF wants to saddle you with metered Internet service: Updated 12/8/2007 - The EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation last week publicly joined Free Press and Public Knowledge in recommending a metered Internet service as the alternative to Comcast's BitTorrent throttling. The extremist "Net Neutrality" crowd that wants to regulate the Internet with bans on per-user charges/contracts for Enhanced QoS are...; Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Problem, Internet Service Provider, DOCSIS, Internet Service, ACL, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Networking, Cable, Broadband Internet, Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-12-03
Net neutrality may not resolve bittorrent v. Comcast: Net neutrality may not resolve BitTorrent v. ComcastWe are all criminals I supposeI've read about this so often I've been ignoring it. I was succeeding until I realized, while trying to download a new linux iso, that the reason the download wasn't completing successfully was because the connection was...; Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., Internet Service Provider, bandwidth, Net Neutrality; Discussion threads 2007-11-30