Shutting down big downloaders

[hotheat]

Shutting down big downloaders
Comcast cuts Internet service to bandwidth hogs

The rapid growth of online videos, music and games has created a new Internet sin: using it too much.

Comcast has punished some transgressors by cutting off their Internet service, arguing that excessive downloaders hog Internet capacity and slow down the network for other customers. The company declines to reveal its download limits.

"You have no way of knowing how much is too much," said Sandra Spalletta of Rockville, whose Internet service was suspended in March after Comcast sent her a letter warning that she and her teenage son were using too much bandwidth. They cut back on downloads but were still disconnected. She said the company would not tell her how to monitor their bandwidth use in order to comply with the limits.

full article at: -http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20633771/

[happywonton]

Road Runner is alright but it's letting me get what i need.. i.e. rocko's modern life season 1 and 2 right now :)

[5829]

i have not had any problems yet. :angel:

... To trigger a disconnection warning, customers would be downloading the equivalent of 1,000 songs or four full-length movies every day. Comcast spokesman Charlie Douglas declined to reveal specific bandwidth limits. ...

while reading this i saw a commercial for netflix where you can download and watch a movie instead of getting it thru the mail. different members of the family were watching different movies at the same time :doh: :?

cell phone companies are doing the same thing. even though the service is advertised as unlimited.

[AYHJA]

I think they fucking charge enough to upgrade their service instead...The internet is not going to get smaller, they should be making moves to provide a better service rather than by disconnecting people...

Who the hell is running these companies anyway...

[g00b3r]

Hitler?

[Sir Jig-A-Lot]

I think they fucking charge enough to upgrade their service instead...The internet is not going to get smaller, they should be making moves to provide a better service rather than by disconnecting people...

damn straight.

Who the hell is running these companies anyway...

The Man.

[AYHJA]

More Comcast news...As you may or may not know, Comcast has taken to restricting P2P clients like bittorrent, etc...A congressman has spoken out about it, check it out here: http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9804158-7.html

[Sir Jig-A-Lot]

i like that guy. he's in the know.