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Earlier this week we reported on speculation that Comcast was blocking or at least seriously crippling certain types of Internet traffic. The content in question was peer-to-peer, or P2P, network traffic, the bandwidth-hogging type of data (read: movies, TV shows, and songs). Tests run by AP reporters showed that file sharing applications either didn't work at all or were seriously slowed down when using Comcast Internet access. Comcast has now issued a response in which it fesses up to filtering the applications in question but also denies that they were actually blocked.
Senior VP of Comcast Online Services Mitch Bowling said that there is no blocking going on, and that any filtering in place was "temporary and intended to improve surfing for other users." In other words, they're trimming down the bandwidth hogs so that others get a share. That sounds fair enough, but there are better ways of doing that then disabling P2P traffic altogether. Any blocking, Mr. Bowling says, was "unintentional and due to a software bug that had been fixed." So, if the bug is already fixed, Comcast users should be good to go ... we hope.
From Engadget
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Subscribe to commentsAlan LantzerOct 24th 2007 12:44PM
Declaring the Internets (sic) the work of "international terrists," President George W. Bush announced plans for an immediate invasion of Thailand. "Fish and human beings can peacefully coexist," the President said early today.
jwbecotteOct 24th 2007 2:16PM
I pay for my bandwith they promised me and should be able to use all of it if I so choose. Comcast should invest in its own infrastructure and stop deciding how I should use it.
LizzychanOct 24th 2007 4:00PM
What they say is true to a certain extent...
instead of reducing the bandwidth to all p2p users, they "cap" the ones who are using the most bandwidth using p2p because they assume that all consumers using that much bandwidth for p2p must be doing something illegal. And if you get "capped" your internet speed will be reduced by 75%.
jamesrebOct 25th 2007 4:06AM
It's just another way that Comcast is controlling its area monopolies in its cable foot print. If it wasn't for them the only one having HSI in my area (in a populous area but still too far for AT&T) I wouldn't have them. Still don't get my speed or reliability because it has taken them over 8 months to fix a neighborhood line problem.
I miss the simpler days when we had Jones Intercable.
Mr. William J. RountryOct 25th 2007 2:39PM
Who Knows the Questions are not really pertinent?.
There where many thing that can be done? .. not up on my digital ""LING_GO?
THERE WAS DELAY
THERE WAS BUFFERS
THERE WAS "STORAGE?
THEN THERE WAS MUX AT TIME DIVISION!
THE CURRENT LAND LINE PRIMARY USE WAS FOR "VOICE" IN THE 4Hz to 20{KiloHERTZ} OR VOICE FREQUENCY RANGE![strapable for data use]{DIGITAL TO THOSE OF THE MODERN SET}!
Which in some cases you pick up DC-hum at 60hz
WHICH MODULATES?.
Who Knows If they can get a higher price they will?.
For the archaic equipment that they already have in the ground or hanging on poles all over here and there!
jef69laNov 16th 2007 8:59AM
This is just a one example of corporate guru's ruining this country and all it stands for!How bad do things have to get before the masses wake up and acknowledge the damage that big corporation's inflict on this nation. How long do we accept the lies that are churned out of Washington by are so called leaders! I call them traitors to this land, all of them, the ceo's the senators the congress, all of them with the exception of very few are out for there power there money there own self interest's and we let them.....no longer is this the land of the free, no longer is this the nation that so many died for to create! I fear the country has begun it's downfall and unless we wake up and retake this country it is doomed!