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Posted by AMUN on 10/26/07 19:54
"Jyeshta" <whatever@twixtntween.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:50:53 -0700, "Don M."
> <newsreader@nospam4fineartsnospam.com> wrote:
>
>>"Jyeshta" <whatever@twixtntween.com> wrote in message
>>news:k962i3lmi1pag1urgf5m3mlogvhm7dq3f7@4ax.com...
>>> This only started happening today. It looked like my uplink
>>> bandwidth was getting throttled, so I changed my ports and
>>> restarted WinMX.
>>>
>>> Now, for the most part, my uplink looks sort of normal, but it's
>>> fluctuating wildly. I'm connected as a Primary, so searches
>>> might be partly the cause, only they never have been before, and
>>> I always connect as a Primary, anyway.
>>>
>>> Everything was fine before - I'd been on for several days and it
>>> was rock solid. I was able to set a bandwidth limit when I
>>> needed to do other things (like download from Usenet), and then
>>> change it back and it was fine. I'm wondering if, due to my
>>> heavy bandwidth usage, Comcast began screwing with my bandwidth.
>>> I should add that I had to disconnect a couple of times since
>>> last night - once because of a crash, and then to re-set my ports
>>> today.
>>>
>>> Anyone else experiencing anything similar, or is it just me?
>>=============
>>
>>Hi, Gail.
>>
>>Take a look at this article:
>>"Directing Traffic: How was Comcast's traffic interference confirmed?"
>>http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20071020/NEWS/710200361
>>
>>And then this::
>>"Competition drives down Comcast profit"
>>http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20071026/NEWS/710260381
>>
>>I wonder if these are related...
>>
>>Don
>
> Hi Don,
>
> Good to see you! Thank you for the links, I'm going to read the
> articles presently. I'm trying to figure out the best
> alternatives I have. DSL is cheaper, but I hate losing the
> uplink bandwidth I have with cable. Plus, with DSL, my
> experience (with Verizon, which used to be great for binaries) is
> that they require you to install annoying software to use it.
>
> There is at least one other cable company in my area, but I need
> to do some research before I decide if it's worth switching. The
> Comcast download speeds are much faster than DSL. My only
> complaint is with the upload bandwidth, which was one of the
> reasons I wanted cable in the first place.
>
> But my upload bandwidth stabilized and became relatively normal
> an hour or two after I posted about it yesterday. I'll have to
> see how long it takes before they throttle it again.
>
> Anyway, Happy upcoming Birthday! I hope it's a great one, and I
> wish you many, many healthy, happy returns!
>
> Gail
Just remember that ANY cable connection means several subscribers on/sharing
a connection.
If others on your line do a lot of uploading you will lose YOUR upload
speed, and the reverse is true as well.
You may just have to live with losing much of your own available bandwidth
for hours at a time, unless you complain to your provider to get on another
connection, but then you would have to tell them that you P2P and they may
not be thrilled, as not too many ISP's care much for the customers that
(potentially) suck up all the resources.
I've even heard of a few users who admitted to P2P usage, being forced to
higher cost "business" accounts.
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