Posted by Tom Crooze on 01/17/07 01:26

Many Thanks for the reply..

I know..another ISP is the ideal solution


"Ook" <Ook Don't send me any freakin' spam at zootal dot com delete the
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> Find another ISP. I would never tolerate my ISP doing that to me. I pay
> them money for bandwidth, and I damn well expect to be able to use it. I'm
> with CenturyTel, and they allow me to max out my bandwidth 24/7. To answer
> your question, maybe their IT people know how to detect WinMX packets, but
> not Limewire?
>
> "Tom Crooze" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:iScrh.662757$1T2.244036@pd7urf2no...
>> I'm not expecting a solution , just opinions ?
>> My ISP is using bandwidth shaping / packet sniffing ( whatever ) to block
>> WinMX. I can search , queue etc but connections time out and eventually
>> fail. There are RARE times, particularly late at night , when I can
>> occasionally get a decent connection , but not often.
>>
>> Limewire Pro zips along at max speed, no trouble at all ( although I have
>> Limewire and it doesn't seem to have the files I want )
>>
>> My questions is if my ISP is shaping etc , why would WinMX be hit and
>> not Limewire ?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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