Posted by Jyeshta on 10/26/07 19:27

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:50:53 -0700, "Don M."
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>"Jyeshta" <whatever@twixtntween.com> wrote in message
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>> 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

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