Comcast a "safe" isp?

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CoRP5e join:2004-12-11 Essex, MD	Comcast a "safe" isp? I will be moving soon and my options for my isp is Comcast or Verizon. Right now i have Bellsouth Fast Access..and while it is slow i havent really had any problems beyond that. I would like to go with Comcast but i am a regualr BT user and i wouldnt want to get screwed over by my ISP. Is comcast a "safe" ISP?
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Sean84 join:2001-09-22 Ramona, CA	no ISP is safe
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nfx The Wire Premium join:2001-05-21 Vancouver, BC kudos:1	reply to CoRP5e Comcast enforces caps too, Verizon doesn't AFAIK. If you plan on using tons of bandwidth, go with Verizon. BT forces you to share, so regardless of who your ISP is, you're still vulnerable. -- nfx
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CoRP5e join:2004-12-11 Essex, MD	reply to CoRP5e i mean safer than others... MPAA files suit against 11 OOL Customers Perhaps taking a cue from recording companies, the major film studios this week began suing those suspected of making popular movies available for download, filing numerous suits nationwide, including against 11 "John Does" in Manhattan federal court. The 11 people sued in Manhattan appear to be Optimum Online subscribers, based on a trace of the Internet Protocol addresses listed in the suit.
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jonez Got Anime? Premium join:2004-09-24 Stow, MA	I wonder if it was just a coincidence that they were all OOL users. If the MPAA is filing John Doe suits, then I believe it has nothing to do with OOL not being safe since OOL has no control over protecting it's users from MPAA scanning IPs on bittorrent. Any user of one ISP is as vulnerable as another, but what it comes down to is when it really matters, will your ISP fight to keep your identity hidden. Verizon has done such a thing, challenging the RIAA to court. If that's what you meant by safe...then you are safer with some ISPs than with others, however nothing is going to keep you from being less vulernable to being caught by the MPAA/RIAA while sharing files.
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Cop Premium join:2001-09-05 Auburn, AL	The only way to go is newsgroups. This way, you are 100% safe from those devils. At least for now.
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Doctor Four My other vehicle is a TARDIS Premium join:2000-09-05 Dallas, TX	reply to CoRP5e While we're on the subject of ISP attitudes toward P2P usage and whether or not they'll report users sharing popular copyrighted material to the content cartels, I have been noticing a whole lot lately on WinMX where uploaders in my queue will start a file, only to get disonnected within 2 seconds or so. I've often wondered if the ISP they're using has some sort of P2P monitoring software such as Packeteer or others on the network, and as soon as it detects uploads/downloads, breaks the connection (or blocks the port entirely). Though I would think this is more likely happening with WinMX users on university campuses. -- "Kayura or Badamon, whichever you are, you should know that I will never give up this battle. By the will of the Ancient, I shall succeed!" - Shuten (Anubis) from the Ronin Warriors.
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nfx The Wire Premium join:2001-05-21 Vancouver, BC kudos:1	Shaw, my ISP, has implemented a packet-filtering gizmo called 'Ellacoya' that filters p2p uploads. -- nfx
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CoRP5e join:2004-12-11 Essex, MD	reply to nfx comcast enforces caps? i didnt know that... what is it?
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removed Premium,VIP join:2002-02-08 Houston, TX kudos:36	Completely random.
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nfx The Wire Premium join:2001-05-21 Vancouver, BC kudos:1	reply to CoRP5e i don't know, it's cable so it's probably something really low like 25-30GB per month. »Comcast HSI -- nfx
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BobbytheBrain @dsl.lsan03.pacbell.n	reply to CoRP5e More importantly, Comcast limits your newsgroup usage to 1-2GB/month. Verizon, on the other hand, has one of the best usenet servers. Typically, ISP's are penny-pinchers(SBC) and provide almost nothing. If somebody gave me a choice between 2 ISP's and one had excellent usenet and was also less expensive, the answer would be a no-brainer.
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MuDvAyNe Premium join:2002-03-02 Brooklyn, NY Reviews: ·Verizon FiOS ·Optimum Online	reply to Cop said by Cop: The only way to go is newsgroups. This way, you are 100% safe from those devils. At least for now. IRC also, since you are downloading off of xdcc bots etc. -- hi
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Qumahlin Never Enough Time Premium,MVM join:2001-10-05 united state	reply to nfx said by nfx: i don't know, it's cable so it's probably something really low like 25-30GB per month. »Comcast HSI It's nowhere near that low. There is no official capping, but people who were downloading in excess of 150-300GB per month got warning letters to cut back their usage. at 25-35GB Comcast could care less. -- Forum Posts:6000
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jonez Got Anime? Premium join:2004-09-24 Stow, MA	When's the last time someone got a letter? Afaik, they don't send those letters out anymore after they got a lot of heat from customers who were angry about that...that's what I heard atleast.
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removed Premium,VIP join:2002-02-08 Houston, TX kudos:36	They're required to forward complaints to customers.. They can't just stop because Joe P2P is angry.
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thender2 Glamour Profession Premium join:2004-05-16 Staten Island, NY	reply to nfx said by nfx: Comcast enforces caps too, Verizon doesn't AFAIK. If you plan on using tons of bandwidth, go with Verizon. I'll second this. I upload around 85 KBps 24/7 and haven't gotten any complaints from Verizon. DSL ISPs are usually more leniant about the bandwidth you use. -- Contrary to popular belief, the sky is not falling. irc.freenode.net #atu
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jonez Got Anime? Premium join:2004-09-24 Stow, MA	reply to removed said by removed: They can't just stop because Joe P2P is angry. You're not looking at the big picture, those letters were for more than just P2P. That includes people who were sharing family photos and movies, streaming radio stations and etc as well as P2P that got people sent letters and got them, as well as others, annoyed with comcast's invisible caps. It affected those who didn't get letters because they didn't know how much bandwidth would be too much because comcast would not put out any figures.
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julyccc Premium join:2004-11-09	reply to CoRP5e i believe cable and DSL are fighting for more customers right now. I don't think they are enforcing caps as they used to. Verizon sure don't enforce caps. DSL is suppose to be dedicated bandwidth. you can use 24/7. Not sure about comcast. Both of them are definitely not safe from MPAA and RIAA.
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TechSponge join:2001-05-14 Hillside, NJ	reply to Sean84 True, however...The ISP that puts a service option to firewall, IPS, IDS, Anti-virus scan, Content filter and Activex manage in their CORE or on their edge and adds this service level choice for Newbies as an add on to their pipe costs($6-12/mo)...WILL MAKE A FORTUNE and grow like gangbusters! Drop the unwanted packets, hackers, malware, etc.. before they ever load into the last mile pipe. AOL should do it, its the only way to save themselves. AT&T is already doing it for Business-Class clients.
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