jmccorm
join:2003-08-17
Tulsa, OK | [OK] Cox doesn't mess with Bittorrent traffic, does it?
Does Cox interfere in any way with Bittorrent traffic? Be it interfering with seeding, like Comcast is recently accused of, or traffic shaping, or some other degradation of service? |
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robertfl
Premium
join:2005-10-10
Mary Esther, FL | not yet. but don't give them any ideas.
-rob |
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jmccorm
join:2003-08-17
Tulsa, OK
1 edit | What exactly happens when one exceeds a limit that Cox lists at the URL below?
»www.cox.com/policy/limitations.asp
re: maximum monthly consumption caps |
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Fubar
join:2001-02-20
Phoenix, AZ | Caps are loosely enforced,
If they are you will get a warning email to yoour primary cox.net account....
Continued abuse would prob lead to account termination..
But like I said, Caps are VERY loosely enforced |
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robertfl
Premium
join:2005-10-10
Mary Esther, FL | but what about traffic shaping? i don't think cox does that (yet) but we hope that cox won't follow comcast evil ways of telling us what we can and can not do (within reason) on what we are paying for.
-rob |
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Fubar
join:2001-02-20
Phoenix, AZ
| said by robertfl  :but what about traffic shaping? i don't think cox does that (yet) but we hope that cox won't follow comcast evil ways of telling us what we can and can not do (within reason) on what we are paying for. -rob You already answered the question.... Are you unsure of your answer?
But I haven;t seen any evidence of Traffic shaping... Hasn't happened with me.... |
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MarkyD
Premium
join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs:
 ·Cox HSI
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all i can say with certainty is this. My torrents download much slower on my Cox 12/1 connection than they did on my AT&T 6/1 FTTP connection. I've tried changing clients, made sure my ports are forwarded properly, changed routers...It's a mystery.
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MCSE, ACSA, and a lot more |
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Fubar
join:2001-02-20
Phoenix, AZ
| said by MarkyD :all i can say with certainty is this. My torrents download much slower on my Cox 12/1 connection than they did on my AT&T 6/1 FTTP connection. I've tried changing clients, made sure my ports are forwarded properly, changed routers...It's a mystery. How much slower? |
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SkateZilla
join:2006-01-24
Virginia Beach, VA | Cox monitors bit torrent, you download stuff your not supposed to and they'll nail you. |
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needforspeed59
Cruise Ship Just Passing Through
join:2001-05-02
Glendale, AZ | reply to jmccorm
You have proof or just conjecture?
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Fubar
join:2001-02-20
Phoenix, AZ | reply to SkateZilla
Cox Won't and doesn't care...
The RIAA does though |
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robertfl
Premium
join:2005-10-10
Mary Esther, FL
1 edit | they have other 3rd parties who monitor the traffic. why you need to protect yourself.
greed is a very powerful tool and why to this day i don't buy any cd's.
-rob |
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MarkyD
Premium
join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs:
·Cox HSI
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said by SkateZilla :Cox monitors bit torrent, you download stuff your not supposed to and they'll nail you. ever heard of peerguardian? |
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MarkyD
Premium
join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs:
·Cox HSI
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said by Fubar :said by MarkyD :all i can say with certainty is this. My torrents download much slower on my Cox 12/1 connection than they did on my AT&T 6/1 FTTP connection. I've tried changing clients, made sure my ports are forwarded properly, changed routers...It's a mystery. How much slower? I could max out my 6mbps pipe on ATT. On Cox I can never break 500KB/sec no matter how many torrents I have running, or how good the sources are. |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | reply to jmccorm
Wow, these are some really ridiculously low caps... Only 40gigabytes downstream a month?
They'd better not enforce them I think there would be many many users who go over that, and it's only going to increase. |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| reply to robertfl
said by robertfl :but what about traffic shaping? i don't think cox does that (yet) but we hope that cox won't follow comcast evil ways of telling us what we can and can not do (within reason) on what we are paying for. Thats when i drop cox like a rock and just use one of the 6 open wireless APs available to me.
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| reply to KrK
said by KrK :Wow, these are some really ridiculously low caps... Only 40gigabytes downstream a month? They'd better not enforce them I think there would be many many users who go over that, and it's only going to increase. Got to agree with you there. even comcast gives you 90 gigs a month.
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You can never be too rich, too thin or have too much Bandwidth |
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spanglo
Premium
join:2004-05-17
San Diego, CA
| reply to MarkyD
said by MarkyD :said by Fubar :said by MarkyD :all i can say with certainty is this. My torrents download much slower on my Cox 12/1 connection than they did on my AT&T 6/1 FTTP connection. I've tried changing clients, made sure my ports are forwarded properly, changed routers...It's a mystery. How much slower? I could max out my 6mbps pipe on ATT. On Cox I can never break 500KB/sec no matter how many torrents I have running, or how good the sources are. That does sound odd.
I regularly get over a 1MB/sec on my torrents with Premiere.
Anyone else in your area getting the same results? |
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Fubar
join:2001-02-20
Phoenix, AZ
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said by dvd536 :said by robertfl :but what about traffic shaping? i don't think cox does that (yet) but we hope that cox won't follow comcast evil ways of telling us what we can and can not do (within reason) on what we are paying for. Thats when i drop cox like a rock and just use one of the 6 open wireless APs available to me. Great attitude 
Nothing like causing problems for your neighbors... |
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nastyneighbors
@cox.net
| said by Fubar :Great attitude Nothing like causing problems for your neighbors... You never know... His neighbors might be the biggest jerks on the planet.  |
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