| Comcast changed AUP to admit to Connection tampering Comcast already took one of the complaints to the FCC and made it moot. It changed their policy allowing them to do what they are doing on P2P connections
»news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_···nation_3
On Jan. 25, it updated its online Acceptable Use Policy to specify that it reserved the right to break off file-sharing connections on congested cables.
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| Now they need to find a method to 'disable' the p2p download side. Imagine the immediate relief their network would feel if this burden could be lifted, not to mention the cost savings. |
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| said by JasonD :
Now they need to find a method to 'disable' the p2p download side. Imagine the immediate relief their network would feel if this burden could be lifted, not to mention the cost savings. Yeah, and imagine what the customer attrition would do to them when suddenly people can't "Download music, photos and videos way faster than DSL and dial-up"...
Customers just love being lied to... |
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said by JasonD :
Now they need to find a method to 'disable' the p2p download side. Imagine the immediate relief their network would feel if this burden could be lifted, not to mention the cost savings.
I don't think the negative PR would be worth it to Comcast to do that.
People may not admit it, but probably quite a few subcribers of Comcast use P2P services.
Disabling them would not be a smart move. |
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| reply to JasonD
I'm glad you are admitting that you believe this is NOT an attempt to "briefly delay" p2p traffic but is an assault intended to kill off p2p applications. |
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