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simple solution guys. enable encryption in utorrent bypasses this throttling.

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I personally used the words load balance as they said a sort of global throttle, when the loads were heavy, but the problem with using throttle in this case is they're spreading the pain in areas that are overloaded.

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With that way of thinking though you are disparaging the entire TSI userbase and writing us of as simpletons. What you can't see is the few right now are the trend setters of the web ... we are the reason HD-DVD exists, we are the reason VOIP exists, we are the reason why services like Youtube have become big ... the market is evolving to more data and so in direct correlation the demand for increased capacity will increase exponentialy as more and more are coming onboard. IPTV services are popping up, VOIP is prevalent, Streaming is prevalent, and shared internet connections are prevalent. The big companies use PR to make it seem as they are protecting the interests of the user, but flawed is the way of thinking. Crippling another user to make another happy is just passing the torch, nothing really has been done to solve the root problem ... there will be a day when the both users want the higher capacity and the ISP stops them both ... that is what is happening. Also the thing that makes no sense is when a person signs up to an ISP why not be told of these business practices, why not be told the list of Applications that are allowed on that network and those that are crippled and not allowed. To this day the facade of these companies has been about incredible speeds, open use of any applications, etc... Why haven't ISP's been more forthcoming, you are the customer you deserve to know how shitty you'll be treated after signing that dotted line. The ISP's want to have there cake and eat it too.

My! my! You do have a high opinion of people! You forget that 33% of the population still is on dialup. You forget that broadband has only grown .3% in the last two years. »www.internetworldstats.com/am/ca.htm You also forget that there are a lot of people who cannot afford more technology and those who do not wish it. VOIP is still flawed and not available to many. YouTube is not as universal as you suggest. Some people are still on rotary dial phones.The market will not respond to demand. The market is far, far more complex than that. Major factors you do not account for is capital availability. Data networks do not grow and trees and the buildout takes years. In the meantime, we are limited. all of us. especially when the internet is not an essential service but a discretionary service.

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By the beginning of 2004, total revenues in the telecom market reached an estimated $32.6 billion (down 1.2% on 2002). Industry revenues had grown from $24.9 billion in 1998. Capex continues to decrease from the big spending years of 2000 and 2001 – down to $5.3 billion in 2003. Since 1997 Canadian telecoms operators have spent over $60.7 billion on capital expenditures.

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Canada has one of the highest rates of Internet usage in the world. Furthermore, Canadians are heavy users, with around 90% of users using e-mail at least weekly. The Canadian Internet access market continues to grow strongly with over 64% of Canadians having Internet access by 2004.

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Local competition now exists throughout most of Canada – although the incumbent operators still hold the lion’s share of the market. A number of major acquisitions took place: MTS acquired Allstream and Telus is in the process of acquiring Microcell – the competitive environment is shifting. Telecom infrastructure continues to undergo modernisation projects driven by increased competition, liberalisation of telecom policy and government initiatives aimed at extending broadband reach.

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If bell is saying that they are throttling certain area's down to below 30kB/s because they can't cope with the traffic that is sold to you and which is resold to the user. Then a complaint for a cost reduction needs to be put in with Bell since they are admitting they can't provide the service that teksavvy is paying them for, and in turn that cost reduction should also be passed on to the users who are paying for below 30kB/s internet. Don't know if thats possible, or if i made sense, or how they work.

But what I'm saying is, why should Harry in Montreal pay 40$ for 5-meg internet and Dick in Toronto pay 40$ for the same service at dial up speed? Why should Teksavvy have to pay full rate as well when bell admitted they can't supply you?

Will this throttle soon spread out to other area's or is there only a predefined area at the moment? What area's?

Is it perm? Estimated length of time?

Are all the other wholesellers affected as well or only Teksavvy?

Should users believe bells side of it, or should they believe this is another strong-arm tactic by bell similar to when they tried to strong-arm you into removing the login access?

Many questions come to mind...

Good luck with your meeting next week!

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