| reply to SilverSurfer1
Re: Extortion Bittorrent throttling is one good reason to go back to dial up. I ran tests on Bittorrent downloading using my Rogers Ultra Lite account. I then unplugged the cable modem, and connected using my free dial up account with NetZero. Download speeds pretty well exactly the same. If Rogers ever starts throttling certain sites, like Rapidshare or MegaUpload, rather than certain protocols, then I'd definitely go back to dial up. Dial up can handle my e-mail just fine, and surfing is reasonable, although slower. Download speeds is why most people subscribe to broadband, and downloading is what they are now trying to prevent us using it for. I'm quite certain NetZero would be happy to see an old customer returning. I'd had their Platinum service for years until switching to cable. |
