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Re: and I just got a rate increase

Do you have alternatives?

I recently had my father drop Comcast (which used to be Insight just a few months ago; Comcast bought this service area), and use Verizon DSL.

The primary reason I wanted him to switch was because of torrent throttling and the caps, which I understand aren't even enforced fairly (same price, different caps).

Price was also a minor factor.

Speed? Not so much. Downloads are somewhat slower, but uploads are twice as fast.

I think Comcast is evil. I thought Charter was bad, but I'd pick Charter over Comcast any day.
Scott_

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Re: and I just got a rate increase

The primary reason I wanted him to switch was because of torrent throttling and the caps, which I understand aren't even enforced fairly (same price, different caps).

How much illegal downloading do you do at your parents?

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Re: and I just got a rate increase

said by Scott_ See Profile :

The primary reason I wanted him to switch was because of torrent throttling and the caps, which I understand aren't even enforced fairly (same price, different caps).

How much illegal downloading do you do at your parents?
Let's make some things clear here:

When I said that, I was talking about the principle. BitTorrent, in and of itself, isn't illegal. Here's an analogy:

The roads and the Interstate aren't illegal (Internet). Cargo vans aren't illegal (BitTorrent). But if drug dealer loads up a cargo van with heroin, then that's illegal (Use).

But it's not the cargo van that's illegal, it's what it was being used for. Is every cargo van being used to transport drugs? Likewise, not every use of BitTorrent is illegal.

Comcast's policy is the equivalent of saying "only X number of cargo vans can flow through the road on a given day, regardless of what's inside of the cargo vans."

To directly answer your question: I don't do any downloading at my parents' house, illegal or otherwise, because I don't live there. I can't even use Verizon DSL or Comcast cable, because I live in AT&T land and Charter land.
Scott_

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New Baltimore, MI
I understand that but you never said anything about principles in your original post
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