jmn1207
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Reston, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| Why Can't Boost Handle This Issue?
Comcast's "Boost", or whatever they call it these days, already throttles the customer's internet connection. How difficult would it be to choke a continuous upstream or downstream to a fraction of the full bandwidth after a set amount of time has elapsed or data has been transferred?
If there is congestion, throttle the offending connections back. If they have the capability to allow me to initially upload at 3mbps and then drop me down to 2mbps, why can't they extend this to limit my uploads even further the longer I continue to upload a file from the same source? If someone wished to download a HD movie during peak hours, go for it, just expect to be limited to about 256kbps after the first 100MB have been downloaded.
It seems that Comcast is very close to having a viable answer already. There is clearly more to this than just protecting the infrastructure. The tools they want to promote and utilize will no doubt be used to generate revenues in what many would probably consider a violation of privacy, otherwise the lobbyists would not be required. |
