said by BxB:I am in Edmonton, does Shaw put cap on torrent traffic?
I can answer this. The sort answer is "maybe, but you'll never notice". Shaw states in their Terms of Use: "If congestion occurs, the traffic management policies reduce the amount of upstream bandwidth available for P2P applications completing non real-time file transfer activity to 80 kbps per end-user." Why you won't notice this: bit torrent doesn't typically (in my experience, for what it's worth) need 80 kbps upstream to hit a high downstream rate. When you factor in that this limit of 80 kbps will only occur during period where the upstream traffic on your serving group is congesting, then you won't typically even be filtered to this level. In my time on this forum I've never seen anyone having slow bit torrent issues actually find the issue to be any sort of traffic management. It is usually poor seeding/tracker, or network/software issue.
If you think you are seeing traffic shaping, you can check with these sorts of tools:
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www.cc.gatech.edu/~parth ··· obe.htmlFull text from Shaw Terms of Service:
"Traffic Management Policies
Last updated: June 7, 2011
Shaw uses traffic management policies to ensure proportional access to its network for all Shaw Internet customers. Some Peer-to-Peer (P2P) applications used for non real-time file sharing can consume a disproportionate amount of upstream bandwidth causing disruption to other customers on Shaw's network. Shaw's traffic management policies were introduced to quickly address any upstream congestion caused by these P2P applications while standard network expansion activities are undertaken to increase the bandwidth availability for all users.
Shaw's traffic management policies come into effect only if upstream network congestion occurs on a network segment. If congestion occurs, the traffic management policies reduce the amount of upstream bandwidth available for P2P applications completing non real-time file transfer activity to 80 kbps per end-user.
Shaw's traffic management policies do not affect download speeds and will not affect real-time interactive activities such as on-line gaming, banking, e-mail or VoIP services. For the majority of Shaw customers the Internet experience is unaffected by our traffic management policies and both upstream and downstream bandwidth will be available to ensure the full operation of any application.
The traffic management policies implemented by Shaw use IP addresses to make real-time traffic management decisions in relation to Shaw's network. Since IP addresses have the potential to be linked to an individual's customer account, IP addresses could be considered personal information. The traffic management policies implemented by Shaw do not involve capturing, storing or archiving this information in any way."
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