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Read the TOS
Every ISP has a Terms-Of-Service (TOS) that every customer had to sign that saying they had read and understood the TOS and would abide by it. Almost all broadband providers (all I have checked, Comcast, Verison, Cox, RoadRunner, SBC, ect...) have a section in the TOS which lists prohibited activities. In Comcast's TOS is specifically prohibits running an FTP server or service on your home service. No matter how you look at it BitTorrent is an FTP server. So rather than drop you as a customer they choose to throttle back the connection speed of the program that is in violation of the TOS.
Posted by: Scubajrr   Posted on: 02/22/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Didn't Comcast deny they are even doing this?  BitTwiddler | 02/22/08
As long as they are HONEST up front.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/22/08
Comcast has uniqe problems  Joe_Racer | 02/22/08
Market WILL react ...  terry flores | 02/22/08
Doubt it  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/22/08
They don't have to ...  terry flores | 02/22/08
I am sure Comcast is like RoadRunner  osreinstall | 02/22/08
Re: I am sure Comcast is like RoadRunner  none none | 02/24/08
Email servers are allowed but they have fixed IP addresses.  osreinstall | 02/24/08
Re: Email servers are allowed but they have fixed IP addresses.  none none | 02/25/08
By engaging in enterprising services  osreinstall | 02/25/08
Re: By engaging in enterprising services  none none | 02/25/08
Dude, just agree with the terms.  osreinstall | 02/25/08
Re: Dude, just agree with the terms.  none none | 02/25/08
You don't get it.  osreinstall | 02/26/08
Re: You don't get it.  none none | 02/26/08
Taking things literally is your problem.  osreinstall | 02/26/08
Re: Taking things literally is your problem.  none none | 02/26/08
You need to call them.  osreinstall | 02/26/08
YES YOU CAN! and its called DYNDNS.com  pcguy777 | 02/25/08
Re: YES YOU CAN! and its called DYNDNS.com  none none | 02/25/08
Read the TOS  Scubajrr | 02/22/08
Try again ...  terry flores | 02/24/08
Why bittorrent isn't overlooked like other server like applications.  osreinstall | 02/24/08
Oops...  handydan918 | 02/25/08
Re: Oops  osreinstall | 02/25/08
torrent  merc2dogs` | 02/25/08
The talk may be Comcast vs BitTorrent ...  wackoae | 02/24/08
The problem is... these regulation will all be uniform  pcguy777 | 02/25/08
They also limit uploads  jim.askew@... | 02/25/08
limited uploads and downloads  ssplettstoeszer@... | 02/25/08

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