NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Re: Comcast using Sandvine to Interfere with P2P
I'm a Comcast subscriber (technically Earthlink over Comcast). I've noted repeatedly that when I do a file transfer using AOL's AIM 6.0 with another Comcast subscriber, the transfer rate degrades to half or less than it's initial rate in a short period of time. Sometimes it just stops. I don't have this problem sitting in Starbucks using T-Mobile's wireless service. I fail to understand how penalizing one application over others using traffic shaping technologies is consistent with NetNeutrality. Even if the possibility of such behavior is noted in my subscriber agreement, given Comcast's monopoly in my service area (I live in an MDU and RCN won't provide service; FIOS, which has other issues, is not available in my town, and let's not talk about DSL please) it seems that I am unable to "rent-a-neutral-pipe" which is what I would believe is one definition of NN. Best Bob Weber -------------------- Managing Director, Strategy Kinetics, LLC 50 Watertown Street, Ste 607, Watertown, MA 02472-2533 Voice: 617-308-3336, eFax: 617-812-0443 AIM/Skype: BobWeberBOS www.managingrights.com www.strategykinetics.com <html> <body> I'm a Comcast subscriber (technically Earthlink over Comcast).<br><br> I've noted repeatedly that when I do a file transfer using AOL's AIM 6.0 <br> with another Comcast subscriber, the transfer rate degrades to half or less<br> than it's initial rate in a short period of time. Sometimes it just stops.<br><br> I don't have this problem sitting in Starbucks using T-Mobile's wireless<br> service.<br><br> I fail to understand how penalizing one application over others using traffic<br> shaping technologies is consistent with NetNeutrality. <br><br> Even if the possibility of such behavior is noted in<br> my subscriber agreement, given Comcast's monopoly in my service area<br> (I live in an MDU and RCN won't provide service; FIOS, which has other<br> issues, is not available in my town, and let's not talk about DSL please)<br> it seems that I am unable to "rent-a-neutral-pipe" which is what I would believe<br> is one definition of NN.<br><br> Best<br><br> Bob Weber<br> <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> <font size=2>--------------------<br> Managing Director, Strategy Kinetics, LLC<br> 50 Watertown Street, Ste 607, Watertown, MA 02472-2533<br> Voice: 617-308-3336, eFax: 617-812-0443<br> AIM/Skype: BobWeberBOS<br> </font><a href="http://www.managingrights.com/"; eudora="autourl"> www.managingrights.com<br> </a><a href="http://www.strategykinetics.com/"; eudora="autourl"> www.strategykinetics.com</a><font size=2> <br><br> </font></body> </html>
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