[ NNSquad ] Re: Comments on NNSquad Purpose

[Dave Kristol <dmk-nngroup@kristol.org>]

On 11/08/2007 06:03 PM, John Pettitt wrote:
> [...]
> The next question is do we look at by protocol - it's unclear if Comcast 
> et al. would start throttling bandwidth if I downloaded streaming 
> content all day from Amazon unbox or a similar service.  If they do, and 
> they are not just hitting BitTorreent, then it's clear they are 
> penalizing usage which as long as they disclose it and apply it evenly 
> seems reasonable.  I just got back from Australia and almost all ISP's 
> there have download caps of some sort, it's not perfect but not too bad 
> if you know what your limits are.
> [...]

Comcast has already started shutting off users who use "too much" bandwidth: 
<http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/08/does-comcast-br.html>.  This on a 
service with no declared limits, and Comcast won't say what the (hidden) limits are.

Dave Kristol