Comcast’s evil plot…
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Comcast, Technology News
After Comcast figured they could not out wit, or out smart, or even get by the FCC it has seamed as thought that overnight they have become “friendly” with some key P2P organizations who happen to develop technologies for pear to pear services. It just seams to me like Comcast is trying to get on the good side of such organizations to be able to reverse engineer their technologies to be able to control the traffic on their (Comcast’s) networks. What happens when Comcast gets their greedy little hands on Bittorrent’s method of connection encryption? IMO I think they will take that technology and use it to make a filtering system that detects such traffic regardless of encryption type or port number and possibly inject their own packets into the stream. Comcast has already proved they have the power detect the use of BT and also spoof packets.
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Tags: Comcast, internet, open internet, P2P
Is Comcast done with screwing around with bittorrent?
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Comcast, Technology News
I think not… A new study shows that Comcast as well as Cox are still delaying or even blocking bittorrent connections. Right now if you use encryption (and use a non standard port number [I use 2460]) for your bittorrent connections you should be still be safe from their screwing around with your connection. Please support both Net Neutrality as well as Open Internet by contributing to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
Tags: Bittorrent, Comcast, encryption, Net Neutrality, open internet
Comcast/BT Part 13: Is it over?
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Comcast, Technology News
It may seem that Comcast might have finely folded and laid their cards on the table by conceding, and making attempts at working out a solution to the whole BitTorrent thing (it’s a start). It’s too early to call this a win for the users but the end may finely be in sight. This will be still a long and bumpy road a head, but I am going to remain optimistic about the whole thing…
Related article: Here
Tags: BT, Comcast, FCC, fight over, internet, Net Neutrality, users rights
Comcast/BT Part 12: FCC considers action
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Comcast, Technology News
This was ripped from an slashdot article here
"According to CNet the Federal Communications Commission is considering taking action against cable operator Comcast modifying peer-to-peer traffic, a subject we've discussed here in the past. 'It looks like Chairman Martin, and by extension the commission, sees Comcast as going beyond simply managing its network. But even if the FCC decides that Comcast has violated Net neutrality principles, it's unclear what the agency can actually do to Comcast. The principles are not agency regulation.'"
Tags: BT, Comcast, FCC, internet, Net Neutrality
Comcast/BT Part 11: FCC speaks clearly
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Comcast
It looks like the FCC is siding with users. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin says “I think it’s important to understand that the commission is ready, willing and able to step in if necessary to correct any (unreasonable) practices that are ongoing today,” witch ‘came at the start of a day-long FCC hearing.
Martin acknowledged that broadband network operators have a legitimate need to manage the data flowing over their networks. But he said that “does not mean that they can arbitrarily block access to particular applications or services.”
Could this mean “network neutrality” is that much closer to being realized? Only time will tell…
Tags: BT, Comcast, FCC, internet, Net Neutrality, users rights
Comcast/BT Part 10: Comcast the internet cop
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Comcast, Technology News
Comcast has defended their stance on restricting access of their users access to content on the net to the FCC, calling what it (Comcast) is doing “justifiable”. Comcast is saying that it is only doing what it is doing so every user gets the same quality of service.
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Tags: BT, Comcast, internet, Net Neutrality
Comcast/BT Part 9:FCC/users round 1
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Comcast, Technology News
Well well well who said the wheels of justice turn slow? The FCC has been intimidated with comments of users “critical of the cable provider’s practices. ‘On numerous occasions,
