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lordy · 08-11-2010, 23:02

Yeah to be honest I'd simply wait it out. but if T&C allow them to arbitrarily throttle any sites they want (even before I've downloaded anything at all) - well there is such a thing as an unfair contract. - but granted my Usenet downloading is not all Linux ISOs. (much like news.virginmedia.com)

Also bit-torrent (which I dont use) is a legitimate file transfer protocol , used by Game distributors etc. so I can see that being lots of fun for people (unless VM are targetting hosts and not just deep packet inspection).

I'm typing at

23:59 with download running at 4Mbps. ....
00:10 same slow speed after bouncing connection ...
00:20 back up to speed. I only wanted two movies - but I feel compelled to queue up a load of crap now and get my monies worth...

08-11-2010, 23:02	#23
lordy Inactive Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 249	Re: Traffic Management Policy Yeah to be honest I'd simply wait it out. but if T&C allow them to arbitrarily throttle any sites they want (even before I've downloaded anything at all) - well there is such a thing as an unfair contract. - but granted my Usenet downloading is not all Linux ISOs. (much like news.virginmedia.com) Also bit-torrent (which I dont use) is a legitimate file transfer protocol , used by Game distributors etc. so I can see that being lots of fun for people (unless VM are targetting hosts and not just deep packet inspection). I'm typing at 23:59 with download running at 4Mbps. .... 00:10 same slow speed after bouncing connection ... 00:20 back up to speed. I only wanted two movies - but I feel compelled to queue up a load of crap now and get my monies worth...