Slog - Comments on Comcast Appeals FCC's Net Neutrality Ruling, Notifies Customers of Gigabyte Cap http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli Comcast recently appealed the FCC ruling against its peer-to-peer traffic practices: Comcast, the second-largest broadband provider in the U.S., filed a court appeal of a U.S. Federal Communications Commission ruling last month saying the company couldn't delay some peer-to-peer traffic on its network. The FCC, on Aug. 1, voted 3-2 to prohibit Comcast from slowing BitTorrent P-to-P traffic in an effort to reduce network congestion. Commissioners voting against Comcast said the traffic throttling violated FCC net neutrality principles. Comcast on Thursday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review the FCC decision, saying the... Copyright 2008 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:16:06 -0800 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:22:25 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by losboats fuck comcast.
how about some reporting on other options out there? how do folks feel about clearwire in general?

and what about tv options?

]]> losboats http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli#c1142585 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli#c1142585 Teh Internets Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:30:36 -0800 Comment by COMTE 250 Gb?

Shit, I could do more than that in up/downloads per month without even counting bit torrents!

Must suck to be a Comcast subscriber.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli#c1142593 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli#c1142593 Teh Internets Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:36:51 -0800 Comment by John Bailo What a scam. The amount of Gigbytes being downloaded for legitimate and legal streams has exceeded that of illegal bittorrenting, and that's why Comcast is fighting it. We don't need a "cable company" for anything but a wire if we can get our video from the Internet from places like http://www.hulu.com

]]> John Bailo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli#c1142621 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli#c1142621 Teh Internets Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:06:44 -0800 Comment by choices? What choices do I have in the city of seattle? Verizon FiOS is apparently not even a twinkling in their eye for the west side of Lake WA. Clearwire is slow and expensive, and so is DSL from what I hear?

]]> choices? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli#c1142624 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli#c1142624 Teh Internets Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:08:32 -0800 Comment by Tiffany i got rid of comcast and went to qwest's 6 megabit service over a year ago and couldn't be happier. unlike comcast i don't have to reset the cable modem 5 times a day, and i haven't noticed the throttling any torrents.

]]> Tiffany http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli#c1142695 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli#c1142695 Teh Internets Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:28:47 -0800 Comment by Westlake, son! Qwest's DSL is very fast, and I'm very glad to not be writing checks to Broadstripe / MDM anymore.


Protip: say you're using Linux when you call up to order the self-install kit (even if you're not) and they'll give you the phone number for the tier 2 support guys. Then call them once you get going and say it's too slow. They'll switch you over to a gateway with less traffic and you'll be flying baby, flying!

]]> Westlake, son! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli#c1142842 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli#c1142842 Teh Internets Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:26:54 -0800 Comment by aaron i got a call on my way to work last week. it was my isp (comcast) calling to tell me that last month i went over the new 250GB limit by over 250GB (my usage was in the low 500GBs). they asked if my wireless router was unsecured or if i was running a botnet. they seemed shocked that i could possibly be using that much bandwidth knowingly. agreed it's a ton of bandwidth but i do a ton of streaming and torrenting. oh did i mention i have room mates? yeah, they watch stuff online too.



bottom line: "reduce your bandwidth usage by 50% or we will suspend your service without warning for 1 year. this is your only warning."



so i asked how much more i would have to pay to be uncapped. i was told that i'm already on the business grade cable (i pay extra to get the fastest cable connection they offer) but that business grade is also capped. the only uncapped plan is "enterprise" which is a over $500 per month and a T1 which requires installation. funny thing is i get 8mbps to 12mbps on my business cable line and a T1 is 1.5mbps.



so i called speakeasy. the sales guy laughed with me (not at me) and assured me they will never shut me down for using the bandwidth i pay for even if i saturate my line all month long. unfortunately i'm too far form the CO. so i'm stuck with comcast.

]]> aaron http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli#c1143453 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/comcast_appeals_fccs_net_neutrality_ruli#c1143453 Teh Internets Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:22:25 -0800