Comcast Restricted Bandwidth To BitTorrent Users 24/7, Study Charges

                   
informationweek.com     May 15, 2008            

The Max Planck Institute released a study showing that Comcast has engaged in routine blocking or throttling of BitTorrent files at all hours of the day. By Richard Martin InformationWeek Casting doubt on previous assertions from cable giant Comcast about its traffic management policies, the Max... [read full story]                

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Elude Your ISP's BitTorrent Blockade

ecoustics.com     May 13, 2008          

More and more Internet service providers are blocking traffic to the peer-to-peer file-sharing service. Find out whether you've been targeted, and learn how get around the restrictions. ... More and more Internet service providers are blocking traffic to the peer-to-peer...                

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German study finds Comcast blocking BitTorrent traffic all day long, every day

crunchgear.com     May 15, 2008          

Flickr’d No day is complete without some sort of Comcast-bashing; I oblige. A German study has found that BitTorrent blocking really only occurs in two countries, here in the U.S. and in Singapore. Moreover, only cable ISPs bother to block BitTorrent traffic. The ISPs? Why, none other than...                

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Is Comcast (still, really) blocking BitTorrent?

bennett.com     May 15, 2008          

The neutralists are touting a study by a German research center alleging Comcast blocking of BitTorrent at all hours of the day: The Max Planck Institute has released a new survey of worldwide BitTorrent traffic finding that Comcast and Cox are the chief offenders for throttling traffic, and that...                

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Comcast and Cox Caught Blocking BitTorrent All Day, All Night

newsblaze.com     May 15, 2008          

The Max Planck Institute in Germany released a study today showing that both Comcast and Cox Communications are blocking Web traffic over their networks throughout all hours of the day. This independent study of network management used Web-based tools to detect if Internet service providers in...                

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Comcast Blocks BitTorrent Traffic 24 Hours a Day [Comcast]

gizmodo.com     May 15, 2008          

One of Comcast's main defenses of their BitTorrent blocking is to make sure the network isn't congested for other users during peak hours. This study done by the Max Planck Institute in Germany calls BS on that excuse by pointing out the fact that Comcast blocks torrents 24 hours a day, not just...                

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Cox, Comcast Caught Red-Dotted

webpronews.com     May 15, 2008          

Only two countries in the world have ISPs actively blocking or interfering with BitTorrent transmissions: Singapore and the United States. Only one kind of ISP in both countries, though, is doing the blocking: cable. An independent test conducted by Germany's Max Planck Institute for Software...                

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Study: Cox blocking BitTorrent traffic, too

ecoustics.com     May 16, 2008          

Posted by Tom Krazit | Post a comment Cox is the latest Internet service provider to have been found blocking peer-to-peer traffic on its network. The Max Planck Institute for Software Systems released a survey Thursday showing that 54 percent of Cox subscribers reported having their connections...                

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Public Knowledge Says New Study Shows FCC Needs To Act on Comcast Blocking

psychosensei.com     May 15, 2008          

Public Knowledge Says New Study Shows FCC Needs To Act on Comcast Blocking: The Max Planck Institute has released a new survey of worldwide BitTorrent traffic finding that Comcast and Cox are the chief offenders for throttling traffic, and that they block at all hours of the day and night. The...                

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