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mickyfinn

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Just lost newsgroup connection across 2 modems both vermin and a subbed network.

Any one else having problems>?
 
Yup

For the last few days mine have grinded to 10% of what they should be :(
 
hope its just an upgrade have even lost news demon had it running full rate last night
 
mines been like this for a month or more posted here and other forums but no one seems to know anything
 
It's so annoying.

Another service I pay for with VM that doesn't meet fully capacity.

I remember reading recently about an American ISP getting sued by it's users for throttling torrent downloads
 
It's so annoying.

Another service I pay for with VM that doesn't meet fully capacity.

I remember reading recently about an American ISP getting sued by it's users for throttling torrent downloads

that sounds like a plan!!!

Cheers
MFCGAVMFC
 
Comcast is about to get an expensive lesson, one that Warner Music Group learned last year at the expense of its business: going to war with your customers doesn’t pay.

As 2007 came to a close, we learned what we suspected for years: that Comcast has been inhibiting their users’ ability to use popular file sharing protocols, like BitTorrent. Treading in the waters of non-network neutrality is a major faux pas amongst the geek elite, but it may turn out to be a costly violation by the standards of the FCC.

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin announced today that a coaltion of consumer groups and legal scholars had asked the agency in November to stop Comcast from discriminating against certain types of data. The two groups also asked the FCC to fine Comcast $195,000 per affected subscriber.

I’ll give you a second to digest that. I went through the article from the AP wire a couple times, and I somehow absorbed that Comcast was only going to be fined $195,000. That’s not the case. Comcast has 9.1 million subscribers to their digital services, according to their most recently issued investor’s report.

Run that through your calculator. The fine could reach upwards of $1.77 trillion!

As it turns out, violating the trust of your userbase and denying them the ability to use their data plans unfettered can cost a bit more than a few days of bad PR in the technology blogosphere. One thing is for certain, admitting your company is not net neutral won’t be acceptable behavior any longer, and maybe - just maybe - big broadband providers may reconsider their network filtering policies.

mashable.com
 
Just cancelled my Newsdemon account

Now have Giganews and receiving my full download speed again :)
 
i just signed up with newsdemon. should have read this.

my 20meg config is screwing about, that might just be speed throtteling tho. then again its only 3.50 in the afternoon.

10meg bus config is ok.
 
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