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Old 11-18-2009, 03:45 PM   #1
xoxoxoBruce
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Does Your ISP Throttle P2P?

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Do your torrent downloads seem to be taking longer than usual? Are you trying to transfer, say, a home video to a friend via Pando and the upload keeps getting stuck? Or maybe you’re having problems with BitTorrent’s new streaming service, which just doesn’t seem to work on your system? There’s a good chance your ISP is at fault, as more and more providers are putting the brakes on BitTorrent these days.

Luckily, it’s pretty easy to tell if your ISP is one of the bad guys — we’ve pulled together five tests that will do it for you.
I did the Max Planck Insitute web-based test that works right in your browser. It tells me Verizon FIOS does not... at the moment.
At other times of possibly higher traffic, who knows. but since I don't P2P, except rare occasions, I was just curious.

btw, it was part of this article; 9 Ways ISPs Screw You Over.
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