Re: What exactly are they blocking? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r11701666 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:50:52 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:50:52 EDT Re: What exactly are they blocking? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11701666 stet : I'm under the impression that some P2P apps automatically offer what you are downloading as an upload while you are downloading it. This would probably also be a TOS violation for some ISPs.

Not to mention being a good way to get noticed by the RIAA/MPAA/SPA/IDSA/etc.
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THINGOL: Crap, I really wanted that shiny.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11701666 Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:04:14 EDT Re: What exactly are they blocking? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11701626 anon : I believe it is an upload block but this also is preventing host connections for some programs as a result.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11701626 Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:57:52 EDT What exactly are they blocking? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11701323 stet : Are they blocking all P2P use, or just uploading (sharing) through P2P? The reason that I ask this is that uploading through P2P is a violation of many ISPs TOS (no servers allowed). In this case, the ISP can put an upload block in place in order to enforce their TOS. They shouldn't put a block in place for downloading.

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With file-trading the unspoken bread and butter of many carriers, a sudden ban on the practice is highly unlikely.
For many ISPs, this is completely false as heavy P2P users (especially those who share gigs of data 24/7) put a lot of strain on ISPs by using much more bandwidth then the average user. Some ISPs would love to lose these so called "bandwidth abusers" as customers.

Edit: I always thought that porn was the "unspoken bread and butter" for ISPs.
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THINGOL: Got the shiny?
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BEREN: Hand's not here.
THINGOL: Crap, I really wanted that shiny.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11701323 Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:22:27 EDT