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186661 2003-10-26 04:11:00 it appears to be low speed as xtra is trying to stop people downloading huge files....
is this correct? as i readed it in fridays nz hearld....i could be reading it wrong but apparently some isps are trying to lower speeds to put people off downloading big files which could mean illegal files..
csinclair83 (200)
186662 2003-10-26 04:15:00 > it appears to be low speed as xtra is trying to stop
> people downloading huge files....
> is this correct? as i readed it in fridays nz
> hearld....i could be reading it wrong but apparently
> some isps are trying to lower speeds to put people
> off downloading big files which could mean illegal
> files..

?:|?:|

** Goes & look on the NZ herald website **
stu140103 (137)
186663 2003-10-26 04:26:00 Is this the the thing you read:

Pirates maraud on local hubs (www.nzherald.co.nz)

> it appears to be low speed as xtra is trying to stop
> people downloading huge files....
> is this correct?

is it the above you read???, if so then Nope

> Xtra and other internet providers "throttle" back download speeds to > the well-known internet file-sharing networks, slowing download times.

They only "slow" downloads down to well-known internet file-sharing networks
stu140103 (137)
186664 2003-10-26 04:30:00 yeah thats it...
i know it doesnt say stop..but basically if ur stopping it there would be alot of unimpressed people so they slowing it down, i am on 56k so i dont even care if its slowed down but i know kazaa is well known thru pressf1 so things might go slower from now on but hey i'm sure it'd still be faster than 56k :P

but how would they slow it down?
csinclair83 (200)
186665 2003-10-26 04:36:00 > so they slowing it down, i am on 56k so i dont even
> care if its slowed down but i know kazaa is well
> known thru pressf1 so things might go slower from now
> on but hey i'm sure it'd still be faster than 56k :P

The thing is they have been slowing p2p downloads for a wee while now, this is not new news :)

> but how would they slow it down?

By the ports that kazaa etc... Use
stu140103 (137)
186666 2003-10-26 07:33:00 >By the ports that kazaa etc... Use


This is what gets me with Jetream/Starter. They tell us they can only say traffic is either downloads or uploads=total but Kazaa uses standard ports (which is why it's such a pain to kill on a network) so how can they know if people are using kazaa etc - but on the other hand, they tell me they have no other stats on my usage other than download/upload?

Is this a load of upcreek?
falvrez (390)
186667 2003-10-26 10:01:00 either they do know who uses what
OR
they gonna block kazza ports fully so even if its someone innocent who NEVER uses kazaa that wouldnt know its slowed down coz they not using it compared to whoever does
csinclair83 (200)
186668 2003-10-26 10:06:00 Changing what ports kazzaa uses is as easy as pie,easier even,i doubt i could make a pie. metla (154)
186669 2003-10-26 10:14:00 They know what ports kazza etc.. use stu140103 (137)
186670 2003-10-26 10:17:00 aye?...u can confiure kazzaa to use any port,what are they gonna do block all ports?

They only block the port kazzaa uses as default,just go in the optoins and assign another one.
metla (154)
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