Comments on: SPIN CITY: Comcast, BitTorrent Non-Deal http://gigaom.com/2008/03/27/spin-city-comcast-bittorrent-non-deal/ The Business of Technology Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:20:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Comcast Cable CTO: Bandwidth Hogs Will Experience Slowdowns - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/03/27/spin-city-comcast-bittorrent-non-deal/#comment-868360 Comcast Cable CTO: Bandwidth Hogs Will Experience Slowdowns - GigaOM Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:59:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11958#comment-868360 <p>[...] March 31, 2008 at 3:59 AM PT Comments (0) Comcast recently announced a deal with BitTorrent that left me dazed and confused. It was basically a roundabout way for the cable company to backtrack from its P2P traffic-blocking [...]</p> [...] March 31, 2008 at 3:59 AM PT Comments (0) Comcast recently announced a deal with BitTorrent that left me dazed and confused. It was basically a roundabout way for the cable company to backtrack from its P2P traffic-blocking [...]

]]> By: Comcast’s P2P Conversion: I’ll Believe It When I See Results « Xenophilia (True Strange Stuff) http://gigaom.com/2008/03/27/spin-city-comcast-bittorrent-non-deal/#comment-868067 Comcast’s P2P Conversion: I’ll Believe It When I See Results « Xenophilia (True Strange Stuff) Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:09:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11958#comment-868067 <p>[...] networks. “Just putting out a press release doesn’t push the envelope too much.” Om Malik was similarly suspicious. And FCC chairman Kevin Martin says he’s watching to make sure words are followed by [...]</p> [...] networks. “Just putting out a press release doesn’t push the envelope too much.” Om Malik was similarly suspicious. And FCC chairman Kevin Martin says he’s watching to make sure words are followed by [...]

]]> By: Public Knowledge http://gigaom.com/2008/03/27/spin-city-comcast-bittorrent-non-deal/#comment-867875 Public Knowledge Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:39:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11958#comment-867875 <p>Whatever this deal means, it does not mean that Comcast is out of the throttling business. We at Public Knowledge are still pushing forward with our petition to the FCC to demand that Comcast abide by the FCC principles of network management. More information about our petition can be found at:</p> <p>http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1485</p> Whatever this deal means, it does not mean that Comcast is out of the throttling business. We at Public Knowledge are still pushing forward with our petition to the FCC to demand that Comcast abide by the FCC principles of network management. More information about our petition can be found at:

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]]> By: Comcast n’ BitTorrent BFF: What’s Good, What Sucks [Comcast] http://gigaom.com/2008/03/27/spin-city-comcast-bittorrent-non-deal/#comment-867859 Comcast n’ BitTorrent BFF: What’s Good, What Sucks [Comcast] Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:04:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11958#comment-867859 <p>[...] people who want net-neutrality regulation may get their wish in the end, since Martin still isn’t impressed with the show of friendship: “While it may take time to implement its preferred new traffic management technique, it is [...]</p> [...] people who want net-neutrality regulation may get their wish in the end, since Martin still isn’t impressed with the show of friendship: “While it may take time to implement its preferred new traffic management technique, it is [...]

]]> By:   Comcast n' BitTorrent BFF: What's Good, What Sucks by GizmoDevil http://gigaom.com/2008/03/27/spin-city-comcast-bittorrent-non-deal/#comment-867776   Comcast n' BitTorrent BFF: What's Good, What Sucks by GizmoDevil Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:44:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11958#comment-867776 <p>[...] society who want net-neutrality regulation may get their wish in the end, since Martin still isn’t impressed with the show of friendship: “While it may take day to implement its preferred new traffic management technique, it is [...]</p> [...] society who want net-neutrality regulation may get their wish in the end, since Martin still isn’t impressed with the show of friendship: “While it may take day to implement its preferred new traffic management technique, it is [...]

]]> By: George http://gigaom.com/2008/03/27/spin-city-comcast-bittorrent-non-deal/#comment-867760 George Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:16:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11958#comment-867760 <p>Come on. Really? First off, there would be an immediate impact - no reset packets. Not to mention traffic shaping or network management is a technical issue. I'm not sure if those on the outside attacking it from from a political angle are best suited for it. Hance Haney at TLF makes some good point on the issue: http://www.techliberation.com/archives/043528.php</p> Come on. Really? First off, there would be an immediate impact - no reset packets. Not to mention traffic shaping or network management is a technical issue. I’m not sure if those on the outside attacking it from from a political angle are best suited for it. Hance Haney at TLF makes some good point on the issue: (link)

]]> By: Robb Topolski http://gigaom.com/2008/03/27/spin-city-comcast-bittorrent-non-deal/#comment-867697 Robb Topolski Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:04:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11958#comment-867697 <p>How many people actually use BitTorrent’s client? Most do -- it's uTorrent. BitTorrent 6.0x is uTorrent 1.7x.</p> How many people actually use BitTorrent’s client? Most do — it’s uTorrent. BitTorrent 6.0x is uTorrent 1.7x.

]]> By: Champzilla http://gigaom.com/2008/03/27/spin-city-comcast-bittorrent-non-deal/#comment-867684 Champzilla Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:34:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11958#comment-867684 <p>Comcast is heavy handed... and its breath smells like whiskey... and it drunkenly gets into bed with me at night, while I suppress the memory and pretend I'm at Seaworld.</p> Comcast is heavy handed… and its breath smells like whiskey… and it drunkenly gets into bed with me at night, while I suppress the memory and pretend I’m at Seaworld.

]]> By: Prashant http://gigaom.com/2008/03/27/spin-city-comcast-bittorrent-non-deal/#comment-867659 Prashant Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:06:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11958#comment-867659 <p>cool this is a great news . i am wondering what Mark cuban got to say about this development . sometime back he wrote a famous "Open Letter" to Comcast .http://tinyurl.com/2fgmnn</p> <p>but i agree there is very little substance in this development</p> cool this is a great news . i am wondering what Mark cuban got to say about this development . sometime back he wrote a famous “Open Letter” to Comcast .http://tinyurl.com/2fgmnn

but i agree there is very little substance in this development

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