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Bell's P2P traffic issues
arstechnica.com — Bell Canada released some congestion numbers this week that show where the real traffic problem lies: the DSLAM. Throttling, which the company uses now, isn't a long-term solution, or even a solution at all; infrastructure upgrades remain the only viable solution.
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- 1o1q1, on 06/30/2008, -0/+6@ISPs Upgrade your networks you scum
- pierreb, on 06/30/2008, -0/+9Excellent article. Outlines what the real issues are.
At the end of the day, Bell is trying to hold on to monopoly/oligopoly profits and does not provide the service commensurate with the fees paid.
The business is changing and Bell is used to getting a guaranteed profit via the CRTC.
Until we have full competition in Canada combined with a regulatory environment that understands what is going on, we will get the shaft. The CRTC has not demonstrated that it has any relevant understanding of the business. If they do not get appropriate persons on the CRTC, it and the legislation it supports should be dismantled.
In the medium/short term, no indication that there will be much that will change. Too bad we cannot all becomes techno Luddites for a year - no income for 12 months would have an impact.- sporb, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1yes too bad, but the thing that can be done is switching from bell to a third party isp. sure the third party isp still pays bell to use their lines, but the profits arn't nearly as high if you have sympatico.
- b0gus2008, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1Great idea, sporb. One thing to consider though, Bell is still limiting the speed of third party ISPs. So even though Bell is getting less of your money each month, they have still found a way to screw you like the rest of their customers.
- sporb, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1yes too bad, but the thing that can be done is switching from bell to a third party isp. sure the third party isp still pays bell to use their lines, but the profits arn't nearly as high if you have sympatico.
- oxymoron69, on 06/30/2008, -0/+6I am with a 3rd party ISP in Ontario Canada.
Bell Canada only provides the pipe from me to where my ISP is co-located at 151 Front St in Toronto.
My ISP, Teksavvy Solutions sells unlimited (no hidden caps) @ 6mbps to me for $30/month.
Teksavvy says they have no issues with 'congestion' and other *****. They buy more than enough bandwidth to satisfy their customers, most of which run BT 24/7.
I see this as more of a moral crusade for Bell, since they're not just an ISP or the company that provides the last mile of copper...
they also own newspapers, a direct to home satellite service, and own various television networks like CTV, TSN and the canadian version of the discovery channels.
They want us to only obtain content through approved channels and pay them at every turn, and I wouldn't be surprised if they change their AUP/TOS or whatever agreements they have to out and out outlaw all net traffic that could hurt their bottom line and ad revenues.
Alsothey're not just throttling, they're also profiling us and preparing to sell our web usage history ala NEBUad.... *****!- enderwigin, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1You make an excellent point, it is a shame that most of this planet is run bye morally questionable super conglomerates.
- Scipio, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1If the CRTC does not rule in our favor, it will loose whatever bit of legitimacy it still has left.
Oh, yeah, and screw Bell!
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