Comcast Pays 16 Million to settle Data Discrimination Lawsuit
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[url]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091223/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_comcast_settlement[/url]
[quote] Comcast Corp. has agreed to pay up to $16 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the cable TV operator of delaying transfers of large movie and music files despite promises of unfettered Internet access.
Comcast, which is the nation's largest Internet service provider, did not admit any wrongdoing in the settlement, but said it wanted "to put this matter behind us."
The company said it no longer engages in the network-management practices in question.
Comcast has argued the techniques were necessary so that the few people who download large amounts of files through BitTorrent and similar file-sharing programs won't slow down the Internet for others. The company believes its practices were appropriate, clearly disclosed and in the best interest of its customers.
But the Federal Communications Commission ordered Comcast last year to change the way it manages its Internet traffic, following an investigation by The Associated Press.
Delays in peer-to-peer traffic could affect a variety of high-volume content, from someone pirating music over the Internet to independent movie producers who want to distribute their work using BitTorrent.
U.S. District Judge Legrome D. Davis in Philadelphia gave the settlement preliminary approval last week, with a hearing for final approval scheduled for June. The preliminary approval gives time for affected Comcast subscribers to submit claims for the settlement.
The lawsuit consolidates seven similar cases filed around the country.
The lead attorney in the case, Mark Todzo, said the settlement should serve as a warning to other service providers who share Comcast's complaints that a small number of subscribers generate vast amounts of traffic through their avid use of file-sharing programs.
"It tells (other ISPs) they can't engage in this behavior," Todzo said. "The writing is on the wall."[/quote]
I guess you could say...
... that is [i]not[/i] Comcastic!
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inb4 comcast hate.
I have comcast, it's perfect for me, haven't had any issues.
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[QUOTE=Kybalt;19226657]inb4 comcast hate.
I have comcast, it's perfect for me, haven't had any issues.
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I have Comcast as well, and, erm, well...
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[QUOTE=Fish_poke;19226882]I have Comcast as well, and, erm, well...
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Cool. Your internet is about 5 times as fast as mine. I probably pay about 10 times as much, too.
Don't complain.
maybe the damn NJ comcast will finally let me download my torr-...I MEAN LINUX DISTROS.
[QUOTE=saberwulf;19226982]maybe the damn NJ comcast will finally let me download my torr-...I MEAN LINUX DISTROS.[/QUOTE]
Torrents are okay, they just have to be legal. Such as Mech Warriors: Living Legends.
[QUOTE=saberwulf;19226982]maybe the damn NJ comcast will finally let me download my torr-...I MEAN LINUX DISTROS.[/QUOTE]A linux distro can be a torrent.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;19226967]Cool. Your internet is about 5 times as fast as mine. I probably pay about 10 times as much, too.
Don't complain.[/QUOTE]
Sounds like a personal problem, get comcast and stop complaining.
[QUOTE=Kybalt;19226657]inb4 comcast hate.
I have comcast, it's perfect for me, haven't had any issues.
[img]http://www.speedtest.net/result/663953841.png[/img][/QUOTE]
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Funny, because my net speed just jumped a shit lot recently, and I have Comcast. Most notably, when downloading very large files, I downloaded every game I own on steam, and the total download speed was about 2Mb/s, and I recently got a "linux distro" and that downloaded at about 1.5Mb/s. My old average speed topped out around 700Kb/s. I do realize this net filtering was only supposed to apply to bittorent traffic, but my speed has jumped across the board, regardless.
*ahem*
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for some reason Steam downloads all my games at 700kb :saddowns:
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My upload speed with them has always sucked shit. Definitely can't complain about the download, though.
[QUOTE=Wii60;19227122]for some reason Steam downloads all my games at 700kb :saddowns:[/QUOTE]
Live with it, mine go at like 300kb/s if I'm lucky sometimes.
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I'm paying $50 a month for that piece of shit. God damn it.
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I'm paying $50 a month for that piece of shit. God damn it.[/QUOTE]
Uh, That isn't comcast.
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100mbits download, 10mbits upload
I know this isn't comcast but everybody else is posting their result, so :v:
I don't know why you all are bitching about Comcast, I'd bet you don't even pay for it - mommy and daddy do (yes I'm generalizing but you all know it's true).
I pay my own bills, and I am very satisfied with Comcast:
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