I subscribe to a newsgroup service and admittedly download alot. I find my ISP continually throttling my connection over the past several months in what seems to be a cat and mouse game.
Several months ago, my downloads from my news provider were fast and great. Then they started to become slow. I tolerated it because I had no reason to suspect throttling.
Recently my news provider set up a new server cluster. Upon changing clusters I noticed a massive improvement in speed. This lasted for 2 weeks and now it is slow again. This evening I changed my config so as to use a different port and it is fast again.
In your opinion, what recourse do I have with my provider? I would go to another carrier but I don't have another broadband option. DSL is available but it requires a phone line with tone. I do not have a phone line.
If I call them up and ask to speak to a manager, what do you think I should say?
2007-12-02 15:07:24 · 3 answers · asked by Jeff 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
I use a regional ISP called Broadstripe, formerly Millennium Digital Media.
2007-12-02 16:04:05 · update #1
ISPs that meddle suck. If you don't have any other broadband providers, you're pretty much stuck. DSL is nice because you can subscribe to numerous ISPs as long as you have the DSL service. Some sucky telephone companies will require you to subscribe to a landline phone for DSL, but others (Qwest) do not.
2007-12-02 15:12:04 · answer #1 · answered by mdigitale 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me guess..You (Like Me) Are using Slumcast..( Comcast). Well the best I can answer is Get rid of them cancel..I just did. Both my phone and internet service (If you go to a search engine (Like google) and type in "Comcast bandwidth throttling" you will see a lot of complaints about this, I really think it is abuse of there customers (This is my opinion of course). So there is my 2 cents on this matter. (As you can tell I have been totally Annoyed by this for a long time). Tell them why yo are canceling, Let them know we as consumers will not stand for this.
2007-12-02 15:55:18 · answer #2 · answered by ironrocker1969 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing your screwed want to show them cancel your subscription give the reason throttling and start a boycott in your local town let it be heard
2007-12-02 15:11:43 · answer #3 · answered by halicon2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋