bittorrent slow

[Ian Malone]

On 3/22/06, Mike McCarty <Mike.McCarty at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Gordon Messmer wrote:

> >
> >
> > I think there's a difference between waiters and ISPs.  I've never had a
> > waiter serve my meal late because he doesn't like serving it.
>
> Not analogous. Your ISP is not refusing you service, nor is he delaying
> packets which you own.
>
> > Why is it legitimate for an ISP to sell you a link of a given bandwidth,
> > and then tell you how you can use it?
>
> They don't sell you a link of a given bandwidth and then tell you
> how you can use it. They license you to use *their* equipment, and
> then tell you how you can use *their* equipment. And you *agree*
> to the terms when you sign up to use *their* equipment.
>

And you *pay* them for the privilege.  Such things go two ways.

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imalone