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Comcast pays up for torrent throttling
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article published on 25 December, 2009
Comcast, the ISP found guilty of throttling bandwidth of BitTorrent users without first letting the public or the FCC know, has settled its class-action lawsuit today, agreeing to pay $16 million (minus $3 million in fees) to customers who were affected by their actions.
Says the ISP: "We are pleased to have reached a settlement in these consolidated class action lawsuits. Although we ... [ read the full article ]
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Newbie
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25. December 2009 @ 22:34 |
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It's good that Comcast was brought to task, but...
If you're stupid enough to use outdated P2P software for file-sharing, you'll be stupid enough to put yourself on a file-sharing list...for $16 profit. :P
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llongtheD
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25. December 2009 @ 23:50 |
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Don't you just love corporations like this? They sell "unlimited" bandwidth plans and then throttle them. 16 million is a joke to them, they probably saved alot more by ripping off their customers.
If your fish seems sick, put it back in the water.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. December 2009 @ 23:51
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fgamer
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26. December 2009 @ 04:25 |
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OK, $16 million is like a handbag for Brittany Spears. Come on now, Comcast should've been on the line for more than that. They should've been done the same way Microsoft is usually done, for much much more money than that.
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26. December 2009 @ 12:38 |
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Considering Comcast charges ~$53 per month for their basic high-speed Internet access a $16 payment is garbage.
I would have much rather had the cap removed, or at the very least doubled, rather than get put on a file-sharers list for a one-time payment that covers only 1/3 of one month of Internet access.
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26. December 2009 @ 14:09 |
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Comcast should be put out of business. Not only are they thieves (google on- comcast downgrade HD movie) but they label their bittorrent users are communists. If i had my way, i would shut down their business & give it to another cable company.
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kfir1
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27. December 2009 @ 01:56 |
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comcast is a retarded and people there are also retards. Thank God Im in time warner area. time warner is less retarded.
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27. December 2009 @ 23:45 |
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Originally posted by kfir1:
comcast is a retarded and people there are also retards. Thank God Im in time warner area. time warner is less retarded.
LMAO!! Less retarded. I second that.
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SProdigy
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28. December 2009 @ 10:58 |
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Quote:
Originally posted by kfir1:
comcast is a retarded and people there are also retards. Thank God Im in time warner area. time warner is less retarded.
LMAO!! Less retarded. I second that.
Time Warner is also crap. How about a DVR that only records "sometimes" HD movies that come in in black and white, no audio or not at all... or the lack of the HD alternative to MANY of the networks offered on DirecTV or Dish. Not to mention TW's overpriced phone services as well.
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28. December 2009 @ 14:53 |
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wasn't there a lawsuit against crapcast for downgrading "HD quality" movies to something less? Hey, if there isn't a lawsuit now maybe I could start one.
CC needs to be put out of business. they suck. ALL FAIL!!
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bomber991
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4. January 2010 @ 13:49 |
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Originally posted by Ducky04:
wasn't there a lawsuit against crapcast for downgrading "HD quality" movies to something less? Hey, if there isn't a lawsuit now maybe I could start one.
CC needs to be put out of business. they suck. ALL FAIL!!
Yeah maybe you can get everyone another one-time $16 discount too.
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gixxer07
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5. January 2010 @ 11:56 |
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CRAPCAST SUCKS! I AGREE... THAT 16 MILLION I THINK I PAID THAT IN MY LAST THREE MONTHS BILL...LOL
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