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04-22-2008, 09:07 AM
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| True Techie Join Date: Jun 2005
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|  Can ISP block traffic? This may sound like a retarded question but is it possible for IPS's to randomly block game traffic? I have noticed before and in my current situation that when I play a few certain games a hour or two a day for several weeks all of a sudden I can't make a connection for several day and then for no reason I can start playing again. Is there a utility that will help determine if certain ports or types of traffic have been blocked for me? I use InsightBB, I have had a lot of problems with them for general connection problems, when that happens I am totally off line though. They also called me several times when I first started my service and asked me if there was something wrong with my computer because I down loaded a few gigs of data (TV shows) over a 5 day period, needless to say that ****ed me off that they would call me about something like that. |
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04-22-2008, 09:14 AM
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| Retired.  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California
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 | Re: Can ISP block traffic? It's called a cap and they can stop your internet if you download too much.
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04-22-2008, 09:51 AM
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| Insane Executioner  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mount Prospect, IL
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  | Re: Can ISP block traffic? They can filter and throttle data as well.
__________________ Read The Rules!! Power Supply Guide Intel Overclocking Thread AMD Overclocking Thread Other Important Threads I'm sorry but I do not accept support requests via IM, email, or personal messages There will come a day, such a day when all will be told more than they wish to know, what one hears may explain the past, it may explain the future, but it has never made a difference either way and it will change nothing. Some day.... But that is not this day, and I don't know when, I just don't know. |
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04-22-2008, 01:32 PM
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| Re: Can ISP block traffic? Hmmmm, is there any way to tell if that is happening other than calling them? That's a bunch of BS, I never signed anything stating that my monthly fee was limited to a certain amount of bandwidth so I don't see how they can get away with that. |
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04-22-2008, 01:43 PM
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| Insane Executioner Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mount Prospect, IL
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| Re: Can ISP block traffic? You can do speed tests, to see what you should be recieving. But, yea, they can do whatever they want, you should read that TOS again, very carefully..
__________________ Read The Rules!! Power Supply Guide Intel Overclocking Thread AMD Overclocking Thread Other Important Threads I'm sorry but I do not accept support requests via IM, email, or personal messages There will come a day, such a day when all will be told more than they wish to know, what one hears may explain the past, it may explain the future, but it has never made a difference either way and it will change nothing. Some day.... But that is not this day, and I don't know when, I just don't know. |
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04-22-2008, 02:19 PM
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| True Techie Join Date: Jun 2005
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| Re: Can ISP block traffic? In my current situation it looks like the problem is a half bad router. Yeah, they never called me like that again, although I really don't down load that much stuff anyways but I think they try to use it like a scare tactic so you know they know. |
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04-22-2008, 02:20 PM
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| Monster Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NB, Canada
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| Re: Can ISP block traffic? Quote:
They also just reduced the 'Unlimited' service I'm paying for to 60GB per month. I just used that in two weeks >< So now I have to upgrade to the more expensive "Unlimited" service, that is limited to 90GB. crooks.
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04-23-2008, 05:03 AM
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| Formerly known as BuggyVeyron  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England
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| Re: Can ISP block traffic? "Unlimited"...to 90GB That is bad...bear in mind also that in the UK they advertise so-called Unlimited downloads but with a "fair usage" policy which to me should be reported to Trading Standards as, from what i believe, Unlimited should be unlimited or fair usage...make up your minds ISP's...you know who you are!
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