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Rathji · 10-23-2007, 10:54 AM

BitTorrents are a large source of people going over their contractually allotted bandwidth, a company that didn't throttle torrent downloads would be totally stupid. This has nothing to do with stealing music or movies, and everything to do with you going over the bandwidth you have paid for in 2 days.

Also, since the service is not cut off, but merely downgraded temporarily , businesses with legitimate reasons for using torrents are not crippled, but merely annoyed. If your company MUST have its product delivered via bittorrent, and you cannot wait for the extra time it takes, then cough up the $$$ it takes to have an ISP that doesn't do these things.

10-23-2007, 10:54 AM	#8
Rathji Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl Exp:	BitTorrents are a large source of people going over their contractually allotted bandwidth, a company that didn't throttle torrent downloads would be totally stupid. This has nothing to do with stealing music or movies, and everything to do with you going over the bandwidth you have paid for in 2 days. Also, since the service is not cut off, but merely downgraded temporarily , businesses with legitimate reasons for using torrents are not crippled, but merely annoyed. If your company MUST have its product delivered via bittorrent, and you cannot wait for the extra time it takes, then cough up the $$$ it takes to have an ISP that doesn't do these things. __________________ "Wake up, Luigi! The only time plumbers sleep on the job is when we're working by the hour." Last edited by Rathji; 10-23-2007 at 11:42 AM.