If Comcast can block one particular protocol from being sent across their wires, what's to stop them (or another major/minor ISP) from doing it to other protocols/traffic. Since when is it illegal to use bittorrent? Since when does an ISP have the right to say what types of traffic I can send? Since when should I bow down to them and take it?I understand they have limitations, but those limitations are artificial. They limit consumer bandwidth only to let business bandwidth in at a higher price. I honestly think that businesses and consumers should pay the same price. Don't change my internet. Don't disable one protocol in favor of another. I don't get how the ISP can control what kind of traffic we run. To them it should *just* be a packet, nothing more, nothing less. If we send too many packets, limit them all, but don't limit by type of packet.
While I don't agree, why can't they? They have the right to refuse service to anyone—just like a restaurant can if you're not wearing shoes. If you don't like their service, take your business elsewhere.
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