Comcast backs down over filesharing debacle
Big news regarding Comcast came this week as the ISP announced that it will no longer restrict P2P filesharing traffic for Internet users. Comcast will soon treat all type of Internet usage equally, which is great news for filesharing fans because it means their downloads are about to get a heck of a lot faster.
Comcast will work with BitTorrent Inc to implement more-effective ways of transferring large files. Comcast’s interfering with filesharing traffic was confirmed last October. Comcast has continued to defend its actions as large-scale debates broke out questioning whether Comcast has the right to control Internet traffic in this way.
The problem is that Comcast hasn’t stopped restricting filesharing just yet, so users will have a bit of a wait before they see their connections speed up. It’s still unclear exactly what changes Comcast will implement, but this does, at face value, appear to be good news.
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irish jobs 01Apr08
Now this is great news. It’s good to see that the ISPs are not being frightened by the bullies who are the RIAA !
Good Stuff !
George Lindemann Jr 02Apr08
the BitTorrent client won’t be required, it’ll just have an advantage over other clients over the Comcast network. And Comcast advertises that speed at that price with no notice of data restrictions,