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Comcast and Bit Torrent collaborate on network traffic management

In an astounding turn to events, foes turned friends as Comcast and BitTorrent announced their agreement to collaborate on bringing better traffic management to Internet connections. This includes treating BitTorrent applications the same way as other applications and targeting high bandwidth users in a protocol agnostic manner. ...

Tags: BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Productivity, Arun Radhakrishnan

Blog posts 2008-03-28

Comcast considers creepy new addition to the set top box

I have never been one of the tinfoil hat crowd in the past, but that could change --especially in light of the comments made by Comcast's Gerard Kunkel, senior VP of user experience, to reporter Chris Albrecht of NewTeeVee.com. Mr. Kunkel mentioned an experiment with different camera technologies...

Tags: Set-top Box, Set-top, Comcast Corp., TV, Camera, PBX Hacking, Tv & Home Theater, Cable, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Tricia Liebert

Blog posts 2008-03-24

Comcast in the hot seat

A public forum has been convened by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday at the Harvard Law School. The question that emerged there, according to CNET's News.com appears to be: Is what Comcast is doing clear enough? Comcast has already confessed to slowing down certain...

Tags: Bandwidth, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., Forum, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2008-02-26

FCC officially opens proceedings against Comcast

The FCC has opened a pair of rule-making proceedings over network management against cable giant Comcast. It was discovered that Comcast occasionally blocks traffic from sites like BitTorrent and others. Comcast says that it is "shaping" network traffic, not targeting any particular type of traffic. ...

Tags: FCC, Comcast Corp., Federal Government, Government, Tricia Liebert

Blog posts 2008-01-15

Photo: Comcast's AnyPlay device

At CES, company and Panasonic unveil co-branded gadget for playing and recording shows from any U.S. cable operator's system. by CNET News.com

Tags: news, comcast, ces2008, gadgets, TechRepublic Inc., Comcast Corp., Photograph, Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-01-08

Cox does a Comcast on eDonkey

If you understood the title, then you are indeed up-to-date on your IT news. In case you didn't get it though - Like Comcast, Cox Communications is pulling the same trick of hindering peer-to-peer traffic, if a report by The Register is to be believed. Excerpt...

Tags: Comcast Corp., P2P, eDonkey, Cox Communications Inc., Robb Topolski, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2007-11-20

Comcast on BitTorrent: We're only delaying, not blocking

Comcast is left juggling a potential public relations disaster in the wake of a report last week by Associated Press, which states that the company blocks some of its Internet traffic. It is a topic that TechRepublic members will not find surprising, as we reported on it...

Tags: BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., Internet, Data Management, Public Relations, Peer To Peer (P2P), Marketing, Corporate Communications, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2007-10-24

Cox does a Comcast on eDonkey

If the major ISPs start enforcing bandwidth throttling or “management,” does that mean consumers will eventually have no choice but accept it as a prerequisite for accessing the Internet?If only it were bandwidth throttling.It's the targeting of certain types of traffic and is not bandwidth throttling.RE: Cox does a Comcast...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Peer to peer (P2P), Cable, paulmah@..., bandwidth, P2P, Internet, eDonkey, Comcast Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-20

Wireless Not working with Comcast

I had a lapse in paying my comcast bill and my service was placed on an interupt (not completly disconnected) I am running 2 windows XP HP boxes on Comcast Cable with a Motorola Surfboard Cable modem SB5120 with a Netgear WGT624v3 Wireless router, was working perfect prior to the...

Tags: Modems, Routers & switches, Network technology, Home networking, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, danthetkdman@..., router, NetGear, NETGEAR Router, modem, Comcast Corp., wireless

Discussion threads 2007-11-02

Comcast on BitTorrent: We're only delaying, not blocking

What would you have have done if you are the one running Comcast?Increase capacityIf you are promising consumers X Mbs of service, then you need to provide it. Another reason why other providers are eating Comcast's lunch.EasyPerhaps Comcast should have done what service providers in Europe and Asia have done:...

Tags: Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, paulmah@..., Comcast Corp., BitTorrent

Discussion threads 2007-10-24

Furor as Comcast cuts off 'heavy' Internet users

In the discussion thread of my recent post, Comcast declares war on BitTorrent, TechRepublic member Tony complained that his Comcast Internet connectivity was terminated recently for "excessive usage." There was only one warning prior to that, and Tony's main grouse was the fact that Comcast has refused to cite any hard figures pertaining...

Tags: Internet User, Comcast Corp., Internet, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2007-08-26

Comcast Fan Google Gadget (gg)

Comcast Fan Google Gadget allows you see the latest videos from the fan sit on your desktop. By placing your mouse over any image you can easily see what the video is about. Clicking on it plays the video in The Fan. Search for videos by typing your search and...

Tags: Google Inc., Comcast Corp., Video, Comcast Fan Google Gadget, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-09-11

Comcast declares war on BitTorrent

According to TorrentFreak, Comcast has decide to go one step further than the BitTorrent throttling that is increasingly practiced on most ISPs over the last two years. In the last couple of weeks, more and more Comcast users have started to notice that their BitTorrent transfers were...

Tags: BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2007-08-18

Voice over IP independents plummet, major players pushing them out?

Comcast was Number One in VoIP subscriber growth for calendar year 2006, outselling Vonage two-to-one. VoIP popularity is rising (note Digium, the company backing the VoIP open-source software Asterisk, and their new PBX replacement). But with the impending demise of cut-rate SunRocket on August 5th, Vonage has...

Tags: Comcast Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., IP, SunRocket, VoIP Popularity, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Lea Rush

Blog posts 2007-08-01

Where are my pictures

I have a friend who has Comcast email client. He is not recieving any of his normal JPEG, BMP, or any other types of formats pictures. We tried installing Java but that did not help. Can anyone help my friend get his pictures back in his emails?What has Java to...

Tags: Programming languages, crazy_injun43@..., Comcast Corp., Java, e-mail

Discussion threads 2007-09-04

Furore as Comcast cuts off 'heavy' Internet users

Is Comcast fouling up somewhere in their measurement of data consumption?RE: Furore as Comcast cuts off 'heavy' Internet usersIt has been put forward by posters on this forum that this is the proper way for ISP's to deal with zombie machines. The argument was made that this is much...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), paulmah@..., Internet Service Provider, bandwidth, termination, Comcast Corp., Internet

Discussion threads 2007-08-27

Comcast wireless & hardwire

We had Comcast install a router/modem to use wireless in the garage/office. Signal has been sporadic at best, even though only about 30-40 feet. Now I want to move the location of the house computer to a farther room.Questions;1) Can I just buy a modem & plug the...

Tags: Modems, PRODUCTIVITY, Cable, Network technology, gluefingers@..., Comcast Corp., computer, wireless

Discussion threads 2007-08-26

Comcast declares war on BitTorrent

What policies do you enforce pertaining to traffic on your local network?RE: Comcast declares war on BitTorrentI think comcast is correct in its actions if the volume of bittorrent traffic is affecting other users. This is especially important since a lot of what bittorrent is used for could be...

Tags: paulmah@..., BitTorrent, Comcast Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-08-18

Laptop Networking

Don't yell at me! We will agree you're dealing with an idiot. But at least I'm smart enough to know where to find the smart people so that's how you got into this:Currently- Comcast High Speed Cable ISP - Netgear Router and Comcast modem hooked to my Dell Dimension 4400,...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Modems, Notebooks, Network technology, WIRELESS, network, lodum3@..., laptop computer, Comcast Corp., Dell Dimension 4400, Pentium 4 CPU, Wi-Fi, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-08-03

Trying to leave Comcast Cable, but can't get my dialup to work

Hello,I have a rather odd problem. I left dial-up a few months ago to use Comcast Cable Internet. Big mistake! The cable is down all the time. So I am trying to go back to dial-up until I have more options than Comcast or when DSL...

Tags: Modems, Internet service providers (ISPs), Network technology, LANs, Broadband Internet, ajpere@..., Comcast Corp., cable

Discussion threads 2007-06-21