ISP's To Start Tracking Torrent Downloads

**American Zombie** · April 12th, 2012

Starting 7/1/2012 major US Internet service providers will start tracking and monitoring their user's torrent downloads.

Whether or not this will end or severely impact torrent downloads remains to be seen.

Full story at the source.

Source: prweb.com

**Johnny** · April 12th, 2012

I already think that comcast throttles torrent downloads, no matter what port you use.

**American Zombie** · April 13th, 2012

Comcast does not throttle torrents.

**Johnny** · April 14th, 2012

Originally Posted by American Zombie

Comcast does not throttle torrents.

That is personal opinion there, lol. I think they do.

**American Zombie** · April 14th, 2012

All I know is I have Comcast and can download torrents at 2 to 3 MB/s sometimes higher.

**Johnny** · April 14th, 2012

When I download torrents with comcast, it bounces from 3 meg to 1 meg, then to 0 meg and stalls for a couple of minutes before going back up to 3 meg and starting the cycle all over again.

**American Zombie** · April 15th, 2012

Originally Posted by Johnny

When I download torrents with comcast, it bounces from 3 meg to 1 meg, then to 0 meg and stalls for a couple of minutes before going back up to 3 meg and starting the cycle all over again.

Must be something in your area or torrent client.

All of my torrents stay steady with no fall back.

I am on Blast tier.

**Johnny** · April 15th, 2012

Originally Posted by American Zombie

Must be something in your area or torrent client.

All of my torrents stay steady with no fall back.

I am on Blast tier.

I'm not on blast, mine is just a regular 20 meg download.

**dreamliner77** · April 15th, 2012

I agree that Comcast doesn't throttle torrents. I can maintain 2-3 MB/s down. It's the ONLY thing about them that doesn't suck.

**Vanquished** · September 20th, 2012

I've had ISPs that trottle torrents heavily (40mbps service put down to 150KB/s transfer) but I haven't had the problem on Comcast. I will say however I don't ever download torrents on comcast because the 3 or 4 times I did (all times it was a tv show) I got an email regarding illegal downloads. Since that I've kept up my seedbox and use that for all my torrenting needs. I can download from the seedbox at a nice 8+ MB/s after Comcast's nice DOCSIS 3.0 upgrade (150mbps service) and I haven't heard a peep about it.

The only problem with Comcast now is there data-cap, I know they say it's suspended ATM but they say if I exceed it they will still take a look into why I'm using so much data and advise me on how to cut back... I really hate having to pick and choose which downloads to make this month and which ones to push off for next month...

**Johnny** · September 21st, 2012

I downloaded a tv show the other day with bittorent and got a copyright infringement notice from comcast the next day. They are watching, so be careful. The notice they sent me was just a thing saying to stop downloading. But it scared me none the less. I have since took bittorent out of my computer.

**LeeJend** · September 22nd, 2012

Johnny, if you're still getting speed rate jumps and halts it may be your modem. I had a similar problem for about a year before I got a service rep who told me to get a new modem. I finally did and the issue disappeared.

Funny thing is the issue didn't show up on speed checks or regular downloads, it only happened on torrents. There may be a heavier load on the electronics causing heating of the modem and data loss. All I know is the tech rep was right (for once).

Another time some workers damaged my buried cable. That actually showed up on the phone more than the data line (DSL).

**Johnny** · September 22nd, 2012

Originally Posted by LeeJend

Johnny, if you're still getting speed rate jumps and halts it may be your modem. I had a similar problem for about a year before I got a service rep who told me to get a new modem. I finally did and the issue disappeared.

Funny thing is the issue didn't show up on speed checks or regular downloads, it only happened on torrents. There may be a heavier load on the electronics causing heating of the modem and data loss. All I know is the tech rep was right (for once).

Another time some workers damaged my buried cable. That actually showed up on the phone more than the data line (DSL).

Yeah, that is how is was with me. Only happening on torrents and nothing else.

**Vanquished** · September 22nd, 2012

Originally Posted by Johnny

I downloaded a tv show the other day with bittorent and got a copyright infringement notice from comcast the next day. They are watching, so be careful. The notice they sent me was just a thing saying to stop downloading. But it scared me none the less. I have since took bittorent out of my computer.

Yep, I downloaded "The Office" without using my seedbox and got an email the next day. Since I've used the seedbox I haven't heard anything so I assume its all good. I also download from only private trackers.

**Johnny** · September 22nd, 2012

Originally Posted by Vanquished

Yep, I downloaded "The Office" without using my seedbox and got an email the next day. Since I've used the seedbox I haven't heard anything so I assume its all good. I also download from only private trackers.

Seedbox?

**Vanquished** · September 22nd, 2012

Originally Posted by Johnny

Seedbox?

Seedbox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seedbox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**Johnny** · September 23rd, 2012

Originally Posted by Vanquished

Seedbox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks, I am going to look into that.

I wonder if I could add one to my own website? Then I won't be stricken with paying a service. I will have to look into it.

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American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,899 Reputation: 2689 Power: 163	ISP's To Start Tracking Torrent Downloads Starting 7/1/2012 major US Internet service providers will start tracking and monitoring their user's torrent downloads. Whether or not this will end or severely impact torrent downloads remains to be seen. Full story at the source. Source: prweb.com

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Johnny .. Commodore .. Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 5,020 Reputation: 2369 Power: 187	Re: ISP's Will Start Tracking Torrent Downloads I already think that comcast throttles torrent downloads, no matter what port you use. Load "*",8,1 ...

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American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,899 Reputation: 2689 Power: 163	Re: ISP's Will Start Tracking Torrent Downloads Comcast does not throttle torrents.

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Johnny .. Commodore .. Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 5,020 Reputation: 2369 Power: 187	Re: ISP's Will Start Tracking Torrent Downloads Originally Posted by American Zombie Comcast does not throttle torrents. That is personal opinion there, lol. I think they do. Load "*",8,1 ...

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American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,899 Reputation: 2689 Power: 163	Re: ISP's To Start Tracking Torrent Downloads All I know is I have Comcast and can download torrents at 2 to 3 MB/s sometimes higher.

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April 14th, 2012	Top \| #6
Johnny .. Commodore .. Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 5,020 Reputation: 2369 Power: 187	Re: ISP's To Start Tracking Torrent Downloads When I download torrents with comcast, it bounces from 3 meg to 1 meg, then to 0 meg and stalls for a couple of minutes before going back up to 3 meg and starting the cycle all over again. Load "*",8,1 ...

April 15th, 2012	Top \| #7
American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,899 Reputation: 2689 Power: 163	Re: ISP's To Start Tracking Torrent Downloads Originally Posted by Johnny When I download torrents with comcast, it bounces from 3 meg to 1 meg, then to 0 meg and stalls for a couple of minutes before going back up to 3 meg and starting the cycle all over again. Must be something in your area or torrent client. All of my torrents stay steady with no fall back. I am on Blast tier.

April 15th, 2012	Top \| #8
Johnny .. Commodore .. Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 5,020 Reputation: 2369 Power: 187	Re: ISP's To Start Tracking Torrent Downloads Originally Posted by American Zombie Must be something in your area or torrent client. All of my torrents stay steady with no fall back. I am on Blast tier. I'm not on blast, mine is just a regular 20 meg download. Load "*",8,1 ...

April 15th, 2012	Top \| #9
dreamliner77 The Analog Kid Joined: March 2002 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 4,674 Reputation: 1111 Power: 194	Re: ISP's To Start Tracking Torrent Downloads I agree that Comcast doesn't throttle torrents. I can maintain 2-3 MB/s down. It's the ONLY thing about them that doesn't suck. "You can fight without ever winning, but never win without a fight." -Neil Peart of RUSH

September 20th, 2012	Top \| #10
Vanquished Mr. Bananagrabber Joined: January 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,862 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 2020 Power: 158	Re: ISP's To Start Tracking Torrent Downloads I've had ISPs that trottle torrents heavily (40mbps service put down to 150KB/s transfer) but I haven't had the problem on Comcast. I will say however I don't ever download torrents on comcast because the 3 or 4 times I did (all times it was a tv show) I got an email regarding illegal downloads. Since that I've kept up my seedbox and use that for all my torrenting needs. I can download from the seedbox at a nice 8+ MB/s after Comcast's nice DOCSIS 3.0 upgrade (150mbps service) and I haven't heard a peep about it. The only problem with Comcast now is there data-cap, I know they say it's suspended ATM but they say if I exceed it they will still take a look into why I'm using so much data and advise me on how to cut back... I really hate having to pick and choose which downloads to make this month and which ones to push off for next month... Phenom II X4 955 BE \| 16GB DDR3 1600mhz \| Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 \| ATI Radeon 5770 CrossfireX \|Windows Awesome (I Mean... Windows 7 Ultimate!) OSNN - The Best Place to Stay on the Internet! Watch Improv-A-Ganza!

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Johnny .. Commodore .. Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 5,020 Reputation: 2369 Power: 187	Re: ISP's To Start Tracking Torrent Downloads I downloaded a tv show the other day with bittorent and got a copyright infringement notice from comcast the next day. They are watching, so be careful. The notice they sent me was just a thing saying to stop downloading. But it scared me none the less. I have since took bittorent out of my computer. Load "*",8,1 ...

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LeeJend OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 5,289 Reputation: 3386 Power: 211	Re: ISP's To Start Tracking Torrent Downloads Johnny, if you're still getting speed rate jumps and halts it may be your modem. I had a similar problem for about a year before I got a service rep who told me to get a new modem. I finally did and the issue disappeared. Funny thing is the issue didn't show up on speed checks or regular downloads, it only happened on torrents. There may be a heavier load on the electronics causing heating of the modem and data loss. All I know is the tech rep was right (for once). Another time some workers damaged my buried cable. That actually showed up on the phone more than the data line (DSL). Thought for the new millenium: In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates? - Open Office - Firefox - Thunderbird - Gimp -Ubuntu - Red Hat -

September 22nd, 2012	Top \| #13
Johnny .. Commodore .. Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 5,020 Reputation: 2369 Power: 187	Re: ISP's To Start Tracking Torrent Downloads Originally Posted by LeeJend Johnny, if you're still getting speed rate jumps and halts it may be your modem. I had a similar problem for about a year before I got a service rep who told me to get a new modem. I finally did and the issue disappeared. Funny thing is the issue didn't show up on speed checks or regular downloads, it only happened on torrents. There may be a heavier load on the electronics causing heating of the modem and data loss. All I know is the tech rep was right (for once). Another time some workers damaged my buried cable. That actually showed up on the phone more than the data line (DSL). Yeah, that is how is was with me. Only happening on torrents and nothing else. Load "*",8,1 ...

September 22nd, 2012	Top \| #14
Vanquished Mr. Bananagrabber Joined: January 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,862 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 2020 Power: 158	Re: ISP's To Start Tracking Torrent Downloads Originally Posted by Johnny I downloaded a tv show the other day with bittorent and got a copyright infringement notice from comcast the next day. They are watching, so be careful. The notice they sent me was just a thing saying to stop downloading. But it scared me none the less. I have since took bittorent out of my computer. Yep, I downloaded "The Office" without using my seedbox and got an email the next day. Since I've used the seedbox I haven't heard anything so I assume its all good. I also download from only private trackers. Phenom II X4 955 BE \| 16GB DDR3 1600mhz \| Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 \| ATI Radeon 5770 CrossfireX \|Windows Awesome (I Mean... Windows 7 Ultimate!) OSNN - The Best Place to Stay on the Internet! Watch Improv-A-Ganza!

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Johnny .. Commodore .. Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 5,020 Reputation: 2369 Power: 187	Re: ISP's To Start Tracking Torrent Downloads Originally Posted by Vanquished Yep, I downloaded "The Office" without using my seedbox and got an email the next day. Since I've used the seedbox I haven't heard anything so I assume its all good. I also download from only private trackers. Seedbox? Load "*",8,1 ...

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Johnny .. Commodore .. Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 5,020 Reputation: 2369 Power: 187	Re: ISP's To Start Tracking Torrent Downloads Originally Posted by Vanquished Seedbox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thanks, I am going to look into that. I wonder if I could add one to my own website? Then I won't be stricken with paying a service. I will have to look into it. Load "*",8,1 ...