Items tagged with 'Traffic'

Cox Hops On Data Discrimination Bandwagon

Cox Hops On Data Discrimination Bandwagon

Oh great, this again? The awful aftertaste from Comcast's data meddling still hasn't completely vanished, and now we're being hit with yet another cable company attempting to grab hold of customer Internet traffic.As the battle over net neutrality rages on in Washington, Cox Communications has opened the flood gates for... Read More
Stuck in Traffic? Watch Video of Worse Traffic.

Stuck in Traffic? Watch Video of Worse Traffic.

Los Angeles has a love affair with car chases on TV. But delivering traffic cam footage to your cell phone? That's the idea behind FreeTrafficCams.com, which has rolled out its product in a few cities across the country. From the list of their upcoming cities, they're definitely in the "expansion" mode.Starting Tuesday,... Read More
Pirate Bay Suing ISP For Blocking Traffic

Pirate Bay Suing ISP For Blocking Traffic

Pirate Bay has announced plans to Danish ISP Tele2 over their court ordered block of their web site that began in February.   Pirate Bay set up a sister site with trackers called The Jesper Bay to prove just how ineffectual the block was, and as a result the block was more or less an exercise in futility.“The court case... Read More
Comcast Blocks Some Internet Traffic

Comcast Blocks Some Internet Traffic

In a move that runs counter to the very concept of Net Neutrality - that all data is treated the same - the Associated Press has found, and confirmed with tests, that Comcast blocks attempts by users to share files online.The interference, which The Associated Press confirmed through nationwide tests, is the most drastic... Read More
Comcast Denies Monkeying with Bittorrent Traffic

Comcast Denies Monkeying with Bittorrent Traffic

Today Comcast today responded to reports by the blog Torrentfreak, which we posted a few days ago.   In that article, it was reported that users were experiencing slowdowns and even dropped transfers, and that Comcast was the culprit. Over the past few days, these claims have been widely circulated throughout the Web.... Read More
HTTP Now Leads Internet Traffic Race

HTTP Now Leads Internet Traffic Race

We probably all remember the days when a little program called Kazaa became super popular thanks to its keen ability to find music, movies, and other plunder. In fact, Internet traffic was governed by P2P for four years. However, this year HTTP traffic took the lead and has ended the P2P dominance over Internet traffic.... Read More