[MLUG] Band throttling

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Or you can signup under the promotional rates (x month at a reduced price) 
and download like crazy. Once they kick you off, you can signup with Bell 
(or some other dsl isp) at some great promotional rate.

On Fri, 13 Mar 2009, Vrej Melkonian wrote:

> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:57:31 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Vrej Melkonian <vmelkon at yahoo.com>
> To: Montreal Linux Users Group <mlug at listserv.mlug.ca>
> Subject: Re: [MLUG] Band throttling
> 
>
> Why not use a encrypted connection? Most torrent software offer this option I beleive. I use utorrent and it definitely supports it. I believe Azureus (whatever the new name is now) also offers it.
>
> It also avoids the bottleneck if you are with DSL-Bell-and friends.
>
> --- On Fri, 3/13/09, Yanik Doucet <yanikd at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Yanik Doucet <yanikd at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [MLUG] Band throttling
>> To: "Montreal Linux Users Group" <mlug at listserv.mlug.ca>
>> Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 9:56 AM
>> http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/3706/125/
>>
>>
>>
>> 2009/3/13 Nicholas Accad <nicholas at accad.org>
>>
>>> I don't get it? Care to elaborate?
>>> What exactly are the 3 strikes?
>>> thanks
>>> -nick
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Yanik Doucet
>> <yanikd at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> no throttling, but 3 strikes and you're out!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2009/3/13 Emery Guevremont
>> <emery.guevremont at gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> Just saw a new ad for Videotron in the
>> "24 Heures" they give at the
>>> metro.
>>>>> It was the first time I saw an ISP using
>> "no bandwidth throttling" as a
>>>>> selling point. Direct quote:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Avec nous, vous n'etes pas ralenti,
>> peu importe votre utilisation
>>>>> d'Internet".
>>>>>
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