Some truth about Comcast - WikiLeaks style

Wed Dec 15 22:13:02 UTC 2010

On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:51:05 EST, Mikel Waxler said:

> The reality is that most customers do not make uncapped connections. File
> servers cap bandwidth per user and certain services, like gaming or
> streaming media have a maximum rate. As long as the average data rate
> allocated per customer is close to the usage then customers will not notice
> the difference. Does it matter if it takes 10 seconds or 15 seconds to
> download a 5 minute youtube clip?

The problem starts when that the choke point is congested enough that the
question isn't "10 seconds or 15", it's "4 mins 30 or 5 mins 30 for that 5
minute clip". Buffer underruns are incredibly annoying.

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