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On 27/12/10 19:22, Dava wrote: P2P is completely > unusable, i left a file going for over half an hour and it was stuck at > 0% and 0kB/s even with a huge seed to leecher ratio and downloading from > 50-103 peers. Its disgraceful!! Any ideas? > > Regards > > Dave > Intrigued by this in BT terms on its website (it would make any ' 'reasonable use' to include P2P cancellation almost impossible|: > > 5. What is BT's policy on Peer-to-Peer (P2P) applications? > > P2P refers to certain applications that enable files and program sharing between > groups of people logged on to a P2P network. Because they use uploads and downloads and are often left running 24/7, they consume significant bandwidth, even when being used by just a small number of customers. > > Because a lot of P2P traffic is not time-critical, e.g., downloading and uploading > TV programmes or movies for later viewing, we treat P2P traffic differently from time-critical traffic (such as surfing, streaming or internet telephony) and apply speed restrictions to all P2P traffic. We manage these restrictions daily based on the demands on the network, but downstream restrictions will typically be in place 4pm - midnight on weekdays and 9am - midnight on the weekend. Upstream restrictions may be in place at other times. > > You can, of course, still use P2P services, but downloads will take longer during > the peak times. -- Regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq