Which is best isp for p2p?

Hi,

Which is best ADSL isp for p2p usage? (can't get cable). Currently with
www.plus.net who have throttling and traffic shaping on p2p which is a
pain. Which ISP's packages don't have these annoying features and are
reliable? Thanks.

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> Hi,
>
> Which is best ADSL isp for p2p usage? (can't get cable). Currently with
> www.plus.net who have throttling and traffic shaping on p2p which is a
> pain. Which ISP's packages don't have these annoying features and are
> reliable? Thanks.

I've used AOL with WinMX, eMule and Usenet without any problems or
complaints. AOL's own version of McAfee Personal Firewall is also very
p2p-friendly and free. No need to reconfigure anything.

(kim)

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Which is best ADSL isp for p2p usage? (can't get cable). Currently with
> www.plus.net who have throttling and traffic shaping on p2p which is a
> pain. Which ISP's packages don't have these annoying features and are
> reliable? Thanks.

I understand that PlusNet doesn't throttle P2P (or anything else for
that matter) outside 4pm - midnight. Also, I don't think that P2P is
as heavily throttled on the Premier collection of products (I presume
you're on Broadband Plus?).

Chris

On Thu, 18 May 2006 16:29:12 UTC, Chris Davies
<chris-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> > Which is best ADSL isp for p2p usage? (can't get cable). Currently with
> > www.plus.net who have throttling and traffic shaping on p2p which is a
> > pain. Which ISP's packages don't have these annoying features and are
> > reliable? Thanks.
>
> I understand that PlusNet doesn't throttle P2P (or anything else for
> that matter) outside 4pm - midnight. Also, I don't think that P2P is
> as heavily throttled on the Premier collection of products (I presume
> you're on Broadband Plus?).

That's just this week. PlusNet change the rules constantly.

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(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Which is best ADSL isp for p2p usage? (can't get cable). Currently
> with www.plus.net who have throttling and traffic shaping on p2p
> which is a pain. Which ISP's packages don't have these annoying
> features and are reliable? Thanks.

I haven't had any trouble with UK Online... no throttling or download
restrictions.

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> Which is best ADSL isp for p2p usage? (can't get cable).

On Thu, 18 May 2006 16:29:12 UTC, Chris Davies
<chris-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I understand that PlusNet doesn't throttle P2P (or anything else for
> that matter) outside 4pm - midnight. Also, I don't think that P2P is
> as heavily throttled on the Premier collection of products (I presume
> you're on Broadband Plus?).

Bob Eager <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> That's just this week. PlusNet change the rules constantly.

I get as frustrated as the next person with regard to PlusNet's
retrospective policy changes (and associated lack of communication). On
the other hand, no matter how easy MACs are to obtain, it's still hassle
to swap ISPs, and that's why I suggested that the OP should look at
other products within PlusNet's portfolio.

Chris

Well, general rule of thumb now is if you find an ISP without throttling or
shaping, they have hard caps. So two ISPs that come to mind that don't mess
with the connection is Nildram and Zen... but they do have usage limits.


<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Which is best ADSL isp for p2p usage? (can't get cable). Currently with
> www.plus.net who have throttling and traffic shaping on p2p which is a
> pain. Which ISP's packages don't have these annoying features and are
> reliable? Thanks.
>

On 20 May 2006, "Doc Holiday" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Well, general rule of thumb now is if you find an ISP without throttling or
>shaping, they have hard caps. So two ISPs that come to mind that don't mess
>with the connection is Nildram and Zen... but they do have usage limits.

Zen's isn't a "hard cap", but you'll pay for each extra GB, on new accounts
(the "up to 8000 kbps" ones), at least! Peter M.