Rogers and BitTorrent: another datapoint

[Jamon Camisso]

Ivan Avery Frey wrote:
> D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
>> I've just finished downloading Fedora Core 6 for x86_64 and i386.  The
>> former I downloaded the my Rogers Extreme connection, the latter
>> through my ADSL connection.
>>
>> The ADSL connection is pretty bad: I'm far enough from the CO that
>> they've throttled it way down to make it reliable.
>>
>> Even so, both downloards took about the same time (~36 hours, if I
>> remember correctly).  True, the ADSL's dowload was about 10%
>> smaller).  Both times seem pretty bad.
>>
>> I don't know what to do about Rogers and Bit Torrent.  They advertised
>> a faster connection if I paid $100 for the modem.  But when it
>> matters, it is actually slower.  Much slower.  I wonder if there is a
>> lawsuit waiting to happen.
> 
> They could argue that you can't setup your computer like a server. When
> you're filesharing technically your computer is also a server.
> 
> Have you tried switching the ports your client uses? Or does Rogers scan
> all ports for bittorrent traffic.

They do watch ports IIRC, but their real strategy is at the packet level
where their systems check packet headers and block anything bittorrent.
That's why encryption works with their system.
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