On 3/25/08, Maxim Veksler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>  I can verify this is an ISP issue, because :
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>  We've spoke to 012 representative, it's always the same "automatic"
>  answer they have been instructed to provide: "Problem with your
>  computer, spyware, virus, wrong usage" No point in arguing with the
>  poor technical support guy because he a. Can't help you. B. Probably
>  does not have the slightest clue about what you are talking about.
>

I'm seeing the same. (Computer games; P2P; etc).
I did manage to scare one of the poor tech support people into letting
me speak to one on their senior support engineer that more-or-less
confirmed that 012 is throttling/blocking/resetting/etc traffic during
peak hours, but refused to name the protocols/ports being blocked.

>  This leads me to the conclusion that nothing can be done besides
>  leaving the company that insists on hurting it's costumers and join
>  Bezeq, who may or may not be the best ISP around but at least they
>  aren't using technology to hide cowardly acts from their users. I for
>  one have lost my faith in 012 completely, I will not let this slip and
>  have already started the procedure of disconnecting from 012 ASAP. I
>  will also make sure all my friends + parents + who ever I can advice
>  on ISP choosing to reconsider their decision based on the above.
>
>  Maxim.

/+1. (Currently ISP-shopping)
Though I'd venture and guess that it's just of matter of time before
they all start "traffic shaping".

- Gilboa

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