[AusNOG] News: Telstra to clamp down on peer-to-peer

[Mark Andrews]

In message <009101ce0597$22822c40$678684c0$@rb.net.au>, "Rod Veith" writes:
> The question of 'unfairness' is not a new phenomenon associated with the
> internet. Limited resources extend back to the telegraph where customers had
> to put their messages in a basket (input buffer?) and wait for prior
> messages to be sent before their message even made it to the telegraph
> operator (Wan port on local network?) 
> 
> Telcos have always had to spread limited resources across populations and
> the internet is no different and the NBN will not change this basic problem.
> 
> The speed of the line in relation to retail services (100Mb/sec, 1Gb/sec or
> anything else) dictates the maximum line speed you can get on the connection
> between you and your provider. It is nothing more than this and it seems
> that even people in our industry forget this very basic fact. What happens
> after this is up to your provider and it is their business to work out what
> makes the most money for them with limited resources. If you don't like what
> the provider does, you find a new one. 
> 
> Rod

Optus charges $20/month additional for a DOCSIS 3.0 modem with a
higher link speeed to be provisioned [1].  If I was paying that
extra $20/month I would expect to faster downloads even if the
traffic is flowing over congested links controlled by Optus.
Otherwise it is just a con.

Mark

[1] Optus Cable Premium Speed: For cable customers only. Upgrades
your cable broadband connection to Optus’ fastest DOCSIS 3.0 internet
service which increases download speeds for Australian-hosted
content. Actual download speed can be affected by factors such as
your equipment and LAN performance, settings, hardware, software,
internet activity, location of content accessed and congestion.
WiFi connection may not be as fast as wired device. Only Optus-supplied
DOCSIS 3.0-compliant EMTAs will be supported. Computer must meet
minimum system requirements Pentium 4+ for Windows or PowerPC
G5/Intel for Macintosh) and may need network settings optimised.

https://www.optus.com.au/shop/broadband/phone/plans

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Mark Andrews, ISC
1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: marka at isc.org