> >> PIPEX are doing the same thing. HTTP is about the only thing that
> >> doesn't get
> >> throttled by their infernal traffic shaper...
> > Wrong: international HTTP seems to be getting throttled here
> > (downloading
> > from uk mirrors still seems unthrottled though thank goodness)
>
> Not really the process of ISP based throttling is rather different to
> contention on transatlantic routes - what you're experiencing.
it doesn't feel like contention, it seems downloads start at full speed and
then slow down gradually until they are at about 20 kilobytes per second.




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