- Jul 18, 2003
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Ok, I'll fully admit this is more of a Time Warner bitch thread, but it all started when I purchased Starcraft 2 this morning via b.net. I'd also like this to be a warning if you have Time Warner and want to digitally download anything from Blizzard.
1) Launch Blizzard Downloader - Internet connection goes to 0.8Mbps down and 0.04Mbps up throughput for everything.
2) Close Blizzard Downloader - Internet connection is advertised 10Mbps down and 768kbps up.
3) Call CSR from Time Warner to ask WTF...tells me to reset modem, reboot, and close security software.
4) I tell them to quit throttling my connection due to the presence of a Bittorrent client (I assume the Blizzard downloader is the same tech used for WoW).
5) Ordered U-Verse Internet which will go live on the 12th of August.
Fun...
Just to avoid any confusion, Blizzard is an innocent party here and the root cause of my frustration is with Time Warner's apparent throttling of P2P applications, which also causes subsequent throttling of all TCP/IP ports.
1) Launch Blizzard Downloader - Internet connection goes to 0.8Mbps down and 0.04Mbps up throughput for everything.
2) Close Blizzard Downloader - Internet connection is advertised 10Mbps down and 768kbps up.
3) Call CSR from Time Warner to ask WTF...tells me to reset modem, reboot, and close security software.
4) I tell them to quit throttling my connection due to the presence of a Bittorrent client (I assume the Blizzard downloader is the same tech used for WoW).
5) Ordered U-Verse Internet which will go live on the 12th of August.
Fun...
Just to avoid any confusion, Blizzard is an innocent party here and the root cause of my frustration is with Time Warner's apparent throttling of P2P applications, which also causes subsequent throttling of all TCP/IP ports.
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