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   Johann Beretta to hohum   
   Re: Router Discrimination   
   20 Jun 19 22:44:16   
   
   From: beretta@nun-ya-bizness.com   
      
   On 6/20/19 10:05 PM, hohum wrote:   
   > hohum  wrote in   
   > news:XnsAA751A0B2D4A6notmeyoueqwe9sadfvc7@46.165.242.91:   
   >   
   >> How does an internet company slow one users data feed while letting   
   >> another user on the same router account faster speeds? They have   
   >> sophisticated methods of determining exact location of signal/antenna   
   >> to do this, if I am not mistaken. These ISPs play with your connection   
   >   
   > I am on a wireless connection so anything is possible, but I have seen   
   > them firewalling blocking my access to NNTP servers,where it is obvious   
   > the data is being immediately blocked by firewall rule somewhere. They   
   > frequently stall my connection right at the time a critical data transfer   
   > is to be made or hijack my DNS lookups.  When I change my MAC address I   
   > get the connection back. I have run multiple AV scans both online and off   
   > using the top rated av scanners and I find nothing, but it's possible I   
   > could be trojaned by corrupt OS files. I have not had these problems with   
   > other ISPs, only Globe Philippines. The router is very flaky and pings to   
   > public DNS servers are up one minute and down the next.   
   >   
   > Would running a IDS program help trace the cause of these interferences?   
   > Snort or other?   
   >   
      
   Is this internet you pay for? Or are you "borrowing" someone else's   
   connection?   
      
   Why would your ISP (assuming you are paying one) turn around and fuck   
   with the connection they are selling you? To what end?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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