From: malassimQRMilation@gmail.com   
      
   It's been almost a month now, and my Callcentric service is still out.   
      
   I've tried a few "VPN" providers, without success: ProtonVPN, and   
   "Perfect Privacy," among others. None of them have worked, and I don't know   
   why. What used to be a telephone on my living room table is now a   
   paperweight, not useful, not usable.   
      
   The news channels I watch via streaming media, such as Reuters, CBS,   
   and even the TV station in Charlotte, show frequent gaps and   
   buffering. NetFlix and Amazon Prime video, likewise, grow less and   
   less usable as the noose tightens. One person, who called me from a   
   number identified as "Galaxy Cablevision," told me that the problem   
   could be addressed by paying for a fixed IP address. The message from   
   Zito Media is clear, although not subtle: "Pay more."   
      
   I'm tempted to say "'Twas always thus, 'twill ever be." I'm tempted to   
   shrug my shoulers and remind my self that the nation I fought for in   
   Vietnam is run for the benefit of the ruling class, and admit that my   
   skillset is now dated and (in this case) ineffective. I'm tempted to   
   give up and put up with marginal cell phone coverage and getting-   
   worse-by-the-day Internet service, and with having offerings that   
   compete with Zito Media's version of VoIP being blocked and rendered   
   useless.   
      
   Well, I may be aged but I am not yet dead, and not likely to give in.   
      
   I want to try to appeal to the government here in North Carolina,   
   which might be responsive, given that it's an election year, even   
   though I doubt any "solution" will survive the election. I'm trying to   
   think of a way to catch Zito Media in the act, in the hope that having   
   actionable evidence will curb their arrogance and trickery in the long   
   term.   
      
   If any of my readers know how Comcast was caught blocking ports, and   
   what means were used to gather the evidence that was used to prove   
   those actions, please tell me. If any of you have the training and/or   
   equipment needed to gather that evidence, please contact me offline.   
      
   Bill Horne   
      
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