We found one culprit… using Transmission (Mac OS X BitTorrent client) to grab latest Linux ISO images slows down all web traffic. Turn off or pause Transmission and web gets a little faster, but it is still crazy slow…
I noticed something new today though. When I connect to my work provided VPN and visit the same websites I normally do from home, they load nearly instantly!
Same physical connection from my laptop to the cable modem, same physical connection from cable modem to Comcast; yet the only things that are screaming fast are the well known speed test sites and the VPN connection through work. It really looks like Comcast is giving preferential treatment to certain kinds of traffic. We need Network Neutrality now.
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