Vista - Google tool unmasks ISP throttling

**Airbot** · 01-29-2009

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Google is hardly the poster child for empowering users to free themselves from the control of internet firms, but a new tool called M-Lab (Measurement Lab), announced today in association with the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute and the PlanetLab Consortium, will detect if ISPs are engaging in throttling or blocking particular applications. You pay for an internet connection like any other service, right? What you see is what you get? Not exactly. Internet service providers (ISPs) have been known to throttle, or limit, the amount of data transmitted from certain applications, most often peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing sites and BitTorrent services.

more:SiliconRepublic.com: Google tool unmasks ISP throttling - Comms

**smarteyeball** · 01-29-2009

Glasnost is a popular tool. "measurement servers are overloaded" lol

**sassofalco** · 01-31-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball

Glasnost is a popular tool. "measurement servers are overloaded" lol

Hey smarteyeball,

Have you managed to run Glasnost yet.......interested in results if you have, and which Aus Service Provider you use [IP]?

Running speed tests, I'm consistantly well down [12%] on Bigpond stated of 1500kb/s speed. Have you any results for yours and what efficiency % is yours at? My latest;

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Always amused at the <50 miles distance. Try 1250 miles.

**nate42nd** · 02-01-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball

Glasnost is a popular tool. "measurement servers are overloaded" lol

This is what I keep getting too.

Update: I guess Qwest is okay. It says they're not messing with it. Cool. Thanks.

**echrada** · 02-01-2009

I eventually got through and the test started - but guess what it stopped and basically told me that it cannot run a test on my ISP in the UK. So what good is that?

Apolgogies to Glasnost

Now got through and this is the result

**Airbot** · 02-01-2009

Glad you got thru echrada.

**Everlong18** · 02-01-2009

Got through to Glasnost as well, and success on everything, which is good

(That's with Eclipse Internet, too)

**sassofalco** · 02-01-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball

Glasnost is a popular tool. "measurement servers are overloaded" lol

Hey smarteyeball.....

Got through early this afternoon while UK & USA

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! zzzzzzzzz!

These results are for Telstra Bigpond;

I dunno! Looks fine to me....

**smarteyeball** · 02-02-2009

Just tried it myself and it confirmed what I've always believed. My ISP is full of sh*t.

They are renowned for P2P 'prioritization' during off peak (midnight-midday), that much is not a surprise. However they have always claimed that there is zero throttling in place during the Peak period. The glasnost test back ups what I see when downloading and that there IS throttling occurring during the peak period. Bl**dy liars

**mansrm81** · 02-02-2009

I'm not getting throttled. Whoo Hoo

01-29-2009	#1 (permalink)
Airbot Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 TECHNET 1,650 posts	Google tool unmasks ISP throttling Quote: Google is hardly the poster child for empowering users to free themselves from the control of internet firms, but a new tool called M-Lab (Measurement Lab), announced today in association with the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute and the PlanetLab Consortium, will detect if ISPs are engaging in throttling or blocking particular applications. You pay for an internet connection like any other service, right? What you see is what you get? Not exactly. Internet service providers (ISPs) have been known to throttle, or limit, the amount of data transmitted from certain applications, most often peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing sites and BitTorrent services. more:SiliconRepublic.com: Google tool unmasks ISP throttling - Comms
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01-29-2009	#2 (permalink)
smarteyeball Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 : Seven Ultimate x64 1,685 posts	Re: Google tool unmasks ISP throttling Glasnost is a popular tool. "measurement servers are overloaded" lol
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01-31-2009	#3 (permalink)
sassofalco Vista Home Premium 32bit [x86] - SP2 832 posts	Re: Google tool unmasks ISP throttling Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball Glasnost is a popular tool. "measurement servers are overloaded" lol Hey smarteyeball, Have you managed to run Glasnost yet.......interested in results if you have, and which Aus Service Provider you use [IP]? Running speed tests, I'm consistantly well down [12%] on Bigpond stated of 1500kb/s speed. Have you any results for yours and what efficiency % is yours at? My latest; Always amused at the <50 miles distance. Try 1250 miles.
My System Specs

02-01-2009	#4 (permalink)
nate42nd Windows 7 x64 (7229) 219 posts	Re: Google tool unmasks ISP throttling Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball Glasnost is a popular tool. "measurement servers are overloaded" lol This is what I keep getting too. Update: I guess Qwest is okay. It says they're not messing with it. Cool. Thanks. Last edited by nate42nd; 02-01-2009 at 04:09 AM..
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02-01-2009	#5 (permalink)
echrada Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64 SP2 Windows 7 7127 x64 869 posts	Re: Google tool unmasks ISP throttling I eventually got through and the test started - but guess what it stopped and basically told me that it cannot run a test on my ISP in the UK. So what good is that? Apolgogies to Glasnost Now got through and this is the result Attached Thumbnails Last edited by echrada; 02-01-2009 at 05:06 AM..
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02-01-2009	#6 (permalink)
Airbot Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 TECHNET 1,650 posts	Re: Google tool unmasks ISP throttling Glad you got thru echrada.
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02-01-2009	#7 (permalink)
Everlong18 Windows 7 x64 1,287 posts	Re: Google tool unmasks ISP throttling Got through to Glasnost as well, and success on everything, which is good (That's with Eclipse Internet, too)
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02-01-2009	#8 (permalink)
sassofalco Vista Home Premium 32bit [x86] - SP2 832 posts	Re: Google tool unmasks ISP throttling Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball Glasnost is a popular tool. "measurement servers are overloaded" lol Hey smarteyeball..... Got through early this afternoon while UK & USA zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! zzzzzzzzz! These results are for Telstra Bigpond; I dunno! Looks fine to me....
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02-02-2009	#9 (permalink)
smarteyeball Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 : Seven Ultimate x64 1,685 posts	Re: Google tool unmasks ISP throttling Just tried it myself and it confirmed what I've always believed. My ISP is full of sht. They are renowned for P2P 'prioritization' during off peak (midnight-midday), that much is not a surprise. However they have always claimed that there is zero throttling in place during the Peak period. The glasnost test back ups what I see when downloading and that there IS throttling occurring during the peak period. Bl*dy liars
My System Specs

02-02-2009	#10 (permalink)
mansrm81 Vista Ultimate 64bit SP2/ 1,863 posts	Re: Google tool unmasks ISP throttling I'm not getting throttled. Whoo Hoo
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