O2 Broadband P2P Restrictions Will Not Reduce Connection Speeds
Thu, Oct 8, 2009
Earlier this week O2 announced plans to begin throttling Peer 2 Peer and Newsgroup connections on their O2 Home Access (BT based) broadband package.
Today, O2 have spoken out on the restrictions by promising that actual connection speeds for file-sharers won’t be reduced during their new peak time restrictions that begin on Saturday.
O2 plan to reduce the bandwidth available to users of P2P and Newsgroup services during peak times of 8pm to 11pm.
“We will never limit a user’s actual connection speed during peak periods and no applications are prohibited on our network. Customers will still be able to use P2P and newsgroups but the download speed may just be a little slower than normal”
“The policy has been designed to give the best online experience for the majority of customers using our Access package during peak usage times,” added the spokesperson. “’Real time’ applications such as surfing online, video & audio streaming, gaming, internet voice calls, instant messaging and email will be given priority.” – O2 spokesperson.
O2 are hoping that new traffic management initiatives will help to manage overall broadband traffic, and help to speed up broadband connections for all users.
The bandwidth restrictions will coincide with the England V Ukraine World Cup qualifying match this Saturday, although they aren’t expected to affect the live streaming for O2 users.
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