http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/29/carter_net_neut/

I can't help noticing that when I download stuff via BitTorrent, the 
bandwidth usage is typically fairly constant. But - at the stroke of the 
hour - you see a sudden, sharp change in transfer speed.

This could mean one of several things:
- A very large coincidence.
- Large numbers of people disconnect from the swarm exactly on the hour.
- Everybody else's outbound traffic is being throttled.
- Large numbers of people start using the Internet more at the stroke of 
the hour.
- My inbound traffic is being throttled by my ISP.

Apparently the people in charge think it's completely "OK" for ISPs to 
prevent you using the bandwidth you've paid for if they feel like it. 
How sweet of them...

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