On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:51:10 -0700, Neeum Zawan wrote:

> On 04/29/10 07:54, scott wrote:
>>> Shouldn't that affect *all* traffic, not just YouTube?
>> 
>> ISPs can throttle the traffic based on where it is coming from, eg
>> YouTube or iPlayer.  It's in their interest to do this, otherwise a
>> load
> 
> 	Depends on the country you live in.

Whether it's technically possible or not doesn't depend on where you live 
at all.

Whether it's *legal* or not is an entirely different matter, and proving 
an ISP is using traffic shaping can be difficult to do.

Jim

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