ISP's Put 6 Strike Rule Into Effect

[Runner]

I know many people on here downloads videos, music or streams them from various websites on the internet. Here is a little info you should know if you haven't heard it already.

I saw on WBNS 10 tonight and also checked it out more on various websites, that as of 2-26-2013, many Internet Providers are putting their 6 strike rule into effect. This will not only help to cut on piracy of illegal torrent downloads, but will also be for those that "stream" videos over the internet. They are going to monitor your bandwidth usage and if you are suspected of anything illegal (ANYTHING that causes more than normal bandwidth usage), you will begin to receive warnings by email. Each warning you receive, you will be instructed to "click through" the process. After you receive you 5th and/or 6th warning, your internet can be shut off....among other punishment that has yet to be outlined by the provider. YOU WILL BE GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT. It will cost you a fee of $35 dollars to appeal your case with your internet provider.

Most people do not realize that watching a streaming TV show or movie is illegal since they do not think they are not actually downloading the video. But they are wrong. Anytime you bring ANYTHING INTO your computer, a webpage, a photo, a document.....ANYTHING, you are downloading it from the internet. Each time you change to a different webpage, you are downloading ALL of the info on that page. It does not take much time to use up very much bandwidth. A streamed movie can use from 400 MB to nearly 2 GB of bandwidth in less than 2 hours. Streaming music via the internet adds a bunch to your bandwidth. Most songs are about 3 MB in size, which may not sound like much, but over time, it builds up to ungodly amounts. Online gaming also eats up your bandwidth when you have to download files for most games to play online. Console games that are played online contribute to your bandwidth usage and will also be counted.

If you use torrent sites or any peer2peer sites to download files, your download AND upload are BOTH counted as usage.

The Internet Customer is responsible for everything that happens. If "The Customer" is using an unprotected router, but lets a neighbor "piggyback" off of it... "The Customer" will be the one to get into trouble while the neighbor will be let off scot free since they are not the ones paying for the subscription.

[C-Bolt]

Unbelievable! So does this mean the gravy train for NFL Network Thursday telecasts is over? What's next ban people from looking at internet porn? though I have not done that for years myself too many bugs and viruses in those things for my liking

[Runner]

If you have a paid subscription to any LEGAL sites, or sites like ABC and USA that airs their own shows online, you will be OK from what I have read.

If you go to a site that is not legally set up that streams videos, then you may be asking for it. If that is the case, then 99.99999999999999% of all internet users will begin receiving letters/warnings....lol.

[C-Bolt]

Yeah no kidding! What about youtube? those are usually short videos and I like to watch it a lot because they have a lot of informational videos on there

[Runner]

Most of the informative videos on youtube are not copyright protected, but will still be bandwidth usage. But by watching uploaded music videos and anything else that is copyrighted is illegal to watch. You ISP can see every bit of data that is being sent through your Internet Address

[Bryce]

The best thing to view online video with a proxy website. I use them all the time when at home. you signal goes through the proxy and is encrypted to and from the website you are watching. Your data shows that you are going to that site, but what you do on there is never brought back through your ISP without being encrypted since you are actually watching it on the proxy and you are using their bandwidth.....not yours.

[Runner]

Good point on the proxy. I have used them from time to time when at a place that supplies wifi that has certain sites blocked. The proxy will allow you view those sites

[C-Bolt]

So how do you go about watching video on these proxy websites?

[Runner]

So how do you go about watching video on these proxy websites?

The one I use is.... http://www.freeproxyserver.ca/

On that page is a box to type in a link. Just type the links you normally watch. NEVER type into the normal address bar. ALWAYS use the box on that page to get to where you want to go. So you may want to save the link as a favorite for easy access.

And if you go to newspaper sites that has a limited number of views per month without having a subscription, this same site also allows you bypass that filter for unlimited viewing.

As long as you stay on that proxy page, you will be using the IP of the proxy server. But you MUST use the link I provided each time you want to change the page.

[C-Bolt]

Thanks that's pretty neat!

[Runner]

If you haven't read my edits...make sure you do so. Just remember NOT to use your normal address bar!

[C-Bolt]

I used the one that says myspace browse is that correct?

[Runner]

Yep that is the box you use. Just remove the myspace address and type in the one you want to use.


These proxy sites are very common for anyone staying at hotels, and are very popular with college students where their internet is filtered by wifi

[Runner]

C-Bolt, I sent you a pm to check out