Comments on: Update: Qwest Does Block Internet Traffic (In Rare Cases)

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By: J.B K.

J.B K. — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:13:30 +0000

Qwest also appears to block websites that they think use too much traffic. For instance, local radio station warm1069.com, which streams non-stop christmas music, is unavailable through qwest, but reachable from anywhere else.

By: upsetcustomer

upsetcustomer — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:43:06 +0000

I have no problem with thepiratebay.com, or downloading the torrent files. What qwest does do it stop the tracker from thepiratebay so the torrent files remain “stalled” once loaded into uTorrent. They apparently do not do this at all times, maybe it is time/date dependent. FYI, If I download the torrent file from another source after deleting thepiratebay tracker/file, it downloads fine.

By: dirt

dirt — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:34:05 +0000

all routers from qwest block port 80 mostly used for p2p

By: Unhappy Qwest User

Unhappy Qwest User — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:30:19 +0000

All I know is, I use an anonymizer proxy to get to the piratebay.org, the site comes up for me, johnny on the spot.

I try connecting directly to it, and it times out and doesn’t load. Mysterious, innit?

They also do this to competitor websites too. I try connecting directly to it, it won’t load. Go through a proxy, whaddyaknow, it loads.

Less than happy with Qwest, less than thrilled. Would not recommend them to friends or family, especially if they have choices.

By: Georgie Poogie

Georgie Poogie — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:26:09 +0000

Qwest indeed blocks and shapes thepiratebay.org site. It does this specifically by blocking the site torrents.thepiratebay.org from access by your browser so that you will not be able to download the actual torrent file.
When you cannot download any file with the torrent format, it is essentially the same as blocking p2p traffic.