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Anonymous
(Unregistered)Tue 02-Oct-12 11:39:30

sopcast and live sport

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I sometimes use Sopcast to watch live sport.

Is BT Infinity likely to reduce the speed of the download?

Their usage policy refers to slowing down p2p but not streaming and I'm not sure how they will classify Sopcast.

RobertoS
(sensei) Wed 03-Oct-12 07:55:10

Re: sopcast and live sport

[re: Anonymous] [link to this post]

I just googled sopcast.

The second result is the link to their website. Says it uses P2P.

I clicked the link, P2P is splattered all over its Home Page. So unless somehow they hide the fact, using a VPN or something, ....

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Edited by RobertoS (Wed 03-Oct-12 07:55:52)

BatBoy
(legend) Wed 03-Oct-12 08:27:44

Re: sopcast and live sport

[re: RobertoS] [link to this post]

It works fine on my BT Infinity superfast lightbeam special.

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Taras
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Wed 03-Oct-12 10:25:12

Re: sopcast and live sport

[re: Anonymous] [link to this post]

In reply to a post by Anonymous:
I sometimes use Sopcast to watch live sport.

Is BT Infinity likely to reduce the speed of the download?

Their usage policy refers to slowing down p2p but not streaming and I'm not sure how they will classify Sopcast.

it is classed as p2p streaming ..

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jchamier
(knowledge is power) Wed 03-Oct-12 18:14:17

Re: sopcast and live sport

[re: Taras] [link to this post]

In reply to a post by Taras:
it is classed as p2p streaming ..

Plusnet might throttle it under that classification but the only way to know on Infinity would be to try it at various times of day.

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stubert
(newbie) Wed 03-Oct-12 20:35:27

Re: sopcast and live sport

[re: Anonymous] [link to this post]

Never had a problem with Sopcast here with Infinity, when I was with Sky LLU I had to ask the kids to get off youtube, PSN, Xbox live etc when I was trying to watch through Sopcast but now all is good.....

stephen79
(fountain of knowledge) Wed 03-Oct-12 21:32:21

Re: sopcast and live sport

[re: stubert] [link to this post]

Testing it tonight for the first time on Infinity and it's fine at the moment. Noticeably better than on regular BT Broadband

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Anonymous
(Unregistered)Fri 05-Oct-12 17:40:06

Re: sopcast and live sport

[re: stephen79] [link to this post]

Nobody in BT, so far at least, seems to know whether or not using Sopcast for live sport will be throttled on BT Infinity - it's amazing! Someone must know but I don't know how to contact them.

One of the attractions of fast internet is the possibility of getting decent live sport viewing (with my current BT internet I can only get between 1 and 3mb). I have been thinking of going to SKY fibre but I don't want their (compulsory) phone service and I see one of the people who posted a reply was not happy with SKY!

Has anyone had their Sopcast throttled by BT Infinity?

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