
However, some may question why many ISPs only force such control on the two types of traffic that are synonymous with copyrighted material, BitTorrent and Newsgroups. If this type of management needs to be in force at all is another matter. Here in the UK, it is enforced in peak times, apparently to allow enough bandwidth for all users to have a good experience while using the internet.

If you’ve been suffering from slow downloads recently, you’ll know what I’m talking about.


Traffic Throttling, Traffic Shaping and Traffic Management are all various names given to a similar tactic introduced by ISPs to reduce the speed of certain types of internet activity that are considered traffic heavy.
