tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post8348310460854228924..comments2024-03-13T07:15:41.680+00:00Comments on From a Distance...: Spotify - banned!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087922860279622347noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-27484548273545204842010-01-20T12:56:26.717+00:002010-01-20T12:56:26.717+00:00You're right that it's because of it using...You're right that it's because of it using peer-to-peer technology that it's banned; though I've heard from a friend there that it actually still works fine, as does other P2P software like Skype - even though it's all technically banned.alexmullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12815047835323046885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-1594993775758888992010-01-20T11:27:59.609+00:002010-01-20T11:27:59.609+00:00Well done to Sheffield Uni for not blocking stuff ...Well done to Sheffield Uni for not blocking stuff like thisMarthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-20600907801657311192010-01-20T09:19:03.485+00:002010-01-20T09:19:03.485+00:00I too was curious about spotify's bandwidth us...I too was curious about spotify's bandwidth usage as I couldn't really see how 128Kb streams would be that much of a drain. It seems that there are concerns (both in Spotify support forums and on ISP forums) that it's the upload of files that can be an issue. The information I could find indicated that Spotify will cache your files (default is 10% of your free disk space) and then upload them to other users, fine. <br /><br />However the problem is that the upload can't be throttled in anyway; so users were finding they were quickly using up monthly file transfer allocations with commercial ISPs.<br /><br />Upstream bandwidth on commercial ISPs is usually very low (something like 256-512Kb/s) whereas here I find it's more like 40Mb/s. So I can see why Oxford (and possibly ourselves) might potentially have a problem.<br /><br />All of the above said, testing it yesterday it never did anything noticeable in terms of upstream traffic!Chris Willisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-24729807991028605482010-01-20T00:40:42.463+00:002010-01-20T00:40:42.463+00:00I'm glad our University is more enlightened! I...I'm glad our University is more enlightened! I think it's more about the p2p technology than the bandwidth. Spotify's not THAT popular yet, and it only streams as 128k if I remember rightly...Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541689353983348488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-81155789095047311652010-01-19T23:32:42.848+00:002010-01-19T23:32:42.848+00:00Some might say it's because the Other Place is...Some might say it's because the Other Place is behind the times. I hesitate to say that (although I might think it), because I wonder how far Cambridge will be behind Oxford in banning Spotify. I hope they don't, because it is a wonderful service and, if I remember back ot my undergraduate days, music was one of the last things we could afford to buy. Rrichard piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648720482758520891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-17174372322744727082010-01-19T23:20:21.090+00:002010-01-19T23:20:21.090+00:00I use Spotify as well although mainly on my phone....I use Spotify as well although mainly on my phone. Seems strange for Oxford to ban a legal service and difficult to see how it could use that much bandwidth as it is just audio. Seems particularly tough on students in residence who no doubt pay and might reasonably expect to be able to use the Internet for legal recreation. And yes the worst thing is that it paints IT as the bad guys who like to say no...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648113038308094710noreply@blogger.com