Does anyone know anything about Comcast's repeat infringer policy specifically? I've gotten some DMCA notices lately and can't be fucked to get a seedbox/VPN until I have no other choice.As far as I can tell, the following are true:>Although nor foolproof, you're significantly, significantly less likely to get a notice if you stop seeding immediately after the download>I've only gotten notices from Paramount, other companies either don't send them or don't do so very quickly>Comcast has a nine-tier system, and you only trigger a new tier after getting multiple DMCA notices in a calendar month>Tiers 1 to 3 or 4 are just emails>After that, you start getting popups and might have to call Comcast to get them to go away>Tiers 7-8 shut your internet off for 8-24 hours or until you call them and promise to stop>Tier 9 gets you a 180-day ban from Xfinity servicesI have these questions1. Can the tier system activate only once a month at the end of the month (the only time I got a tier upgrade/warning email was one time at 10 AM near the end of the month), or can it go up multiple tiers in a single month if you keep racking them up?2. Do tiers go down if you've stopped torrenting or haven't gotten caught for a few months to a year, or will you go to tier four if you were at tier three and download two torrents four years later?Most of the information on Reddit and what-have-you seem to be outdated, incorrect, or wishful thinking.My last two ISPs were Earthlink (did not even bother forwarding the DMCA notices, did not give a single solitary shit) and CenturyLink (very strict policy and almost got disconnected, bought a seedbox).At some point, I'll get a VPN, seedbox, or Usenet, but not until I have no choice in the matter.If you have any info on other ISP policies to help keep anons from getting caught,
>>107715680You're really telling me you worry about this but you won't spend $5 a month on a VPN? While we're at it, you realise you can just buy an invite to IPT from IPT directly? I know it's not the Mercedez Benz of trackers but it has all you need and as long as you keep your computer on and seed torrents, the economy is easy since almost everything is freeleech. Right now it's not $20 anymore but $10 only.They don't pay me to shill this, I'm just trying to help you https://www.iptorrents.com/signup.phpI figure it's pointless to refer you to /ptg/ and since you seem a little hesitant to put any effort into torrenting so maybe $10 for a lifetime solution would be something you'd be willing to consider.
>>107715843I'm not "worried about it". I want information on how it works so I can keep doing it this way as long as possible. I've torrented 1-2TB of stuff in the last four months, and I've only gotten four DMCA notices (two of which were today, all of which are from Paramount) and one "tier" escalation, so it's perfectly sustainable for as long as I wanna do it.I mean, no, I wouldn't spend $5 a month on a VPN, though. I'd rather spend $10-20 on a seedbox and build ratio, which is what I did on every private tracker I'm on until I had 10TB of upload on all of them and will probably do again, but I'm not asking about that.>While we're at it, you realise you can just buy an invite to IPT from IPT directly?Yeah, that might be worth it when I need to, but I don't really need to right this exact moment. It's a good thought, but.>/ptg/Heard too many horror stories about getting invites from 4chan. That aside.I mean, I'm on several private trackers, mostly for music, books, and anime, plus a couple of "scene" trackers that I never use because ratios are strict and there are no points, but I'm downloading other stuff right now. I'm willing to put the effort in IF I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO, and it looks like I'm good for a few more months unless I fuck something up.Note that I didn't ask about anything you said and was already aware of all of it. I almost put "don't just fucking tell me to just get a VPN or go on a private tracker/Usenet" in the OP, but I didn't because I didn't want to be rude. I'm asking specifically for technical information about Comcast and their repeat infringer polic, not what every other anon on the board thinks I should do with my life, but thank you for the suggestions (IPT isn't necessarily a bad one).Someone here has to know.
>>107715843give invite
>>107715957paramount is the worst. comcast is also my least favorite ISP. those emails are probably sent by an automated system with manual review, and in my experience they don't happen at the same time every month so I'm guessing it's someone approves it and it gets sent out. I've never gotten ones late at night or past "normal business hours", but I only had a string and then got a VPN. I've never seen them go more than once a month, but I think that's a business period thing. I wouldn't doubt that if they get a high volume of complaints, they'd bump you more than one tier in a month. unfortunately I can't give you more than intuition there, but I've had friends who have had theirs shut off after they were torrenting lots of different popular media for their friends. They were getting letters for awhile but it couldn't have been 8 months, more like 3 or 4. So I think the volume of complaints from lots of different companies (and this was back before you saw as much IP hoarding as today) triggered a more severe reaction. But this wasn't with Comcast
>>107716657Okay, thanks.Yeah, I think Comcast is more lax than CenturyLink was, which would bump you more than one tier in a month or even a week and almost did shut my internet off permanently.At least I know when I'm getting close to the line, because I won't be able to do anything else until I call them.>I'm guessing it's someone approves it and it gets sent out. I've never gotten ones late at night or past "normal business hours"Yeah, that makes sense. And it's the letters themselves that constitute a tier bump, not the DMCA notices themselves, so it's probably safe to assume they don't bump me up multiple tiers at once without telling me.
>land of the free>companies hand out your data to anyone who asks so the jews can try and scare you into giving them moneyfucking lmaojust tell them to fuck off or you will change provider
Just ignore emails. Do not deny or agree to anything related to this.
