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I'm in the UK, saw the URL and I'm seeding the movie.

You need to change your ISP to one of the smaller ones, which will not just mean that your connection is unfiltered but also mean you're using (and supporting) diversity and increased competition.



OffTopic: Any recommendations for a small, good UK based ISP?


Andrews & Arnold is one of the best and most nerd friendly ISPs in the UK: http://aaisp.net.uk/

You can get a good idea of the company's general philosophy from their owner's blog: http://revk.www.me.uk/

Unfortunately they are quite expensive compared to the bigger ISPs but in their case you really do get what you pay for.


A&A are fantastic, yes they are a bit more expensive but they really do outshine every ISP in the UK with their no-bullshit attitude, and I love the way they take BT to task when things aren't 100% working properly.

I used A&A before I moved to Ireland and really miss them. I'm stuck with Eircom (there is virtually no land-based provider choice in Ireland if you live outside of Dublin) who are a financial basket case and suffering from virtually no infrastructure investment outside of Dublin.

Internet access in Ireland is like the UK was back in 2002/3 and the Irish government wastes millions of euros on half baked 3G/Wireless schemes that don't work instead of fixing the terrestrial system properly.


Or just tunnel/run a proxy (preferably outside of the UK).




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