As stated in a previous question (see here) we aim not to block ports to restrict access to the Internet. However, P2P (peer-to-peer) usage often puts excessive demands on the network and may cause an overall reduction in performance for all users.

Users making use of P2P applications typically consume disproportionate amounts of traffic. Typically it has been seen that less than 10% of users (using these applications) consume over 70% of the traffic. Obviously due to the shared / contended nature of ADSL broadband this can impact access speeds for other users.

Please see here and our Acceptable Usage Policy - in particular the sections on Copyrighted Material and Traffic Usage.

Please contact us if you have any questions.