Richard Tanner wrote: > I have recently noticed that all the time I am connected to the net, > before I have opened a web browser or email prog, that I am uploading > and downloading a vast amount, by mobile broadband terms at least. > > I use a network monitor which shows me the upload and download > speeds, and also what is using the MBs. It turned out that a prog > called Kservice.exe was the culprit and a bit of Googling told the > tale as to what it was and from whence it came. > > I uninstalled Iplayer and the unauthorized up and downloading stopped > instantly. > > There are more users besides Iplayer, Sky for instance, so if you are > on broadband, mobile or terrestrial, it might pay to take a quick > look in Google to see if you are using any of them. > > I feel that the BBC have been nicking my bandwidth but I suspect that > I agreed to it when I signed up for Iplayer, but that doesn't make me > feel any better.
IIRC, when one downloads a file with BBC Iplayer, it is done in a P2P style, so it places less load on the BBC server, and you get bits of the file off of all the other users that have downloaded the file (and still have it on their hard drive - for one month? - unless manually deleted). Thus you have probably been supplying lots of others users with some video data.... and yes, you probably agreed to it in the small print. Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
