indie69

I guess its been established that this is not a DNS issue. But I just wanted to point out that using Speakesy, no matter what DNS I use, speakeasy's own or OpenDNS, I CAN reach TPB.

I'm not entirely sure if this makes a difference. I just wanted to add that information since I had not mentioned it before. This information may or may not be helpful. In case it is, here it is.

Maybe we were too quick to place blame on Comcast/Xfinity? Then again they could have a peering agreement with at&t? Chicago nap is run by ameritech, MAE east no idea, NY nap is sprint, SF nap pac bell, but who runs MAE west? Curiouser and curiouser.

Still working on Speakeasy and a local open wi-fi that seems to be on Verizon on my end.

Fascinating. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for now, but didn't they deny blocking bittorrent in general before they finally admitted it later and stopped? Do you trust them? Do you think customer relations would be let in on what would obviously be a PR nightmare?

I worked for AT&T and was regularly left in the dark, finding out later on that what I was told to say was in fact not the truth. I'm not putting on a tin foil hat just yet, but I'm suspicious.

I could be wrong, but I expect these broken connections will lead right back to Comcast's blocking.

It is comcast/xfinity blocking. Speakeasy is unaffected. I can access the site from speakeasy, no problem. One of the perks of having 2 ISPs. Try checking it through any open wi-fi connections available to you. Many are probably able to access the site.

Absolutely true. But it still is an easy, 1 step, free fix for those not familiar with using a proxy. Thanks. And anonymity as a bonus is certainly not a downside. Besides, why bother using it for just one site? I'll be using it now (with noscript and a few extras) to access any and all torrent-related sites. Might as well nip it in the bud now rather than later.

Now we just have to be concerned about tracker-blocking, if they were to choose to do so. As of now it's not an issue of any real concern, as most piratebay-related trackers have been unreachable anyway.

Easy solution for bypassing the block (edit: or routing issue) : My post: http://wp.me/pJEJe-yr

Direct link for those already familiar with what's going on: https://www.torproject.org/

I can confirm that this solution works. Am on Xfinity and browsing TPB right now.