October 16, 2008
Is Is RCN blocking Pandora?
For months now, with perfect consistency, after four or five songs, Pandora goes dead when I listen at home using my RCN broadband connection. The music stops and the play button, which says the music is playing, does nothing. Other streaming media sources work fine — I can watch entire debates live on CNN. I’m getting the same Pandora behavior even after a complete reinstall of OS X.
How suspicious should I be? And is there any way to tell, other than asking other RCN customers if they’re having the same problem? Am I now officially a tin-hat-wearing, paranoid Net neutrality person?
