Are ISPs Intentionally Blocking Bitcoin?
By default, Bitcoin clients connect to other bitcoin nodes on TCP port 8333. If a user wants their Bitcoin client to connect to other nodes, they will need to allow outgoing TCP connections on port 8333, and also will need to have the ability to accept connections on that same port. Some Bitcoin users have reported issues attempting to connect or receive connections to their bitcoin clients across port 8333. After spending an entire day effortlessly trying to get a bitcoin client working from a home computer, one AT&T Uverse customer called customer support. After hours of phone calls and....
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It seems that some Bitcoin users have been reporting issues when attempting to connect or receive connections to their bitcoin clients across port 8333. Assuming that Bitcoin clients connect to other bitcoin nodes on TCP port 8333 by default, some of these users have strong suspicions that some ISP providers might have been intentionally blocking communications through and by this specific port. The problem is said to appear when the ISP has complete control over the hardware from the user's house to their router to the Internet. Many well-known providers will deliberately close a number....
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