They definitely do (at least in my area - I've heard it varies based on the number of local subscribers or how new the local equipment is). If I didn't most of my tv shows downloaded while at the university during the day I'd have a lot harder time getting them done...and the 720p ones could take all week. Sometimes it surprises me and goes all speedy at home though.

I thought only Sympatico did the throttling, and I was thinking about switching but I guess there's no point now. Thanks for the heads up. I don't see any ISP will be too happy anyways.

I expect nothing but ignorance from the governments regarding the release of uT 2.0. They'll say all sorts of BS that there are other downloading clients etc etc.
This whole issue of piracy is only being used to turn internet around into a one-way media like they did with the radio.

It will be interesting to see what Robbers (aka Rogers) in Canada does following the release of utorrent 2, then. I can't see it having any effect on their policies, even though this version would stand to increase their revenues (by charging for overusage) without harming network efficiency.