Request for information: ISPs and P2P throttling

[Izzy]

This happens every night around peak time. It's not my ISP, as you can clearly see.

[Jordok]

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>tracert 199.91.189.25

Tracing route to 199.91.189.25 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 <1 ms <1 ms 1 ms Wireless_Broadband_Router.home [192.168.1.1]
2 3 ms 1 ms 2 ms L100.TAMPFL-VFTTP-144.verizon-gni.net [96.254.17
9.1]
3 2 ms 2 ms 3 ms G0-9-3-7.TAMPFL-LCR-21.verizon-gni.net [130.81.1
38.162]
4 2 ms 3 ms 3 ms ae1-0.TPA01-BB-RTR1.verizon-gni.net [130.81.199.
74]
5 37 ms 63 ms 38 ms 0.xe-3-1-2.XT1.ATL4.ALTER.NET [152.63.8.93]
6 37 ms 36 ms 40 ms 0.ae2.XL1.IAD8.ALTER.NET [140.222.226.153]
7 34 ms 36 ms 48 ms 0.xe-8-2-0.GW9.IAD8.ALTER.NET [152.63.35.250]
8 50 ms 47 ms 45 ms tinet-gw.customer.alter.net [152.179.50.30]
9 * 201 ms 323 ms xe-0-0-0.mtl10.ip4.gtt.net [89.149.187.226]
10 135 ms 135 ms 135 ms ormuco-gw.ip4.gtt.net [216.221.156.110]
11 162 ms 140 ms 138 ms 192.34.76.2
12 135 ms 136 ms 137 ms 199.91.189.234
13 132 ms 130 ms 132 ms 199.91.189.25

Trace complete.

C:\Windows\system32>

Trade during morning from Florida USA with Verizon Fios. Worse at night time. Called and got level 2 tech support, who blame everything on Alter.net, and say that it is on FFXIV.

When I explained that using a VPN like WTFAST resolves the issue, and Verizon is the one choosing to use alter.net, he told me Verizon has no control of this, and they will submit a ticket to FFXIV servers, as it is your fault....

I find it interesting that Verizon says they have no control over speed over any network outside of Verizon, but they blackmail Netflix for a better connection, and win.