Of course Tiscali say that they don't block ports! Yet anecdotal evidence would suggest that their bandwidth management (FUP) is somehow effecting many peoples ability to connect at all during peak hours (and outside of peak hours in some cases). Others are seeing very slow download speeds, regardless of the plan they're on.

If you use the forum search to look for Tiscali, you'll find heaps of threads about this. Just for example:
Tiscali blocking Limewire
can't connect between 5pm-11pm
Tiscali & Limewire
Connection Problem - with Tiscali.co.uk

You might also find some info if you search the Tiscali forum.
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