Internet speeds - Page 11

Garp · 14-09-2007, 12:32

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Originally Posted by Feek

I think that's about the speed Dym is getting on a Virgin 20 meg connection. Strikes me as crap.

'tis indeed. Really frustrating. Even simple things like SSH connections to my server can be dire. A complaint was lodged with Virgin Support a couple of days ago, awaiting a response. Pointed out very clearly that I don't see the point in paying for a 20Mb service when we're getting less speed than cheaper lower speed packages (6Mb).

Daz · 14-09-2007, 12:55

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Originally Posted by Garp

Even simple things like SSH connections to my server can be dire.

Latency issues or connectivity issues, just out of curiosity?

Mark · 14-09-2007, 13:25

Latency I'd assume. I had the same when PN were being crap (what's new, I hear you ask) and packet shaping SSH to hell and back because they treated it as P2P traffic. :/

Daz · 14-09-2007, 13:28

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Originally Posted by Mark

because they treated it as P2P traffic. :/

Proper harsh that. Whoever made that call needs shooting :/

Garp · 14-09-2007, 13:31

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Originally Posted by Daz

Latency issues or connectivity issues, just out of curiosity?

Speed and latency. Of an evening we've literally been bouncing between <1Mb to maybe 4Mb on a good day. The lag on typing suggests latency is near crippling. I'm just glad I don't play online games or I would probably be livid with the "service"

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Originally Posted by Mark

Latency I'd assume. I had the same when PN were being crap (what's new, I hear you ask) and packet shaping SSH to hell and back because they treated it as P2P traffic. :/

Thats probably because some people have figured out you can poke usenet and torrent traffic through an SSH tunnel to avoid traffic shaping, if you so desire.

Daz · 14-09-2007, 13:34

Oh aye but to decide that a network/service wide throttle was needed to deal with what must be a small footprint of people/bandwidth seems harsh. With all the open source monkeys out there surely all the legitimate traffic far outways the dodgy stuff?

Garp · 14-09-2007, 14:13

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Originally Posted by Daz

Oh aye but to decide that a network/service wide throttle was needed to deal with what must be a small footprint of people/bandwidth seems harsh. With all the open source monkeys out there surely all the legitimate traffic far outways the dodgy stuff?

we're a small part of the market still, and people were selling tunnelling services so I've heard *shrug*

We don't bother with traffic shaping at the moment tbh, but I imagine the day will come (unless BT make the prices of DSL pipes more reasonable)

Mark · 14-09-2007, 14:56

There was talk of BT re-pricing centrals. Did that not happen/not going to happen?

Joe 90 · 14-09-2007, 16:08

gotta love bein at work

karbon · 14-09-2007, 16:44

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Originally Posted by Garp

'tis indeed. Really frustrating. Even simple things like SSH connections to my server can be dire. A complaint was lodged with Virgin Support a couple of days ago, awaiting a response. Pointed out very clearly that I don't see the point in paying for a 20Mb service when we're getting less speed than cheaper lower speed packages (6Mb).

i did the same about a month ago. sadly nothing has changed so i'm leaaving them. be they're GUTTED that i'm away.

trying to play WoW on this can be hell some evenings.

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