Telecom Broadband >>> Slow as ??
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Topic: Telecom Broadband >>> Slow as ??
Posted By: mowerman
Subject: Telecom Broadband >>> Slow as ??
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 2:42pm
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Just wondering who else is having slow downs ,They say they havnt any issues at present ..But over the past 2 weeks it is having intermittent slow downs ? 5 computers in our house,some on wireless others Hard-wired. We have an unlimited plan and its absolutely a pain in the bollocks ------------- The People Protest Actions Speak Louder Than Words |
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Posted By: pjc
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 3:39pm
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MM ever since they started laying the ultra fast lines we have been have problems too,we are just around corner. ------------- Sex at 58.Lucky I live at 56 |
Posted By: Gottafew
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 3:43pm
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Been bloody frustrating for us in Hamilton too.. ------------- When people ask me how we got on I say..Yeah We Gottafew. |
Posted By: Kevin.S
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 5:10pm
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Look closely at the conditions of use for their unlimited plan. When I looked at the unlimited plan with another provider, Orcon I think, I found that they have a certain bandwidth for people on the unlimited plan, and when that was all used up the speed for people on unlimited plans went down. Here's what Spark say on their web site; "We don't set a cap on the amount of data you upload and download in a month. Many factors can affect the speed of your your broadband, including the type of connection into your home, latency on the national and international network, and what other people use the internet for at peak times. We manage all of these factors on a best efforts basis. And while we won't set a cap on the amount of data you can upload or download during the month, the factors mentioned above will affect the performance of your broadband connection. We may use traffic management policies to make sure that the available bandwidth on the network is shared fairly and efficiently between all users. Certain types of traffic may be de-prioritised so that general web-browsing, real time applications like Skype, online games and streaming video services perform better. " |
Posted By: pjc
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 5:19pm
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we have 90 thinges and only used 20 so far,thats not the problem,papakura has a old exchange system and copper wires.thats the problem! ------------- Sex at 58.Lucky I live at 56 |
Posted By: bop strayliner
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 10:19pm
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I'm having same problems. Think they are just taking the piss to get us on to ultra! ------------- Just one more cast!!! |
Posted By: flyfisher
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 10:33pm
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Yip, rubbish for me as well in Wellington - back to diual-up speeds this past year or so, just need to get of my rse and find a new provider, however too many people and contacts both business and pleasure locked to my xtra email addresses it gives me a headache to think of how I'll manage it, and the pricks charge you to carry over the xtra name ongoing monthly I believe! ------------- https://www.youtube.com/user/troutboynz |
Posted By: scuzzymoto
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 10:56pm
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have a similar issue here in P.North, I will say though we are with Inspire (P.North based), if there is an issue we can ring and chat to a kiwi geek that can sort things out- Speed wise well I notice a slight drop around the 4.30pm- 7 pm week days only( most kids on line)- I wont up grade to the new fiber yet as they need to come down in price- we have new fiber cables all ready installed to the letterbox- Fly Fisher- I have various email addresses from different servers and all come in to inspire no issue- ------------- "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled” Mark Twain |
Posted By: Steps
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2014 at 8:42am
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Kevin above sums up well, espec if u have teenagers/ ppl addited to on demand, u tube and facebook "We may use traffic management policies to make sure that the available bandwidth on the network is shared fairly and efficiently between all users. Certain types of traffic may be de-prioritised so that general web-browsing, real time applications like Skype, online games and streaming video services perform better." A note on the myth of the 'old wire' Old wire is heavier/ bigger diameter than new wire..current runs down the surface of the wire not thru it... old wire is more efficient so long as u dont have oxidation on the surface... espec at bared connections. We are on old wire...been in the net since 14k modems... currently adsl2+ old wire. I have run gaming, web / mail/ ftp servers over the last 16 odd yrs, nps...we have optic going in around the area and not experiencing any issues.. If u are run a free monitoring program routerstats that will then log and indicate any external issues that maybe there I see no need for unlimited unless downloading huge files... such as movies. Even with the servers monthly usage is between 25 and 40gig... Another kiwi open source prog worth having is TUC traffic usage checker.. its been around for well over 12 yrs and covers all nz isps. And best for testing speeds is speedtest.net which also has a smart phone app. |
Posted By: Zambezi
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2014 at 11:23am
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Speed issues are a PIA to sort out. Changing provider usually won't fix them either (unless its a bugged out port profile. Which is set by the LFC such as Enable, UFF, Chorus etc) as physically nothing that affects speed, changes. only the billing platforms (and thats not me plugging anyone in particular, it's fact). You still have the same copper or fibre tails, to the same cabinet provided by the same lines company, the same back haul. Then there is perceived speed issues vs actual issues. As in my case I'm on UFB. I getting 94% of what I pay for. My PC is **** house though and pages load slowly (3 - 4 min for FB & FNet on bad day). But I can do a 10gig download in under 4 mins. So percieved speed vs actual, PIA to figure them out. http://www.speedtest.net/" rel="nofollow - http://www.speedtest.net/ Do some speed test tell me what you get. If they are properly **** and not done over wireless and you're with Spark, hit me up via PM and I'll see if I can organise someone to have a sniff around. ------------- A man’s comfort in life can be measured by the quality of the toilet paper he uses to wipe his arse. |
Posted By: NZTurtle
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2014 at 7:19pm
All you can eat means you pay the price somewhere and that is in speed if there is load. Monitor the usage and get the team to control themselves - 3 almost teenagers here and hiding the modem when they get close to capping out is hilarious... but on the up side, the speed until then is great. http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3760893326" rel="nofollow">
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