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Lord Anubis
06-05-2008, 10:20 AM
Are the internet offerings shaped or unshaped, that is the question?:D
rpm
06-05-2008, 11:56 AM
Unshaped
sox63
06-05-2008, 11:56 AM
Are the internet offerings shaped or unshaped, that is the question?:D

I called the call centre and the dude said unshaped all day long :D

EDIT: rpm beat me to it.
Lord Anubis
06-05-2008, 12:39 PM
Thx, that makes any unlimted offering quite sweet!
Gunther
06-05-2008, 12:45 PM
Even if it was shaped I wouldn't care. The price is good and it's away from Telkom. I just need it for work so shaped or unshaped means nothing to me.
Devill
06-05-2008, 12:46 PM
What are you guys talking about?

just heard "away from telescum"

so im interested :D
Glordit
06-05-2008, 12:52 PM
:D thats greeeeeeat!
±18Kb/s speed & unshaped is a DREAM come true for me! from 8Kb/s ubber shaped!
Loki2008
24-08-2008, 06:35 PM
Generally these 2 concepts are taken as synonyms for one another but are total different concepts...


Traffic Shaping
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This is the prioritisation of one or other type of traffic ie. http gets priority over SMTP etc. etc. Traffic volume can also used as a policing criteria ie. bouncer in a nightclub; it cuts off traffic when a threshold is reached.

Traffic Policing
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This is the blocking of traffic that is considered dangerous or harmful.

In Neotel's case there is probably no traffic shaping; but there definitely is traffic policing as some ports are blocked.

PS: This is the same for all the South African telco's...