Data rate drop after opening ports?

[Actrox]

Dear neotel rep,

I have had all my ports opened say about 2 weeks ago. Since the day they have opened, my connection has gone from 1200kbps to 600kbps. I since then went onto my roof again with the laptop, and fine tuned my external antenna, and i am getting a strong signal of -66dbi on my AXESSTEL software.

However, my connection has steadily gotten even worse. Sunday i was hovering at 300kps? Is thier issues with towers in my area? (Edenvale, Sebenza)

How can i decrease in speed, after increasing signal quality? Or did opening the ports have some effect on my account?

[The_Librarian]

Opened ports should NOT have any effect on your account. (Except decreasing your security, but that's another matter).

Bottom line is - you should be able to have as many ports open as you would like without seeing any serious decrease in speed (unless you open those ports specifically for world+dog to use (eg peer 2 peer, file transfers, etc).

There's other people with serious Neotel speed issues on this forum, you're not the only one.

[torgo]

I hear that neotel has been caught off guard wrt expanding their network with increase in subscriber numbers!!!!

[Actrox]

Yes, i opened the ports actually to see if it would improve my World of Warcraft game play, and to be able to host DoTa games in Warcraft 3 (Seeing as Neoflex has the nice upload speeds, its perfect for hosting).

I dont torrent much, maybe a patch here or their, main usage is gaming.

[EvilDarkElf]

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=198715

You guys could maybe fight Neotel together? (read the whole thread, it's a long, sordid story)

[Gary Waterworth]

I was actually debating something to a class action suit

[tr1ple6]

I was actually debating something to a class action suit

How about starting something like a neotel action group that can pool resources for such a suit. I would be glad to use the money I was going to pay them for their device to help such an effort.

[Gary Waterworth]

I just need to get some free time to speak to an Attorney 1st.
I should hopefully be seeing one at a club event this Sunday.