25GB + 25GB Promotion sh*t!

[House]

So, today I have been downloading somewhat and had great speeds, the best 8ta gave me this year. I downloaded averaging 130KB/S, which was great - until I ran out of bandwidth and decided to load the 25GB promotion at R999.

After loading it, I restarted my PC and continued downloading. Suddenly my speeds are averaging about 25KB/s to 60KB/s - nothing more.

I also saw some discrepancies in the average download speed on 8ta's system and that of my Internet Download Manager.





So, I stopped everything, rebooted my PC, did a balance check and started downloading one file again - again at about 40KB/s for a few minutes.

The file I downloaded was 5.9MB in size. It took around 12 minutes to download and I disconnected 8ta. According to my 8ta balance I downloaded 16MB, while the file was only 5.9MB. I did not open any windows, or my emails. I stopped my anti-virus.

Why was so many bandwidth taken when downloading such a small file, and also why is my speeds suddenly limited on the 25GB promotion package?

 

[Viva]

About your discrepancies in the pictures: If I'm not mistaken, there is nothing wrong as 424kbps = 53kBps, which is close enough to 50.99kBps. Likewise, 392kbps = 49KBps, which is close enough to 40.8kBps. 8 bits = 1 Byte.

The speed you get is greatly dependant on the traffic the tower you are connecting to is handling at any given time. I highly doubt 8ta is throttling your 25GB + 25GB package.

About the 5.9MB vs 16MB: repeat the test. Leave enough time between you check the balance the first time and when you perform the test. If your computer is not doing anything funny in the background, I'm sure the registered amount and the downloaded amount will be similar.

 

[Jola]

My problem with that package is that it only lasts for 6 months.

I need a package with about 2GB per month for a year.

And no, the Cell C 2GB pm bundle does not work.