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Ryder_JHB said:
In JHB - Vuma Trenched 100mb/100mb to Vodafone UK (London)

http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6925233116

95.62 down / 23.62 up
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Thanks Ryder_JHB did the same test a few minutes after yours now really pitiful on the upload department.
http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6925240349
170.28Mbps/5.03Mbps

However have to give props for stable pings good uptimes and true no FUP have been trying to push as much traffic as possible in hopes that Octotel might pick up on congestion have not had hickups with Linux ISOs etc they pretty much run full 200/200 :D
 
willsotaku said:
Thanks Ryder_JHB did the same test a few minutes after yours now really pitiful on the upload department.
http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6925240349
170.28Mbps/5.03Mbps

However have to give props for stable pings good uptimes and true no FUP have been trying to push as much traffic as possible in hopes that Octotel might pick up on congestion have not had hickups with Linux ISOs etc they pretty much run full 200/200 :D
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Structured Communications
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Vodafone, London
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Note, single threaded on TCP really won't do this justice. Using 3 threads (speedtest-cli) I can max my line both ways.
 
Out of curiosity. Did you ever consider CW/AH for your ISP? I hear only good things about them on vumatel network.
 
ajan said:
Out of curiosity. Did you ever consider CW/AH for your ISP? I hear only good things about them on vumatel network.
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As per OP
I took this time to get a look at the other providers there, comparing pricing and value-adds. The other providers that I had considered were Crystal Web, and Vox (being existing customers of theirs on Openserve fibre), but after asking similar questions to their support staff, I decided I'd spare myself the pain of dealing with them.
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Testing Google Drive performance

Preface
Recently I've been getting into storing my backups offsite since I now have the bandwidth to do so. I chose Google Drive as I could get unlimited storage via their GSuite offering, which I use for personal mail. For this reason, it should be expected that I require as much bandwidth as possible to complete these backups in a timely manner.


Initial testing
I'll be conducting tests using a linux based server directly connected to the router via cable, the gdrive-cli client (here: https://github.com/prasmussen/gdrive) and my 200Mbit Cool Ideas line.

I started by first creating a 1Gb sparse file which I would use to benchmark the speeds, this will eliminate factors such as file system speed and disk fragmentation.

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I then ran the client using the pure stock configuration, and logged the results via my firewall (to compare to the results reported via gdrive-cli)

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Hmmm, not quite as I expected. I fired up Wireshark and looked for the server I was uploading to and found this: 216.58.223.42

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Well then, the server is local which rules out any TCP window problems. I spun up DSTAT for an overview of the system's performance during the test just to see that I was not maxing out any other piece of hardware and thats when I noticed something interesting. My box wasn't sending data continuously but rather send out chunks at a time, and the gdrive-cli client simply gave me an average speed over a period of time. The speed it reported was not real time.

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Troubleshooting
Odd, but not uncommon. I've seen the same with a service called BackBlaze which I had also used in the past. The service sends data in chunks, waiting for the server to verify the integrity of the chunk before requesting the rest of the file. I decided to look into the gdrive-cli manpages and found that I was able to set the chunk size myself, keeping in mind this would mean the chunk be loaded into memory first which meant my system's memory usage would increase (slightly, on modern systems you probably wont be able to tell the difference)

I went for it, doubling the chunk size from it's default 8388608 to 16777216 bytes.

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Pretty neat huh?

Comparison testing

Running with 8388608byte chunks (x1):
- Average speed over entire upload: 4.7MB/s
- Average memory usage change was negligible.

Running with 16777216byte chunks (x2):
- Average speed over entire upload: 7.3MB/s
- Average memory usage change was 0.01GB

Running with Running with 33554432byte chunks (x4):
- Average speed over entire upload: 9.9MB/s
- Average memory usage change was 0.01GB


Looks like we're hitting diminishing returns. With a x4 increase in chunk size I managed to more than double the speed of uploads. More optimisation is possible, but beyond the scope of this post.
 
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hmmmmm, thanks for the write up, actually haven't been thinking of starting to look at doing backups into the cloud, was just never really practical, but with the new band widths available, def becoming a option, really want/need a 2nd copy of some documents and photos thats not on site.

thinking I def have to do the switch to Openserv+CISP now and then do the switch of Openserv=>Vuma as soon as they can, going to either cost me some speed or $$$ a month in the mean time, but worth it...

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I have a Draytek Vigor2760 at the moment, which is a GOOD unit, but capped at 100Mbps, now I'm looking at taking the 100Mbps package, so will be fine, initially, but also know long term won't stay there.

My Network at home is TPLink based otherwise. all my router does is Router+FW+DHCP server, I have a 24x 1Gb switch into which my TPLink Archer C7 goes as WiFi AP... so in 2 minds what to do.

G
 
georgelza said:
I have a Draytek Vigor2760 at the moment, which is a GOOD unit, but capped at 100Mbps, now I'm looking at taking the 100Mbps package, so will be fine, initially, but also know long term won't stay there.

My Network at home is TPLink based otherwise. all my router does is Router+FW+DHCP server, I have a 24x 1Gb switch into which my TPLink Archer C7 goes as WiFi AP... so in 2 minds what to do.

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When you move to CISP they'll give you a router that will push whatever you throw at it. I'm running mine as an AP to cover the bedrooms better and it's fantastic.
 
Hi all,

It is great to see all the positive reviews of Cool Ideas, and thus is decided to sign up with them.

SADV completed physical fibre installation to and in our complex December 2017, and then we had to wait for festive season to pass.

SADV advised our trustees and body corporate that fibre is live- January 10th 2018.

I contacted Cool Ideas who, after a few checks, confirmed we have fibre in our complex.

I signed up the 10th January 2018.

On the 22 January, I logged ticket on my account to query when installation would take place- as I had heard nothing from SADV or Cool Ideas.
ticket was just closed, no answer.

25 Jan, sent an email to connect@cool ideas, to query- no response to date
That afternoon I called Cool Ideas, agents who could assist with my query were on calls, but would call me back, ref number obtained.
no call back on this to date.

26 Jan, logged a web enquiry, 10 minutes later, a man called, apologised for my poor experience, said he would query with SADV and call back to advise- still waiting for that call.

29 Jan, follow up mail sent to the mail address of the guy who called the 26th, still no response on that.

My experience so far, is far from all the great reviews, and been less than satisfying.

Starting to regret, and considering changing ISP before even getting started.

so frustrating.:mad:
 
shack shack said:
Hi all,

It is great to see all the positive reviews of Cool Ideas, and thus is decided to sign up with them.

SADV completed physical fibre installation to and in our complex December 2017, and then we had to wait for festive season to pass.

SADV advised our trustees and body corporate that fibre is live- January 10th 2018.

I contacted Cool Ideas who, after a few checks, confirmed we have fibre in our complex.

I signed up the 10th January 2018.

On the 22 January, I logged ticket on my account to query when installation would take place- as I had heard nothing from SADV or Cool Ideas.
ticket was just closed, no answer.

25 Jan, sent an email to connect@cool ideas, to query- no response to date
That afternoon I called Cool Ideas, agents who could assist with my query were on calls, but would call me back, ref number obtained.
no call back on this to date.

26 Jan, logged a web enquiry, 10 minutes later, a man called, apologised for my poor experience, said he would query with SADV and call back to advise- still waiting for that call.

29 Jan, follow up mail sent to the mail address of the guy who called the 26th, still no response on that.

My experience so far, is far from all the great reviews, and been less than satisfying.

Starting to regret, and considering changing ISP before even getting started.

so frustrating.:mad:
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@PBCool
 
shack shack said:
Hi all,

It is great to see all the positive reviews of Cool Ideas, and thus is decided to sign up with them.

SADV completed physical fibre installation to and in our complex December 2017, and then we had to wait for festive season to pass.

SADV advised our trustees and body corporate that fibre is live- January 10th 2018.

I contacted Cool Ideas who, after a few checks, confirmed we have fibre in our complex.

I signed up the 10th January 2018.

On the 22 January, I logged ticket on my account to query when installation would take place- as I had heard nothing from SADV or Cool Ideas.
ticket was just closed, no answer.

25 Jan, sent an email to connect@cool ideas, to query- no response to date
That afternoon I called Cool Ideas, agents who could assist with my query were on calls, but would call me back, ref number obtained.
no call back on this to date.

26 Jan, logged a web enquiry, 10 minutes later, a man called, apologised for my poor experience, said he would query with SADV and call back to advise- still waiting for that call.

29 Jan, follow up mail sent to the mail address of the guy who called the 26th, still no response on that.

My experience so far, is far from all the great reviews, and been less than satisfying.

Starting to regret, and considering changing ISP before even getting started.

so frustrating.:mad:
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Sorry to hear of your frustrations, can you PM me a ticket or account holder?
 
shack shack said:
Hi all,

It is great to see all the positive reviews of Cool Ideas, and thus is decided to sign up with them.

SADV completed physical fibre installation to and in our complex December 2017, and then we had to wait for festive season to pass.

SADV advised our trustees and body corporate that fibre is live- January 10th 2018.

I contacted Cool Ideas who, after a few checks, confirmed we have fibre in our complex.

I signed up the 10th January 2018.

On the 22 January, I logged ticket on my account to query when installation would take place- as I had heard nothing from SADV or Cool Ideas.
ticket was just closed, no answer.

25 Jan, sent an email to connect@cool ideas, to query- no response to date
That afternoon I called Cool Ideas, agents who could assist with my query were on calls, but would call me back, ref number obtained.
no call back on this to date.

26 Jan, logged a web enquiry, 10 minutes later, a man called, apologised for my poor experience, said he would query with SADV and call back to advise- still waiting for that call.

29 Jan, follow up mail sent to the mail address of the guy who called the 26th, still no response on that.

My experience so far, is far from all the great reviews, and been less than satisfying.

Starting to regret, and considering changing ISP before even getting started.

so frustrating.:mad:
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Keep us updated, I was very interested until I read this.....
 
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