Afrihost Business Uncapped Feedback - 2

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bdvtheone

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local fine.... international STUFFED!!!!

Last Result:
Download Speed: 7551 kbps (943.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 599 kbps (74.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 32 ms
11/18/2014, 9:22:28 PM

Last Result:
Download Speed: 959 kbps (119.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 198 kbps (24.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 218 ms
11/18/2014, 9:23:31 PM

Afrihost... tell us what we need to do?
Cause i don't know what to do anymore... i really don't know anymore....
 

cortexenslaver

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CataclysmZA

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Didn't Afrihost upgrade recently to prevent this bad quality?

The IPC upgrade took place, but their management software turned out to be the main spot where the system was borking itself. I expect these issues to all be sorted out in about a month, but whether people are wiling to wait that long isn't a given.
 

Rickster

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The IPC upgrade took place, but their management software turned out to be the main spot where the system was borking itself. I expect these issues to all be sorted out in about a month, but whether people are wiling to wait that long isn't a given.

Crossing fingers.
 

CataclysmZA

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Jesus Chris, Afripeople, 0.8Mb/s connection to PSN? No wonder it took me an entire day to download a 1.4GB update to GTA V. I'm glad I can still browse and probably get work done, but man. That is not fun.
 

giggity

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My router went down and said something about telkom ADSL changing my router settings. Then it was fixed. So I guess that that was the reason why it's fine now.
 

Cosmic_Nomad

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AH, the "It's your turn now" Network Management System[SUP]TM[/SUP]

Please say it wont turn into that.. at the moment I just want some of that " PURE JOY" that I'm paying for, as its not free and its not cheap.


When is the last day you can cancel before they pull the extra month move on you ??
 

Gatecrasher

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Please say it wont turn into that.. at the moment I just want some of that " PURE JOY" that I'm paying for, as its not free and its not cheap.


When is the last day you can cancel before they pull the extra month move on you ??

Last day to cancel is the 24th. But you can also cancel now, and reverse it again anytime before the 30th.
 

whatwhat

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Jesus Chris, Afripeople, 0.8Mb/s connection to PSN? No wonder it took me an entire day to download a 1.4GB update to GTA V. I'm glad I can still browse and probably get work done, but man. That is not fun.

"I expect these issues to all be sorted out in about a month"

Good luck with your waiting goals.
 

Napalm

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whats going on guys?? All my torrents and all downloads has gone to "sheizer".. since yesterday afternoon'ish.?

Even watching low-res Netflix was pausing(5min).. playing(10seconds)... pausing(5min).. playing(10min) . It is seriously not watchable. On a 6mbit business uncapped. That can't be right.
 

AfriMan

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Good Morning Everyone

I know that many of you are pretty upset that performance is not what it should be, and rightly so. From the reports I've seen here, many of you are getting pretty awful performance and I can promise you this is a major concern for us.

Our team are working through the day and night on this and we're not making the progress we'd hoped to by now, but there is still every indication that once we get this right, the extra capacity we've just added is going to deliver the experience we expect for clients.

For now I really do sincerely apologise on behalf of the company and management, and I can promise you that we're not going to hold back any resources, human or financial, in trying to make this right. Our directors and management are all working through the night with the teams to make sure they have all the support and resources they need from us, MTN and whatever else they could possibly need so that this is resolved as quickly as possible.
 

PurSpyk!!

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Good Morning Everyone

I know that many of you are pretty upset that performance is not what it should be, and rightly so. From the reports I've seen here, many of you are getting pretty awful performance and I can promise you this is a major concern for us.

Our team are working through the day and night on this and we're not making the progress we'd hoped to by now, but there is still every indication that once we get this right, the extra capacity we've just added is going to deliver the experience we expect for clients.

For now I really do sincerely apologise on behalf of the company and management, and I can promise you that we're not going to hold back any resources, human or financial, in trying to make this right. Our directors and management are all working through the night with the teams to make sure they have all the support and resources they need from us, MTN and whatever else they could possibly need so that this is resolved as quickly as possible.

To be totally honest, you cannot seriously think we still believe this, your service is pathetic, you continually say you are doing this and that, yet there have been zero improvements. This is not region specific, but on your entire network. The speeds just get worse all the time.

I was told yesterday by AfriGenie that from my tests my account seems to be affected more by these issues, when I asked how he came to this conclusion from the tests there was no answer.
 
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AfriGenie

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To be totally honest, you cannot seriously think we still believe this, your service is pathetic, you continually say you are doing this and that, yet there have been zero improvements. This is not region specific, but on your entire network. The speeds just get worse all the time.

I was told yesterday by AfriGenie that from my tests my account seems to be affected more by these issues, when I asked how he came to this conclusion from the tests there was no answer.

There definitely have been improvements! The number of affected clients has been significantly reduced, and performance overall has improved.

That is the one thing I dislike with MyBB, users usually only post here about their bad or negative experiences, this does at times create the perception that things are going down the tubes.

I am by no means sayings are fixed - they definitely are not - but there have been improvements, and our Team is making definite progress towards finally resolving this issue for all of our clients.
 

TEXTILE GUY

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That is the one thing I dislike with MyBB, users usually only post here about their bad or negative experiences,
Sure I get annoyed and sure I voice my disatisfaction .... and thats not going stop, but on the whole, I am still not quite ready to throw in the towel.
Some positive things have come out of my time with AH.

Its Sunday

Internet running like a train on my side considering a really bad Saturday

think they have flipped the switch to the East.

Internet flowing like a charm here - kids playing Far Cry 4 online, wife chatting online and I am steaming 720p no buffering

And sometimes MyBB users post positive things ... I think on the whole, the commentary is borne out of sheer frustration at times.
 

PurSpyk!!

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There definitely have been improvements! The number of affected clients has been significantly reduced, and performance overall has improved.

That is the one thing I dislike with MyBB, users usually only post here about their bad or negative experiences, this does at times create the perception that things are going down the tubes.

I am by no means sayings are fixed - they definitely are not - but there have been improvements, and our Team is making definite progress towards finally resolving this issue for all of our clients.

Well its a known fact unhappy people will be more vocal, and from these forums, you seem to have many unhappy current and past clients. AH has brought this onto yourselves, not communicating, trying to delay things by requesting continual tests etc. Months have passed and things just never get any better. Maybe in the evening I might see some improvement, but what about during work hours. We are frustrated, and I actually don't think AH really understands the frustration we as customers have.

My case in point, I was told that it was a Telkom issue, because my tracert showed a time out on hop 2, AH would not contact Telkom on my behalf (even though my line is with you), so I called, crapped them out and in the end it was not a problem, some exchanges will give a time out on hop 2. I then send tests via PM,. to Critical Care, nothing gets done. I was told to reboot the router a few times, speeds actually get worse.

So yes, I will post here until you get your act together, and I will post here if things improve. Which I did over the weekend. But remember we are paying for a service, and if the service is below par, then I will complain, don't expect compliments if I get what I am paying for, as that is expected. If you get more, then I will make it public knowledge.

When I first joining AH, I got quiet a few of my business associates to switch to AH, and I used to always sing your praises.
 

Dianysis

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There definitely have been improvements! The number of affected clients has been significantly reduced, and performance overall has improved.

That is the one thing I dislike with MyBB, users usually only post here about their bad or negative experiences, this does at times create the perception that things are going down the tubes.

I am by no means sayings are fixed - they definitely are not - but there have been improvements, and our Team is making definite progress towards finally resolving this issue for all of our clients.

Many people have indeed come on and said that things are looking better (my self included) - a glimmer of hope.
But with many, this increase in performance does not last - and again, this is the case with my situation as well.
And as TEXTILE GUY said "I think on the whole, the commentary is borne out of sheer frustration at times".
You can't blame us for getting frustrated - we are paying hard earned money for the service which isn't forthcoming.

Would you continue to provide the service if we did not pay? Absolutely not - the account would most probably be suspended.
 
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