Afrihost Business Uncapped Feedback - Part 3

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I see the 1Meg business bundle is R297, R100 cheaper than before, is this correct?
 
AfriGuy said:
Drop me a PM with your DSL username, I'll hook you up :)
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Hooked up with the Afrigreen account...

So far performance is miles better than my standard account has been for the last week or so.

Speedtest on Afrigreen (as apposed to my normal above)
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Game latency to EU servers are sub 300ms (as apposed to 450+) even with blizzzard stating they are having latency issues right now.

Youtube streaming 480p flawlessly again...

Snappy webpage browsing...

I hope it stays this way ;)
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Props to the Afrihost reps on this site!
In my experience they are the only one's to sort your problems out...
Keep up the awesomeness!

PS: if you want me to email your 'higher ups' with appraisal, drop me a PM ;D
 
Redtooth said:
Hooked up with the Afrigreen account...

So far performance is miles better than my standard account has been for the last week or so.

Speedtest on Afrigreen (as apposed to my normal above)
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Game latency to EU servers are sub 300ms (as apposed to 450+) even with blizzzard stating they are having latency issues right now.

Youtube streaming 480p flawlessly again...

Snappy webpage browsing...

I hope it stays this way ;)
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Props to the Afrihost reps on this site!
In my experience they are the only one's to sort your problems out...
Keep up the awesomeness!

PS: if you want me to email your 'higher ups' with appraisal, drop me a PM ;D
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Wow that's so cool to see! :) I'm really glad the new network is running well for you, we've been getting really good feedback.

I'm not sure if you are aware of the Afrigreen POC Feedback thread here on MyBB?

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/712920-Afrihost-POC-Network-Afrigreen-Feedback/page261

Keep an eye on it and ask us anything you'd like to know, and also give some more valuable feedback! :D
 
You guys might want to look into your Battle.net gaming performance on the regular business accounts. The trace route to Blizzard's EU server is slow and erratic compared to Afrigreen, despite what the latency figures might suggest.

Afrihost said:
C:\Users\Bryn>tracert 213.155.155.233

Tracing route to 213-155-155-233.customer.teliacarrier.com [213.155.155.233]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.2
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 * 27 ms * 41.181.222.101
4 21 ms 22 ms 22 ms 41.181.222.102
5 28 ms 27 ms 27 ms tb-dca-2.za--qux-a.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.184.28]
6 27 ms * * compj-cpt-1.mtnns.net [196.44.18.2]
7 190 ms 193 ms * 196.44.29.40
8 208 ms 207 ms 209 ms caxtn-indust-1--jp-ad-1-a.mtnns.net [209.212.98.30]
9 * 172 ms * 212.187.195.161
10 184 ms 197 ms 179 ms ae-126-3512.edge5.london1.Level3.net [4.69.166.45]
11 185 ms 178 ms 178 ms ae-126-3512.edge5.london1.Level3.net [4.69.166.45]
12 * 203 ms 203 ms ldn-b5-link.telia.net [213.248.96.37]
13 222 ms 220 ms 219 ms ldn-bb2-link.telia.net [62.115.114.174]
14 211 ms 199 ms 205 ms adm-bb4-link.telia.net [213.155.130.84]
15 180 ms * 209 ms adm-b2-link.telia.net [213.155.137.183]
16 * * * Request timed out.
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.

Trace complete.
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Afrigreen said:
C:\Users\Bryn>tracert 213.155.155.233

Tracing route to 213-155-155-233.customer.teliacarrier.com [213.155.155.233]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.2
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 47 ms 46 ms 46 ms 169-1-1-237.ip.afrihost.co.za [169.1.1.237]
4 48 ms 46 ms 46 ms 169-1-1-238.ip.afrihost.co.za [169.1.1.238]
5 47 ms 47 ms 46 ms 41.170.79.236
6 52 ms 52 ms 52 ms 41.160.2.33
7 52 ms 52 ms 52 ms ix-0-3-0-0.tcore1.JSO-Johannesburg.as6453.net [216.6.55.37]
8 231 ms 228 ms 231 ms if-4-2.tcore1.KLT-Cape-Town.as6453.net [41.206.178.2]
9 241 ms 267 ms 306 ms if-1-0-0-2.core2.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net [195.219.214.30]
10 229 ms 228 ms 227 ms if-0-0-0-2000.tcore1.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net [80.231.158.1]
11 220 ms 224 ms 221 ms if-1-3.tcore1.SV8-Highbridge.as6453.net [80.231.158.30]
12 228 ms 228 ms 228 ms if-19-2.tcore2.L78-London.as6453.net [80.231.138.22]
13 231 ms 223 ms 222 ms if-15-2.tcore2.LDN-London.as6453.net [80.231.131.118]
14 225 ms 223 ms 222 ms ldn-b5-link.telia.net [62.115.9.173]
15 226 ms 226 ms 227 ms ldn-bb3-link.telia.net [213.155.132.194]
16 233 ms 233 ms 233 ms adm-bb3-link.telia.net [213.155.136.105]
17 237 ms 238 ms 238 ms adm-b2-link.telia.net [62.115.141.51]
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.

Trace complete.
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Edit: Same traceroute on Web Africa:

Web Africa said:
C:\Users\Bryn>tracert 213.155.155.233

Tracing route to 213-155-155-233.customer.teliacarrier.com [213.155.155.233]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.2
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 33 ms 33 ms 32 ms cdsl2-ctn-vl2473-ipc.ip.isnet.net [196.38.72.194]
4 26 ms 26 ms 25 ms vlan2473.cdsl2-ctn.isdsl.net [196.38.72.193]
5 26 ms 25 ms 25 ms 196.35.115.136
6 26 ms 26 ms 26 ms mi-za-cpt-p8-te0-0-0-0.ip.isnet.net [168.209.6.13]
7 182 ms 180 ms 182 ms core2b-dock-ge-0-4-2-1.ip.isnet.net [168.209.201.10]
8 200 ms 238 ms 200 ms xe-4-3-2.edge3.London1.Level3.net [195.50.124.33]
9 190 ms 189 ms 190 ms ae-235-3611.edge5.london1.Level3.net [4.69.166.57]
10 190 ms 190 ms 189 ms ae-235-3611.edge5.london1.Level3.net [4.69.166.57]
11 176 ms 176 ms 176 ms ldn-b5-link.telia.net [213.248.96.37]
12 190 ms 190 ms 191 ms ldn-bb3-link.telia.net [62.115.114.186]
13 191 ms 195 ms 191 ms adm-bb3-link.telia.net [62.115.136.152]
14 202 ms 202 ms 202 ms adm-b2-link.telia.net [62.115.141.57]
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 * * * Request timed out.
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.

Trace complete.
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Bryn said:
You guys might want to look into your Battle.net gaming performance on the regular business accounts. The trace route to Blizzard's EU server is slow and erratic compared to Afrigreen, despite what the latency figures might suggest.

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Edit: Same traceroute on Web Africa:
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Not sure if battle.net have had their latency issues sorted - the results look pretty erratic across the board.
If you do see a better performance over on Afrigreen I'd suggest just using that account in the mean time :)

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/19072677926
 
AfriGuy said:
Not sure if battle.net have had their latency issues sorted - the results look pretty erratic across the board.
If you do see a better performance over on Afrigreen I'd suggest just using that account in the mean time :)

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/19072677926
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Diablo 3 is mostly unplayable on Afrigreen in the evenings though. That's why I started loading up other accounts. It's happened for quite a few nights in a row now. Some people have said that SNR deeply impacts Battle.net online performance, and my SNR of 6.0dB might be impacted by the as-yet-undetected increase in exchange congestion in the evenings. I find this strange though as I have no issues with games outside Battle.net.

The regular Afrihost account didn't improve matters, but the Web Africa account worked perfectly. The weird thing is that I still had intense latency the first night I had issues and switched to WA. Afrigreen became usable for D3 late last night.

I've also heard claims that it's not normal to have great attenuation and terrible SNR. Should I get Telkom to come around and look at the setup in my property?

Edit: I'm assuming the problem isn't with Blizzard's server in this case because the other MyBB clan members aren't having issues.
 
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Bryn said:
Diablo 3 is mostly unplayable on Afrigreen in the evenings though. That's why I started loading up other accounts. It's happened for quite a few nights in a row now. Some people have said that SNR deeply impacts Battle.net online performance, and my SNR of 6.0dB might be impacted by the as-yet-undetected increase in exchange congestion in the evenings. I find this strange though as I have no issues with games outside Battle.net.

The regular Afrihost account didn't improve matters, but the Web Africa account worked perfectly. The weird thing is that I still had intense latency the first night I had issues and switched to WA. Afrigreen became usable for D3 late last night.

I've also heard claims that it's not normal to have great attenuation and terrible SNR. Should I get Telkom to come around and look at the setup in my property?

Edit: I'm assuming the problem isn't with Blizzard's server in this case because the other MyBB clan members aren't having issues.
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I do know that battle.net can be finicky, but I personally don't use their services so can't really speak from my experiences there. 6dB SNR is right on the edge, but I can't seem to think how that can be linked to a poorer experience.

If you're hooked up via a POTS filter (including other jacks) with no noise on the voice line things should be OK. What sync speed are you currently on?
 
AfriGuy said:
I do know that battle.net can be finicky, but I personally don't use their services so can't really speak from my experiences there. 6dB SNR is right on the edge, but I can't seem to think how that can be linked to a poorer experience.

If you're hooked up via a POTS filter (including other jacks) with no noise on the voice line things should be OK. What sync speed are you currently on?
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Syncing at 10Mbps. The connection is stable and downloading, streaming, non-Blizzard gaming and browsing are all perfect.

I'm pretty sure I've got a POTS filter connected, and the landline makes no noise if I pick it up and listen.
 
Bryn said:
Syncing at 10Mbps. The connection is stable and downloading, streaming, non-Blizzard gaming and browsing are all perfect.

I'm pretty sure I've got a POTS filter connected, and the landline makes no noise if I pick it up and listen.
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Then it should be all good, especially if other games are OK.
 
Bryn said:
Diablo 3 is mostly unplayable on Afrigreen in the evenings though. That's why I started loading up other accounts. It's happened for quite a few nights in a row now. Some people have said that SNR deeply impacts Battle.net online performance, and my SNR of 6.0dB might be impacted by the as-yet-undetected increase in exchange congestion in the evenings. I find this strange though as I have no issues with games outside Battle.net.

The regular Afrihost account didn't improve matters, but the Web Africa account worked perfectly. The weird thing is that I still had intense latency the first night I had issues and switched to WA. Afrigreen became usable for D3 late last night.

I've also heard claims that it's not normal to have great attenuation and terrible SNR. Should I get Telkom to come around and look at the setup in my property?

Edit: I'm assuming the problem isn't with Blizzard's server in this case because the other MyBB clan members aren't having issues.
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Having the same problems in the evening playing Diablo. Playing on a backup MWEB account in the evening. The only response I get from Afrihost is send traceroutes and then nothing more
 
HP_Exarkun said:
Having the same problems in the evening playing Diablo. Playing on a backup MWEB account in the evening. The only response I get from Afrihost is send traceroutes and then nothing more
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That's interesting. Have you tried playing on Afrigreen?
 
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