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wingnut771
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I've had a few clients and partners run tests for me in CT, so far seeing great results. I've seen the results you posted so far, definitely something not kosher - not sure what line speed you are syncing on (guessing 2Mbps).
Does anyone else have some results they can post here?
On Server back Home (Somerset West, Cape Town)
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Local Tracert
Tracing route to news24.co.za [41.86.110.143]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.1
2 8 ms 8 ms 8 ms 105-236-8-193-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za [105.236.8.193]
3 9 ms 9 ms 12 ms ipc-send-tb-3a.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.53.214]
4 9 ms 15 ms 9 ms tb-dca-2.za--qux-c.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.198.188]
5 10 ms 10 ms 9 ms unc-cpt-1.mtnns.net [196.44.18.8]
6 11 ms 10 ms 10 ms 196.44.31.106
7 10 ms 9 ms 9 ms nl-ha-2.za--rb-cr-1.za-a.mtnns.net [196.44.0.121]
8 11 ms 10 ms 10 ms 196-28-178-141.adsl.mweb.co.za [196.28.178.141]
9 15 ms 13 ms 13 ms 197-84-7-1.cpt.mweb.co.za [197.84.7.1]
10 11 ms 10 ms 10 ms 197-84-5-254.cpt.mweb.co.za [197.84.5.254]
11 11 ms 10 ms 11 ms vp-02-14.bb.ctn.c27.za.net [196.28.178.70]
12 11 ms 11 ms 10 ms gig5-2-cpt-opt-65-1.optinet.net [196.41.133.166]
13 12 ms 11 ms 11 ms OPTI-CPT-N1-Hosting.optinet.net [197.84.196.6]
14 11 ms 11 ms 11 ms 197-84-208-146.cpt.mweb.co.za [197.84.208.146]
15 11 ms 11 ms 11 ms 41-86-110-143.mweb.co.za [41.86.110.143]
Trace complete.
International Tracert
Tracing route to thinkbroadband.com [80.249.99.130]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.1
2 10 ms 7 ms 7 ms 105-236-8-193-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za [105.236.8.193]
3 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms ipc-send-tb-3a.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.53.214]
4 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms tb-dca-2.za--qux-a.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.184.28]
5 10 ms 9 ms 9 ms unc-cpt-1.mtnns.net [196.44.18.8]
6 11 ms 10 ms 9 ms 196.44.31.106
7 153 ms 153 ms 153 ms am-cr-1.am--lt-cr-1.uk-a.mtnns.net [196.44.31.221]
8 153 ms 152 ms 152 ms ls-pr-1.uk--ls-cr-1.uk-a.mtn.net [209.212.111.83]
9 153 ms 153 ms 153 ms linx-gw1.thn.ncuk.net [195.66.224.240]
10 154 ms 153 ms 155 ms gi1-24-10-star1.core-rs2.thdo.ncuk.net [80.249.97.9]
11 153 ms 154 ms 153 ms www.thinkbroadband.com [80.249.99.130]
Trace complete.International Speedtest
Downloaded 20.0 megabytes in 20 seconds. (996.01 KB/s)
Local Speedtest
Downloaded 15.6 megabytes in 19 seconds. (823.85 KB/s)
Test End Timestamp
2014/04/18 12:28:42.79
I do see Telkom has listed some outages for the CPT area - might be causing some confusion:
TableView, Stikland, Wynberg, Milnerton, Waverly Business Park, Ladismith, Montague - could be more according to another ISP's notice board.
Some areas in KZN also down:
Riverhorse Valley, Alton, Gateway, Southgate
Just in case people in those areas are wondering if the upgrades haven't taken properly.
TableView, Stikland, Wynberg, Milnerton, Waverly Business Park, Ladismith, Montague - could be more according to another ISP's notice board.
Some areas in KZN also down:
Riverhorse Valley, Alton, Gateway, Southgate
Just in case people in those areas are wondering if the upgrades haven't taken properly.
i.got~issues
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Thanks for the input... why would a Telkom reported outage in Wynberg only affect the Afrihost Business account?
Surely ALL accounts in this area would be affected?
Yes. Do the other accounts work fine when you leave them on for a prolonged period? Otherwise something is wrong somewhere with regards to MTN routing :/ (I would say the account is at fault, but this seems to have been fixed for most users now)
Does Axxess work well?
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If the exchange is not performing correctly, it could affect any account at random. Depends on how Telkom routes from the exchange and where the issue actually lies leading to it being reported as problematic/down. At best it does mean that test results are skewed in some way and could be misleading.
My new ISP's account works awesome and I am in Cape Town
i.got~issues
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The other accounts work perfectly for as long as I am connected... days / weeks.
Axxess I will try again, but thought it would be pointless because they are Afrihost / MTN anyway.
wingnut771
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If one account works and another doesn't, I've learnt a long time ago to just choose the one that works, and not to go down the "troubleshooting with support" route, as that will just give you grey hairs and no solution, because you just go round and round in circles.
PostmanPot
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No hiccups in Wynberg here (non AH), unless it was between 02h00 and 08h00.
I can see how one might feel that way - but in my experience there is a way to find a solution 99.99% of the time - even to some genuinely strange things that no-one can initially explain. And if you can't, it's best to work with your service provider to find a mutually beneficial solution. At the end of it all, we're all here for mutual benefit - and that can only happen when we work together.
But it's each individual's choice, I guess
cortexenslaver
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@AfriMan
I have sent you a pm... any news for me?
I have sent you a pm... any news for me?
IdlePhaedrus
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Definite improvement for me since Wednesday. Downloaded 755MB file from international site in 12 minutes. Average bit rate using FDM was about 1063KB/s on 10Mb line. On Wednesday the average bit rate was about half that.
Kewl!
Kewl!
IdlePhaedrus
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Going to try a 925.3MB file just for fun...
Back in a bit.
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15 minutes for 925MB file, average line speed about 1055KB/s. A bit slower, but perfectly good.
Back in a bit.
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15 minutes for 925MB file, average line speed about 1055KB/s. A bit slower, but perfectly good.
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wingnut771
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I can see how one might feel that way - but in my experience there is a way to find a solution 99.99% of the time - even to some genuinely strange things that no-one can initially explain. And if you can't, it's best to work with your service provider to find a mutually beneficial solution. At the end of it all, we're all here for mutual benefit - and that can only happen when we work together.
But it's each individual's choice, I guess
Because the "other ISP" already works out the box, that is my solution already.
Out of interest, could you give me a hypothetical example (paint a picture) of what you would do in such a case?
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Its funny, when I started in this (IT) business many moons ago we talked in baud. The first modem I ever worked with was 2.6kb (some here will probably be more venerable). We took information from a power-plant, ran it through an 'artificial intelligence' interface and suggested requirements for further maintenance or better maintenance schedules. I think I was around 21 at the time, it was all very exciting and a very long time ago.
At the time ZA had a surplus of electricity, in fact we almost had the cheapest electricity in the world. We even had a single power station dedicated to training technicians that was off the grid and people came from all over the globe to train there.
This has obviously all changed and gone away. We now have a deficit of electricity, and there is no longer a place to train new technicians, and the average consumer probably has to pay more than any other consumer in an equal economy worldwide.
Further, many large firms who are energy intensive have actually suffered worse power restrictions in the last two years than the average consumer (votes required for someone?).
Sorry for the rant, if you get your pirated movie at 50% speed, tough. If your business suffers as a result of speed loss, fine, complain.
But, remember some business did very well at 2.6kb, and would probably doing just fine now if it weren't for politics.
Phaedrus
At the time ZA had a surplus of electricity, in fact we almost had the cheapest electricity in the world. We even had a single power station dedicated to training technicians that was off the grid and people came from all over the globe to train there.
This has obviously all changed and gone away. We now have a deficit of electricity, and there is no longer a place to train new technicians, and the average consumer probably has to pay more than any other consumer in an equal economy worldwide.
Further, many large firms who are energy intensive have actually suffered worse power restrictions in the last two years than the average consumer (votes required for someone?).
Sorry for the rant, if you get your pirated movie at 50% speed, tough. If your business suffers as a result of speed loss, fine, complain.
But, remember some business did very well at 2.6kb, and would probably doing just fine now if it weren't for politics.
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