DeathStrike
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Quick question. How long is the double capped data promo still going to run?
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For the moment it's guaranteed until the end of September. I can't confirm if we will extend it, but I can say that if it's possible we would definitely like to
DeathStrike
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Ok thanks. That's good news then for now. I running netflix and so far looks like 100 GB is all I need. Half way through the month and still have 56GB left.
Anyone have issues browsing lately? Every couple of minutes, say 15 - my browser just drops connection, immediately saying all pages are unavailable for about 30 seconds, then it comes back.
Trace route looks like so:
Trace route looks like so:
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Tracing route to google.com [74.125.233.67]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.137.1
2 18 ms 19 ms 35 ms 105-236-13-129-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za [105.236.13.129]
3 24 ms 12 ms 9 ms 41.181.221.254
4 10 ms 20 ms 24 ms 41.181.184.28
5 97 ms 90 ms 53 ms 196.44.18.8
6 50 ms 10 ms 13 ms 196.44.31.106
7 153 ms 186 ms 167 ms 196.44.31.221
8 262 ms 220 ms 170 ms 209.212.111.203
9 164 ms 166 ms 160 ms rb-ad-1--msbm-rbg-1-a.mtnns.net [209.212.99.13]
10 * 162 ms 160 ms 209.85.255.76
11 216 ms 218 ms 200 ms 66.249.95.9
12 213 ms 189 ms 200 ms 64.233.174.57
13 177 ms 172 ms 172 ms jnb01s02-in-f3.1e100.net [74.125.233.67]
i.got~issues
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OMW !
Somethin's gettin' fixed on my up to 10Mbps line!
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Somethin's gettin' fixed on my up to 10Mbps line!
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KillerBOB
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Same thing happening on my side. Getting real tired of this **** now.
medicnick83
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Drop me a PM so I can check your account ASAP
It got sorted yesterday after I called the number... I can't exactly sit and type on MyBB when I'm on duty.
Apparently my SIM was the issue.
Something I love about Vodacom or Telkom. When I TWEET them an issue on Twitter, they call me...
Still doing it - this is a pain in the arse.
IdlePhaedrus
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Have been doing some heavy downloading today. Not a single glitch so far. Everything running as expected, at full line speed, and have been connected to my AH capped account for 06Days 17hrs 06min 39sec according to my router, and only had about three VPN drops on my laptop this week. Am in Cape Town / Melkbos.
Sorry others are still having some hassles, but would like to thank Afrihost. My capped account is working very well thank-you.
Phaedrus
Sorry others are still having some hassles, but would like to thank Afrihost. My capped account is working very well thank-you.
Phaedrus
I think we can rule out weather problems. It's been 100% clear the entire day so far and when I got home this afternoon the line just didn't perform well. Slow speeds, 300ms ping to local server (pinged Dota 2 server, usually get ~30ms).
Oddly, it worked fine yesterday afternoon and I thought the problem had disappeared. I think it also worked this morning as I don't recall any major problems. However, right now the line is definitely not working as expected.
i.got~issues
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All I can say is thank ye godz for backup accounts on my side... a bit dismaying when AH capped yields 2Mbs speed on up to 10Mbs line and IS accounts two to three times this.
Also, still no feedback about logged faults either.
Methinks time to give line back to Telkom and move on here.
/meh
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Scratch that... every account now borked internationally.
Lucky to get 1Mbps on anything non-local... and local seems unable to break 3Mbps.
/so begins the search for ADSL replacement... this is unbearable and recurring.
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So internet was fine last night only after midnight. Terrible right now, since ~9am.
Anways, here is my traceroute:
And just to be sure, I did it again:
I'm no expert on these traceroute outputs, but that high latency on the second line doesn't look very promising (neither do those stars).
Anways, here is my traceroute:
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Tracing route to afrihost.co.za [197.242.144.102]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms 2 ms 2 ms 192.168.0.1
2 297 ms 251 ms 172 ms 105-236-6-1-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za [105.236.6.1]
3 200 ms 140 ms 195 ms ipc-recieve-tb-2a.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.54.86]
4 180 ms * 284 ms tb-dca-2.za--qux-c.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.198.188]
5 289 ms 205 ms 424 ms compj-cpt-1.mtnns.net [196.44.18.2]
6 462 ms 266 ms 336 ms ct-cr-2.za--tb-cr-1.za.mtnns.net [196.44.31.134]
7 435 ms 250 ms 309 ms rb-cr-1.za--ct-cr-2.za.mtnns.net [196.44.31.69]
8 280 ms * * jh-dca-2.za--jh-cr-1.za-a.mtnns.net [196.44.0.221]
9 196 ms 282 ms 187 ms 196.30.1.53
10 271 ms 323 ms 197 ms 196.31.220.25
11 214 ms * 289 ms 196.31.63.206
12 336 ms 280 ms 174 ms vl9-ah-ha-2.za.mtnbusiness.net [196.30.42.133]
13 320 ms * * cms-gm.afrihost.com [197.242.144.102]
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * 110 ms 192 ms cms-gm.afrihost.com [197.242.144.102]
Trace complete.And just to be sure, I did it again:
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Tracing route to google.com [173.194.41.68]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms 9 ms 1 ms 192.168.0.1
2 266 ms 178 ms 249 ms 105-236-6-1-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za [105.236.6.1]
3 * 236 ms 91 ms ipc-recieve-tb-1a.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.53.150]
4 179 ms 211 ms 191 ms tb-dca-2.za--qux-a.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.184.28]
5 * 163 ms 272 ms compj-cpt-1.mtnns.net [196.44.18.2]
6 390 ms 552 ms 289 ms ls-cr-2.uk--tb-cr-1.za.mtnns.net [196.44.31.113]
7 260 ms 243 ms 390 ms ls-pr-2.uk--ls-cr-2.uk-a.mtn.net [209.212.111.187]
8 384 ms 429 ms 224 ms rb-ad-1--glgix-bloemf-1-a.mtnns.net [209.212.99.13]
9 * 321 ms 360 ms 209.85.255.78
10 289 ms 445 ms 335 ms 72.14.238.51
11 431 ms 500 ms 439 ms lhr08s01-in-f4.1e100.net [173.194.41.68]
Trace complete.I'm no expert on these traceroute outputs, but that high latency on the second line doesn't look very promising (neither do those stars).
The latency to your exchange is possibly the reason for the timeouts further on.
Congestion is a bitch
DSL syncs. Athenticates in seconds. Connection is so slow that most websites timeout. Afrihost website took 5 minutes to open (10Mbps line) Pretoria, Waterkloof area. My connection is so slow I am posting this from my CellC as I gave up. Are there any major lines down? or any planned maintenance in the area?
The latency to your exchange is possibly the reason for the timeouts further on.
Congestion is a bitch
Weird. I've never had any problems before. Been using this line for almost 6 months with literally zero problems, now suddenly this
So who gets priority when there is congestion?Logged a ticket with afrihost, got this reply:
Outage Num:22303
Telkom ADSL outage affecting Waterkloof (012 - 346 , 460)
Telkom ADSL services in the following area may be Inaccessible : Waterkloof (012 - 346, 460)
Seems like it is Telkom's fault. One blaming the other, typical...
but when I do a tracepath it seems like the mtn network
znh@yi:~$ tracepath www.google.co.za
1?: [LOCALHOST] pmtu 1500
1: 192.168.1.1 4.151ms
1: 192.168.1.1 7.564ms
2: 105-237-156-160.access.mtnbusiness.co.za 7.694ms pmtu 1492
2: 105-236-13-65-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za 22.061ms
3: ipc-recieve-rb-2a.za.mtnbusiness.net 24.066ms asymm 9
4: rb-cr-1.za--rb-dca-1.za-a.mtnns.net 24.691ms asymm 8
5: jh-cr-2.za--rb-cr-1.za-a.mtnns.net 22.890ms asymm 8
6: qux-jh-dca-2.za-b.za.mtnbusiness.net 23.922ms asymm 8
7: ls-cr-2.uk--rb-cr-1.za-g.mtnns.net 328.737ms asymm 8
8: ls-cr-1.uk--ls-cr-2.uk-a.mtnns.net 306.504ms asymm 10
9: ls-pr-2.uk--ls-cr-1.uk-a.mtn.net 302.918ms asymm 13
10: no reply
11: no reply
12: no reply
etc.....
Outage Num:22303
Telkom ADSL outage affecting Waterkloof (012 - 346 , 460)
Telkom ADSL services in the following area may be Inaccessible : Waterkloof (012 - 346, 460)
Seems like it is Telkom's fault. One blaming the other, typical...
but when I do a tracepath it seems like the mtn network
znh@yi:~$ tracepath www.google.co.za
1?: [LOCALHOST] pmtu 1500
1: 192.168.1.1 4.151ms
1: 192.168.1.1 7.564ms
2: 105-237-156-160.access.mtnbusiness.co.za 7.694ms pmtu 1492
2: 105-236-13-65-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za 22.061ms
3: ipc-recieve-rb-2a.za.mtnbusiness.net 24.066ms asymm 9
4: rb-cr-1.za--rb-dca-1.za-a.mtnns.net 24.691ms asymm 8
5: jh-cr-2.za--rb-cr-1.za-a.mtnns.net 22.890ms asymm 8
6: qux-jh-dca-2.za-b.za.mtnbusiness.net 23.922ms asymm 8
7: ls-cr-2.uk--rb-cr-1.za-g.mtnns.net 328.737ms asymm 8
8: ls-cr-1.uk--ls-cr-2.uk-a.mtnns.net 306.504ms asymm 10
9: ls-pr-2.uk--ls-cr-1.uk-a.mtn.net 302.918ms asymm 13
10: no reply
11: no reply
12: no reply
etc.....
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Afriman, need help here. I am currently on 4mpbs line, capped and doing around 250 to 270gig a month, am 59+ but downloading is in my blood, regretfully only wants to do it at night after 19h00 and over weekends my x box keeps me busy the remaining time (single shooter) AH does not allow only "after hours" like the others do. What do you suggest? always regarded your opinion with high regard
Weird. I've never had any problems before. Been using this line for almost 6 months with literally zero problems, now suddenly this
It does have a tendency to start abruptly and without prior notification.
Congestion is like a traffic jam on the highway. Everyone suffers.
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