Afrihost CAPPED ADSL Feedback (MTN)

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Streaming movies to Apple TV via AirParrot 2 buffers like a mofo on the OpenWeb free gig account. Switched to Afrihost and all is well.
 
Yeah I have done a comparison just briefly. Afrihost capped account which is MTN backbone on ADSL buffers the whole time on twitch if the setting is on source. It spikes up and down from 500KB/s to 800KB/s with constant buffering and this is on a 14Mbps adsl line.

I then switch to my afrihost mifi on the 20GB +20GB package on MTN LTE and stream the same stream and it does not buffer at all. Monitoring the traffic it's going at a constant rate of 1.3MB/s with no buffering....

I don't understand it. The ADSL part is just not in the same league as MTN LTE. The LTE is like a direct line to the open internet as fast as your tower or device allows and that is what speeds you get. The ADSL part even if you have a fast line it just does not perform the same. One would think that the ADSL would be better but it just isn't.

Latency is better on LTE too for me compared to ADSL.
 
As soon as another ISP launch a download as much as you can campaign like open web and WA did earlier....

Well I have two 40Mbps lines waiting
 
While on YouTube and facebook and a ftp connection.

I'm happy
 

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Hehehehe, so bietjie hehe, waited so long. Now I just need some bonus data, for my troubles hint hint*
 
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
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C:\Users\Matthew>tracert afrihost.co.za

Tracing route to afrihost.co.za [197.242.144.102]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.2
2 1010 ms 1064 ms 1042 ms 105-236-10-129-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za [105.236
.10.129]
3 701 ms 585 ms 664 ms 41.181.51.182
4 429 ms 662 ms 872 ms tb-dca-2.za--qux-c.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.19
8.188]
5 692 ms 524 ms 471 ms compj-cpt-1.mtnns.net [196.44.18.2]
6 348 ms 373 ms 391 ms ct-cr-2.za--tb-cr-1.za.mtnns.net [196.44.31.134]

7 309 ms 335 ms 334 ms rb-cr-1.za--ct-cr-2.za.mtnns.net [196.44.31.69]

8 521 ms 540 ms 487 ms jh-dca-2.za--jh-cr-1.za-a.mtnns.net [196.44.0.22
1]
9 949 ms 789 ms 509 ms 196.31.220.10
10 343 ms 333 ms 405 ms 196.31.220.21
11 218 ms 347 ms 305 ms 196.31.63.202
12 375 ms 470 ms 538 ms vl9-ah-ha-2.za.mtnbusiness.net [196.30.42.133]
13 558 ms 457 ms 593 ms afrihost.co.za [197.242.144.102]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\Matthew>tracert afrihost.co.za

Tracing route to afrihost.co.za [197.242.144.102]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.2
2 1068 ms 938 ms 843 ms 105-236-10-129-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za [105.236
.10.129]
3 1064 ms 873 ms 750 ms 41.181.51.182
4 642 ms 337 ms 254 ms tb-dca-2.za--qux-c.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.19
8.188]
5 662 ms 668 ms 632 ms compj-cpt-1.mtnns.net [196.44.18.2]
6 275 ms 323 ms 523 ms ct-cr-2.za--tb-cr-1.za.mtnns.net [196.44.31.134]

7 323 ms 241 ms 329 ms rb-cr-1.za--ct-cr-2.za.mtnns.net [196.44.31.69]

8 393 ms 487 ms 478 ms jh-dca-2.za--jh-cr-1.za-a.mtnns.net [196.44.0.22
1]
9 442 ms 497 ms 609 ms 196.31.220.10
10 523 ms 450 ms 380 ms 196.31.220.21
11 343 ms 306 ms 264 ms 196.31.63.202
12 343 ms 292 ms 275 ms vl9-ah-ha-2.za.mtnbusiness.net [196.30.42.133]
13 735 ms 10.0.0.2 reports: Destination net unreachable.

Trace complete.

C:\Users\Matthew>tracert afrihost.co.za

Tracing route to afrihost.co.za [197.242.144.102]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.2
2 217 ms 165 ms 176 ms 196-215-94-1.dynamic.isadsl.co.za [196.215.94.1]

3 307 ms 291 ms 242 ms cdsl1-ctn-vl2173.ip.isnet.net [196.38.72.113]
4 355 ms 346 ms 357 ms 196.35.115.128
5 331 ms 294 ms 263 ms 168.209.2.13
6 348 ms 339 ms 441 ms 168.209.6.131
7 307 ms 319 ms 392 ms mtnns-2.cinx.net.za [196.223.22.31]
8 392 ms 320 ms 339 ms 196.44.0.75
9 308 ms 346 ms 293 ms rb-cr-1.za--ct-cr-2.za.mtnns.net [196.44.31.69]

10 345 ms 391 ms 410 ms 196.44.31.97
11 492 ms 493 ms 614 ms 196.30.1.53
12 374 ms 352 ms 371 ms 196.31.220.25
13 603 ms 719 ms 610 ms 196.31.63.206
14 693 ms 712 ms 565 ms vl9-ah-ha-2.za.mtnbusiness.net [196.30.42.133]
15 459 ms 420 ms 475 ms afrihost.co.za [197.242.144.102]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\Matthew>

First two are afrihost, third openweb, is something up? any help
 
First two are afrihost, third openweb, is something up? any help

Either exchange congestion or line fault. You better hope it's the second.

Edit: If exchange congestion, your line should be fine in off peak times, try another tracert in the morning. If same resource it's a line fault, if not your exchange has congestion.
 
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