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[al4bb]

Account type: 10Mbps Home Capped
Location: Despatch, Eastern Cape

Wondering ... difference then between capped and uncapped?
I running 8Mbps uncapped - Pietermaritzburg, KZN

 

[Johnatan56]

3998ms latency GW2. This is insane.

Pinging vienna.at [194.183.128.94] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Reply from 194.183.128.94: bytes=32 time=398ms TTL=46
Reply from 194.183.128.94: bytes=32 time=338ms TTL=46
Reply from 194.183.128.94: bytes=32 time=386ms TTL=46

Ping statistics for 194.183.128.94:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 3, Lost = 1 (25% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 338ms, Maximum = 398ms, Average = 374ms

C:\WINDOWS\system32>ping 206.127.159.249

Pinging 206.127.159.249 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 206.127.159.249: bytes=32 time=242ms TTL=111
Reply from 206.127.159.249: bytes=32 time=288ms TTL=111
Reply from 206.127.159.249: bytes=32 time=238ms TTL=111
Reply from 206.127.159.249: bytes=32 time=1689ms TTL=111

Ping statistics for 206.127.159.249:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 238ms, Maximum = 1689ms, Average = 614ms

 

[LaraC]

Larac I am in despatch to since AH moved to MTN as there main provider things went down hill from there I have over 20 accounts with them an sent them test and everything for more than 6 months already and nothing changed, I am waiting for my 50mb linkup from VOX then its goodbye for Telkom and AH.

At the time when Afrihost started using MTN infrastructure I experienced only authentication problems over PPPoE which they have fixed.
Although Afrihost is not my primary service provider I have been using AfriGreen constantly and my overall experience is very good. Did you test AfriGreen?

 

[LaraC]

Wondering ... difference then between capped and uncapped?
I running 8Mbps uncapped - Pietermaritzburg, KZN

There seems to be a difference between the products. It is mostly business and uncapped customers who complain of poor service and slow download speeds.

 

[LaraC]

3998ms latency GW2. This is insane.

I tested the IP's but PeerBlock stopped the second one.

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10240]
(c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Lara>ping 194.183.128.94

Pinging 194.183.128.94 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 194.183.128.94: bytes=32 time=237ms TTL=46
Reply from 194.183.128.94: bytes=32 time=237ms TTL=46
Reply from 194.183.128.94: bytes=32 time=237ms TTL=46
Reply from 194.183.128.94: bytes=32 time=236ms TTL=46

Ping statistics for 194.183.128.94:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 236ms, Maximum = 237ms, Average = 236ms

C:\Users\Lara>ping 206.127.159.249

Pinging 206.127.159.249 with 32 bytes of data:
General failure.
General failure.
General failure.
General failure.

Ping statistics for 206.127.159.249:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss)

 

[Johnatan56]

I tested the IP's but PeerBlock stopped the second one.

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10240]
(c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Lara>ping 194.183.128.94

Pinging 194.183.128.94 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 194.183.128.94: bytes=32 time=237ms TTL=46
Reply from 194.183.128.94: bytes=32 time=237ms TTL=46
Reply from 194.183.128.94: bytes=32 time=237ms TTL=46
Reply from 194.183.128.94: bytes=32 time=236ms TTL=46

Ping statistics for 194.183.128.94:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 236ms, Maximum = 237ms, Average = 236ms

C:\Users\Lara>ping 206.127.159.249

Pinging 206.127.159.249 with 32 bytes of data:
General failure.
General failure.
General failure.
General failure.

Ping statistics for 206.127.159.249:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss)

The second one is the GW2 server, it changes. I'm on IP. 206.127.146.114 now.
Everything has become a lot better again, back at 250ms.

 

[electrofreeze]

looks like business uncapped is now shaped with the normal uncapped users as ah has run out of ipc on red and green

 

[LaraC]

The second one is the GW2 server, it changes. I'm on IP. 206.127.146.114 now.
Everything has become a lot better again, back at 250ms.

Even 206.127.146.114 is blocked.

 

[DonaldMickey]

looks like business uncapped is now shaped with the normal uncapped users as ah has run out of ipc on red and green

Please remember business uncapped is "prioritised not shaped". Tsk tsk.

 

[Johnatan56]

Even 206.127.146.114 is blocked.

Sorry, 206.127.146.115

Pinging 206.127.146.115 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 206.127.146.115: bytes=32 time=215ms TTL=111
Reply from 206.127.146.115: bytes=32 time=211ms TTL=111
Reply from 206.127.146.115: bytes=32 time=213ms TTL=111
Reply from 206.127.146.115: bytes=32 time=213ms TTL=111

Ping statistics for 206.127.146.115:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 211ms, Maximum = 215ms, Average = 213ms

And a new one again. 206.127.159.249
Every time one changes the area, a different server.

 

[LaraC]

IP 206.127.146.115 blocked as well.

 

[Emissary_Of_Pain]

is anyone else getting ridiculous pings to Facebook ? ... ... My quickest time is over 300ms

 

[LaraC]

is anyone else getting ridiculous pings to Facebook ? ... ... My quickest time is over 300ms

Same results.

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10240]
(c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Lara>ping facebook.com

Pinging facebook.com [31.13.76.102] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 31.13.76.102: bytes=32 time=361ms TTL=71
Reply from 31.13.76.102: bytes=32 time=360ms TTL=71
Reply from 31.13.76.102: bytes=32 time=360ms TTL=71
Reply from 31.13.76.102: bytes=32 time=360ms TTL=71

Ping statistics for 31.13.76.102:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 360ms, Maximum = 361ms, Average = 360ms

 

[Bryn]

Streaming on udemy.com is absolutely atrocious on both Afrihost Business and Afrigreen. Getting desperate here - if this doesn't improve it could ruin next week for me. I'll be buying a prepaid account on another ISP shortly I think.

C:\Users\Bryn>tracert www.udemy.com

Tracing route to c.global-ssl.fastly.net [23.235.43.175]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.2
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 30 ms 26 ms 25 ms 41.181.222.102
5 27 ms 25 ms 26 ms tb-dca-2.za--qux-i.za.mtnbusiness.net [66.8.11.186]
6 26 ms 26 ms 26 ms compj-cpt-1.mtnns.net [196.44.18.2]
7 174 ms 173 ms 175 ms 196.44.29.40
8 196 ms 195 ms 234 ms caxtn-indust-1--jp-ad-1-a.mtnns.net [209.212.98.30]
9 163 ms 162 ms 162 ms 212.187.195.161
10 * * 220 ms ae-2-2.ear2.Amsterdam1.Level3.net [4.69.203.206]
11 * * * Request timed out.
12 205 ms 208 ms 206 ms 23.235.43.175

Trace complete.

C:\Users\Bryn>tracert www.udemy.com

Tracing route to c.global-ssl.fastly.net [185.31.17.175]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.2
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 43 ms 42 ms 42 ms 41.170.79.229
4 43 ms 41 ms 41 ms 41.170.79.230
5 42 ms 42 ms 41 ms 41.170.79.236
6 42 ms 42 ms 42 ms 41.160.2.33
7 47 ms 47 ms 47 ms ix-0-3-0-0.tcore1.JSO-Johannesburg.as6453.net [216.6.55.37]
8 220 ms 222 ms 222 ms if-4-2.tcore1.KLT-Cape-Town.as6453.net [41.206.178.2]
9 189 ms 189 ms 188 ms if-1-0-0-2.core2.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net [195.219.214.30]
10 223 ms 223 ms 223 ms if-0-0-0-2000.tcore1.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net [80.231.158.1]
11 223 ms 220 ms 221 ms if-1-3.tcore1.SV8-Highbridge.as6453.net [80.231.158.30]
12 227 ms 226 ms 227 ms if-19-2.tcore2.L78-London.as6453.net [80.231.138.22]
13 225 ms 221 ms 223 ms if-2-2.tcore1.L78-London.as6453.net [80.231.131.2]
14 226 ms 226 ms 225 ms if-17-2.tcore1.LDN-London.as6453.net [80.231.130.130]
15 227 ms 228 ms 226 ms 195.219.83.102
16 * 224 ms * ae-1-60.edge5.Frankfurt1.Level3.net [4.69.154.9]
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 231 ms 239 ms 240 ms 185.31.17.175

Trace complete.

I asked a friend on Crystal Web to check if Udemy streaming works for them and they said they were having no trouble at 1080p.

 

[LaraC]

Streaming on udemy.com is absolutely atrocious on both Afrihost Business and Afrigreen. Getting desperate here - if this doesn't improve it could ruin next week for me. I'll be buying a prepaid account on another ISP shortly I think.
I asked a friend on Crystal Web to check if Udemy streaming works for them and they said they were having no trouble at 1080p.

It uses a Flash player. Where do you get the stats or resolution?

 

[caroper]

Please remember business uncapped is "prioritised not shaped". Tsk tsk.

It makes a big difference, I was having problems with shaping my income so I prioritised and found a new ISP that not only works but are constantly adding value not promises.

 

[Emissary_Of_Pain]

With VOX now having a 600GB package for only R100 more than what my business uncapped is costing me ... ... I am considering putting my afrijoke on hold until they sort this crap out


Anyone know if I cancel lets say on the 20th, does my line get put on hold immediately or will I still have access till the end of the month?

 

[Bryn]

It uses a Flash player. Where do you get the stats or resolution?

What do you mean? You can change the player settings on each video, ala Youtube. My Flash is up to date btw.

 

[LaraC]

What do you mean? You can change the player settings on each video, ala Youtube. My Flash is up to date btw.

Is the option to change players only available to subscribed users?

 

[caroper]

With VOX now having a 600GB package for only R100 more than what my business uncapped is costing me ... ... I am considering putting my afrijoke on hold until they sort this crap out


Anyone know if I cancel lets say on the 20th, does my line get put on hold immediately or will I still have access till the end of the month?

You will have access till the 1st of the following month.
Mine has been on hold the past 3 months but now I am out of time. With 300Gb in the bank at VOX, the fact that they have upped it to 150GB/month for free, the pending announcement on the 6th and most importantly the fact that it actually works 24/7. I think my mind is made up, that suspension will be cancellation, I have waited too long and the grass is most definitely greener.