Afrihost POC Network - Afrigreen Feedback

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I haven't switched over yet. First waiting for a reply to the message below:
Dianysis said:
So if I were to decide to stay on my old account can I also contact [email protected] to tell them to lock/cancel the AfriGreen details?
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Regarding my comment about feedback not looking good - was based on feedback from other people in thread. Hence why I am a bit scared to move over and have my existing account locked.
 
Dianysis said:
Hi AfriMan. Please can you look at this. ^^
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Hey, just chatting with AfriGuy who knows a little bit more about what you're experiencing. Us changing networks will not relieve the congestion on your Telkom exchange so in all likelihood your experience will be the same :(
 
AfriMan said:
Hey, just chatting with AfriGuy who knows a little bit more about what you're experiencing. Us changing networks will not relieve the congestion on your Telkom exchange so in all likelihood your experience will be the same :(
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Fair enough. But as I have also shown a few times that not all th problems I experience are from my exchange. A few times switching to other test accounts yields far better results. And that is why I am scared to move over - I don't need an even crappier experience.
 
Dianysis said:
Fair enough. But as I have also shown a few times that not all th problems I experience are from my exchange. A few times switching to other test accounts yields far better results. And that is why I am scared to move over - I don't need an even crappier experuence.
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I think I would trust AfriGuy's assessment. Remember that with congestion, you will get periods of better performance, when demand is low, and you can also see some short term improvement when you change accounts and reset your port sync.
 
PurSpyk!! said:
Well if I cannot use the product I am paying for, I expect to be added to your new network as a matter of urgency, but it seems like my issues are not considered important.
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Holy crap dude. I bet they got thousands of applications for the POC network. Everyone is having issues, so what makes you more important than anyone else. Wait your turn. They will get to you when they get to you - just like everyone else.
 
i.got~issues said:
So how can we then compare the two without actually using them both?
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We'll compile the results at a high level and then determine the feedback. This is why we need a representative mix of clients on both networks, so that essentially the experience is matched for comparison.

Based on the feedback, performance and other factors, we'll make a decision moving forward.
 
I have been provisioned with AfriGreen details, but probably won't use them. If I don't make use of them would it be possible to instead try the AfriBlue network if/when it becomes active?
 
Totempole said:
I have been provisioned with AfriGreen details, but probably won't use them. If I don't make use of them would it be possible to instead try the AfriBlue network if/when it becomes active?
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I'm not really sure. I think if you're being provisioned for AfriGreen, you probably won't be able to move over to AfriBlue. Things may change when it becomes active and we see how it all pans out.
 
AH I have switched over to AfriGreen and will do some testing. If it performs worse than my old account - I want my old account back!
 
Account type: Business Uncapped, 2Mbps, Afrigreen

Location: Roodepoort, Florida Park

Speedtest result from http://speedtest.mybroadband.co.za/:

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Categories tested:

Browsing: Very good. It feels faster than previous, but can't say for sure, previously it was also very good. See comments.

FTP: Top speed. Used ftp://speedtest.tele2.net/ and line speed maxed out.

Skype: Used it just before starting with this post, no problems.

HTTP Downloads: Top speed. Tested with a download from http://www.ubuntu.com/. The download speed fluctuated for about 30 seconds, waves up and down, then settled on max line speed.

Torrents: Tested with a torrent to download Ubuntu, max line speed after a minute or so.

Comments:
During the morning there have been a few times when sites did not load. Resolved after trying again in a few minutes. Other than that, all's cool. I have not yet had a chance to test streaming, Youtube etc, will do so tonight.

5* experience so far. :)
 
Well AH one thing right off the bat - google play store updates/downloads are still k@k slow.
 
4Mb Business Uncapped, Durban Kloof

Feedback #2, 6 hours later

So far this morning overall it feels much the same experience as the original Afrihost account, except that latency might be a little more stable and I am not seeing all those timeouts on ping tests

Currently Apple music doesn't even pretend to start to stream.
YouTube buffering at 144p
Several self initiated reboots and router resets etc.
Vimeo buffers when yesterday the streaming was smooth (personal training screencasts)

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Ping Test:

ping 197.242.144.102

64 bytes from 197.242.144.102: icmp_req=1 ttl=55 time=27 ms
64 bytes from 197.242.144.102: icmp_req=2 ttl=55 time=25 ms
64 bytes from 197.242.144.102: icmp_req=3 ttl=55 time=26 ms
64 bytes from 197.242.144.102: icmp_req=4 ttl=55 time=25 ms
64 bytes from 197.242.144.102: icmp_req=5 ttl=55 time=27 ms


ping 8.8.8.8

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=1 ttl=57 time=22 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=2 ttl=57 time=22 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=3 ttl=57 time=21 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=4 ttl=57 time=21 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=5 ttl=57 time=21 ms


Trace Test:

traceroute -n 197.242.144.102

1 192.168.0.1 * * *
2 Request timed out * * *
3 41.170.79.229 98.684 ms 20.791 ms 100.856 ms
4 41.170.79.230 24.387 ms 21.211 ms 20.925 ms
5 41.170.79.236 21.891 ms 20.909 ms 21.623 ms
6 41.169.27.249 19.875 ms 19.842 ms 20.111 ms
7 172.18.1.59 21.627 ms 21.821 ms 21.065 ms
8 196.223.14.31 26.153 ms 25.221 ms 24.938 ms
9 196.44.0.223 79.149 ms 83.104 ms 95.281 ms
10 196.44.31.99 28.065 ms 26.811 ms 28.993 ms
11 Request timed out *
196.31.220.6 85.428 ms 112.577 ms
12 196.31.220.27 26.563 ms 25.603 ms
196.31.220.21 28.232 ms
13 196.31.63.202 24.402 ms 24.921 ms 24.702 ms
14 196.30.42.133 104.599 ms 94.104 ms 94.074 ms
15 197.242.144.102 97.347 ms 94.099 ms 114.407 ms


traceroute -n 8.8.8.8

1 192.168.0.1 * * *
2 Request timed out * * *
3 41.170.79.229 36.474 ms 21.671 ms 22.306 ms
4 41.170.79.230 23.246 ms 23.01 ms 22.756 ms
5 41.170.79.236 22.486 ms 22.993 ms 22.961 ms
6 196.46.25.166 22.471 ms 23.52 ms 22.622 ms
7 72.14.239.35 22.965 ms
72.14.239.33 20.993 ms 22.104 ms
8 8.8.8.8 21.068 ms 21.343 ms 21.146 ms
 
AfriMan said:
I'm not really sure. I think if you're being provisioned for AfriGreen, you probably won't be able to move over to AfriBlue. Things may change when it becomes active and we see how it all pans out.
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Well, I currently use AH to stream F1, and there's an upcoming race at the end of this month.

Afrihost has been iffy, but if you can get past the constant buffering, it was quite watchable.

If AfriGreen is worse, it'll completely ruin it for me, which is why I don't want to take any chances.

Having said that, Vox's 100GB promo is looking very appealing at the moment.
 
At work right now so can't post decent feeback but what I have so far:

4mb uncapped home
Sunninghill, GP

On the previous network I was not able to stream twitch.tv, even on Mobile. Last night I was able to stream twitch without problem at High. My netflix is now streaming HD from previously being around (what I think is) 480p

Will post updated feedback tonight. Impressed that I can once again stream twitch!
 
Bussiness Uncapped 4Mbps account to the afrigreen account:

Saix Speedtest to Rosebank:
Download Speed: 3318 kbps (414.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 386 kbps (48.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 21 ms
7/15/2015, 1:14:15 PM

Saix speedtest to Cape Town
Download Speed: 3523 kbps (440.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 363 kbps (45.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 39 ms
7/15/2015, 1:15:24 PM

Saix speedtest to Durban:
Download Speed: 3534 kbps (441.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 399 kbps (49.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 45 ms
7/15/2015, 1:16:18 PM

traceroute to google:

1 1 ms <1 ms 50 ms router.asus.com [192.168.1.1]
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 12 ms 10 ms 11 ms 41.170.79.229
4 11 ms 10 ms 9 ms 41.170.79.230
5 9 ms 8 ms 8 ms 41.170.79.236
6 9 ms 9 ms 8 ms google.jb1.napafrica.net [196.46.25.166]
7 8 ms 9 ms 9 ms 72.14.237.239
8 17 ms 10 ms 8 ms jnb01s07-in-f3.1e100.net [216.58.223.3]

traceroute to yahoo.com.tw
1 1 ms 1 ms <1 ms router.asus.com [192.168.1.1]
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 13 ms 9 ms 17 ms 41.170.79.229
4 12 ms 9 ms 9 ms 41.170.79.230
5 40 ms 9 ms 8 ms 41.170.79.236
6 10 ms 10 ms 9 ms 41.169.27.249
7 * 169 ms 86 ms 172.18.1.59
8 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms ix-0-3-0-0.tcore1.JSO-Johannesburg.as6453.net [2
16.6.55.37]
9 265 ms 188 ms 187 ms if-4-2.tcore1.KLT-Cape-Town.as6453.net [41.206.1
78.2]
10 268 ms 210 ms 155 ms if-1-0-0-2.core2.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net [195.219.
214.30]
11 264 ms 193 ms 240 ms if-0-0-0-2000.tcore1.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net [80.2
31.158.1]
12 246 ms 187 ms 253 ms if-1-3.tcore1.SV8-Highbridge.as6453.net [80.231.
158.30]
13 208 ms 194 ms 208 ms if-2-2.tcore2.SV8-Highbridge.as6453.net [80.231.
139.1]
14 209 ms 190 ms 189 ms if-11-2.tcore1.L78-London.as6453.net [80.231.139
.42]
15 253 ms 211 ms 192 ms if-17-2.tcore1.LDN-London.as6453.net [80.231.130
.130]
16 186 ms 256 ms 188 ms 195.219.83.102
17 190 ms 277 ms 191 ms ae-227-3603.edge5.Amsterdam1.Level3.net [4.69.16
2.154]
18 188 ms 324 ms 234 ms YAHOO-INC.edge5.Amsterdam1.Level3.net [212.72.41
.58]
19 303 ms 318 ms 294 ms ae-5.pat1.iry.yahoo.com [216.115.104.64]
20 307 ms 208 ms 393 ms ae-2.msr1.ir2.yahoo.com [66.196.65.157]
21 210 ms 334 ms 281 ms xe-5-3-0.msr1.ir2.yahoo.com [217.146.185.163]
22 209 ms 208 ms 409 ms w2.src.vip.ir2.yahoo.com [77.238.184.150]

Trace complete.


I think there's some reporting issues on your afrihost portal:
Shows the new account with the following info:

511GB
REMAINING

Data Statistics
Total Account Data: 5.00 TB
Data Used: 2.66 GB
Average Daily Usage: 181.76 MB

I just activated the account now and it show's I've used 2.66GB and still have a 5TB remaining?

Just tested normal http download - Windows ISO from microsoft:

395 KB/s - 26.4 MB of 3.4 GB, 2 hours left

Doing a torrent for anime (One Piece) @ +-380KB/s - 9 seeders
 
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Account type
2Mbps capped

Location
Johannesburg

Speedtest
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Categories tested:

Browsing: Good.

FTP: Transferred a small file to Stanford University.

Skype: Used only for messaging at this point in time.

HTTP Downloads: Good.

Comments:
Just switched over to the Green Team so not much to report.

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