Afrihost - Pure Fibre Feedback Thread Part 2

Looking to get some feedback on the Huawei Router (AX3) provided by Afrihost.

Performance?
Coverage?
Nice to have features etc?
 
Looking to get some feedback on the Huawei Router (AX3) provided by Afrihost.

Performance?
Coverage?
Nice to have features etc?

Well, been told in another thread here that it does not have Smart Queue Management ( SQM ), which is a pity.

Guess I will start shopping for another MikroTik router - things are looking up on the Fiber front, seems Frogfoot will be doing the required "soon"
 
Hi @AfriNatic @Afrigirl

Having a weird issue in COD Warzone where it takes like 5-10 minutes to go through "Logging onto game servers" / "Waiting for Data centers" then "Loading playerstats" once on the main menu i cannot join any friends for another few minutes while it tries to fetch "Achievements"

I initially thought it was something funky with the COD servers but i tried connecting with cloudflare WARP to see if it helps, once connected using WARP it instantly connects and I'm able to join friends.
Playing a game with WARP on isn't great becuase the ping randomly spikes to like 160ms.

Not sure if you would be able to assist or if anyone else playing Warzone has the same issue?
 
Hi @AfriNatic @Afrigirl

Having a weird issue in COD Warzone where it takes like 5-10 minutes to go through "Logging onto game servers" / "Waiting for Data centers" then "Loading playerstats" once on the main menu i cannot join any friends for another few minutes while it tries to fetch "Achievements"

I initially thought it was something funky with the COD servers but i tried connecting with cloudflare WARP to see if it helps, once connected using WARP it instantly connects and I'm able to join friends.
Playing a game with WARP on isn't great becuase the ping randomly spikes to like 160ms.

Not sure if you would be able to assist or if anyone else playing Warzone has the same issue?
@puhhhh , I have the exact same issue, the loading and signing in experience is the same, tedious and very frustrating.

I just tried warp and it is instant. Will also attempt with my LTE.
 
My WarZone profile takes 15 minutes to load with repeated restarts when using Afrihost Fibre but my WarZone profile loads instantly when I am using a Vodacom 5G internet connection. I have had this problem for a month or so, what do think could be causing the problem?

You can play the game for free. It would be interesting to see if anyone else is having the same problem.

WarZone Fee Link
 

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Yeah my friend and I have the exact same problem. When I was with CISP it was an instant sign in. Maybe something you can look into trying to fix @AfriNatic ?
 
Flip I am so tired of this lagging and disconnects in COD MW.

Game loads and most of the time it shows > you lost connection quit to desktop popup or when you eventually get into the game then you lag or gets kicked out while playing.

I tried it with warp and it does not give you the lost connection error but gameplay is not smooth and ping in game is up and down. Also used my phone as a hotspot game works played perfectly fine for 2 matches to test.

We are a couple of people playing together all on different providers and in different areas like JHB,DUR they are fine. Me and my friend both are in CPT on AH Vuma trenched also in different areas and we have the same issues. How does one solve this?
 
Hi @AfriNatic @Afrigirl

Having a weird issue in COD Warzone where it takes like 5-10 minutes to go through "Logging onto game servers" / "Waiting for Data centers" then "Loading playerstats" once on the main menu i cannot join any friends for another few minutes while it tries to fetch "Achievements"

I initially thought it was something funky with the COD servers but i tried connecting with cloudflare WARP to see if it helps, once connected using WARP it instantly connects and I'm able to join friends.
Playing a game with WARP on isn't great becuase the ping randomly spikes to like 160ms.

Not sure if you would be able to assist or if anyone else playing Warzone has the same issue?

@puhhhh , I have the exact same issue, the loading and signing in experience is the same, tedious and very frustrating.

I just tried warp and it is instant. Will also attempt with my LTE.

My WarZone profile takes 15 minutes to load with repeated restarts when using Afrihost Fibre but my WarZone profile loads instantly when I am using a Vodacom 5G internet connection. I have had this problem for a month or so, what do think could be causing the problem?

You can play the game for free. It would be interesting to see if anyone else is having the same problem.

WarZone Fee Link

I've had this issue for months now. I thought it's their servers, but it's not. ISP related.

Yeah my friend and I have the exact same problem. When I was with CISP it was an instant sign in. Maybe something you can look into trying to fix @AfriNatic ?

Flip I am so tired of this lagging and disconnects in COD MW.

Game loads and most of the time it shows > you lost connection quit to desktop popup or when you eventually get into the game then you lag or gets kicked out while playing.

I tried it with warp and it does not give you the lost connection error but gameplay is not smooth and ping in game is up and down. Also used my phone as a hotspot game works played perfectly fine for 2 matches to test.

We are a couple of people playing together all on different providers and in different areas like JHB,DUR they are fine. Me and my friend both are in CPT on AH Vuma trenched also in different areas and we have the same issues. How does one solve this?


Morning,

I installed COD to see if I can replicate the issue but this morning it seemed fine. Does it happen only during the evening peak? Is everyone using the standard Afrihost DNS because I see there are a bunch of Akamai IP's when opening Call of Dury which suggests traffic might be from Akamai and I see our cache servers being used.

Does Ipv4 and Ipv6 make any difference?
 
Morning,

I installed COD to see if I can replicate the issue but this morning it seemed fine. Does it happen only during the evening peak? Is everyone using the standard Afrihost DNS because I see there are a bunch of Akamai IP's when opening Call of Dury which suggests traffic might be from Akamai and I see our cache servers being used.

Does Ipv4 and Ipv6 make any difference?

I’ve tried playing the game early in the morning and in the evening but have the same problem. Getting into the game isn’t an issue just signing into my profile is the issue. Yes, I personally use the Afrihost DNS just haven’t tried testing without IPv6. Will try that out later tonight and let you know.
 
This is the **** I get yet I am paying for a 500/200mbps line. I only see the speed i am paying for when everyone else is sleeping. Now when i need to work to be able to pay them i get the below... P.S. DID everything, Rebooted, connnected to ONT. Switched off Deco's which i bought from them so as to not have the below kak. Still nothing. Can anyone recomend an ISP that actually provides what you pay for? Before I log this with ICASA. @Afrigirl @AfriGuy @Afrihost-Gian
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This is the **** I get yet I am paying for a 500/200mbps line. I only see the speed i am paying for when everyone else is sleeping. Now when i need to work to be able to pay them i get the below... P.S. DID everything, Rebooted, connnected to ONT. Switched off Deco's which i bought from them so as to not have the below kak. Still nothing. Can anyone recomend an ISP that actually provides what you pay for? Before I log this with ICASA. @Afrigirl @AfriGuy @Afrihost-Gian
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Nothing wrong with the ISP, I'm paying for a 250/250 line:
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I heard Webafrica are pretty good.
 
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