Afrihost Uncapped ADSL Feedback (Pt3)

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B1G_WH1T3 said:
sigh we going no where, like this then

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and yes sometimes it goes to 1.2MB/s aka 1200KB/s

nways, can you please perhaps assist with with shaping that has been lasting for the past week ? on 12.5% and my downloads only using 490KB/s ?
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Drop me a PM and let's run some thorough tests, this should help me to figure this out with you :(
 
Hi Afriman,

Please check whats going with my account, I am the 10Mbps Business DSL, my speed test results are appalling, please see below :
Your Latest Results
Last Result:
Download Speed: 2457 kbps (307.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 857 kbps (107.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 46 ms
6/26/2014 5:22:18 PM
 
1.2MB per sec equates to about 10 megabits per second. 1.2 is the max you'll see on a 10mb line.
So I don't see any issues here.
 
Sinbad said:
1.2MB per sec equates to about 10 megabits per second. 1.2 is the max you'll see on a 10mb line.
So I don't see any issues here.
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Hi, are you talking to me?
cause no where in my test result does it say 1.2MB or 1200Kbps....
 
JesseG said:
Hi, are you talking to me?
cause no where in my test result does it say 1.2MB or 1200Kbps....
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Sorry I was supposed to quote the post showing the NNTP speeds. (B1G_WH1T3)
 
South finally gets the capacity upgrade and I still can't get a stable latency to EU game servers (Diablo 3)

280-300ms is the best I get, with constant spikes over 500ms...

WA account hovers around 185-195ms.


Beyond frustrating. July must just hurry up and get here :mad:
 
Hey Afriman, hows the capacity issues looking these days?

I am over my current ISP, running at a cool 5 kbps and under on downloads. meh. 10mbps my A** lol... I wonder how the guys on a 2mbps line is doing...

Anyways, also considering going up to the 20mbps vdsl bundle.

Let's chat.
 
thomascmyk said:
Hey Afriman, hows the capacity issues looking these days?

I am over my current ISP, running at a cool 5 kbps and under on downloads. meh. 10mbps my A** lol... I wonder how the guys on a 2mbps line is doing...

Anyways, also considering going up to the 20mbps vdsl bundle.

Let's chat.
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Full upgrades completed :)

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I wish you guys would just admit and properly look into the fact that Diablo 3 traffic is being shaped by p2p instead of shoving your heads in the sand and thinking everything is perfect, because honestly, this is complete s%#t....

My shaping is back down to - Shaping Policy: 25% Download/ 12.5% P2P

Once again im sitting at a 2000-3000ms latency in Diablo 3, my account is a 1mb account. 12.5% of 1mbit IS NOT ENOUGH FOR AN ONLINE GAME THAT IS 75% SERVER-SIDE!

So now that you cannot say "capacity issues" I guess I'll get the usual "throughput won't affect latency" crap... Diablo 3 has a major reliance on server-side processing and generating of game environments/monsters etc. When i play the game on any other account that is NOT my uncapped account, the game has a constant stream of 25kB/s DL... So throughput limitations (10kB/s) will clearly affect the games ability to function.

The funny part is, if I use another account and limit the games traffic (using netlimiter) to 10kB/s... i get the exact same results.


Currently, Afrihost is going down as my worst ever internet experience. :mad:
 
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I changed from 20mb uncapped to the 200gb capped package to see if things go better. Am i right in saying that i am still on the uncapped till month end ? I changed before the 25th.
 
Well I had a good 2 weeks of uncapped service, but Afrihost is back its old tricks again. Once again I'm being aggressively shaped to 18.8% Download/ 6.25% P2P.

It is very disappointing. I would have thought the IPC upgrade in the North would mean less intense shaping. I'm guess we're back to square one. Now to wait for the next North IPC upgrade :(
 
JesseG said:
Hi Afriman,

Please check whats going with my account, I am the 10Mbps Business DSL, my speed test results are appalling, please see below :
Your Latest Results
Last Result:
Download Speed: 2457 kbps (307.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 857 kbps (107.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 46 ms
6/26/2014 5:22:18 PM
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Definitely pretty bleak speed-wise. What tests have you run? Can you please download and run our Network Test App?
 
NightowlZA said:
South finally gets the capacity upgrade and I still can't get a stable latency to EU game servers (Diablo 3)

280-300ms is the best I get, with constant spikes over 500ms...

WA account hovers around 185-195ms.


Beyond frustrating. July must just hurry up and get here :mad:
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That's pretty weird. We're seeing very little (if any) contention on the South network, so throughput should be pretty good.

Is this in-game latency or general latency on your line?
 
thomascmyk said:
Hey Afriman, hows the capacity issues looking these days?

I am over my current ISP, running at a cool 5 kbps and under on downloads. meh. 10mbps my A** lol... I wonder how the guys on a 2mbps line is doing...

Anyways, also considering going up to the 20mbps vdsl bundle.

Let's chat.
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South is looking pretty good. We're definitely seeing much less shaping, and unshaping must faster in the evenings. Great throughput on realtime for Uncapped as far as our testing shows :)

Chat we shall :)
 
NightowlZA said:
I wish you guys would just admit and properly look into the fact that Diablo 3 traffic is being shaped by p2p instead of shoving your heads in the sand and thinking everything is perfect, because honestly, this is complete s%#t....

My shaping is back down to - Shaping Policy: 25% Download/ 12.5% P2P

Once again im sitting at a 2000-3000ms latency in Diablo 3, my account is a 1mb account. 12.5% of 1mbit IS NOT ENOUGH FOR AN ONLINE GAME THAT IS 75% SERVER-SIDE!

So now that you cannot say "capacity issues" I guess I'll get the usual "throughput won't affect latency" crap... Diablo 3 has a major reliance on server-side processing and generating of game environments/monsters etc. When i play the game on any other account that is NOT my uncapped account, the game has a constant stream of 25kB/s DL... So throughput limitations (10kB/s) will clearly affect the games ability to function.

The funny part is, if I use another account and limit the games traffic (using netlimiter) to 10kB/s... i get the exact same results.


Currently, Afrihost is going down as my worst ever internet experience. :mad:
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We're definitely not shaping any gaming traffic that is not using P2P traffic. There are some that do, but I don't believe that Diablo is one of them. When you say you try any other account - do you mean a capped, unshaped account from Afrihost?
 
Just quoting a post I made in the capped thread...

@Afrihost, I'm currently on your 2meg uncapped product. I, switched over to my capped Afrihost account because of shaping.

I then used up all my data on the capped account and I couldn't access any websites. That's understandable but I couldn't even access Afrihost.com to get my access details to switch over to my uncapped line.


I think that if you capped, it should take you to afrihost.com as a landing page. From there you can purchase more data or view your balance etc.

just my 2c.

PS - I eventually downloaded your mobile app and recharged my prepaid account from there...
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AfriMan said:
We're definitely not shaping any gaming traffic that is not using P2P traffic. There are some that do, but I don't believe that Diablo is one of them. When you say you try any other account - do you mean a capped, unshaped account from Afrihost?
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You are though. I've proven to you that some D3 traffic falls into the same bucket as P2P.
 
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