Crystal Web ADSL performance feedback thread Part 3...

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Intermittent packet loss in game, goes to about 0.7 and ping jumps from the usual 260 ish to above 300 but it's very intermittent and only lasts like a minute or two. Nothing worth losing sleep over, just providing feeback. Also, the news server is back up to no good atm ....... an example -

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Switching to the IS only and everything goes smooth.
 
Mephisto_Helix said:
Intermittent packet loss in game, goes to about 0.7 and ping jumps from the usual 260 ish to above 300 but it's very intermittent and only lasts like a minute or two. Nothing worth losing sleep over, just providing feeback. Also, the news server is back up to no good atm ....... an example -

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Switching to the IS only and everything goes smooth.
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Yes we picked up an issue on the news server and the guys there have identified the problem and have a solution which they're working on. As for intermittent packet loss there - yes that's more what the network notice was about and is to be expected. With the Durban DINX changes and upgrades we're too embarking on an upgrade path there, and we're hoping the party who are notorious for delays in these things come to the party and the forecast is met...

Mephisto_Helix said:
P.S - no I'm not watching The Muppets or Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ......... :p
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Sure. Your secret is safe with the internet...
 
Is anyone experiencing throttling on their account? I'm on a home capped account and I get full line speed when I stream youtube but when it comes to any other site (ie. Twitch etc) I get constant buffering. It's frustrating the cr@p out of me.
 
Venom Rush said:
Is anyone experiencing throttling on their account? I'm on a home capped account and I get full line speed when I stream youtube but when it comes to any other site (ie. Twitch etc) I get constant buffering. It's frustrating the cr@p out of me.
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Possibly related to the maintenance performed on the network?
 
adsl2 said:
Possibly related to the maintenance performed on the network?
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How long is the maintenance going to go on for?

EDIT: Just saw that it's going on until tomorrow. Not happy about this but I guess it has to be done.
 
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Venom Rush said:
How long is the maintenance going to go on for?

EDIT: Just saw that it's going on until tomorrow. Not happy about this but I guess it has to be done.
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Maintenance is normally a good thing to have done. It is a pain sometime to be down, but hopefully it will give you greater performance.
 
100% correct to the above. Upgrades, which is what this is all about, are always a good thing for everyone. However hop on to live chat if there's an issue that you identify as it's too easy to attribute something to maintenance that could be something we can actually help out with...
 
Weird billing issue, says im outstanding 126 bucks when I clearly paid for the full invoice amount, snapscan screenshot as confirmation.

Edit: My bad, seems I missed a topup payment somewhere along the line.. time to setup a debit order I think..
 
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DJ... said:
As per our network notices that were automatically sent, we are performing planned maintenance of the network starting this evening and it is likely to commence until Thursday. During this time there may be increased packet loss and some reduced speeds for some customers but we will try to keep this to an absolute minimum as and where it is technically feasible to do so...
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Hi DJ. I've checked my email extensively (even my spam folder) and I didn't receive any email about the maintenance. It may have got lost on the way to me.
 
So looking at getting 4MB uncapped how crystal web when it comes to latency on gaming and speeds when streaming for netflix?
Currently with telkom and they ok but keep getting hit with thier fup toward the end of the month.
C.W is the top rated isp according to mybb.I am I going to be happy if I switch?
 
GforceD said:
So looking at getting 4MB uncapped how crystal web when it comes to latency on gaming and speeds when streaming for netflix?
Currently with telkom and they ok but keep getting hit with thier fup toward the end of the month.
C.W is the top rated isp according to mybb.I am I going to be happy if I switch?
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Get a test account and try it out for yourself.
 
GforceD said:
So looking at getting 4MB uncapped how crystal web when it comes to latency on gaming and speeds when streaming for netflix?
Currently with telkom and they ok but keep getting hit with thier fup toward the end of the month.
C.W is the top rated isp according to mybb.I am I going to be happy if I switch?
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How much is your usage currently on telkom?

If you go with the Crystal Web Premium Uncapped you should not have any issues with gaming and streaming.
 
DJ... said:
100% correct to the above. Upgrades, which is what this is all about, are always a good thing for everyone. However hop on to live chat if there's an issue that you identify as it's too easy to attribute something to maintenance that could be something we can actually help out with...
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So what kind of improvements can we expect with these upgrades?
What kind of upgrades are taking place?
 
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Davedes said:
Get a test account and try it out for yourself.
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Tx, I will try it tonight.

snail112 said:
How much is your usage currently on telkom?

If you go with the Crystal Web Premium Uncapped you should not have any issues with gaming and streaming.
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its probably like 120gig. I normally hit it like the last 5 days of the month, but with Netflix and youtube streaming @720 and steam and origin games (which are huge downloads nowadays and with patches often weighing in at a gig or more) and torrents I am needing a little more.
 
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