Download speed declining?

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Oculate

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So I appear to have a problem that makes work difficult :erm:

I can connect my 3g and browse the internet without any hassles (have tested it in 3 different locations now)

But, when I want to download any file over 5megs I am unable to :confused: The download starts off well and fine, but eventually stops as it slows down :(

EG Download starts at 200kbps, drops to 199kbps then to 198kbps, 197kbps etc etc until hitting 0bps

Browsing/streaming does however work perfectly

This problem occurs in IE, Firefox and Chrome - so I can safely assume it's not a browser problem
This problem occurs in both Windows XP and Windows 7 - so it's not an OS/network protocol failure on my side?

Any thoughts/suggestions?
 
You using a download manager?

I've had to start due to similar issues, where if the connection drops or something you have to start again. End up spending 30megs to get something that's 5-6megs :mad:
 
Budza said:
You using a download manager?

I've had to start due to similar issues, where if the connection drops or something you have to start again. End up spending 30megs to get something that's 5-6megs :mad:
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I've been using Chrome/Firefox's pause download to get downloads but it's extremely frustrating
 
I'm in the same boat.....you start downloading a file & you can see how the download speed decline.

Really cheeses me off & I'm too hesitant to download large files with Vodacom 3G.
 
DownthemAll for Firefox works well with ADSL- opens multiple links to the same file being downloaded. Wonder if that will help for mobile connections?

Haven't tried it using 3G.

Have a torrent app on my phone I use at the end of the month to chow the last few megs of my bundle- that chugs along quite happily.

I'm on MTN, via SAINET- doesn't seem to be any slower than standard MTN.
 
Budza said:
DownthemAll for Firefox works well with ADSL- opens multiple links to the same file being downloaded. Wonder if that will help for mobile connections?
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So it effectively turns an HTTP direct download into a torrent?
 
Oculate said:
EG Download starts at 200kbps, drops to 199kbps then to 198kbps, 197kbps etc etc until hitting 0bps
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I generally see this with the free file serving sites like rapidshare etc. I recently downloaded files from a private FTP server and hit 500kbps easy with no interruptions.
 
The_Assimilator said:
No, it downloads different portions of the same file in parallel. But not all servers support this.
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Ah, well I'll give it a shot

morkhans said:
I generally see this with the free file serving sites like rapidshare etc. I recently downloaded files from a private FTP server and hit 500kbps easy with no interruptions.
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I get this problem with everything :( Whether it's my company's VPN client or the latest VMC from the vodacom site
 
Oculate said:
I get this problem with everything :( Whether it's my company's VPN client or the latest VMC from the vodacom site
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Does it make any difference in which area you are in? i.e. if you have a notebook go test it in a different location, might well be your tower.
 
I have been experiencing the same problems and its very frustrating. Once tried to download a file of 200MB and ended up using about 450MB trying to download.
 
morkhans said:
Does it make any difference in which area you are in? i.e. if you have a notebook go test it in a different location, might well be your tower.
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Oculate said:
have tested it in 3 different locations now
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:(

So it seems a few people have this... what versions of VMC are us affected people using and what modems?

I've got an Option GE0201 'Express Card', I should probably test it with a USB modem as well
 
Got the same problem with a Vodafone B970 router. The download starts off well & then goes down to 0 kbps. This has costed me huge, as I only have 2GB for the whole month.

Fortunately I am done with the stupid 80 MB iTunes update & 180 MB iOS updates.

Didnt have this problem last year, so not sure what is causing it.
 
morkhans said:
I generally see this with the free file serving sites like rapidshare etc. I recently downloaded files from a private FTP server and hit 500kbps easy with no interruptions.
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I share your sentiments , i also download from rapidshare and also use IDM(internet download manager). I never received poor download speeds using it. There are times when the server i'm downloading from resets but it gives me the option to restart the download.
 
I know of a friend in the Pretoria North region who was also having similar issues. He'd start a download and the speed would gradually taper down, until there was no more throughput. He logged a call to have it resolved and he said Vodacom sent out technician to do some testing. Still need to find out if it has been resolved yet.
 
VodacomData said:
I share your sentiments , i also download from rapidshare and also use IDM(internet download manager). I never received poor download speeds using it. There are times when the server i'm downloading from resets but it gives me the option to restart the download.
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You mean resume?

Restarting is what OP is trying to avoid.
 
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