Download speed differs between providers.

darkevil

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I have 10meg line with Webafrica and do some torrent downloads.

I get at best 130mbs download speed.
When i disconnect and connet with my 3g account the same torrent jumps to over 1Mbyte a second.

Webafrica telling me to test my line.....

Tracing route to www.webafrica.co.za [41.185.61.34]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms www.routerlogin.com [192.168.0.1]
2 8 ms 9 ms 7 ms 196-210-102-1.dynamic.isadsl.co.za [196.210.102.
1]
3 63 ms 65 ms 9 ms 196.38.73.113
4 88 ms 88 ms 12 ms cdsl2-rba-vl150.ip.isnet.net [196.38.73.9]
5 68 ms 66 ms 9 ms cdsl1-rba-vl2.ip.isnet.net [196.26.77.1]
6 114 ms 118 ms 109 ms cdsl1-ctn-cdsl1-rba.ip.isnet.net [196.38.72.159]

7 95 ms 96 ms 26 ms wa-is.isdsl.net [196.38.72.84]
8 100 ms 104 ms 26 ms wnls-hr1-vl-140.wa.co.za [41.185.1.2]
9 105 ms 108 ms 114 ms webafrica.co.za [41.185.61.34]


Speed test on www.saix.net
Last Result:
Download Speed: 7693 kbps (961.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 650 kbps (81.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 23 ms
5/14/2015, 3:13:45 PM

I am hoping the torrent site is not heavily shaped and need some advice?
I am not a heavy user but that said why offer data and not the means to download or restrict that data where it becomes more a frustration than its worth.

The question i have is why the different speeds from the very same torrent?

Maybe its time to look for another provider?
Suggestions?

Your input and advice appreciated.
 
You never specified the accounts you have at Web Africa. You're probably on a Home account which is shaped. So don't download before midnight and after 6am.
 
You never specified the accounts you have at Web Africa. You're probably on a Home account which is shaped. So don't download before midnight and after 6am.

Yes i am on a home account Capped.

Been with Web Africa for just over a month with downloads only now becoming a problem.

I don't mind been shaped but to the point where 100kbs a second seems excessive.
 
Yes i am on a home account Capped.

Been with Web Africa for just over a month with downloads only now becoming a problem.

I don't mind been shaped but to the point where 100kbs a second seems excessive.

Change products.
 
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