Extremely slow response times..

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What's with MTN data?

The last about four days it's been going weird..

It's not any slower than usual per se, but the response times (for lack of a better description) are ridiculous.. What I mean is that if I click a link or attempt to connect to some server it takes really really long to get connected like more than a minute at times.. Once it's connected though the data transfer is pretty much as usual..

i.e., If I start a download it'll take up to a minute (or even longer at times) to start but then it'll happily stream at 500kbps..

It all seems very intermittent as well..

Check this ping out:

PING www.myadsl.co.za (196.40.97.12) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 196.40.97.12: icmp_seq=1 ttl=239 time=144 ms
64 bytes from 196.40.97.12: icmp_seq=2 ttl=239 time=115 ms
64 bytes from 196.40.97.12: icmp_seq=3 ttl=239 time=115 ms
64 bytes from 196.40.97.12: icmp_seq=4 ttl=239 time=113 ms
64 bytes from 196.40.97.12: icmp_seq=5 ttl=239 time=112 ms
64 bytes from 196.40.97.12: icmp_seq=6 ttl=239 time=111 ms
64 bytes from 196.40.97.12: icmp_seq=7 ttl=239 time=110 ms
64 bytes from 196.40.97.12: icmp_seq=8 ttl=239 time=140 ms
64 bytes from 196.40.97.12: icmp_seq=9 ttl=239 time=128 ms

--- www.myadsl.co.za ping statistics ---
9 packets transmitted, 9 received, 0% packet loss, time 8007ms

That's pretty dam good for a wireless connection..

This attempt however, within 3 minutes of the above one:

PING www.myadsl.co.za (196.40.97.13) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 196.40.97.13: icmp_seq=1 ttl=239 time=477 ms
64 bytes from 196.40.97.13: icmp_seq=2 ttl=239 time=395 ms
64 bytes from 196.40.97.13: icmp_seq=3 ttl=239 time=386 ms
64 bytes from 196.40.97.13: icmp_seq=4 ttl=239 time=394 ms
64 bytes from 196.40.97.13: icmp_seq=5 ttl=239 time=523 ms

--- www.myadsl.co.za ping statistics ---
25 packets transmitted, 5 received, [B]80% packet loss[/B], time 24020ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 386.320/435.631/523.614/55.117 ms

The problem seems to get worse if I allow the connection to remain idle for a few minutes.. Running a constant ping in the background seems to keep the connection fully "awake"..

 

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Hmm.. I just hopped onto speedtest.net to check what speeds I'm actually getting..
Still as normal average of 500kbps..

I did notice though that my upload speed was nearly 200kbps!
When did MTN remove their 64k upload limit?

 

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mine does that too - MTN was bearable when I used it a couple of days ago but I cant take it to wait 1 minute for google to open! WTF is going on with my connection??

i cant get more than 35kb/s, averaging at under 10 kb/s !

I'm using Mobile Partner, and have tried all settings.
I connect, and have like 93% Signal.

I just want this to be over, feel like throwing the MTN SIM away, even with 1GB remaining, and just buying some vodacom Bundles - Anyone use MTN? want a SIM? =)

Clearly I must be doing something wrong, but looks like i'm not the only one experiencing this super slow speeds... atleast yours gets going when you start streaming - my connection just goes slower and slower, and never gets "going"

This sucks ass. wanna find a sollution on the forum, but it's gonna take all nite =(

 

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This appears to have been one of those problems that just disappear..

Well.. on my connection at least.. haven't had the problem for at least a week now..