International Speeds on 4 Mbit/sec

[surfboy]

I have an 1024/4096 ADSL connection with Mweb and looking at my INTERNATIONAL download speeds on TCPIQ I notice that they are never above 512 kbps and average at about 384 kbps.

I understand that the ADSL service is a "best effort service", but was wondering what other users results are like in comparison before I even attempt to complain to Mweb or Telkom.

Am I wasting my time complaining as I really think these speeds are pathetic on what should be a 4096 kbps line?

 

[4cer]

well on a telkom ISP account... my torrents average out between 360KB/s and 410KB/s.

you tube streams at 400KB/s, and microsoft updates sometimes hit 430KB/s.

so i get proper 4Mbis/sec service i would say.

 

[jacobstone]

well on a telkom ISP account... my torrents average out between 360KB/s and 410KB/s.

you tube streams at 400KB/s, and microsoft updates sometimes hit 430KB/s.

so i get proper 4Mbis/sec service i would say.

How the f**k*? My torrents are painfully slow most of the time, the only place I get 400kb/s is usually tucows.saix.net!

 

[savage]

HTTP it is possible to get up to 4mb/s international, on mostly everything else, my international seems to be arround 1mb/s

 

[Vio]

The speeds are erratic based on time and server your getting your download from.

Best torrent speed i've achieved internationaly was 390KB/sec. But there is definitly some hardcore shaping going on on non http traffic.

 

[EchoZA]

Here is a test of the IS "quality of service" far from best effort

http://www.tcpiq.com/tcpIQ/LineSpee...ountryId=196&ConnectionId=18678&UserId=218865

Yes, they limit to 1mb as I have tested the line with a standard account and it is 4mb

 

[EchoZA]

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>tracert www.google.co.za

Tracing route to www.l.google.com [66.249.85.104]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.27.1.1
2 1 ms 1 ms 2 ms 196.211.145.49
3 664 ms 775 ms 986 ms 196.211.145.165
4 634 ms 758 ms 887 ms 196.36.80.209
5 767 ms 776 ms * cdsl2-rba.isdsl.net [196.36.80.162]
6 369 ms 492 ms 327 ms 196.36.80.165
7 1020 ms 1169 ms 1113 ms 168.210.250.80
8 1188 ms 1196 ms 1099 ms 168.209.244.7
9 1169 ms 1315 ms 1301 ms core1-0-2-0.lga.net.google.com [198.32.160.130]

10 1078 ms 1257 ms 1055 ms 216.239.49.34
11 1307 ms 1063 ms 1274 ms 72.14.236.217
12 1496 ms 908 ms 875 ms 216.239.43.91
13 1193 ms 1241 ms 1186 ms 72.14.232.209
14 1499 ms 985 ms 1006 ms 66.249.85.104

Trace complete.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>

 

[Diago]

How the f**k*? My torrents are painfully slow most of the time, the only place I get 400kb/s is usually tucows.saix.net!

Depends on whether you have a shaped or unshaped account. Also something I have noticed is that the speeds differ depending on the hardware and bandwitdth available to the site your downloading from.

Ie. I am running a 4MB line but downloading from the PietSmith.com website who only has a 1.5MB line out I am getting a lower speed then from MS who is running 100MB line out of their premises.

(I am using examples above to illustrate the point)