MWEB Uncapped Subscribers Feedback

[renvilo]

I don't have HTTP downloads yet I'm thinking of getting a account at Newshosting or Giganews but not sure coz 8gb a day isn't bad and I just don't have enough space, lol

 

[medicnick83]

Hope you guys know that MWEB proxy/cache alot of data.

Windows updates for example come down at 400KB/s
Updates to spyware doctor, malware etc, come down at 400KB/s but try doing eset updates and they crawl in.

(good example) I was at a client and downloading XP SP3 from my office (4mb) and I was getting 400KB/s - that's not possible as a 4MB line can only really output 50KB/s but MWEB (they are using MWEB) saw the file was the same as one from MS, sent it via their network.

 

[TonyA]

I'm getting full speed on direct http download from The Netherlands.

http://www.digi4.net/upload/files/1/mweb1.png

Cavedog, what programme you using to get those stats?

 

[unwired]

got my mweb 4mb connection today. Only paying 50% for this month.

Speeds on astraweb +- 30KB/s. Was expecting closer to 40KB for during the day. Not a train smash though.
Expecting it to speed up later on tonight.

http downloads are damn quick though.

Certain web sites time out - mybb incl when simultaneously downloading via astraweb.

Any idea what the mweb news groups settings are?

 

[medicnick83]

I do NOT want to accept anything less than 100KB/s (astraweb) during the day.
That's acceptable as far as I'm concerned.

 

[bekdik]

MWEB posted on their facebook group

What's the group name?

 

[medicnick83]

What's the group name?

Free The Web South Africa

 

[cavedog]

Cavedog, what programme you using to get those stats?

Its sidebar widgets for windows Vista and 7.

Links. Works both in Windows 7 And vista. Tested and confirmed :

http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=587ef54f-e121-418b-b258-e583e105a0d6
http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=86656dc5-b0fe-489d-b115-44a76e050f63
http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=89fc6d27-0fe9-4c40-b1f4-e1c393415bff

And for the entire gallery of widgets:
http://gallery.live.com/home.aspx

 

[cavedog]

I do NOT want to accept anything less than 100KB/s (astraweb) during the day.
That's acceptable as far as I'm concerned.

I can confirm that when http is maximum speed. Usenet and p2p is MAX 35kbs. Ive been with Mweb since the launch on 18th March. It was always 80kbs+ Now it has slowed to 30kbs. More people downloading.

 

[Kosmik]

(good example) I was at a client and downloading XP SP3 from my office (4mb) and I was getting 400KB/s - that's not possible as a 4MB line can only really output 50KB/s but MWEB (they are using MWEB) saw the file was the same as one from MS, sent it via their network.

What are you on about? 4Mb line can only ouput 50KB/s?

 

[medicnick83]

What are you on about? 4Mb line can only ouput 50KB/s?

4MB lines can DOWNLOAD 400KB/s ±
4MB lines can UPLOAD 50KB/s ±

 

[medicnick83]

We are also getting additional bandwidth online soon to address the speed inconsistencies. We'd love to welcome you to the Free Web soon

Posted on the Facebook group; someone explain to me what the hell that means?!?!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[D34M0n7]

my connection seems to be extreemly slow, right now I'm torrenting at 0.5Kb/s and it takes mwebs website about a min to load.

This seems like a throttle and not just shaping.

 

[medicnick83]

my connection seems to be extreemly slow, right now I'm torrenting at 0.5Kb/s and it takes mwebs website about a min to load.

This seems like a throttle and not just shaping.

Post your frustrations on the Facebook group!!!

Please guys, go there, post and let everyone know - it's the only time people take us seriously is when we PUBLICALLY VENT!

 

[Smooth Criminal]

Torrent users should get themselves a vpn account. I suspected initially that a vpn connection might not work around the shaping, but tested it last night and it does work.

Note that might change though if Mweb decides to start shaping PPTP.

 

[TonyA]

Thanks Cavedog

 

[milomak]

i am disappointed that speeds are down to 30kB/s on Giga during the day. Also noticing that full speed on Giga getting later and later. However as a total package, I still would choose this rather than going back to my Axxess Express+ account.

 

[RogueRunner]

Note that might change though if Mweb decides to start shaping PPTP.

And piss off 1000's of business users! Not likely. VPN's cost money though and your run of the mill $10 account might not even support torrents. In the end, night time downloads is ok for the mayority of people I would guess. MWEB stated already they upping their BW so it should get better at night sometime in the nearby future. Afterall, it is a shaped service!!

 

[Smooth Criminal]

And piss off 1000's of businness users! Not likely. VPN's cost money though and your run of the mill $10 account might not even support torrents. In the end, night time downloads is ok for the mayority of people I would guess. MWEB stated already they upping their BW so it should get better at night sometime in the nearby future. Afterall, it is a shaped service!!

They could argue that this is a consumer product, and businesses should use their business uncapped accounts.

 

[RogueRunner]

They could argue that this is a consumer product, and businesses should use their business uncapped accounts.

Nope! Your employees use normal ADSL at home to connect to their employers servers!