New Cool Ideas/Vumatel 50/50 Mbps problems

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EveDawg said:
*Scratches head and wonders what to do*
Streaming still no work on fibre but works on adsl. Fibre will stream for about 10 minutes before endless buffering.
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You got a link for the stream you're watching? I'll try test it out on mine and see if it does the same. Im on the 200/200 package.
 
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Ran it for 18min using openload and there was no buffering.

However, I have had issues with these free streaming sites on my line many times before where it buffers and just runs slow.
 
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Thanks. I was also running it in the background. Although not buffering at about 15 minutes became jerky and impossible to watch. I know occasionally there are problems with the site itself but never with this consistency only on fibre.
 
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I would suggest you download pingplotter (free version) and check for any packetloss before the third hop on the traceroute because that indicates a line fault or some other issue on your end.
 
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Yeap or we can try with your PC directly into the CPE as something to try.
 
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I tried pingplotter - no packetloss at all before the third hop. Would I get a connection if I connect directly into the CPE bypassing the router?
 
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EveDawg said:
I tried pingplotter - no packetloss at all before the third hop. Would I get a connection if I connect directly into the CPE bypassing the router?
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Can you post the pingplotter result? Would need to allocate you and additional IP so PM me your account name.
 
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You need to do a tcpdump while doing a vumatel speed test and look how many retransmits/out of order packets there are.
 
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PBCool - I did PM you my account details and the pingplotter result.
ponder - thanks I did try - did not work
Sinbad - thanks but tcpdump is a bit out of my league :)

Last night again streamed movie (no wifi involved) started endless buffering within a minute on fibre. Did a quick changeover to adsl and streamed faultlessly without even disconnecting from server during changeover.
 
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No. The TL-WR840N was out of the box will try firmware upgrade once i can confirm line to be ok :)
Also have a decent BiPAC 7800DX(L) currently on ADSL
 
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Agreed there seems to be something very wrong when ADSL is able to get higher speeds internationally that Fiber... think this definitely needs to be checked out
 
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Three consecutive speedtests to speedtest.net server Los Angeles, CA on Cool Ideas/Vumatel 50/50 Mbps line:
http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6919256286
http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6919257429
http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6919258597

Right therafter three speedtests to same server on Telkom 10 Mbps ADSL:
http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6919260109
http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6919261260
http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6919262410

I have even tried a different network cable between PC and CPE
 
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This is not doing much for my stress level at this time of year. The only advantage my fast fibre line will give me is that I will be able to do super fast internet banking.... which is about the only local internet connection I ever use. I am getting really frustrated. Vumatel does not respond at all to e-mails. In fact according to them I do not have a service although I registered via the Vuma portal:
https://snag.gy/AbrjVU.jpg All my address info Tel No etc is correct on the portal......
"Resend e-mail" to confirm - does nothing - The only communication I have had from Vuma was two emails sent from Sweden! (When I first signed up) I also received an SMS to remind me to pay my R1710 installation fee.
The only humans I have seen from both Vumatel and Cool Ideas was two shady looking characters working as sub-contractors for Vumatel to install the CPE.
I do appreciate the response I have had from PBCool but this is getting a bit much now. I am going to log this entire thread as a "ticket" with Cool Ideas and see what happens.....
 
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Download Wireshark. Install it on your PC.
start a sniff, do a vumatel speedtest from their portal, stop the sniff.
Select Analyze, then Expert Information
When it's done, post a screenshot.
 
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