Podcasts being blocked?

[Cassady]

Hi!

Regardless of whether I'm trying via Overcast, or the built-in Apple Podcast app - downloading podcasts is an exercise in futility... Never used to be an issue, but over the last month or so, it's pulling down incredibly slowly...

I'm now forced to basically leave my phone plugged in, with the 'power-nap' switched off - anything interrupting the download, even switching apps, causes the download to abort and restart - as things timeout due to the incredibly slow speeds.

By example, started about an hour ago, downloading one of Dan Carlin's longer history podcasts - it's only now crawling past 14% downloaded...

What gives? Are these being blocked/shaped ISP side? Can they even do that?
Downloading app updates/music/streaming etc. is pretty much normal, albeit a tad slower of late as well - but nothing remotely like the podcasts...

Suggestions? Is this an ISP issue, or could it be my side?
iPhone 6S FWIW - all software/OS updated.

PS - same applies mornings - I'm the first one up, so there's nothing on the network that could be interfering.

 

[MikeCTZA]

Could be ISP related. I doubt it would be anything phone related.
What I'd try is create a VPN connection (say with Opera VPN which works quite well), or try at a WiFi hotspot and see if you get the same results.

 

[Cassady]

Could be ISP related. I doubt it would be anything phone related.
What I'd try is create a VPN connection (say with Opera VPN which works quite well), or try at a WiFi hotspot and see if you get the same results.

Thanks. Will give the VPN a try at home tonight, never thought to try. Have TunnelBear installed.