Telkom Internet Capped/Uncapped User Feedback (Pt2)

So guys haven't been keeping up with this thread in a while, haven't had issues since they upgraded my line in December to 2mb.

Today I see the usage counter in the red as "Power user". I've only used about 165 gb. Weren't the thresholds for 2mb higher then this last year, or is this now completely forgotten?

Also when they start throttling don't they half your line speed? I only get 39kb/s on everything on a line capable of 180 kb/s odd.

Seems like internet is just becoming worse every year.

Gonna make it my mission to download the internetz today even with 40kb/s.

thx
 
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Doodler said:
So guys haven't been keeping up with this thread in a while, haven't had issues since they upgraded my line in December to 2mb.

Today I see the usage counter in the red as "Power user". I've only used about 165 gb. Weren't the thresholds for 2mb higher then this last year, or is this now completely forgotten?

Also when they start throttling don't they half your line speed? I only get 39kb/s on everything on a line capable of 180 kb/s odd.

Seems like internet is just becoming worse every year.

Gonna make it my mission to download the internetz today even with 40kb/s.

thx
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Where do you login for that info?
 
Doodler said:
https://secure.telkomsa.net/titracker/

http://userstats.adsl.saix.net/
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Ta!
Titracker says:
Thank you for logging onto the Telkom Internet Usage Tracker Tool. You are on an Uncapped product and therefore usage tracking is not applicable to you.
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It does show a bar though - stops at around 30%.

The other link... userstats... is perfect! Thanks a ton!
So I'm doing 93Gb so far and likely 110 by the end of the month. I think I'll look at the 60+60Gb business capped from Webafrica or the 75+75 capped from Afrihost for around R299.
Anyone know the diffs between Webafrica business vs home capped? I can't stand the fact that companies make distinctions with capped products.
 
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My TI uncapped 4mb has been running smoothly in recent times. I guess its end of the month keep you happy before shaping you to death the following month.

Done 220Gb and the usage bar in Usage tracker tool is a golden brown colour. Streaming this week has been perfect for me and midnight downloads have been good as well.
 
spikry said:
My TI uncapped 4mb has been running smoothly in recent times. I guess its end of the month keep you happy before shaping you to death the following month.

Done 220Gb and the usage bar in Usage tracker tool is a golden brown colour. Streaming this week has been perfect for me and midnight downloads have been good as well.
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Streaming is often almost useless on my 4mb line and I've only done 90Gb.
 
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T1 No discount.

Telkom decides that I don't get my discount this month.
My account has increased to the new rates, no problem there, but I am now paying more for a sub-standard service.

I know , a phone call is all that is required to get this fixed, until the next time.

I am afraid Telkom is on that slippery slope, going backward at a rate of knots that is hard to believe.
For months now we have been paying for a substandard service, with no relieve in sight.
Do I have to move my ISP again, I have lost count of how many service providers I have had in twenty years.
Do we have keep changing to the ISP, that is the flavour of the month continuously, for a better service, that is going to eventually die on us again, and again.

Keno:twisted:
 
spikry said:
My TI uncapped 4mb has been running smoothly in recent times. I guess its end of the month keep you happy before shaping you to death the following month.

Done 220Gb and the usage bar in Usage tracker tool is a golden brown colour. Streaming this week has been perfect for me and midnight downloads have been good as well.
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Im also on 4mb and done 219GB . Usage tracker is green in the middle under tracking.
havent had any problems Kids play Xbox online no problems.
 
Its the last week of the month Telkom is trying to keep us happy until the beginning of next month :D
 
MickZA said:
Sounds fair, on the bright side the brakes come off on the 1st of the month, none of the x days rolling window hassles some ISP's impose.
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And how do you know Telkom does not apply this rule? You work for them? I have had many a start of the month where my speeds on NZBs and Torrents were definitely being throttled or the service was just slow.
 
I have done 100gig on a 2meg line and being throttled to death. This is the first time I have done this amount and its really annoying!!
 
International is down the drain right now. It seems that after hours there are still problems.

international speed test:
Download Speed: 577 kbps (72.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 469 kbps (58.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 255 ms
29/3/2014 20:26:38


Tracert to filenuke.com (I use this frequently for xbmc streaming. It's the most reliable host that I have used):
Code: 
Tracing route to filenuke.com [108.162.198.153]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     1 ms     1 ms     1 ms  10.0.0.2
  2    12 ms     9 ms     9 ms  ti-224-164-01.telkomadsl.co.za [105.224.164.1]
  3    53 ms    49 ms    47 ms  ti-229-0-22.telkomadsl.co.za [105.229.0.22]
  4    46 ms    43 ms    44 ms  ti-229-0-13.telkomadsl.co.za [105.229.0.13]
  5    41 ms    41 ms    42 ms  165.165.233.249
  6  1208 ms   618 ms   214 ms  lon-ip-hsll-1-gig-0-1-0.telkom-ipnet.co.za [19643.9.46]
  7  1849 ms   249 ms   229 ms  ldn-b5-link.telia.net [62.115.35.89]
  8   237 ms     *      288 ms  ldn-bb2-link.telia.net [80.91.246.146]
  9   250 ms   239 ms   243 ms  hbg-bb2-link.telia.net [213.155.132.252]
 10   251 ms   254 ms   248 ms  war-b2-link.telia.net [213.155.134.119]
 11   251 ms   247 ms   254 ms  cloudflare-ic-154353-war-b2.c.telia.net [80.239194.90]
 12   246 ms   264 ms   248 ms  108.162.198.153

Trace complete.

Hops 6/7 look to be the issue.

Tracert to bbc.co.uk:
Code: 
Tracing route to bbc.co.uk [212.58.244.18]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     1 ms     1 ms     1 ms  10.0.0.2
  2    10 ms     9 ms    14 ms  ti-224-164-01.telkomadsl.co.za [105.224.164.1]
  3    49 ms    51 ms    51 ms  ti-229-0-06.telkomadsl.co.za [105.229.0.6]
  4    51 ms    50 ms     *     ti-229-0-29.telkomadsl.co.za [105.229.0.29]
  5    42 ms    42 ms    42 ms  tbnb-ip-hsll-1-wan.telkom-ipnet.co.za [165.165.235.173]
  6   216 ms   213 ms   212 ms  lon-ip-hsll-1-gig-0-1-0.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.43.9.46]
  7   228 ms   227 ms   227 ms  ldn-b5-link.telia.net [62.115.35.89]
  8   228 ms   229 ms   228 ms  atos-ic-151907-ldn-b5.c.telia.net [80.239.132.142]
  9     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 10   231 ms   230 ms   234 ms  ae0.er01.telhc.bbc.co.uk [132.185.254.109]
 11   234 ms   231 ms   232 ms  132.185.255.149
 12   235 ms   240 ms   230 ms  fmt-vip72.telhc.bbc.co.uk [212.58.244.18]

Trace complete.

EDIT: Local is also abysmal.
JHB:
Last Result:
Download Speed: 2200 kbps (275 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 496 kbps (62 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 79 ms
29/3/2014 21:02:51
Code: 
Tracing route to google.co.za [74.125.233.56]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
  1     2 ms     1 ms     1 ms  10.0.0.2
  2     9 ms    13 ms     9 ms  ti-224-164-01.telkomadsl.co.za [105.224.164.1]
  3    45 ms    44 ms    49 ms  ti-229-0-06.telkomadsl.co.za [105.229.0.6]
  4    44 ms    45 ms    47 ms  ti-229-0-29.telkomadsl.co.za [105.229.0.29]
  5    42 ms    44 ms    44 ms  tbnb-ip-hsll-1-wan.telkom-ipnet.co.za [165.165.235.173]
  6    53 ms    51 ms    48 ms  196.43.52.42
  7    52 ms    54 ms    56 ms  72.14.212.1
  8    53 ms    55 ms    56 ms  64.233.174.21
  9    54 ms    58 ms    54 ms  google.co.za [74.125.233.56]

Trace complete.
 
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Unusable for me too on TI. Have swopped temporarily to Afrihost prepaid.
 
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