Telkom Internet Capped/Uncapped User Feedback (Pt2)

MickeyD said:
doubt if there would be 100m of slack avalable... initial post from ranger said they were splicing in a temporary solution. Probably a 144f meaning 288 splices (144 at each end) :p
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Either way that Fujikura worked overtime :D
 
MickeyD said:
doubt if there would be 100m of slack avalable... initial post from ranger said they were splicing in a temporary solution. Probably a 144f meaning 288 splices (144 at each end) :p
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They pulled in 2x 144s, so ponder is right, 576 splices.
 
I see now there is a press release about online gaming being "encouraged". Much confusion comes out of this Telkom Internet place which makes me wonder.
 
So I've been scheduling downloads from 00:05 to 05:58 for the past 3 months (only NZB's). Some days if i'm lucky i'll get 4GB, but most of the time it's around 1.9 to 2GB. I'm on a 2mb line so that equates to like half my line speed during night surfer which is really pathetic as I don't do bulk downloads at all during the day. Anyone else experiencing this or is it just me??
 
BashX said:
So I've been scheduling downloads from 00:05 to 05:58 for the past 3 months (only NZB's). Some days if i'm lucky i'll get 4GB, but most of the time it's around 1.9 to 2GB. I'm on a 2mb line so that equates to like half my line speed during night surfer which is really pathetic as I don't do bulk downloads at all during the day. Anyone else experiencing this or is it just me??
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Are you using a paid server? I could easily get 8-9gigs between 00:00 and 06:00 using nzb's. Thats with a 4MB line so you should effectively get 4-4.5gigs.

Using SAIX news server was a joke, I was lucky if I got 50% line speed between those times.
 
Gboss said:
Are you using a paid server? I could easily get 8-9gigs between 00:00 and 06:00 using nzb's. Thats with a 4MB line so you should effectively get 4-4.5gigs.

Using SAIX news server was a joke, I was lucky if I got 50% line speed between those times.
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SAIX. So that explains it then.
So my question is why should we pay for another service to get better lines speeds? This is like a double tax system. You pay for a service, then if you want better service you must pay again. I mean Night surfer is meant for bulk downloads and we should get at least 80% line speed during that time so why throttle speeds during that period?
 
I use the saix newserver in night surfer time and get full line speed (400) on a 4 Mbit line. That's with new "just aired" content that's snatched by sickbeard.

Perhaps older articles go slower because the retention on news.saix.net is only 30 days or something like that.
 
BashX said:
SAIX. So that explains it then.
So my question is why should we pay for another service to get better lines speeds? This is like a double tax system. You pay for a service, then if you want better service you must pay again. I mean Night surfer is meant for bulk downloads and we should get at least 80% line speed during that time so why throttle speeds during that period?
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In the beginning I used to get line speed using SAIX news server but that changed from around the start of the year.
I used to use sunnyusenet.com (now using the free news server from CW) and what a difference. Set up your nzb client to use SSL and you will get line speed all day. I didn't mind having to pay for an additional service as sunny is less than 30 rand a month. Chump change when compared to the benefit of being able to get my nzb down at 420kB/s at anytime.
 
Gboss said:
In the beginning I used to get line speed using SAIX news server but that changed from around the start of the year.
I used to use sunnyusenet.com (now using the free news server from CW) and what a difference. Set up your nzb client to use SSL and you will get line speed all day. I didn't mind having to pay for an additional service as sunny is less than 30 rand a month. Chump change when compared to the benefit of being able to get my nzb down at 420kB/s at anytime.
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Could you PM me details on the CW free news server.
 
BashX said:
SAIX. So that explains it then.
So my question is why should we pay for another service to get better lines speeds? This is like a double tax system. You pay for a service, then if you want better service you must pay again. I mean Night surfer is meant for bulk downloads and we should get at least 80% line speed during that time so why throttle speeds during that period?
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In the beginning I used to get line speed using SAIX news server but that changed from around the start of the year.
I used to use sunnyusenet.com (now using the free news server from CW) and what a difference. Set up your nzb client to use SSL and you will get line speed all day. I didn't mind having to pay for an additional service as sunny is less than 30 rand a month. Chump change when compared to the benefit of being able to get my nzb down at 420kB/s at anytime.
 
Electric said:
I think you mean HAD!
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Yes Electric is right guys, I had a Ti uncapped account. I'm with CW since the 1st.

That doesn't mean I can't comment here I hope?

Do I need to disclose anything? I dont have shares in CW, yet :p

Just kidding, but I had the same issues when I was using the SAIX server. Just hop onto sunnyusenet.com and sign up for the trial account. Setup nzbsa to use SSL and port 443 (IIRC) and watch your nzb's fly at line speed :D
 
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