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Cosmic_Nomad said:
Pinging www-bbc-com.bbc.net.uk [212.58.246.91] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.246.91: bytes=32 time=375ms TTL=52
Reply from 212.58.246.91: bytes=32 time=419ms TTL=52
Reply from 212.58.246.91: bytes=32 time=395ms TTL=52
Reply from 212.58.246.91: bytes=32 time=425ms TTL=52

Ping statistics for 212.58.246.91:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 375ms, Maximum = 425ms, Average = 403ms

C:\Users\timo>ping www.bbc.com

Pinging www-bbc-com.bbc.net.uk [212.58.246.91] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.246.91: bytes=32 time=315ms TTL=52
Reply from 212.58.246.91: bytes=32 time=304ms TTL=52
Reply from 212.58.246.91: bytes=32 time=345ms TTL=52
Reply from 212.58.246.91: bytes=32 time=351ms TTL=52



C:\Users\timo>ping www.google.com

Pinging www.google.com [74.125.233.52] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 74.125.233.52: bytes=32 time=145ms TTL=54
Reply from 74.125.233.52: bytes=32 time=74ms TTL=54
Reply from 74.125.233.52: bytes=32 time=127ms TTL=54
Reply from 74.125.233.52: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 74.125.233.52:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 25ms, Maximum = 145ms, Average = 92ms


Why is it up the pole ?

Could it be that I'm using payed DNS servers (unblock-us) and not Telkoms ?
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Run a tracert rather, it will give us more information.

E.g.
Tracing route to bbc.co.uk [212.58.251.195]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms home.gateway [10.0.0.2]
2 12 ms 10 ms 10 ms ti-224-80-01.telkomadsl.co.za [105.224.80.1]
3 11 ms 9 ms 11 ms ti-226-0-06.telkomadsl.co.za [105.226.0.6]
4 10 ms 11 ms 10 ms ti-226-0-13.telkomadsl.co.za [105.226.0.13]
5 10 ms 10 ms 10 ms wblv-ip-hsll-1-wan.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.25.39
.45]
6 155 ms 156 ms 158 ms lon-ip-hsll-1-gig-7-1-0.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.
43.9.58]
7 165 ms 162 ms 164 ms ldn-b5-link.telia.net [62.115.35.89]
8 167 ms 166 ms 194 ms atos-ic-151907-ldn-b5.c.telia.net [80.239.132.14
2]
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 172 ms 175 ms 184 ms ae0.er01.telhc.bbc.co.uk [132.185.254.109]
11 174 ms 185 ms 341 ms 132.185.255.140
12 177 ms 178 ms 210 ms www-vip.telhc.bbc.co.uk [212.58.251.195]

Trace complete.
 
I on the other hand am getting excellent speeds in terms of HTTP, and NNTP, however P2P is very slow, in the region of 2 - 10 kbps for most of the day and now.

Code: 
C:\Users\Nathan>tracert bbc.co.uk

Tracing route to bbc.co.uk [212.58.251.195]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     2 ms     1 ms     1 ms  10.0.0.2
  2    15 ms    23 ms    14 ms  ti-225-8-01.telkomadsl.co.za [105.225.8.1]
  3     *       13 ms    12 ms  ti-226-0-06.telkomadsl.co.za [105.226.0.6]
  4    13 ms    17 ms    14 ms  ti-226-0-13.telkomadsl.co.za [105.226.0.13]
  5   508 ms   773 ms   686 ms  165.165.214.213
  6   159 ms   166 ms   163 ms  lon-ip-hsll-1-gig-7-1-0.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.
43.9.58]
  7   199 ms   199 ms   198 ms  ldn-b5-link.telia.net [62.115.35.89]
  8   201 ms   201 ms   198 ms  atos-ic-151907-ldn-b5.c.telia.net [80.239.132.14
2]
  9     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 10   174 ms   176 ms   174 ms  ae0.er01.telhc.bbc.co.uk [132.185.254.109]
 11   195 ms   174 ms   174 ms  132.185.255.140
 12   174 ms   176 ms   176 ms  www-vip.telhc.bbc.co.uk [212.58.251.195]

Trace complete.

Just a snip of what I mean
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Also occasionally HTTP file downloads (in Chrome) just stop, due to an unknown network error. :confused:

But despite these issues I'm still happy, for now.

PingTest:
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Big Bean said:
Run a tracert rather, it will give us more information.

E.g.
Tracing route to bbc.co.uk [212.58.251.195]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms home.gateway [10.0.0.2]
2 12 ms 10 ms 10 ms ti-224-80-01.telkomadsl.co.za [105.224.80.1]
3 11 ms 9 ms 11 ms ti-226-0-06.telkomadsl.co.za [105.226.0.6]
4 10 ms 11 ms 10 ms ti-226-0-13.telkomadsl.co.za [105.226.0.13]
5 10 ms 10 ms 10 ms wblv-ip-hsll-1-wan.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.25.39
.45]
6 155 ms 156 ms 158 ms lon-ip-hsll-1-gig-7-1-0.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.
43.9.58]
7 165 ms 162 ms 164 ms ldn-b5-link.telia.net [62.115.35.89]
8 167 ms 166 ms 194 ms atos-ic-151907-ldn-b5.c.telia.net [80.239.132.14
2]
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 172 ms 175 ms 184 ms ae0.er01.telhc.bbc.co.uk [132.185.254.109]
11 174 ms 185 ms 341 ms 132.185.255.140
12 177 ms 178 ms 210 ms www-vip.telhc.bbc.co.uk [212.58.251.195]

Trace complete.
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C:\Users\timo>tracert www.bbc.com

Tracing route to www-bbc-com.bbc.net.uk [212.58.246.93]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1
2 164 ms 134 ms 83 ms ti-224-8-01.telkomadsl.co.za [105.224.8.1]
3 99 ms 144 ms 106 ms ti-228-0-06.telkomadsl.co.za [105.228.0.6]
4 180 ms 184 ms 108 ms ti-228-0-13.telkomadsl.co.za [105.228.0.13]
5 181 ms 176 ms 183 ms rndf-ip-hsll-1-wan.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.25.39
.41]
6 382 ms 404 ms 370 ms lon-ip-hsll-1-gig-0-1-0.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.
43.9.46]
7 326 ms 333 ms 339 ms ldn-b5-link.telia.net [62.115.35.89]
8 359 ms 377 ms 336 ms atos-ic-151907-ldn-b5.c.telia.net [80.239.132.14
2]
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 342 ms 318 ms 360 ms ae0.er01.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk [132.185.254.93]
12 354 ms 413 ms 403 ms 132.185.255.164
13 318 ms 357 ms 364 ms bbc-vip014.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk [212.58.246.93]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\timo>tracert www.google.com

Tracing route to www.google.com [74.125.233.48]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1
2 118 ms 73 ms 128 ms ti-224-8-01.telkomadsl.co.za [105.224.8.1]
3 161 ms 126 ms 82 ms ti-228-0-06.telkomadsl.co.za [105.228.0.6]
4 121 ms 81 ms 37 ms ti-228-0-13.telkomadsl.co.za [105.228.0.13]
5 125 ms 211 ms 174 ms rndf-ip-hsll-1-wan.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.25.39
.41]
6 166 ms 206 ms 220 ms rrba-ip-lir-1-gig-3-0-0.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.
43.11.134]
7 211 ms 234 ms 264 ms 196.43.26.106
8 77 ms 90 ms 140 ms 72.14.212.1
9 218 ms 176 ms 133 ms 64.233.174.21
10 163 ms 139 ms 137 ms jnb01s01-in-f16.1e100.net [74.125.233.48]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\timo>
 
Cosmic_Nomad said:
C:\Users\timo>tracert www.bbc.com

Tracing route to www-bbc-com.bbc.net.uk [212.58.246.93]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1
2 164 ms 134 ms 83 ms ti-224-8-01.telkomadsl.co.za [105.224.8.1]
3 99 ms 144 ms 106 ms ti-228-0-06.telkomadsl.co.za [105.228.0.6]
4 180 ms 184 ms 108 ms ti-228-0-13.telkomadsl.co.za [105.228.0.13]
5 181 ms 176 ms 183 ms rndf-ip-hsll-1-wan.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.25.39
.41]
6 382 ms 404 ms 370 ms lon-ip-hsll-1-gig-0-1-0.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.
43.9.46]
7 326 ms 333 ms 339 ms ldn-b5-link.telia.net [62.115.35.89]
8 359 ms 377 ms 336 ms atos-ic-151907-ldn-b5.c.telia.net [80.239.132.14
2]
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 342 ms 318 ms 360 ms ae0.er01.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk [132.185.254.93]
12 354 ms 413 ms 403 ms 132.185.255.164
13 318 ms 357 ms 364 ms bbc-vip014.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk [212.58.246.93]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\timo>tracert www.google.com

Tracing route to www.google.com [74.125.233.48]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1
2 118 ms 73 ms 128 ms ti-224-8-01.telkomadsl.co.za [105.224.8.1]
3 161 ms 126 ms 82 ms ti-228-0-06.telkomadsl.co.za [105.228.0.6]
4 121 ms 81 ms 37 ms ti-228-0-13.telkomadsl.co.za [105.228.0.13]
5 125 ms 211 ms 174 ms rndf-ip-hsll-1-wan.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.25.39
.41]
6 166 ms 206 ms 220 ms rrba-ip-lir-1-gig-3-0-0.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.
43.11.134]
7 211 ms 234 ms 264 ms 196.43.26.106
8 77 ms 90 ms 140 ms 72.14.212.1
9 218 ms 176 ms 133 ms 64.233.174.21
10 163 ms 139 ms 137 ms jnb01s01-in-f16.1e100.net [74.125.233.48]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\timo>
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It appears to be a congestion issue (or people using internet while running test), thus not ISP related.
 
xbmcfan said:
How much would a 2mbps bundle cost, R384.25(excl line rental, only ADSL portion)?
And a 2mbps data account with a 4mbps line, price? Do the line discount and bundle discount still apply?
When is the best time to join, the beginning or end of the month.
Do Telkom still bill you double(in advance) when you join?

Thanks
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When I first switched over from 2mb to 4mb my first 2 bills were just over R620. Telkom bills you pro rata because you pay in advance. My bills looked like a shamble because they credited me back for the 2mb that I had already paid for. I also signed up for the 25%discount so I have a R90 do bundle discount as well as a further discount of 25%on my ADSL line.

I think I'd you joined now you might get double billed next month tho. But I would just double check that at your nearest Telkom direct store or call 10210.

I can't say what the costs of having a 4mb line n 2mb account will be as I just downgraded the ISP portion to 2mb last Friday. But I'm expecting a bill of around R700ish
 
Got about 15 tabs opened with large high resolution images, twitch video and various other stuff but loading at a paltry 50KB/s :p on a 10Mbps line.

Anyone experiencing some slow internets today?

Could just be an isolated issue on my end but won't hurt to ask. :)

Default DNS entries and only downloaded about 20GB this month.
 
Yuu said:
Got about 15 tabs opened with large high resolution images, twitch video and various other stuff but loading at a paltry 50KB/s :p on a 10Mbps line.

Anyone experiencing some slow internets today?

Could just be an isolated issue on my end but won't hurt to ask. :)

Default DNS entries and only downloaded about 20GB this month.
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To be fair in such a scenario you're also talking about browser bandwidth metering/download queue there and those aren't always efficient enough to use all of a connection's speed. Especially Opera and IE tend to kind of trip over themselves when they have a lot of things to do causing a weird bottleneck choking off almost all of your connection speed.
 
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SCHUMI-4-EVA said:
To be fair in such a scenario you're also talking about browser bandwidth metering/download queue there and those aren't always efficient enough to use all of a connection's speed. Especially Opera and IE tend to kind of trip over themselves when they have a lot of things to do causing a weird bottleneck choking off almost all of your connection speed.
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I agree however, i have not had this issue at all in the past. I also refresh if a tab does not load (also pics from certain hosts are limited).

Will continue to monitor though.

Edit: Got back to the PC now and everything is back to being fast. :)
 
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Sho, I dont often have much happening on my network at this time of day, but Ive just lined up Server 2012 to download from VLSC, for the last 30 odd minutes its been downloading at 8.2Mbps!!!

Nice work TI!
 
Gboss said:
All good on this corner of Durbs
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2954346398.png
My Ti 2MB is blazing this morning :D
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WOW!! That is nice speeds you got there on TI 2MB hey! Im loving TI right now hey, scheduling my Downloads nicely this month, im on 17 gigs already, but on TI Tracker, there is not even a bit of a status bar, the bar has not even started.... Somethings def changed!! My Streaming is seamless on 360p, my downloads at around 10pm run at a solid 206 Kbps, no dropping nothing, constant on that speed!
 
vaaitjie said:
does the userstats work for any of you? because I can't seem to login. My titracker login works
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Both work for me, although it takes almost 3 minutes to log in at the stats. Not sure why, because the rest of my account is really running well.
 
RoMark said:
Both work for me, although it takes almost 3 minutes to log in at the stats. Not sure why, because the rest of my account is really running well.
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I get this, but when I put my username and password it, it says authentication failedCapture1.JPG
 
Tit & saix stats are up and down like a whores drawers. Patience.
 
69Joka69 said:
WOW!! That is nice speeds you got there on TI 2MB hey! Im loving TI right now hey, scheduling my Downloads nicely this month, im on 17 gigs already, but on TI Tracker, there is not even a bit of a status bar, the bar has not even started.... Somethings def changed!! My Streaming is seamless on 360p, my downloads at around 10pm run at a solid 206 Kbps, no dropping nothing, constant on that speed!
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Thanks Joker, I actually downgraded from 4MB uncapped to 2MB uncapped but kept my line at 4MB. With the 25% discount my 4MB line only costs me R318, which equates to R19 more than what the 2MB line costs (2MB being R299).
When I was on 2MB AIC, I would get 1.7MB on speedtest. Now its between 2.2 and 2.5MB and I have no problem paying R19 extra to get the extra 0.5MB download rate.

In fact this combination of 4MB line and 2MB account works great for me and I found I can stream XBMC 720p content without buffering, youtube doesn't always play too nicely at 720p currently, sometimes it will play without buffering other times not.

Overall I'd put my cock on the block and say Ti is the best uncapped ISP in SA, bar OW Gold Original.

EDIT: I take that back, Ti is the best! Even guys on OW Gold Original are getting shaped on downloads during hours. On Ti I'm yet to feel the shaping...
 
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