Vodacom Problems: Slow Throughput, trying to Connect, DNS, High Latency

[Syndyre]

International traffic is incredibly slow this morning, downloads are stalling, web pages partially load.
On PPDB, internet APN, Cape Town.

Same here, getting download speeds of 2KB/s on HSDPA. Also internet APN, PPDB, Grahamstown.

 

[SaiyanZ]

Been terrible for me since Thursday, 31/07/2008. 4 days now....
Download speed of 60kbits/s. Hooray for "broadband"!!

http://www.speedtest.net/result/304284657.png

 

[Spamhater]

I`m really getting gatvol of vadacom *****ty speeds, getting HSDPA download speeds of 1.1Kb/s im even getting better speeds on my virgin mobile sim.

 

[Spamhater]

Been terrible for me since Thursday, 31/07/2008. 4 days now....
Download speed of 60kbits/s. Hooray for "broadband"!!

http://www.speedtest.net/result/304284657.png

I phoned vodacom call centre, first thing they ask me if there is not a problem with my HSDPA modem the more I`m informing then that this a network problem and not my modem.Even my friend that stays two houses from me is having the same problem , getting download speeds of 1.2Kb/s at the moment.

 

[ginggs]

I've just called 155, I spoke to a very helpful and patient agent who wasn't aware of any international throughput problems. After going through the standard troubleshooting procedure; disconnect and reconnect modem, ipconfig /flushdns, ipconfig /registerdns, restart computer then finding no change, he logged the call and gave me a reference number.

 

[ginggs]

I phoned vodacom call centre, first thing they ask me if there is not a problem with my HSDPA modem the more I`m informing then that this a network problem and not my modem.

What happened then, were you able to get a reference number for your call?

 

[internaut]

Sup all y all?

I have the same troubles. Been OK up till Thursday but since Friday Im lekke
bevoetsek already.

 

[Spamhater]

What happened then, were you able to get a reference number for your call?

got a reference no, will see tomorrow if speeds is better,

 

[Spamhater]

Missing vodacom3G now , he always help out when ever he can.

 

[UtianG]

IMPRESSIVE!!!!!! HSDPA in overdrive!!! PATHETIC

Cape Town (Brackenfell), PPDB, InternetVPN

This is your typical Vodacom 3G latency nowadays: ping -t www.mybroadband.co.za

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=51
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=109ms TTL=51
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=77ms TTL=51
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=76ms TTL=51
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=75ms TTL=51
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=144ms TTL=51
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=82ms TTL=51
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=81ms TTL=51
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=90ms TTL=51
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=1289ms TTL=51
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=259ms TTL=51
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=249ms TTL=51
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=77ms TTL=51
Request timed out.
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=278ms TTL=51
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=77ms TTL=51
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=1565ms TTL=51
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 196.7.147.188: bytes=32 time=2558ms TTL=51
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
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Request timed out.
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Request timed out.
Request timed out.

 

[jenn]

Sup all y all?

I have the same troubles. Been OK up till Thursday but since Friday Im lekke
bevoetsek already.

lol well put. thursday: timeout; timeout; timeout, friday: timeout, timeout, ping. i was fine yesterday, today: same old ...

 

[Mr M]

Same issues in EL - tried downloading a 1 meg anti-virus update and it took 10 minutes to download 80kb !
Logged a call, got ref now let's wait and see.

 

[Syndyre]

Still getting slow speeds and timeouts here on HSDPA.

 

[kronoSX]

International traffic is incredibly slow this morning, downloads are stalling, web pages partially load.
On PPDB, internet APN, Cape Town.

not to worry i had the same problem,but the vodacom data guy was on another level.Did not want to log the fault as i am the only person

 

[vodacom3g]

I know we had a problem in the coastal areas yesterday with low to no throughput but only for pre-paid.

Does this tie up with what you guys saw?

 

[Syndyre]

I know we had a problem in the coastal areas yesterday with low to no throughput but only for pre-paid.

Does this tie up with what you guys saw?

That's been my problem although its not just yesterday, even now I'm getting bursts of throughput at 50-80kbps on HSDPA and often there'll be no throughput at all.

 

[FairShare]

I know we had a problem in the coastal areas yesterday with low to no throughput but only for pre-paid.

Does this tie up with what you guys saw?

Hi and welcome back.

Not sure what your exact definition of prepaid is, but I am a data account holder currently using an ad hoc bundle and access has been appalling since Thursday afternoon despite a good HSDPA signal. Timeouts persist and some sites are just not browseable.

I am in the Eastern Cape (Station Hill tower in Bathurst)

 

[poolmania]

I'm on contract in the Boksburg area and the connection has been poor since the beginning of last week. Very unstable, sometimes it's fast and then next thing it's slow or just hangs and you have to keep on trying untill it comes back again.

 

[Mr M]

I know we had a problem in the coastal areas yesterday with low to no throughput but only for pre-paid.

Does this tie up with what you guys saw?

Yep, hope this is now resolved?

 

[BarnettE]

Nope

I know we had a problem in the coastal areas yesterday with low to no throughput but only for pre-paid.

Does this tie up with what you guys saw?

No, that is not it. I am on contract. Ever since I moved to my current location (Table View, Cape Town) a year ago my connection has been flawless. But the last week or two I have had endless problems. One moment it works fine, the next it is so slow that most web pages fail to load, broken images, etc.

Barnett