Vox Telecom Fatpipe

Strange, my mybb is working tonight on the VOX account, haven't tested earlier than now tho.

Latency looks better, its not perfect, but its better.
Code: 
traceroute to mybroadband.co.za (197.242.89.170), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
 1  router (10.0.0.1)  1.440 ms  1.394 ms  1.214 ms
 2  dsl-197-245-37-1.voxdsl.co.za (197.245.37.1)  21.286 ms  20.202 ms  31.397 ms
 3  196.41.29.166 (196.41.29.166)  34.164 ms  44.897 ms  59.727 ms
 4  196.41.29.233 (196.41.29.233)  39.442 ms  44.230 ms  50.204 ms
 5  africainx.ct1.napafrica.net (196.46.25.7)  44.699 ms  84.959 ms  35.403 ms
 6  core.gp-cn-het-mee-1.to.gp-hv-ict-mee-1.dfa.p2p.10g.za (41.84.13.66)  80.294 ms  66.615 ms  66.803 ms
 7  41-66-132-246-f6.het001-cpe-1-to-gp-cn-het-mee-1.africainx.net (41.66.132.246)  59.611 ms  69.665 ms  71.953 ms
 8  core-access-switch1.jnb1.host-h.net (197.189.193.1)  65.206 ms  79.342 ms  83.108 ms
 9  row-access-switch1-row3-4.jnb1.host-h.net (197.189.193.36)  78.605 ms  84.987 ms  72.279 ms
10  197.242.89.170 (197.242.89.170)  64.157 ms  69.770 ms  89.669 m

edit:
spoke too soon, broken again /sigh

Edit2:
actually it does seems fixed.
Latencies looks great
MyBB works
Dont care about streaming so not testing that
 
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Voxy said:
We are experiencing localised issues is certain areas and are working hard to resolve it.
We’ll provide you with feedback shortly.
Thanks for your patience.
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I'm sorry but are you being serious? "localised issues in certain areas". Can you be anymore vague? How about some transparency from Vox for a change.
 
themank said:
I'm sorry but are you being serious? "localised issues in certain areas". Can you be anymore vague? How about some transparency from Vox for a change.
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Yeah this is on and off...capped account ...goes along nicely.....as soon as 6pm hits and I switch over to uncapped I cannot connect to mybroadband etc.
Funny thing though....when I use Opera Browsers "Turbo" function, making use of a proxy then I can reach the sites.
I can also confirm that the help desk is incompetent at best IF they even get back to you.
 
Slapdash said:
Yeah this is on and off...capped account ...goes along nicely.....as soon as 6pm hits and I switch over to uncapped I cannot connect to mybroadband etc.
Funny thing though....when I use Opera Browsers "Turbo" function, making use of a proxy then I can reach the sites.
I can also confirm that the help desk is incompetent at best IF they even get back to you.
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Doesn't Opera Turbo use Opera's servers to transfer the data?
 
Dead again in PE.

Downgrading to 50gb package tomorrow.

Then cancelling at month end if still not resolved.

Worst performance I've ever seen. Makes TI and AH problems seem like a walk in the park.
 
Dead in Cape Town - no MyBB, no Google Play, SpeedTest 2 meg on a 10 meg line...

Oh yes, thanks to one of the other MyBB members - Opera (Turbo mode) permits access to MyBB
 
Yup. CT DEAD again!


C:\Users\Uber>tracert mybroadband.co.za

Tracing route to mybroadband.co.za [197.242.89.170]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms home.gateway.pace.net [192.168.1.1]
2 5 ms 5 ms 4 ms dsl-197-245-127-1.voxdsl.co.za [197.245.127.1]
3 122 ms 121 ms 121 ms 196.41.29.166
4 106 ms 106 ms 103 ms 196.41.29.233
5 112 ms 116 ms 124 ms africainx.ct1.napafrica.net [196.46.25.7]
6 * * * Request timed out.
7 141 ms 139 ms 134 ms 41-66-132-246-f6.HET001-CPE-1-to-GP-CN-HET-MEE-1
.africainx.net [41.66.132.246]
8 111 ms 107 ms 98 ms core-access-switch1.jnb1.host-h.net [197.189.193
.1]
9 102 ms 99 ms 97 ms row-access-switch1-row3-4.jnb1.host-h.net [197.1
89.193.36]
10 142 ms 143 ms 141 ms 197.242.89.170


newshost

C:\Users\Uber>tracert www.newshost.za.net

Tracing route to www.newshost.za.net [41.208.19.28]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms home.gateway.pace.net [192.168.1.1]
2 4 ms 4 ms 5 ms dsl-197-245-127-1.voxdsl.co.za [197.245.127
3 123 ms 121 ms 120 ms 196.41.29.166
4 100 ms 110 ms 111 ms 196.41.29.233
5 102 ms 99 ms 105 ms mtnns-2.cinx.net.za [196.223.22.31]
6 124 ms 114 ms 124 ms rb-cr-1.za.nl-ha-2.za-a.mtnns.net [196.44.0

7 111 ms 107 ms 104 ms tb-cr-2.za--ct-cr-1.za-a.mtnns.net [196.44.
7]
8 135 ms 143 ms 158 ms jh-cr-1.za--tb-cr-2.za.mtnns.net [196.44.31

9 * * * Request timed out.
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 * * * Request timed out.

Cancelling on MONDAY unless they give clear answer to wtf is going on.
 
Still borked

My account was fine last night, but is dead again tonight. :mad:
Is this issue specific to the "Uncapped Bolt-On" ?

Traceroute run at 18h30 on Vox account:
Code: 
Tracing route to cap-za.earthvpn.com [197.85.182.19]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.1
  2     6 ms     6 ms     6 ms  dsl-197-245-49-1.voxdsl.co.za [197.245.49.1]
  3   110 ms   115 ms   113 ms  196.41.29.166
  4   121 ms   116 ms   115 ms  196.41.29.233
  5   113 ms   135 ms   112 ms  mweb.cinx.net.za [196.223.22.32]
  6   159 ms   160 ms   123 ms  tengig-0-0-0-1-cpt-p-1.mweb.co.za [197.84.7.1]
  7    13 ms    13 ms     9 ms  vl-12-cpt-hscore-2.mweb.co.za [197.84.5.254]
  8    12 ms    11 ms    10 ms  vp-02-14.bb.ctn.c27.za.net [196.28.178.70]
  9    10 ms     9 ms    10 ms  196.41.144.39
 10   125 ms   124 ms   121 ms  197-85-182-19.cpt.mweb.co.za [197.85.182.19]

Trace complete.

Traceroute on AfriHost account at 18h30
Code: 
Tracing route to cap-za.earthvpn.com [197.85.182.19]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms     1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.1
  2     6 ms     6 ms     7 ms  105-236-12-65-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za [105.236.12.65]
  3    11 ms    10 ms    10 ms  41.181.221.254
  4    65 ms     8 ms     8 ms  tb-dca-2.za--qux-c.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.198.188]
  5     9 ms     8 ms     8 ms  unc-cpt-1.mtnns.net [196.44.18.8]
  6    12 ms    12 ms    12 ms  196.44.31.106
  7    16 ms     8 ms     8 ms  nl-ha-2.za--rb-cr-1.za-a.mtnns.net [196.44.0.121]
  8    11 ms    52 ms    11 ms  196-28-178-141.adsl.mweb.co.za [196.28.178.141]
  9    13 ms    14 ms    10 ms  tengig-0-7-0-3-cpt-p-2.mweb.co.za [197.84.7.2]
 10    13 ms    13 ms    12 ms  vl-12-cpt-hscore-2.mweb.co.za [197.84.5.254]
 11    18 ms    13 ms     9 ms  vp-02-14.bb.ctn.c27.za.net [196.28.178.70]
 12    15 ms    11 ms     9 ms  196.41.144.39
 13     9 ms    10 ms    10 ms  197-85-182-19.cpt.mweb.co.za [197.85.182.19]

Trace complete.

Had to post to MyBB using AfriHost account... *sigh*
 
AfricanTech said:
Dead in Cape Town - no MyBB, no Google Play, SpeedTest 2 meg on a 10 meg line...

Oh yes, thanks to one of the other MyBB members - Opera (Turbo mode) permits access to MyBB
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You are welcome.



6 O clock sharp...same issue. 3 mails to support 1 "we will revert" 2 more emails not 1 reply.
This is total BS service.
 
Slapdash said:
You are welcome.

6 O clock sharp...same issue. 3 mails to support 1 "we will revert" 2 more emails not 1 reply.
This is total BS service.
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Thanks again - saw your tip while glancing through the thread this afternoon

g15m0 said:
My account was fine last night, but is dead again tonight. :mad:
Is this issue specific to the "Uncapped Bolt-On" ?



Had to post to MyBB using AfriHost account... *sigh*
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It seems so

Use Opera in Turbo Mode to reach MyBB
 
PsyCLown said:
Doesn't Opera Turbo use Opera's servers to transfer the data?
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Yes very cool feature if you have problems like CPT guys are having with slow speeds and sites not accessible. Its like Opera Mini but just for your pc. Opera is my main browser and is so much faster that firefox and has a awesome speedial home screen with all my frequent sites.
 
cavedog said:
Yes very cool feature if you have problems like CPT guys are having with slow speeds and sites not accessible. Its like Opera Mini but just for your pc. Opera is my main browser and is so much faster that firefox and has a awesome speedial home screen with all my frequent sites.
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Yeah, same.
I've been using Opera as my main browser since 2006 - back in the days of vlive ;)

Wonder who remembers that xD
 
It is soooooooooooooo frustrating - everything flying along now

Speedtest - 7.92

All websites accessble even ones that weren't earlier.

I don't know if it's something I did (changed the DNS servers to OpenDNS) or something Vox did...

:mad:

and ja, SO was complaining this evening - had to link her ipad to hotspot on my iPad :(


Can only conclude that some dimwit screwed up the routing configs for the uncapped so badly that they're unable to unravel what was done and don't have backups of those particular configs
 
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PsyCLown said:
Yeah, same.
I've been using Opera as my main browser since 2006 - back in the days of vlive ;)

Wonder who remembers that xD
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Yeah I remember.
Been using Opera for a while as well.
Recently switch to Opera Next which is the beta of the "new Opera browser"

In any case......I'm seriously considering dumping Vox now. There is virtually no support.
 
Anyone know if it's possible to stay on Fatpipe instead of switching over to the bolt on at 6?
I would gladly use my capped portion while they sort this out, sitting on 300GB surplus :O
 
potti said:
Anyone know if it's possible to stay on Fatpipe instead of switching over to the bolt on at 6?
I would gladly use my capped portion while they sort this out, sitting on 300GB surplus :O
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Just be careful - it seems that their Fatpipe admin is borked as well.

Some people have found that even though they have plenty of surplus, if you use up the current month's allocation, the system autmatically caps you and you have to phone them to uncap you based on your surplus. :(

Also, if you cancel the Bolt-On I don't think you'll ever get back again :(
 
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Trying to finish my cap before the end of the month. Speeds were fine then just took a dive, anyone else seeing slow throughput in Cape Town? Especially on international.

Maxing out at around 500KB/sec on a 40Mbit line :/

Code: 
[root@home tmp]# wget http://ipv4.download.thinkbroadband.com/50MB.zip
--2014-10-17 10:56:22--  http://ipv4.download.thinkbroadband.com/50MB.zip
Resolving ipv4.download.thinkbroadband.com... 80.249.99.148
Connecting to ipv4.download.thinkbroadband.com|80.249.99.148|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 52428800 (50M) [application/zip]
Saving to: `50MB.zip.1'

15% [=========>                                                        ] 8,154,442    248K/s  eta 2m 29s
 
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