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Constant slowdowns today... Going from 425kB/s straight down to 15kB/s... then back up... then down.... then up.... then down...

Line stats are perfect, Afrihost is perfect...

*sigh*...

Edit: Let me rephrase that. It DIES every so often.
 
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Was just about to complain about my Battlefield that keeps on disconnecting when I see they are working on the internet tonight.
 
NomNom said:
Was just about to complain about my Battlefield that keeps on disconnecting when I see they are working on the internet tonight.
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I have been having similar problems. Then i manually updated punkbuster and it seems to be fine now :-)
 
You have exceeded your 6 hour usage limit and have been throttled. For more information regarding this, please see our KB article on usage limits.

I dont like that wording, since WA always said that they will deprioritise, not throttle. they ARE Throttling my line (because i overslept!) sort this out ASAP

We use a 2 tiered rolling window system between 6am and 12am to ensure our network is optimised to keep your account running smoothly.

From KB:
If you use more than a certain amount of Gigs in a 6 hour period, then your service will be moved to a lower priority until those 6 hours are up. Your ADSL account will then be restored to normal priority.
Similarly, if you use more than a certain amount of Gigs in a 7 day period, then your service will be moved to a lower priority until that 7 day period is up. Your ADSL account will then be restored to normal priority.

We estimate that deprioritised users will experience the following speeds, depending on network traffic:


50% of their normal speed during business hours
80% of their normal speed between 5pm and 10pm
100% of their normal speed between 10pm and 7am, including the whole weekend

I am not getting these speeds either! my 6mbps line is getting +-3mbps on http, and 190-200kB on usenet.

impressed with customer service, but not impressed with THROTTLING MY LINE. if i wanted that, i would use Internet Solutions.

MAAK REG Asb
 
international connectivity is intermittent, sat night 12pm+, same tonight 12pm+
 
Spyk3r said:
You have exceeded your 6 hour usage limit and have been throttled. For more information regarding this, please see our KB article on usage limits.

I dont like that wording, since WA always said that they will deprioritise, not throttle. they ARE Throttling my line (because i overslept!) sort this out ASAP

We use a 2 tiered rolling window system between 6am and 12am to ensure our network is optimised to keep your account running smoothly.

From KB:
If you use more than a certain amount of Gigs in a 6 hour period, then your service will be moved to a lower priority until those 6 hours are up. Your ADSL account will then be restored to normal priority.
Similarly, if you use more than a certain amount of Gigs in a 7 day period, then your service will be moved to a lower priority until that 7 day period is up. Your ADSL account will then be restored to normal priority.

We estimate that deprioritised users will experience the following speeds, depending on network traffic:


50% of their normal speed during business hours
80% of their normal speed between 5pm and 10pm
100% of their normal speed between 10pm and 7am, including the whole weekend

I am not getting these speeds either! my 6mbps line is getting +-3mbps on http, and 190-200kB on usenet.

impressed with customer service, but not impressed with THROTTLING MY LINE. if i wanted that, i would use Internet Solutions.

MAAK REG Asb
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Fair point, where are you seeing this wording? Email, DSL Console?

bboy said:
international connectivity is intermittent, sat night 12pm+, same tonight 12pm+
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http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthr...ped-Feedback?p=7903896&viewfull=1#post7903896
That covers Saturday's maintenance, Sunday was related to Power Maintenance at our DC.
http://forums.webafrica.co.za/[ZA]%20-%20Essential%20Data%20Centre%20Power%20-%20Maintenance_7519.html
 
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WAJeff said:
Fair point, where are you seeing this wording? Email, DSL Console?
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DSL Console!

Total downloaded: 1 692 451 095 bytes 1.58 GB
Hour Bytes Used Usage
00:00 - 01:00 196 931 168 bytes 187.81 MB
01:00 - 02:00 206 232 255 bytes 196.68 MB
02:00 - 03:00 169 344 981 bytes 161.50 MB
03:00 - 04:00 217 333 246 bytes 207.26 MB
04:00 - 05:00 346 156 195 bytes 330.12 MB
05:00 - 06:00 536 847 623 bytes 511.98 MB
06:00 - 07:00 16 435 049 bytes 15.67 MB
07:00 - 08:00 2 296 952 bytes 2.19 MB
08:00 - 09:00 873 626 bytes 853.00 KB
Total uploaded: 128 235 467 bytes 122.29 MB
Hour Bytes Used Usage
00:00 - 01:00 18 325 882 bytes 17.48 MB
01:00 - 02:00 21 566 615 bytes 20.57 MB
02:00 - 03:00 23 260 896 bytes 22.18 MB
03:00 - 04:00 24 019 683 bytes 22.91 MB
04:00 - 05:00 25 228 645 bytes 24.06 MB
05:00 - 06:00 15 126 647 bytes 14.43 MB
06:00 - 07:00 409 346 bytes 399.00 KB
07:00 - 08:00 196 699 bytes 192.00 KB
08:00 - 09:00 101 054 bytes 98.00 KB

The above is my usage last night! thought it was supposed to be a free for all!!!! i should be getting at least 1.4gb/hour as my line syncs well above 4mbps!
 
Spyk3r said:
DSL Console!

Total downloaded: 1 692 451 095 bytes 1.58 GB
Hour Bytes Used Usage
00:00 - 01:00 196 931 168 bytes 187.81 MB
01:00 - 02:00 206 232 255 bytes 196.68 MB
02:00 - 03:00 169 344 981 bytes 161.50 MB
03:00 - 04:00 217 333 246 bytes 207.26 MB
04:00 - 05:00 346 156 195 bytes 330.12 MB
05:00 - 06:00 536 847 623 bytes 511.98 MB
06:00 - 07:00 16 435 049 bytes 15.67 MB
07:00 - 08:00 2 296 952 bytes 2.19 MB
08:00 - 09:00 873 626 bytes 853.00 KB
Total uploaded: 128 235 467 bytes 122.29 MB
Hour Bytes Used Usage
00:00 - 01:00 18 325 882 bytes 17.48 MB
01:00 - 02:00 21 566 615 bytes 20.57 MB
02:00 - 03:00 23 260 896 bytes 22.18 MB
03:00 - 04:00 24 019 683 bytes 22.91 MB
04:00 - 05:00 25 228 645 bytes 24.06 MB
05:00 - 06:00 15 126 647 bytes 14.43 MB
06:00 - 07:00 409 346 bytes 399.00 KB
07:00 - 08:00 196 699 bytes 192.00 KB
08:00 - 09:00 101 054 bytes 98.00 KB

The above is my usage last night! thought it was supposed to be a free for all!!!! i should be getting at least 1.4gb/hour as my line syncs well above 4mbps!
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I assume you have a 10Mbps uncapped account? If not, and you only have a 4Mbps account you have to remember that you will not get speeds higher than 4Mbps regardless of the time of day, or you line sync speed.

Just saying. ;)
 
MFour said:
I assume you have a 10Mbps uncapped account? If not, and you only have a 4Mbps account you have to remember that you will not get speeds higher than 4Mbps regardless of the time of day, or you line sync speed.

Just saying. ;)
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hehe.

I have a 4mbps account...

4096kbps = 512kBps
512kBps = 30MB per minute
30MB per minute = 1800MB per hour
1800MB per hour = 1.7578125 GB per hour!

I didnt get that in 6 hours... let alone 1!

Something is wrong at the moment as i usually get about 7-8gb in that time!
 
Spyk3r said:
hehe.

I have a 4mbps account...

4096kbps = 512kBps
512kBps = 30MB per minute
30MB per minute = 1800MB per hour
1800MB per hour = 1.7578125 GB per hour!

I didnt get that in 6 hours... let alone 1!

Something is wrong at the moment as i usually get about 7-8gb in that time!
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Times that by 0.83 to adjust for network overhead.
A 4Mb usually does around 420KB/s usually.
 
froot said:
Times that by 0.83 to adjust for network overhead.
A 4Mb usually does around 420KB/s usually.
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hereticangel said:
hes got 6mb line so he can max hes account, normally got 500kbs on 4mb mweb with a 6mb line
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I'm glad someone reads :P

But under normal circumstances, i would do the calculation based on the 83% network overhead :D

Bottom line is i am very happy with service from WA... they had their issues in the beginning, but im not so sure they have worked out all the kinks just yet... glad i have a 10gb Telkom backup account. Latency of 6ms to cpt is pretty decent!
 
Cant access any international sites at the moment. few mins ago I couldint access anything.
 
BossertGF said:
Cant access any international sites at the moment. few mins ago I couldint access anything.
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Today has been up and down like that for me too. Not often but once in a while. Sorts itself out in about 10-15-minutes.

Pain in the ass though.

Try rebooting your router if you haven't already?

That sometimes does the trick for me.
 
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