Why do my speeds vary so much?
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Why do my speeds vary so much?
02-11-2009 7:02 PM
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Every time I ask I'm told that it's not due to traffic shaping in my account (Premier Option 1) so what gives?
Thanks for any feedback.
Re:Why do my speeds vary so much?
03-11-2009 10:30 AM
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It'll be down to the network issues we've got going on at the moment. There's a thread on this here: http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,77821.0.html
You can read more on the network issues at http://status.plus.net, but basically at the moment we're out of balance following the new pipes that were added on Friday. We did some balancing work last night and are waiting for things to settle, but there's also the fact that Monday is our busiest night.
Re: Why do my speeds vary so much?
03-11-2009 10:56 AM
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I've just read that entire thread and I have to say it does leave me wondering why after all these years with Plusnet I'm still persevering with it. Ultimately somebody or something on your network is deciding whether or not I can use YouTube or Vimeo at specific times of the day, I find that quite shocking. I pay over £20 a month for my broadband connection, it's not a luxury any more it's an essential service just like my water supply and like the water I expect it to be on tap when I require it.
The example HD video in the post you linked too plays just fine at the moment, I'm getting over 7Mbps on speed testers but I still can't watch my videos on vimeo.com. Presumably this is again the decision of the bandwidth god (elcoya) who has deemed that youtube is now worthy but vimeo is not for this mere mortal user (me).
I've had enough to be honest, there must be a better way!
PS, Sorry to be an arse about it, but it's really annoying!
Re: Why do my speeds vary so much?
03-11-2009 1:55 PM
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03-11-2009 2:38 PM
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03-11-2009 5:51 PM
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Re: Why do my speeds vary so much?
03-11-2009 8:48 PM
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http://www.vimeo.com/7386884
The issue for me is not with CPU utilisation, it's pure download speed.
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03-11-2009 9:08 PM
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04-11-2009 8:58 AM
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Liked the vdeo, nice
Re: Why do my speeds vary so much?
04-11-2009 12:34 PM
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Re: Why do my speeds vary so much?
04-11-2009 12:43 PM
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To be honest most decent machines should be able to play vimeos HD content, my 3 year old mac pro doesn't struggle at all in that regard. The playback only chokes then the bandwidth is not high enough to support the bitrate of the video in my case.
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04-11-2009 12:48 PM
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04-11-2009 12:50 PM
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04-11-2009 12:52 PM
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04-11-2009 12:55 PM
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