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Can someone please help
07-12-2007 5:09 PM
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Since 11.11.07 I have been using Newsleecher to download from thundernews.com. During off-peak I was getting around 650KB/s but about a week ago this dropped to 300KB/s and then 4 days ago it dropped again to 60KB/s and has remained at this speed ever since.
I know there are restrictions at peak time but surely I should get high speeds during off peak.
If I log on the Plusnet Portal, click Connection Settings\High Speed Broadband. It reads 6500 Kbps which by my calculations works out at 812.5 KBps.
Using mybroadbandspeed.co.uk I get:-
Today 16:26 5313 kbps (664kB/s) 382 kbps (47.8kB/s)
Today 16:27 3830 kbps (479kB/s) 378 kbps (47.3kB/s)
Today 16:30 3620 kbps (453kB/s) 373 kbps (46.6kB/s)
So why can I not download above 60KB/s during the off peak period (early hours).
I've been in touch with thundernews.com and there are no speed restrictions at their end.
There seems to be a lot of 'in the know' members on the forums, surely someone could point me in the right direction Please.
Re: Can someone please help
07-12-2007 5:13 PM
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When you say off peak times, what are you referring to?
Usenet traffic will be in bronze (prioritisation) and depending on the time of day, there will also be rate limits in place.
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07-12-2007 5:40 PM
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07-12-2007 5:47 PM
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07-12-2007 6:23 PM
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On the other hand, I can download, for example a demo game from reflexive.com at a speed averaging 500KB/s at any time of day.
I think I must have a permanent throttle on my broadband when it comes to usenet. There's something strange going on.
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07-12-2007 6:25 PM
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jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler) Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!) Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20) Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month) Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month) |
Re: Can someone please help
07-12-2007 6:53 PM
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If I changed to another account my off-peak hours would be 12 midnight to 8am.
I do most downloading between 2am and 7am. and have never been capped while I've been a Plusnet customer.
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07-12-2007 7:08 PM
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Is the 60 KB/s on usenet and if so how many connections are you using? It could be that the NNTP server restricts you to that speed. When I use usenet I use 30 connections (10 each to 3 different servers all from Astraweb) and I get 700KB/s+.
jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler) Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!) Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20) Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month) Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month) |
Re: Can someone please help
07-12-2007 7:56 PM
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I use the Thundernews server and use newsleecher for downloading the NZB files. I can use a maximum fof 20 connections. I get the 60KB/s speed when downloading this way although I was originally getting over 650KB/s until a few days ago. If I download from any other sites (http://) I get a high speed download.
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07-12-2007 8:12 PM
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If the limit stays on a solid 60 no matter how you mess about I'd say that would have to be a restriction imposed by Plusnet. Have you tried disconnect/reconnect - it would also be worth checking if you get the same on different gateways.
jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler) Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!) Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20) Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month) Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month) |
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07-12-2007 8:48 PM
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07-12-2007 9:37 PM
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When it worked previously I don't see why changing reader would help.
jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler) Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!) Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20) Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month) Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month) |
Re: Can someone please help
08-12-2007 5:07 PM
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This morning I did a complete format and recoveredmy PC and I'm now on the "Telehouse East, Juniper 3" gateway also known as pte-ag1. There is still no improvement in my download speed though.
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08-12-2007 8:14 PM
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Re: Can someone please help
09-12-2007 4:26 AM
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My son, who lives about 3 miles from me uses the same news server and also uses newsleecher and he gets speeds in excess of 600KB/s, although he is on a different exchange. I will get him to try downloading using my thundernews account. I will keep you informed.
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