Fibre Optic is no longer subject to traffic management/prioritisation
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Fibre Optic is no longer subject to traffic management/prioritisation
27-11-2013 11:09 PM
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The guy I spoke to was fantastic and really helpful and was working from the same graph I am on the Traffic Management section on the website (see bellow)
So.... he thought the same as I had, there is a small chance it may improve things BUT he can't guarantee, well that's fine, I'll try it, if it works great, if not I can cancel it.
BUT as he went to activate it and he checked if it would work straight away or I'd have to wait till next billing period, he was informed that Unlimited Fibre (he actually said unlimited packages in general) is not traffic managed at all and the graph on the website is now incorrect (he said something about they're not allowed to manage it anymore or anything)
I would love to hear confirmation on this if possible? Anyone else heard if this is the case?
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28-11-2013 1:00 AM
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Quote from: Kelly I would shy away from having the Pro add on based on that usage habit. Without it, you could keep those downloads going knowing that it someone fires up some streaming, or web browsing it will always take priority. Pro would put the P2P in the same queue as the streaming and browsing and could cause problems.
… just one day ago isn't consistent with the advice you've just received. I think the agent has confused traffic management (download speed limiting) which is *not* allowed for a product to be called 'unlimited' with traffic prioritisation which *is* allowed.
(For maxed out connections) the key is that lower priority queues will run at line speed if there is no higher priority traffic. However if a higher priority task starts running traffic prioritisation ensures that task gets the bandwidth it requires with the lower priority task taking up the rest - so the total is still line speed.
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28-11-2013 1:17 AM
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Re: Fibre Optic is no longer subject to traffic management/prioritisation
28-11-2013 8:44 AM
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I think it is there is confusion between what "Traffic Management" and "Traffic Prioritisation" is...
Is "Traffic prioritisation" network wide, ie based on what everyone on the network is using or purely on my line itself (ie if I am not using any other application my P2P should be able to reach my line max as there is nothing else "higher"?
Re: Fibre Optic is no longer subject to traffic management/prioritisation
28-11-2013 8:46 AM
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The is still titanium traffic which is deemed more time sensitive, ie VoIP and Gaming.
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28-11-2013 8:50 AM
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28-11-2013 8:50 AM
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28-11-2013 8:53 AM
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28-11-2013 8:54 AM
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Quote from: gnicholson8 he was informed that Unlimited Fibre (he actually said unlimited packages in general) is not traffic managed at all and the graph on the website is now incorrect (he said something about they're not allowed to manage it anymore or anything)
What a load of absolute tosh! I hope someone is finding out who spouted that rubbish and that the GM Maestro is being put to good use.
For an accurate statement read http://community.plus.net/blog/2012/12/21/its-unlimited-why-is-it-still-traffic-managed/
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: Fibre Optic is no longer subject to traffic management/prioritisation
28-11-2013 9:01 AM
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It wasn't the CSC agent I spoke to fault, it was someone else who told him this. The agent was very helpful and was trying to do his best.
Re: Fibre Optic is no longer subject to traffic management/prioritisation
28-11-2013 9:12 AM
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The Pro add on may help you on the handful of days each year when some huge event is on which gives a large spike in the amount of live streaming, but other than that it will pretty much be a waste of money AND may spoil your ability to successfully use streaming (e.g. TV catchup) while P2P is hammering your connection.
Edit to add:
* Those graphs are auto scaling, so the maximum they show is not the maximum capacity available.
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: Fibre Optic is no longer subject to traffic management/prioritisation
28-11-2013 9:37 AM
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Re: Fibre Optic is no longer subject to traffic management/prioritisation
28-11-2013 10:49 AM
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When does it activate as again, the CSC agent last night wasn't sure if it would go live immediately or on my next billing date.
Re: Fibre Optic is no longer subject to traffic management/prioritisation
28-11-2013 11:15 AM
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You could wireshark the traffic to check.
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: Fibre Optic is no longer subject to traffic management/prioritisation
28-11-2013 3:26 PM
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It's definitely showing as on and active, please let us know if it's made a difference?
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