Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
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Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
14-08-2013 10:05 PM
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When I use usenet or torrents my download speeds hover around 1600-1700 kilobytes per second but when I use speedtest.net I get 2200-2300
I recently changed my router and got a significantly better sync speed but using usenet etc has stayed the same. At first I thought it might be that my profile was stuck but the results I get from speedtest.net are much better now than before. It's strange because the usenet speeds seem to be exactly the same as when I had my old router, almost as if something is "stuck" but my profile appears to to be right and my speedtest results are what I expect them to be.
Sometimes if I reconnect to plusnet there is a temporary surge up to 2300 but this is very hit and miss.
Any ideas?
Re: Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
14-08-2013 10:31 PM
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Re: Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
14-08-2013 11:24 PM
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Re: Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
15-08-2013 9:53 AM
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Looks like there's a fair bit of streaming going on on your connection, if that's happening while you're downloading that could explain the slowdowns - indeed if anyone else was using the connection at the time. If not though perhaps wireless issues if you use that?
If it's neither of those please let us know and we'll see if there's anything we can do.
Re: Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
15-08-2013 6:32 PM
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I don't think it's either of those things as I can easily get a 2300KB speedtest result and then only get around 1700KB usenet speeds on the same computer moments later, when there's no streaming etc going on. Every time I do a speedtest it is around the same speed and every time I use usenet it is around the same speed, always roughly 600KB short, I can repeat the pattern all day.
Re: Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
15-08-2013 6:34 PM
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Re: Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
16-08-2013 9:51 AM
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If so, you'd need to start the capture before you set the download going, and leave it until the speed has reduced - that might mean you end up with a fairly large .pcap file I'm afraid.
Re: Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
16-08-2013 8:40 PM
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I also should probably clarify that when I said sometimes it speeds up if I reconnect I mean if I reconnect my router to plusnet, not reconnect to the nzb server.
It usually hits the speed ceiling right away, it doesn't start fast and then slow down, would it still need to be a large capture?
Re: Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
16-08-2013 8:46 PM
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Fwiw, no usenet speed issues here.
Re: Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
16-08-2013 9:35 PM
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I know my usenet provider has both a speed limited and an unlimited service and I have the unlimited, I wonder if it's worth enquiring if I am somehow on the wrong product?
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16-08-2013 9:41 PM
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Quote from: fatdeeman
I know my usenet provider has both a speed limited and an unlimited service and I have the unlimited, I wonder if it's worth enquiring if I am somehow on the wrong product?
I just realised there's no point doing that as I get better speeds with the same account round a friends house.
Re: Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
16-08-2013 11:29 PM
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Astraweb does a good job of mostly saturating my line here at around 8.5MB/s
It does occasionally drop down to 6-7MB/s though 😕
I'm not fussed enough to try and figure out whether it's plusnet or Astraweb, though (although I suspect it's Plusnet).
Re: Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
17-08-2013 8:25 AM
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The only thing that jumps out at me is that I changed my router and got a much better sync speed, my browsing and browser downloads have seen a significant speed boost but usenet remains the same as it was when I had my old router, it almost seems as though something is "stuck" but it's not my profile because browser downloads and speed tests etc show the improved speed.
Re: Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
18-08-2013 8:24 PM
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Re: Is usenet etc throttled? Not getting line speed.
30-08-2013 7:13 PM
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I tried this again three more times, the first time the speed stayed the same, the second time it rose once again to around 2200KBPS before coming back down and the third time it kept the same speed on resuming.
I'm totally baffled.
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