Pro Add-on with Fibre?
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Pro Add-on with Fibre?
11-08-2013 9:35 PM
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Is anyone using the Pro add on with their Fibre Optic package?
We could be moving over to Fibre next month and the Pro add on is great on our current ADSL package - games never worked very well until we paid the extra fiver.
I know that I shouldn't need it but I was wondering if anyone has it and what difference it made on fibre.
Thanks
Re: Pro Add-on with Fibre?
11-08-2013 11:06 PM
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http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/speed_guide/traffic_management.shtml
Re: Pro Add-on with Fibre?
12-08-2013 2:28 PM
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Pings can be single digit to UK servers even in peak evening hours but are typically between 20-35 for most games I've played hosted in Europe.
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12-08-2013 4:03 PM
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around 18ms when speed testing
Re: Pro Add-on with Fibre?
12-08-2013 10:07 PM
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Quote from: Tokey Im on the Fibre Unlimited package and have found the gaming experience to be fine without the Pro addon.
Pings can be single digit to UK servers even in peak evening hours but are typically between 20-35 for most games I've played hosted in Europe.
Thanks for the replies
My ping on ADSL is good - about 18ms. A new cabinet has been installed about 70 meters away so I guess I'd be connected to that somehow.
What I'm trying to work out is if you could have the Pro Add On for free would you take it, or is there a downside to it on fibre - ie Interleaving, not sure what that is exactly...
Plusnet have told me that the Fibre package I want will cost me £7 pm more than my current 12meg ADSL, but if I then find I need to add the Pro option it then jumps to an extra £12 pm and that's not worth it just for a bit more speed.
Re: Pro Add-on with Fibre?
12-08-2013 10:11 PM
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Re: Pro Add-on with Fibre?
12-08-2013 10:36 PM
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I'm guessing that Plusnet wouldn't sell a placebo to a fibre customer.
Re: Pro Add-on with Fibre?
12-08-2013 10:52 PM
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The 'Pro add-on', was intended for previous generation legacy products, many of which had evening rate limiting on certain protocols (such as P2P and FTP), the addition of the 'Pro add-on' effectively removed those product rate limitations.
On the current 'Unlimited' product, the add-on is largely irrelevant, as no traffic is shaped (speed limited) and the vast majority of traffic is correctly prioritized.
Re: Pro Add-on with Fibre?
12-08-2013 11:04 PM
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That makes sense now.
There are benefits but if you're on Fibre it's not worth paying for.
Thanks for your help.
I'm going to post a question about the modem and router I'd get when moving to fibre, if anyone could help with that I'd appreciate it.
Thanks again.
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12-08-2013 11:23 PM
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12-08-2013 11:24 PM
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Quote from: NatTheGooner I'm going to post a question about the modem and router I'd get when moving to fibre, if anyone could help with that I'd appreciate it.
New question about modem and router is here - http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,117394
To avoid any confusion.
Re: Pro Add-on with Fibre?
13-08-2013 9:27 AM
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Quote from: flaminmoses PN need to cap the number of users per gateway....or in other words get more gateways
eh?
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13-08-2013 10:16 AM
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13-08-2013 10:30 AM
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13-08-2013 10:32 AM
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