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Speed Problem. Capped speed???

Y2J
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Registered: ‎05-01-2008

Speed Problem. Capped speed???

Hello
Was downloading around 5 o'clock speeds were 350kbps  ish
Now it cant get past 30 -35 kbps ,have i been capped?
I cant understand whats going on i cant it being on my side as it fine a cuople of hours ago then bang down to snail speed.
Much appriciated
Lee
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zubel
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Re: Speed Problem. Capped speed???

How are you downloading?
B.
Y2J
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Registered: ‎05-01-2008

Re: Speed Problem. Capped speed???

How like what?  Huh
Megavideo , rapid share files.
Y2J
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Re: Speed Problem. Capped speed???

Here some info might be pointless for some of you clever tech guys
ADSL2+   Line State Show Time
Line Power State L0   Line Up Time 00:00:35:21
Line Coding Trellis On   Line Up Count 1

Statistics Downstream Upstream
Line Rate 5152 Kbps 873 Kbps
Noise Margin 6.1 dB 5.7 dB
Line Attenuation 52.0 dB 28.5 dB
Output Power 0.0 dBm 13.0 dBm
Chris
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Re: Speed Problem. Capped speed???

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Megavideo , rapid share files.

Those are download servers (IIRC) which means from 6pm-10pm they are restricted to 256kbps on Extra (note the small b).
Take a look at the table here for the details: https://www.plus.net/support/broadband/speed_guide/download_speeds.shtml#extraSpeeds
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Y2J
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Registered: ‎05-01-2008

Re: Speed Problem. Capped speed???


Does this match with the above?
I dont know whats going on Cheesy
Y2J
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Re: Speed Problem. Capped speed???

Quote from: Chris
Quote
Megavideo , rapid share files.

Those are download servers (IIRC) which means from 6pm-10pm they are restricted to 256kbps on Extra (note the small b).
Take a look at the table here for the details: https://www.plus.net/support/broadband/speed_guide/download_speeds.shtml#extraSpeeds

Does my router stats look ok, like avrage or poor?
Strange this has never happend before today.
Id br happy with 256kbps but 30?
Not happeh
Y2J
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Re: Speed Problem. Capped speed???

bump
Y2J
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Re: Speed Problem. Capped speed???

My speed is now 11 kbps im sorry that it throttling at its highest.
Anyone know any onther companies that dont do this as aggresively?
if so pm their number cheers.
Y2J
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Posts: 275
Registered: ‎05-01-2008

Re: Speed Problem. Capped speed???

Wtf is going on  Cheesy
My speed has gone to 140k ish now
very strange.