Traffic Management slowing normal downloads down - can't be anything else
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Traffic Management slowing normal downloads down - can't be anything else
11-08-2015 7:49 PM
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I regularly download programs on demand for my Sky Box and I was trying to download Windows 10, it runs fast for about the first 35% to 37% then grinds to a halt, all speed tests indicate the connection is fine and all is well with the router, plus browsing is fine during a download, hmmm so that Traffic Management mustn't like me.
Connect my mobile phone broadband in and it fly's and the download works well but I've got a limited amount of data I can use.
According to your Traffic Management guide you class download sites (like a Windows 10 update or TV on demand I presume) as Gold Plated.
I'd just like to clarify that this is a pattern I'm seeing whenever I do downloads (these are not P2P torrents) unless you class Sky and Microsoft as Bronze sites.
Re: Traffic Management slowing normal downloads down - can't be anything else
11-08-2015 10:21 PM
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What router do you have? Does using your mobile phone broadband bypass the router, and connects your computer to your phone to the Internet? I was wondering if your router might have some kind of problem with downloads involving files over a certain size. I was reading about the BT Business Hubs yesterday, apparently certain firmware versions for them had problems downloading files over a certain size.
Re: Traffic Management slowing normal downloads down - can't be anything else
12-08-2015 10:25 AM
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Can you let me know which days you were having problems with your connection on? I've checked the last few days and there's been minimal usage, so I'm not sure what could be causing the issue.
Re: Traffic Management slowing normal downloads down - can't be anything else
12-08-2015 11:55 AM
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Quote from: juzzyp According to your Traffic Management guide you class download sites (like a Windows 10 update or TV on demand I presume) as Gold Plated.
Where did you see that? It's incorrect and out of date.
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Re: Traffic Management slowing normal downloads down - can't be anything else
12-08-2015 1:32 PM
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http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/speed_guide/traffic_management.shtml
Re: Traffic Management slowing normal downloads down - can't be anything else
13-08-2015 10:54 AM
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Re: Traffic Management slowing normal downloads down - can't be anything else
14-08-2015 6:39 PM
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Re: Traffic Management slowing normal downloads down - can't be anything else
18-08-2015 8:25 AM
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Nice catch on the webpage errors ejs.
Re: Traffic Management slowing normal downloads down - can't be anything else
18-08-2015 10:02 AM
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You should still be able to use your full line speed for traffic given a lower priority.
Re: Traffic Management slowing normal downloads down - can't be anything else
18-08-2015 10:38 AM
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Quote from: alcyone7 So clearly, traffic is managed - despite the assertion otherwise.
Yes, traffic is managed. It isn't throttled or rate limited though, so as long as the remote location you're downloading from isn't causing slowdowns and your own connection aren't being used for higher priority traffic then your downloads should happen at line speed.
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