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25-10-2007 9:44 PM
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I originally posted this in plusnet.service.customer-feedback but I don't think many people read this anymore so I thought I would post here as well:
Is anyone else seeing very low Usenet download speeds. Mine are currently 2 KB/s, occasionally 'peaking' at 10 KB/s.
I appreciate that it is peak hours and Usenet traffic is low priority,
but I would expect slightly higher speeds!
I would also point out that this is not a one-off occurrence.
James
Re: Usenet speeds
26-10-2007 9:37 AM
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What account type are you on? I had terrible Usenet speeds last night and they were still below 512kbps at about 1:30am. I've come in today and asked around and nobody else seemed to be suffering though so I assumed it was something at my end.
Remember, speeds will be pretty poor when the network is busy but I must admit they seemed lower than usual to me last night despite the network being in balance.
I'll ask Dave when he gets in as he's the resident traffic management guru.
Bob Pullen
Plusnet Product Team
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Re: Usenet speeds
26-10-2007 12:31 PM
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I don't expect to be able to download at my line rate during peak hours, however it would be good to get a minimum of say 512kps.
Web downloads work much quicker so it must be due to the traffic shaping.
James
Re: Usenet speeds
26-10-2007 1:27 PM
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Speeds are a bit better today, around 30-40 kB/s
Byw Opt. 4 account
Paul
Re: Usenet speeds
26-10-2007 1:52 PM
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Quote from: JEB I'm on Premier Option 1.
Same as me then.
Quote I don't expect to be able to download at my line rate during peak hours, however it would be good to get a minimum of say 512kps.
They will be lower at times I'm afraid and the Premier product is subject to reactive changes so things are tweaked fairly regularly depending on traffic trends, and overall network performance.
Bob Pullen
Plusnet Product Team
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Re: Usenet speeds
26-10-2007 2:05 PM
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Quote from: Bob They will be lower at times I'm afraid and the Premier product is subject to reactive changes so things are tweaked fairly regularly depending on traffic trends, and overall network performance.
Last night it would have been nice to get 228 kps!
Don't get me wrong, I don't expect huge speeds during peak hours, I just thought I would post as 2 KB/s is very slow and I thought there may have been a problem.
James
Re: Usenet speeds
26-10-2007 6:26 PM
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Enterprise Architect - Network & OSS
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Re: Usenet speeds
27-10-2007 12:00 PM
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Quote from: dave I'm wondering if it's down to the school holidays. The beginning of the week it was a little quieter than normal for a Monday and Tuesday and the last couple of days then network looks a little busier.
But is anything going to be done about it?
Again this morning speeds have dropped to around 15kB/s. I think it's about time usenet users are given a fairer share of the cake - after all you seem to be quite happy to take our money and I see no reason why we should have to put with less 'value for money' than http users.
Paul
Re: Usenet speeds
27-10-2007 12:00 PM
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Could someone from Plusnet check to make sure that I am on the correct traffic management profile? I'm sure that I read somewhere that the recent router maintenance work on AG1 (which I am connected) could mean that customers were put onto a default traffic management profile. Unfortunately I can't seem to find where I read this now!
James
Re: Usenet speeds
27-10-2007 2:09 PM
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Re: Usenet speeds
28-10-2007 10:17 AM
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Yesterday I was seeing 5kB/s on one gateway and line speed on another when using Usenet
Look here for the premier non-interactive average figure. thn-ag1 and thn-ag3 are the best gateways to be on.
(BTW, some may notice that the ptn graphs are broke. That's following the work here and will be fixed soon.)
Disconnecting and reconnecting may get you on o different gateway.
Bob Pullen
Plusnet Product Team
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Re: Usenet speeds
28-10-2007 10:34 AM
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Quote from: Bob thn-ag1 and thn-ag3 are the best gateways to be on.
Its getting on them that is the problem, I tried reconnecting several times yesterday afternoon and managed to get on every gateway except the quiet ones - which is probably why they are quiet!
Paul
Re: Usenet speeds
28-10-2007 11:17 AM
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Just did a PlusNet speed test which returned 6821 on thn-ag1 which for here is quite fast.
I power everything down when I've done as my 18 month old grandson likes to play with it.
Next time I suppose I will be on a different gateway
To argue with someone who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead - Thomas Paine
Re: Usenet speeds
28-10-2007 11:21 AM
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It was 800kbs this time laast week.
My line, PC and modem are fine.
I had a warning that my peak time usage was almost reached - have i been secretly capped? shouldnt it be fast this time of morning (dun 11.20)?
a normal HTTP download e.g. MS service pack is fast - so i am confident this is down to capping.
Any answers?
Thanks Neil.
Re: Usenet speeds
28-10-2007 11:26 AM
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Quote from: rneilg Hi at this very moment i am dowloading off usenet at 26.5kbs.
That looks about right at the moment- Things went downhill mid week after all the mods PN done. They really should learn to leave things alone when its running ok
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