Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

Service status page reckons that there was work done early this morning; and apparently early yesterday morning.

Admittedly i guess i am a blithering idiot for even bothering to read that page; but i guess i am a sucker for it.

Now whilst my speedtest crawls in another window i'll keep typing, i sense i have a minute or two to spare..... and i am not going to call anyone liars, and i am not going to say anything regarding the obvious nonesense on the service status pag.....

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:07:26 UTC

1st 512K took 19828 ms = 25.8 KB/sec, approx 213 Kbps, 0.21 Mbps
2nd 512K took 16453 ms = 31.1 KB/sec, approx 256 Kbps, 0.25 Mbps
3rd 512K took 12703 ms = 40.3 KB/sec, approx 332 Kbps, 0.32 Mbps
4th 512K took 18563 ms = 27.6 KB/sec, approx 227 Kbps, 0.22 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 257 Kbps, 0.25 Mbps


Can anybody smell burning underwear? Time to call customer services and offer them my UPTO 34.99 per month price plan methinks.

Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

the poor service in the stoke area has been ongoing since before I posted this
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=52210
there has also been a thread regarding traffic shaping which i suspect is the cause of the problem.
I fixed the issue by cancelling my NTL account and getting pipex in.

Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

I just had an idea and it seems to be working ....

If i go to www.speedtest.net i seem to get a semi-reasonable speed, so i thought lets completely bypass ntl proxies...

opened my vpn connection to work and am using their proxies - woot i can browse without cringing on a cringe-per-click basis.

btw, i spoke to customer services and told them i wasnt happy to pay 34.99; half price for 3 months ''with the hope that it improves by then'' was their reply.

Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

And that solved the issue??!!??

Been with Pipex was even more abysmal for me!

Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

With Pipex, The Hoff personally escorts your data packets.

and up here in Newcastle-under-Lyme:
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2006/10/21.png

Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

pipex does have its moments.......but
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2006/10/20.png

Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

Cable Modem Operation Configuration
Network Access : Allowed
Maximum Downstream Data Rate : 20480000
Maximum Upstream Data Rate : 768000
Maximum Upstream Channel Burst : 1600
Maximum Number of CPEs : 1
Modem Capability : Concatenation Enabled, Fragametation Enabled, PHS Disabled


Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:46:24 UTC

1st 512K took 2563 ms = 199.8 KB/sec, approx 1646 Kbps, 1.61 Mbps
2nd 512K took 4203 ms = 121.8 KB/sec, approx 1004 Kbps, 0.98 Mbps
3rd 512K took 3000 ms = 170.7 KB/sec, approx 1407 Kbps, 1.37 Mbps
4th 512K took 5219 ms = 98.1 KB/sec, approx 808 Kbps, 0.79 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 1216 Kbps, 1.19 Mbps

:(
(the speed test above is actually better than has been for tha last hour )


https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2006/10/12.png
:(

Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

I have downloaded IE7 tonight and got, wait for this .... 2.2MB/sec download speed from MS site - I've been upgraded to 20Mb broadband :cool:

I dread to think what this will do to my billing, it's not been right for over 6 months :rolleyes:

So yes, network in general isn't brilliant, but where it's needed it does work.

Sorry, can't believe I have really typed a compliment about NTL, I'd best go and have a lie down.

Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

I think you do indeed need a lie down...

How do you think it will affect your billing ?
and
''where its needed it does work'' - i beg to differ, since i noticed my connection at 20mb this evening i have ran speed tests in one way, shape, or form constantly.

Best connection i got momentarily since 6:30 pm tonight is maybe 3mb ... that was a quick blast at newsgroups. Web speeds have gone from 2mb speeds ( high end ) all the way down to pulling teeth speeds.

You knows its bad when you sometimes even get better uploads then down .. as i have on several occasions tonight.

Tried about 10 different proxies tonight and none of them showed any improvement. - Someone at ntl is having a good old laugh at the hell they are putting me through ''here is a ferrari, go drive it round the m25 at rush hour"

Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

EVERYTHING seems to affect my billing, even the weather :mad:

I do now have a contact there and he's trying his best


All I can say is for me, tonight at least, it really isn't that bad, admittedly I am using another proxy always do (don't all scream at me telling me I shouldn't). Yes, there is general network slowness in places, but just for one night, I am happy :)

I know I will regret it tomorrow, and my modem will probabaly not connect to the network .....

Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

they might have done what they were doing as for the last two nights we have had steady speeds.

Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

Mine was still bad until today when i had a revelation...

what if my router has a half-duplex 10mb wan port ....

so i called belkin, got routed to an indian call center, we spent 10 minutes of asking eachother to repeat ourselves... so i gave up on that ...


come home and removed the router from the setup and bam ...

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2006/10/10.png

Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

Mines been pretty good again lately


https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2006/10/9.png

Damn site better than our works

Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

Got to say it is a bit better tonight. I'm getting a quarter of my expected speed instead of a tenth. Not brilliant but a step in the right direction!

Wonder if it will last?

Re: Stoke on Trent - Getting worse
 

im from stoke too and ive never had a speed issue with ntl :D
The only issue i used to get was with dns but not had this problem for along time.

I curently get 2.3 m/sec no matter what time i download :D