Re: New STM/Virgin traffic managent confirmed - so that's why it's slow!
 

Even if a 2mb connection was stm'd to 1mb that is still enough to play games on live, admittedly though you wouldn't want to be the host in a large lobby.

Playing devils advocate here, from VMs point of view they can still claim "unlimited" service because although your overall speed may be cut, the amount you can download isn't, there still isn't any monthly limit.:shrug:

Re: New STM/Virgin traffic managent confirmed - so that's why it's slow!
 

ah, right - even so, he implied that was an absolute limit, the service doesn't stop when you hit the limit, it 'just' slows down.


768Kb/s = 0.768Mb/s = 2765Mb/hour = 345MB/hour

so it takes approx 4 hours to hit the 1400MB limit, at which point it will slow to around 86MB/hour

Re: New STM/Virgin traffic managent confirmed - so that's why it's slow!
 

Nice bit scaremongering, like to expand on that...

Re: New STM/Virgin traffic managent confirmed - so that's why it's slow!
 

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12...undancies.html

as I say it hasn't been confirmed - but direct enquiries in the newsgroups have been answered with basically 'cannot comment at this time' - I believe 6th June is when it will kick off with official notice being given - if it is true, of course.

Re: New STM/Virgin traffic managent confirmed - so that's why it's slow!
 

[QUOTE=ceedee;34563472]I read several cable forums and the VM newsgroups (almost) every day and I've never heard of those trial times or thresholds.
Could you copy whatever VM notification you've received as I'd like to investigate further?

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I would love to provide you with notification from VM but ,as usual none was sent. I merely quote what I was told by tech services when I complained about my speed.

Re: New STM/Virgin traffic managent confirmed - so that's why it's slow!
 

While it's possible that other 'secret' trials are going on in specific areas, I'm 99% certain that whoever you spoke to has misunderstood VM's traffic management policy *and* the supposed trial thresholds.
I'd seriously recommend you start a separate thread here describing in detail the times you've been STM'd and what you've been told on the phoneline.
And when you next notice a drastic drop in performance out of the published hours, post the details to the Tech Support newsgroup.

Re: New STM/Virgin traffic managent confirmed - so that's why it's slow!
 

I've tried to look on the positive side with this stm buisness, but if VM brought it in over night even I couldn't defend that, it would be the kiss of death. Having said that I can't believe they would bring overnight stm in anyway.

Re: New STM/Virgin traffic managent confirmed - so that's why it's slow!
 

More from Alex Brown for the NGs

- You also said no current plans to roll out the new STM policy nationwide.

:scratch:

Re: New STM/Virgin traffic managent confirmed - so that's why it's slow!
 

oo good

Re: New STM/Virgin traffic managent confirmed - so that's why it's slow!
 

Tougher sanctions are on the way for customers who have the audacity to expect Virgin to deliver on their promise of an unlimited service:-

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05..._restrictions/

This gives me more amunition to make a claim under the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 ;)

Re: New STM/Virgin traffic managent confirmed - so that's why it's slow!
 

this explains it then...

Re: New STM/Virgin traffic managent confirmed - so that's why it's slow!
 

What that tells me is that if enough customers download outside of stm hours as VM are advising people then theres a chance that those hours too will get stm'd. I think its whats known as moving the goalposts.

Re: New STM/Virgin traffic managent confirmed - so that's why it's slow!
 

Have you noticed how no one believed him and now everyone is ganging up on him ? :D

Still doing his one liners...skirting round the truth making it feel like he's answered a question when he hasnt.

Or just says "incorrect"

Yep...gotta love alex.

Re: New STM/Virgin traffic managent confirmed - so that's why it's slow!
 

I believe you're right. Forcing everyone to download overnight is what they want so they can go ahead with the next phase of STM. It's lucky you can't swear on this forum. :mad:

Re: New STM Confirmed
 

Not to me he didnt:)

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With regards to Overnight STM.. This is exactly what I have been saying! The only way there would be any consideration of STM overnight would be if the contention through the night was higher than than during the peak hours. I can't see that somehow.
If the heavier users want to content for the bandwidth through the night then no problem. They just won't be getting 20Mb/s once there is more than 2 of them going for line rate.