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Originally Posted by wizz
I have been traffic shaped for the last four hours because I have had the audacity to download at 400kb on my 4mb line !!
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I'm fairly sure that your connection speed was capped by STM not because you downloaded "at 400kb" but because you exceeded the *quantity* limit.
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So what can I do about it ??????
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If you were in a hurry to get somewhere and chose to pay extra to hire a taxi (rather than wait for a bus) but then both your taxi and the bus got stuck in a traffic jam with no alternative route, what would you do?
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Originally Posted by hokkers999
So go get yourself a bit-torrent client, head over to ubuntu.com, find a tracker and get downloading copy after copy after copy of the distro .iso image.
If they want to prat me about, I'm going to suck down every single last byte I possibly can.
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You realise that all you'll be doing is reducing the connection speeds for your neighbours and other users on the same UBR?
Okay so VM might get a few more phone calls (at the premium rate) from frustrated customers but do you think that'll change anything?
Seems like a particularly unhelpful suggestion -- hope you don't live anywhere near me!
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Originally Posted by the-cable-guy
i am a heavy user however even if i dont download owt i still get throttled.
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If that's really the case, I'd suggest you contact Tech Support as it could mean there's a problem with the STM settings for your UBR.
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Originally Posted by the-cable-guy
lol mate you dont want it trust me.
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Dunno about you but I experienced years of continual frustration with ADSL (everything from pathetic service from BT to incompetent and rip-off ISPs) but since joining VM I've had a reliable and fast (within 90% of maximum speeds) connection with only three short disconnections in the last two and a half years.
I'd hate to have to return to ADSL.