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Originally Posted by |Kippa|
The ironic thing is that when I am 'allowed' to download on my 20mbit conneciton I get a near perfect 19mbit. Also when playing games I get a nice low ping. I know I am tempting fate, but how much worse can it really get? Do you think they might seriously go for 24 hour STM?
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I suspect before VM go for 24/7 STM, they'll first get STM to finish (or reset itself) at the end of every period, so that your download speed returns to normal at 9.01pm.
Then about a fortnight later they'll realise that everyone is starting their ("heavy") downloading at 8.30pm and slowing "normal" internet users' down, so they'll then extend the evening STM period to 10pm.
Don't forget there were rumours about application (or port) management a while ago -- I wouldn't be surprised if they announced 24/7 managed speeds on ftp, bittorrent and newsgroup downloads.
Enjoy your 19Mb/s download speed while you can...
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Originally Posted by LostintheNW
Seeing as I am traffic shaped at all times of the day for downloading tiny amounts, I wonder what would happen to those who are lucky not to be STM'd whenever some goon at VM decides to flick the switch if they were to download the whole of the internet non stop when the STM system is not meant to be running.
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The next time you're STM'd 'out of hours' or for silly amounts, report it to the Tech Support newsgroup and they'll be able to confirm when it's due to finish. This should give you a better idea of what you are downloading that's pushing you over the limit.
Get a traffic monitor (eg. DU Meter, BitMeter) or even better check out the facilities your router has for recording throughput.
If you're sure you've not exceed VM's limits, insist that TS put in a request to Networks to check the settings on your UBR -- I've heard of two cases where it was suspected that STM had been setup incorrectly.
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Anyone else got any suggestions on other ISP's ?
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There aren't many ISPs that offer reasonably priced connections without similar restrictions to VM -- and I'll eat my hat if they can continue much longer without bringing them in!
Take a look at BeThere, or maybe you should consider adding dirt-cheap broadband to a Sky TV package?