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Originally Posted by graf_von_anonym
@aMac There are so many packages out there and the billing systems are so complex (the joke used to be that NTL simplified from two billing systems to three) that these kinds of oversights are almost bound to occur. They shouldn't, mind, but they do.
@UnReal, leexgx
How many network connections are open on your systems when your speeds drop? You can find that from the command prompt, netstat -a. The other possibility is that the reporting feature is being delayed by something, while the download continues. So you might be downloading at a constant rate, but the monitoring is breaking; it sees X come down in time Y, that's rate A, then something breaks and it doesn't see X come down in time Y so it reports rate B, then it catches up and sees 2X come down in time Y again and reports rate C. What's the average transfer rate after it finishes?
The other possibility is that news servers are limiting the heavier downloads from their side. Depending on their management software they could be using an initial burst type deal, where your first X Gb are at one rate, and then thereafter slower. That would be efficient for them in the same way that STM is efficient for Virgin.
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i did 40 connections at one time (got my frends giga news account) i allso slelected the US server as well as eu and gave me 400KB/s more thats all (guess i should be asking giga news realy these questons)
but Virgin is makeing errors in the packets as some times i get 2-3 stalled connections but i am on an 20mb connection now (other house) and i was getting stuck connection (but limited to 1 out of 20) allso getting some (not downloading) or alot of packet loss when downloading (teamspeak voice) not had problems like this before tho
net stat does report 20 connections
i not tryed to fix any problems yet i play with it tonight and for the next 3-4 days (check power levels yet and other things on my modem) but does seem more likey its an Main out side pipe problem or one of the links inside virgin pipes are is semi broke or bandwidth starved