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Rik · 31-08-2016, 21:17

Well I have given 300Mb a chance.

But the traffic shaping on usenet is a joke. 16Mb most evenings and then after midnight goes back to normal.

I don't leave it running all day either, my connection is not used while I am in the datacentre for 12 hours of the day, but if I want to come home and actually use Usenet in the evening to download say 5GB I get a whopping 1.64MB/s.

I have a server in France connected to exactly the same newsgroup provider and same connection settings and it maxes out at 30MB/s downloading the same articles which proves it is VM and their crumby network shaping.

Its an embarrassment to VM, I understand there is a need for traffic management, but because I want to use newsgroups in the evening I am basically paying for a 16Mb line.

Why should it matter if I want to download 5GB from Usenet or go to a FTP where I will get no traffic shaping and full speed?.

I am actually putting a complaint in with Ofcom, and that's being a customer for 20 years plus to VM.

Why should I be penalised because I want to download my files from Usenet in the evening?

In my town it is shaped the same every night, has been for a couple of months.

Then ring up VM and ask about if I have time left on a contract and they tell me 7 months, well we will see about that.

Ill give them one more chance tomorrow at Retentions before I start the ball rolling.

It shouldn't matter what protocol I want to use to download my 5GB a night, whether HTTP. FTP or Usenet. Its a joke! The whole reason I have 300Mb is because I want to download something fast, I'm out for 13hrs at work and when I get home I want to grab my whopping 5GB quickly not have to endure 1.64MB/s speeds.

Its an embarrassment to VM and I am......sorry used to be a big fan and advocate.

31-08-2016, 21:17	#44
Rik cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hertfordshire Age: 52 Services: 1Gbps Broadband Posts: 1,112	Re: 300 Mb now connected. Well I have given 300Mb a chance. But the traffic shaping on usenet is a joke. 16Mb most evenings and then after midnight goes back to normal. I don't leave it running all day either, my connection is not used while I am in the datacentre for 12 hours of the day, but if I want to come home and actually use Usenet in the evening to download say 5GB I get a whopping 1.64MB/s. I have a server in France connected to exactly the same newsgroup provider and same connection settings and it maxes out at 30MB/s downloading the same articles which proves it is VM and their crumby network shaping. Its an embarrassment to VM, I understand there is a need for traffic management, but because I want to use newsgroups in the evening I am basically paying for a 16Mb line. Why should it matter if I want to download 5GB from Usenet or go to a FTP where I will get no traffic shaping and full speed?. I am actually putting a complaint in with Ofcom, and that's being a customer for 20 years plus to VM. Why should I be penalised because I want to download my files from Usenet in the evening? In my town it is shaped the same every night, has been for a couple of months. Then ring up VM and ask about if I have time left on a contract and they tell me 7 months, well we will see about that. Ill give them one more chance tomorrow at Retentions before I start the ball rolling. It shouldn't matter what protocol I want to use to download my 5GB a night, whether HTTP. FTP or Usenet. Its a joke! The whole reason I have 300Mb is because I want to download something fast, I'm out for 13hrs at work and when I get home I want to grab my whopping 5GB quickly not have to endure 1.64MB/s speeds. Its an embarrassment to VM and I am......sorry used to be a big fan and advocate. Last edited by Rik; 31-08-2016 at 21:22.