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cje85 · 25-09-2016, 10:28

It would be easier to list sites which aren't affected, as I've only ever found one! www.twit.tv has videos available to download hosted on the CacheFly CDN, and these always download at solid full speed (200Mb off-peak).

Everything else shows poor download speeds and huge variations during the download. This includes DropBox, Google Drive, music downloads from Amazon, Windows updates, app updates from Google Play, or even just things like downloading a large PDF file from the Ofcom website.

I've tried connecting to the SuperHub directly instead of going through my ASUS router but the problem is still evident. It affects every device including Windows PC, Chromebook and various Android devices.

I suspect it's somehow related to the Motorola CMTS, as Jen_A believes on the VM forum. As you say, one person reporting something similar on a Cisco CMTS isn't confirmation of anything and might not be directly related to this problem. I'm told there are no imminent plans to replace my CMTS (KNOW12) with an Arris or Cisco, but to check again every so often.

Are there any sites to test UDP speeds?

25-09-2016, 10:28	#18
cje85 cf.member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 50	Re: Traffic management - Still a thing? It would be easier to list sites which aren't affected, as I've only ever found one! www.twit.tv has videos available to download hosted on the CacheFly CDN, and these always download at solid full speed (200Mb off-peak). Everything else shows poor download speeds and huge variations during the download. This includes DropBox, Google Drive, music downloads from Amazon, Windows updates, app updates from Google Play, or even just things like downloading a large PDF file from the Ofcom website. I've tried connecting to the SuperHub directly instead of going through my ASUS router but the problem is still evident. It affects every device including Windows PC, Chromebook and various Android devices. I suspect it's somehow related to the Motorola CMTS, as Jen_A believes on the VM forum. As you say, one person reporting something similar on a Cisco CMTS isn't confirmation of anything and might not be directly related to this problem. I'm told there are no imminent plans to replace my CMTS (KNOW12) with an Arris or Cisco, but to check again every so often. Are there any sites to test UDP speeds?