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renzz · 02-03-2006, 13:04

Newshosting, for me, have been very good since I joined, and when I was upgraded to 10Mb last year I could download flat out from them, normally on around 4 or 5 connections.

However, over the past 6 weeks or so, things have got a little odd. When I start downloading (now on 8 connections), I will start at the full 10Mb/sec, and this will continue for around 2-3mins. Then, slowly, my speed starts to drop off, normally bottoming out at 5Mb/sec. It does this everytime, and regardless of the port I use on Newshosting (although I normally use 9000).

It really looks like there is some sort of traffic shaping going on somewhere, I just wondered if anyone else has seen this?

Do any Giganews users see this? Is it worth the extra money to use Giganews' European server - do you get sustained 10Mb speeds?

Cheers

02-03-2006, 13:04	#1
renzz Inactive Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5	Any 10Mb users who use Newshosting? Newshosting, for me, have been very good since I joined, and when I was upgraded to 10Mb last year I could download flat out from them, normally on around 4 or 5 connections. However, over the past 6 weeks or so, things have got a little odd. When I start downloading (now on 8 connections), I will start at the full 10Mb/sec, and this will continue for around 2-3mins. Then, slowly, my speed starts to drop off, normally bottoming out at 5Mb/sec. It does this everytime, and regardless of the port I use on Newshosting (although I normally use 9000). It really looks like there is some sort of traffic shaping going on somewhere, I just wondered if anyone else has seen this? Do any Giganews users see this? Is it worth the extra money to use Giganews' European server - do you get sustained 10Mb speeds? Cheers