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From: Peter Ceresole on 1 Apr 2010 10:53 David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > > Plusnet throttles depending on source and type, thereby prioritising > > interactive stuff such streaming of web browsing. > > If however you're up to your download limit then the throttling is > across the board at peak times. Hang on... If I'm up to my limit on downloads (which at 60GB in thirty days' rolling total I have never reached), then all my traffic is throttled during peak times, which is right. Unlimited at off peak night, which is also right. The other thing is traffic shaping. I really wouldn't want to be with an ISP that did that. If your interactive stuff is screwing up my part of our shared connection, you bet I'd want it limited... -- Peter
From: David Kennedy on 1 Apr 2010 11:10 Peter Ceresole wrote: > David Kennedy<davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > >>> Plusnet throttles depending on source and type, thereby prioritising >>> interactive stuff such streaming of web browsing. >> >> If however you're up to your download limit then the throttling is >> across the board at peak times. > > Hang on... If I'm up to my limit on downloads (which at 60GB in thirty > days' rolling total I have never reached), then all my traffic is > throttled during peak times, which is right. Unlimited at off peak > night, which is also right. > > The other thing is traffic shaping. I really wouldn't want to be with an > ISP that did that. If your interactive stuff is screwing up my part of > our shared connection, you bet I'd want it limited... They restrict P2P and binary groups at peak times also some other stuff. <http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/speed_guide/download_speeds.shtml> It's never affected me but it does seem pretty general from what I can see regardless of which ISP you choose. Some, of course, are more open about admitting it than others. Virgin, and it took some time to find it, work like this <http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/internet/traffic.html> -- David Kennedy http://www.anindianinexile.com
From: Woody on 1 Apr 2010 11:32 David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > Peter Ceresole wrote: > > David Kennedy<davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > > > >>> Plusnet throttles depending on source and type, thereby prioritising > >>> interactive stuff such streaming of web browsing. > >> > >> If however you're up to your download limit then the throttling is > >> across the board at peak times. > > > > Hang on... If I'm up to my limit on downloads (which at 60GB in thirty > > days' rolling total I have never reached), then all my traffic is > > throttled during peak times, which is right. Unlimited at off peak > > night, which is also right. > > > > The other thing is traffic shaping. I really wouldn't want to be with an > > ISP that did that. If your interactive stuff is screwing up my part of > > our shared connection, you bet I'd want it limited... > > They restrict P2P and binary groups at peak times also some other stuff. > > <http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/speed_guide/download_speeds.shtml> > > It's never affected me but it does seem pretty general from what I can > see regardless of which ISP you choose. Some, of course, are more open > about admitting it than others. And some dont do it: <http://www.zen.co.uk/support/adsl/usage-allowance-faq.aspx#slowspeed> -- Woody
From: David Kennedy on 1 Apr 2010 11:38 Woody wrote: > > And some dont do it: > > <http://www.zen.co.uk/support/adsl/usage-allowance-faq.aspx#slowspeed> > I looked at Zen but, with No 1 sprog doing in excess of 50 Gb per month they were an expensive option. And, TBH, the shaping doesn't affect me personally. -- David Kennedy http://www.anindianinexile.com
From: chris on 2 Apr 2010 03:59 On 01/04/10 16:10, David Kennedy wrote: > Peter Ceresole wrote: >> David Kennedy<davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: >> >>>> Plusnet throttles depending on source and type, thereby prioritising >>>> interactive stuff such streaming of web browsing. >>> >>> If however you're up to your download limit then the throttling is >>> across the board at peak times. >> >> Hang on... If I'm up to my limit on downloads (which at 60GB in thirty >> days' rolling total I have never reached), then all my traffic is >> throttled during peak times, which is right. Unlimited at off peak >> night, which is also right. >> >> The other thing is traffic shaping. I really wouldn't want to be with an >> ISP that did that. If your interactive stuff is screwing up my part of >> our shared connection, you bet I'd want it limited... > > They restrict P2P and binary groups at peak times also some other stuff. > > <http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/speed_guide/download_speeds.shtml> > > It's never affected me but it does seem pretty general from what I can > see regardless of which ISP you choose. Some, of course, are more open > about admitting it than others. Agreed. I notice it on occasion, particularly when trying to download things via ftp in the evening. However, by ensuring you don't use obvious download sites and only http then it's not too intrusive. It's funny though, I have access to a VPN through work and sometimes it's faster to download stuff via the VPN than through my normal connection... > > Virgin, and it took some time to find it, work like this > > <http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/internet/traffic.html> My God, you truly get shafted! 75% throttled for 5-12hr. That's barely usable. If that's future of fibre I don't want it!
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