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Woe is me

PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 2:00 pm
by Pip
Well, congestion on my internet supply segment has reared it's ugly head again!

Hopefully when the kids go back to school things will change but I'm not holding my breath, it's happened so many times.

I know the headend I'm connected to is due new upgraded equipment in the next couple of months so that's why they're possibly leaving it for now. The only bonus from it is my monthly rental has been cut in half until then.

I'm supposed to be on a 50/5 Mbps connection, this is what I'm getting today.


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Over the weekend I couldn't even run the test let alone use the connection!

The upgrade can't come soon enough.


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Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 2:56 pm
by ctaulbee
Well that sucks :sorry

Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:45 pm
by Pip
ctaulbee wrote:Well that sucks :sorry


Tell me about it! :?

Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 6:29 pm
by VincentLupo
Ouch!

Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 7:35 pm
by stardragon9
That sucks! :demon :-( :confused

Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:12 pm
by Wrench
Here's mine
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Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 7:03 pm
by Pip
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Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 12:59 am
by ctaulbee
Wow buddy that is horrible :Scared

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Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 2:52 pm
by stampe
yikes, that's annoying :/
hope it gets fixed soon!

Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 8:40 pm
by Pip
At last I'm now seeing an improvement since the kids returned to school. Not what I should be getting but at least I can now do things. I couldn't even view artwork submissions before.

For all intents and purposes I'm back up and running on here now!


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Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 1:13 am
by ctaulbee
:cool:

Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:34 pm
by Pip
OH bugger!

Looks like I may have spoken too soon.


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If they don't get this sorted soon I'll be changing providers!
At least (certainly in the UK) it gives me a "Get out of jail" free card in that they can't provide the contracted service so no if you leave you have to pay the balance of the rest of the contract


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Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:37 am
by stampe
:? :-( :Unpleased

Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:36 am
by chouette
How strange that your upload is so high now compared to the download. Very freaky, lol

Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 2:49 pm
by Pip
chouette wrote:How strange that your upload is so high now compared to the download. Very freaky, lol


Not really, the congestion is occurring on the downstream only as the downstream is not traffic managed whereas the upsteam is. i.e. try uploading too much in a managed time and your upload speed gets cut by 75% or thereabouts. I don't upload massive amounts so it won't affect me.
I'm with the only cable co in the UK, Virgin Media, now owned by Liberty Global. Many US users will know of the company.

Where my problem arises from is not the companies involved but the infrastructure that was put in place in the beginning, each area dominated by different telco's using different standards. By and large that has been changed over the years as first NTL became the sole provider in an amalgamation of the last 2 big names (NTL and Telewest) following various takeovers.

Long story short the network needed massive upgrades which in fairness NTL (then working under the Virgin Media name) started to undertake. The massive borrowings involved left an opening for a takeover by Liberty Global and sure enough it happened.

Don't think I'm painting LG as the bad boy here. They are not and are investing billions in upgrading and expanding the network, the problem is the legacy hubsites they've inherited. Those are a nightmare for the provider.

In fairness due to my work I have contacts in the industry so I know what's planned, but it seems week by week they hit a new problem. TBH it won't be long before I have to decide to cut and run to another provider or stick with the one I have.

It won't be much longer before I decide as I have an up and coming project which will need a reliable connection. 8}

Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:09 pm
by Pip
Here we go again, (sigh) hopefully only during the festive break. 25mins to upload this! :Unpleased

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Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:48 pm
by chouette
Oh my, that is frigging slow................... :O

Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:03 pm
by Pip
Well, speed has risen this morning (eventually) it's been a pain over the last few days.

Still not full speed but a considerable improvement.


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Re: Woe is me

PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:32 am
by Pip
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Looking better and has held for at least a week.
BTW I took advantage of an upload increase offered to 10Mbps but VM always overprovision to look good.