Reimer
join:2006-08-14
Toronto, ON
| reply to Prelude76
Re: Sympatico throttling Bit Torrents now???
said by Prelude76  :I dont know why everyone says 'no they dont throttle' like they know the inner working of Bell, when I myself got that magical 30kb/s limit. That's why I left Bell in first place. exact same torrents, same trackers, same utorrent settings, used to be fast on Bell, then dropped to 30kbs, and now that I'm on teksavvy, they are fast once again. so Kalg, you're not alone. perhaps they are throttling only certain users or certain areas, but there definitely is throttling going on. But this thread will get locked and forgotten just like all the other 'Bell is throttling my torrents' threads. I don't really know whether Bell is actually throttling or not since I've experienced no such thing on my own line and I'm a fairly heavy user.
But you can't compare a torrent on one day and then try the same torrent on another and say it's the same thing. It's not. |
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rizzler
join:2004-07-07
canada | I am also a very heavy torrent user...I havent had any problem with my torrents. I am on a private torrent site..invites only and always have the same speed. |
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Prelude76
join:2007-08-30
Barrie, ON
1 edit | i realize torrent speeds go up and down, depending on the day, on phase of moon, whatever. But when some torrents like EZTV torrents on mininova with 1,000+ seeds stop at 30kb/s on the dot for days (while my uploades where still normal, in 80 to 90 range), something fishy was definitely going on. I tried different ports, even throwing it on FTP port 25, and still no luck.
All I know is those same torrents came back to their full speeds after leaving Bell.
I'm in Barrie area, by the way.
I should note that our Bell Business at work running full tilt in uTorrent, 350+ kb/s. never slows down.
So something is going on, but it could be experimental, and perhaps on a user basis or area basis. |
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Glen1
These Are The Good Ol' Days.
Premium,MVM
join:2002-05-24
GTA Canada | Try using your Bell Business Internet ID at home and see if there is a difference. You will be able to log on as it is the same network. See if you are throttled then.
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My Canada includes Quebec. |
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kalg1975
@grouptelecom.net
| Morning All,
8 years with Sympatico, and I was never aware I even had a Bell Buisness Interenet ID. I will have to hunt that down.
At this point I would settle for an honest answer from bell really. Again, not trying to be an alarmist or anything, and I know the default position on tech help boards for someone with an uncommon problem is that they must be doing something wrong.
However, in this case, as I have said NOTHING changed...just the day. I have been downloading torrents for years, never had any issues and no I don't think bell is targetting me specifically, however it simply appears like there is a cap at 30 kb/s.
However since I appear to be in the vast minority on this one, and bell is denying that any throttling is going on (which still is a possibility) I think I am hosed...and I just committed to a new contract too...brilliant. |
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Glen1
These Are The Good Ol' Days.
Premium,MVM
join:2002-05-24
GTA Canada
 ·Bell Sympatico
| There obviously are different types of Business services, I am assuming you are on a PPPoE based service. That would enable you to troubleshoot whether the issue is on your line or associated with the user ID or IP assigned. Keep track of the assigned IP before you disconnect with the Sympatico IP and see if it changes when you use the Business ID. I have used Teksavvy test IDs, in the past, to try to find an issue on my line. I would get a completely different IP with the Teksavvy Id on my line at home...just a few ideas to assist. You could also go into the newest forum and ask for "one on one" help. PM me for "what to ask".
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My Canada includes Quebec. |
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rescin
@bell.ca | reply to kalg1975
Yup, they're throttling BT, (occurs for me from 5pm-midnight). I doubt anyone is going to publicly admit it though. I'm leaving in a few weeks over to TekSav.
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