kyleroberson
join:2008-05-02 | reply to bdinlb
Re: slow download to rapidshare.com
That's my story as well. I've had a premium account for the past year or so without problems.
This doesn't need a registry tweak, unless I'm missing the 'fix this awful tracert' key. |
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basicinstinct911
@suddenlink.net | reply to basicinstinct911
Still slow overhere in S.W. Louisiana about 50 KB/sec |
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SickAndTired
@suddenlink.net
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I to live in South West Louisiana; the Ft. Polk/Leesville/DeRidder area and I also can confirm that Sudden Link is slowing down access to sites like Rapidshare/Megaupload/ Torrent sites.
Torrents still download very fast but some of the more popular torrent sites load so slow that they time out and you can't get to the files so that you can see who is seeding what.
On a positive note I can download a 5 minute song in less than 5 seconds on I-tunes and if I'm on a legit site like twit.tv I can get download speeds of a megabyte to a megabyte and a half a second easily, especially after peak hours like in the late afternoon or late at night.
To make a long story short; if your purchasing stuff legally or the free stuff is being openly shared on the up and up, you can get some blazing speeds with Sudden Link considering the fact your out in the backwoods. If your looking to pirate content you might as well hang it up because Sudden Link is throttling with no mercy. |
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basicinct911
@suddenlink.net | reply to basicinstinct911
speeds appear to be back up this morning for now 200-400 KB/sec |
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xao
@suddenlink.net | reply to basicinstinct911
in canyon tx lucky to get 6 or 7 kb premium user for almost a year |
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A432
@suddenlink.net | reply to basicinstinct911
I have suddenlink here in midland, tx and for the past week or two my download speed for rapidshare and megaupload decreaced drastically. I might just have to switch ISP's if suddenlink doesnt fix this. |
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basicinct911
@suddenlink.net | reply to basicinstinct911
It still sucks here |
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StoppingBy
@suddenlink.net
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Rapidshare can be used for multiple reasons. It is the best hosting place for family videos, which I do use rapidshare for. So, I should be throttled? Also, I logged a ticket with Suddenlink, the guy on the phone who was the main tech said he used Rapidshare, and had excellent download speeds. |
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basicinct911
@suddenlink.net | reply to basicinstinct911
well I'm glad someone is getting good speeds. Maybe I need to get a job with Suddenlink? |
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jxp05j
@suddenlink.net | reply to basicinstinct911
Same speeds here in amarillo, tx. I can get 40 kbs late at night when I hold my tongue right. I got so used to over a meg at my school, this is going to kill me if it isnt changed soon. |
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bullet087
join:2006-05-17 | reply to basicinstinct911
When I do a tracert, it also does slowdown when it goes from Washington to Paris |
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Menudo
@suddenlink.net | reply to A432
Midland here too. I get 10kbs MAX on rapidshare and not much better on megaupload. It has to be suddenlink. |
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john654
@suddenlink.net | reply to basicinstinct911
I am in abilene and I am having the same problem with suddenlink and rapidshare downloads. If anyone tries a new ISP let us know if the problem was suddenlink. |
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bullet087
join:2006-05-17
 ·RoadRunner Cable
·Cebridge Connections
 ·Verizon BroadbandA..
| reply to basicinstinct911
Running a rapidshare download now (taking advantage of their Happy Hours) and I am getting a constant ~400kbps (got other downloads from different sites running at this moment too)
I will try different times during the day the next few days to see if there is anything different.
But those of yall on the suddenlink backbone should take these tests with a grain of salt, as although I have suddenlink, tracerts show me to still be on the Cebridge backbone |
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Menudo
@suddenlink.net | reply to Menudo
Just an update, I tried rapidshare and megaupload this morning and was pulling down over 100kbs on RS and over 200 on MU. I wonder if they are only throttling it during peak hours? |
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Menudo
@suddenlink.net | Update: As of 8 this morning I was pulling down normal speeds on rapidshare and MU. As of 8:40 my MU speed has dropped to 30kbs. RS is below 10 again. Seems like they start throttling it at around 8:30. |
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kyleroberson
join:2008-05-02 | reply to john654
The problem is Suddenlink. It had been fine for the past year, and I can get normal speeds on Verizon.
Don't expect them to fix this. The techs are completely unapologetic. |
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dfreeman
join:2008-03-15
Meadow Vista, CA | reply to Araiden
The latency doubles because that is a long hop from Washington DC to Paris, France. Rule of thumb on latency is 10ms per 1000 miles one way. Tracert reports round trip latency numbers. |
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basinstinct911
@suddenlink.net | reply to basicinstinct911
Hey tech support.. Can you help us at all with this? |
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Coker
@suddenlink.net
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Abilene here and having the same issues with my rapidshare download speeds. Here at the house I get like 20-60kbs with suddenlink, yet I can head to my parents who have DSL, and get like 600kbs. Its Suddenlink, no matter what the asshat on the phone tells you. GD shame if you ask me. |
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