said by dasbin:Happens with any type of download (I have an Easynews subscription for testing Usenet speeds). They all exhibit the exact same behaviour. Shaw in-network connections are fine, anything else tapers from full to very slow within about 20 seconds.
I understand the desire to get some specs on server bw and utilization (I don't have any), but the problem is absolutely broad enough that this can be ruled out. *Any* download from *any* source outside of Shaw network during peak hours. I've tried hundred of downloads from wildly varying sources through the last month; they are all the same. Running a Shaw Speed test during these times reports full speed. Starting a new download (or pausing / resuming a current one) resets that download speed back to full, then quickly down again. No problems during off-peak hours, ruling out my equipment or connection.
Cisco DPC-3825 modem in bridge mode.
Linksys E4200 router.
No problems until about a month ago. Actually, I'm pretty sure the timing of it starting lines up with the big server fire in Calgary. Probably just a coincidence, although this is also the time when I switched from BB50 (which always maintained full speed) to BB100 (which tapers to these ~1-4 Mbps off-network speeds in peak hours).
I should also note that my trace-route ping skyrockets during the problem times from 14ms to over 110ms. The entirety of the increase resides in the Shaw router hops (*.vc.shawcable.net and *.cl.shawcable.net).
Dunno im still around 28MB/s
