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[DSL] Does Teksavvy Throttle during peak hours?

Simple answer is NO . Teksavvy does not throttle

reply to afterburn999
no

reply to afterburn999
I also notice some slow down around 11:00 to 12:00 at the night, I am in the Waterloo area, and has been wondering why?

reply to afterburn999
Congestion ?

reply to afterburn999
Hi there,

TekSavvy does not throttle its customer's usage. I would recommend posting in the Direct Forum (»TekSavvy Direct) and we can take a look into your account for you.

Cheers,

Andre
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reply to afterburn999
Bell wouldn't be throttling still would they? They use to throttle between 8pm and 11pm+

reply to thcmacgyver

When there was congestion in London the time of day was pretty consistant coinciding with peak hours. Sunday eves were a bit worse for whatever reason. I still find minor slow downs during peak time (Sunday a bit worse) but nothing to get too worked up about.

Definately do post in the direct forum (and anyone else who is having the same issue). It's the best way for them to track it.

reply to afterburn999
Teksavvy itself does not throttle. However, the last mile providers have been known to do so, as well as the so called DPI (Deep packet inspection) stuff. Last that I remember they've stopped doing this and its being rolled out accross the various area's by each incumbent on their own schedule. But NO, TSI doesn't ever throttle you, so you can lay that bit to rest until otherwise proven.
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reply to afterburn999
I've experienced the same thing with bell using FTP during those times, quick fix is to reset your modem. Gonna try vpn ftp tonight and see if its throttling or not.

Update:

- Ftp speeds were reduced after 10pm EST from 700kbs to 64kbs.
- Turned on VPN service and speeds went up to 500kb/s as thats the average speed with the VPN.
- Turned VPN off, restarted modem and speeds back to normal so far 10mins into downloading.

Internet Provider, and percentage of tests showing throttling
Rogers -- 80%
Bell Canada -- 77%
Distributel -- 38%
TekSavvy -- 36%
Shaw -- 22%
SaskTel -- 9%
EastLink -- 7%
Videotron -- 7%
Telus -- 2%
Bell Aliant -- 0%
Cogeco -- 0%

Source: Measurement Lab via Syracuse University School of Information Studies

I just removed mlppp/static ip from my account and switched to a new router. I'm not being throttled at all. I was downloading torrents right up to my max download speed.