Name96
join:2008-03-28
| reply to DrXenon
Re: Update on throttling issue...
said by DrXenon  :My Vonage VOIP is also throttled and is unusable during peak hours. Better hope you never need your Vonage 911 service. |
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matradley
Premium
join:2003-07-03
Ontario
 ·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Bell Sympatico
| reply to R0CKY
I have been trying to see if anyone found that the National Labour Union is pushing the CRTC on this issue - »www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008···ity.html . |
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iconfat
join:2005-04-06
Toronto | reply to TOPDAWG
I wasn't throttled yesterday.
I just tested it now, and I'm throttled. I'm on the premium package in Etobicoke Ontario. |
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TOPDAWG
Premium
join:2005-04-27
Midland, ON | reply to pwnedrice
Well I've yet to have any issue with this yet so it's not in my area yet. |
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pwnedrice
join:2006-04-27 | reply to R0CKY
uhhh...guys i think im dreaming...
but my speeds are above 50kb/s on uTorrent...did something happen?? |
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DrXenon
join:2007-01-20
Kingston, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Bell Sympatico
| reply to Scrappy2
said by Scrappy2 :so its only bt thats effected by throttling then? nothing else in any way shape or form? My Vonage VOIP is also throttled and is unusable during peak hours. |
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patyeon
join:2008-03-27
| reply to Scrappy2
said by Scrappy2 :so its only bt thats effected by throttling then? nothing else in any way shape or form? No, anything encrypted is also throttled. That is very important, especially to those of us who rely on encrypted connections to be able to connect to other computers we own/administrate/work with. |
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DSL_Ricer
Premium
join:2007-07-22
| reply to Grounded
said by Grounded : Around 5:00 AM I was finishing up a couple of extremely well-seeded files @510 - 520k download. When the connection returned I was maxing out at 440 precisely. It's as if someone has imposed a totally reasonable cap. I tested several times today (up to 4:30, of course,) and always plateaued at 440k. It's far from catastrophic, but kinda weird. Could this be an inadvertent effect of the upgrade? Have you actually checked the modem sync speed? It's quite possible that your profile was lowered. |
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Grounded
join:2007-12-13
canada
| reply to R0CKY
First let me make it clear: I know the difference between the Bell throttling and the problem I'm about to describe. I have been experiencing the Bell throttling since it first occurred on Thursday. This is something different though I'd still gladly blame it on Bell.
Here goes:
As of the network upgrade last night my max download has dropped significantly. Though I rarely max out torrent speeds, this week has has been an exception - taking advantage of the hours we're given.  Around 5:00 AM I was finishing up a couple of extremely well-seeded files @510 - 520k download. When the connection returned I was maxing out at 440 precisely. It's as if someone has imposed a totally reasonable cap. I tested several times today (up to 4:30, of course,) and always plateaued at 440k. It's far from catastrophic, but kinda weird. Could this be an inadvertent effect of the upgrade?
And yep, I did try rebooting, resetting my modem, etc. It's consistent. |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC | reply to Scrappy2
If you were throttled, and more than BT is affected, you would be seeing no more than 60KB/s. The mere fact you're seeing faster speeds means that your problems are unrelated. |
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Scrappy2
join:2007-09-28
Kingston, ON | reply to R0CKY
so its only bt thats effected by throttling then? nothing else in any way shape or form? |
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The Wave
join:2004-03-27
Canada
1 edit | reply to Arbalister
"Would the fecal matter impact the rotary oscillator?"
hahah that's a good one ... and the answer is yes. |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC | reply to Scrappy2
Scrappy2: Those issues are unrelated to throttling. |
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Scrappy2
join:2007-09-28
Kingston, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
1 edit | reply to R0CKY
I personally don't use torrents that often but i do use usenet and surf webpages.Both these have been effected the last week or so.
My speeds on usenet have fallen from 600kb/s to 200kb/s
(i can barely break 200kb/s)
webpages now time out don't load all the time now if even with all dnlding progs off.
I've rebooted everything all three comps and have the same outcome.
ps I should have also said that bt has slowed down to to a crawl |
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warren
join:2008-02-28
St Catharines, ON
| reply to hockeynomad
Ok, what about RDP? Since it's "encrypted", it's throttled aswell, which makes it unusable.
This isn't "just" throttling p2p. They seem to be throttling any encrypted traffic. VPN's would be another example. If I need to work from home, and in order to do that, I need to VPN in. They're throttling my connection to 30k/s because they "ASS-U-ME" I'm using encryption to bypass p2p blocks, when infact, I'm using it to secure a connection to my work.
Their system is faulty, and they shouldn't be throttling wholesalers anyway. It's not their data. As I've said before, this should be grounds for them to lose their Common Carrier status, and then they can have fun with the flood of lawsuits, since they appear to want to police their network. |
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hockeynomad
join:2007-06-19
Mississauga, ON | reply to Trisomy21
so run your torrents overnight. |
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Trisomy21
join:2006-04-27
Kingston, ON | reply to R0CKY
The new TSI logo, I actually made it quite a while back  |
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nanook
Premium,MVM
join:2007-12-02
·Bell Sympatico
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| reply to Arbalister
said by Arbalister :so they choke off 50% of the feed to Scarboro Actually in Bell's case they are "choking off the feed" by 90% to 95%. (From the normal 300+kB/s down to 30kB/s.) |
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Arbalister
join:2007-11-24
St Catharines, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| reply to aaannon
said by aaannon :
First when I joined TSI I was told that TSI won't throttle the line. My idea was TSI just rent the infrastructure or copper wire. Now it turns out that it's not what it is.
I guess the only difference right now between Bell and TSI is price and cap. Nothing else.
That's exactly what it is. TSI rents the infratructure and copper. That's whats foul about this - Bell has unilaterally altered the agreement about what TSI rents from them. Look at this from another angle...you can buy natural gas for your home from several suppliers out there. All the suppliers use Enbridge's network of gas distribution lines. Now, after years of operating this way, Enbridge decides that everyone in Scarboro uses too much gas between 5 pm and 2 am in the winter months, so they choke off 50% of the feed to Scarboro.
Would the fecal matter impact the rotary oscillator? |
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cacruden
join:2008-03-18
Toronto, ON | reply to R0CKY
If I upgrade to the ADSL ($99/month) line and then Bell has to remove the shaping from the lines - I wonder if I can sue them since the only reason I would get it is to solve a problem they created (including installation cost of course). |
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