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Has anyone else in the US on Comcast noticed a marked decrease in download speed? After joining Platinum and starting to do quite a few HJ splits, it seems like formerly 1 minute downloads now are jumping up to 8-9 minutes long. I called Comcast support and they denied it but something must be going on. Anyone else?
Is it just at the forum or are you slow wherever you go?
here in Canada there has been some controversy over internet providers "throttling" or "traffic shaping" to limit heavy users during peak periods. some people are suing them to say they aren't delivering the unlimited service they paid for, while the telecoms are going to the supreme court for the right to do that "for the good of the other customers," claiming that hogs are slowing traffic for everyone else.
all to say, it's worth keeping an eye on your situation, and on comcast!!
personally I think the IPs should invest in more bandwidth instead of trying to limit services. they'd have to do that anyway if they want to keep adding subscribers. if it's true that they just can't deal with heavy uploaders and downloaders, then I doubt we'll see streaming HD on the web in our lifetimes ...
I am so glad I saw this post...I have had trouble with comcast for the past 4-6 months or longer where my speeds are NOWHERE near what they used to be. I also have alot of outages...at least 2-4 times per week where my service will cut out completely for hours at a time. I called them and they said that they would "check my signal"...they said they didn't notice anything wrong. I checked all my connections and replaced cables, etc. Comcast sucks.
I have heard the story of "shaping" being performed by AT&T/Comcast in the states. It may also be related to dynamic routing which could certainly slow things down. If you can track the path to the server (tracert) you should be able to see where your hops are the poorest.Quote:
Originally Posted by knoxlumber
I'll tell you, I was just going to ask really about the FF downloads.
When I first joined, I was able to download two files at a time only...and right now I can only download ONE.
That seems to be an FF limitation, as I do not have that same limitation with other sites.
Beyond that, I have had Comcast issues in the last week...from no connectivity to decreased. I do have their "top" service (Boost), and have got 25-30MB download but still around 1.5-2.0MB upload. Tested it just now and only got 13MB download and 1.6MB upload.
I am using Speedtest.net and testing against a local node.
Does anyone know if there is a download limit to FF? If anything I've noticed my download speeds here at FF have gone down, not necessarily other sites. Anyone else having the same issues? :confused:
Addendum:
My traceroute shows the slowdown is going overseas...obviously. Didn't realize FF was based over in NL.
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16 22 ms 21 ms 25 ms so-1-0-0.mpr1.dca2.us.above.net [64.125.28.125]
17 89 ms 90 ms 90 ms so-0-1-0.mpr1.lhr2.uk.above.net [64.125.27.58]
18 300 ms 311 ms 302 ms so-1-0-0.mpr2.ams5.nl.above.net [64.125.27.178]
19 290 ms 303 ms 302 ms ten-gige-1-1.mpr2.ams2.nl.above.net [64.125.26.77]
20 313 ms 318 ms 315 ms 82.98.235.93
But does anyone have the same ONE or TWO file download limitation?
The forum is in the middle of switching to a new server, everyone should be slow right about now. When the switch is complete you should all notice it. BTW I was never able to download more than 1 file at a time. The forum does not limit downloads, let me make that clear.
Oh and one good thing you might not notice Xstatic, uploading vids is actually pretty fast right now:D
The Shape
Shape, I know I'm a leecher, but I'm paying to leech :)
And why is there a 1 download limit for you? If not the forum, what is the limiter?
Where is it coming from? :)
Yeah X, I see your point. Just so you know, I pay too. I won't pretend that I know the technical side of it, but it's not the forum that limits people. I think it is an individuals ISP, and location and computer and so forth. And to clarify, I can download 2 at a time, which I normally do in an HJ split post. I was thinking of uploading when I said 1 at a time.Quote:
Originally Posted by XstatiK
Of course I do download here, but I upload much more and that is why I wasn't thinking it through when I posted my reply.
Anyhow, I am sure this slow speed situation will be rectified soon.
The Shape
A few weeks ago I started a topic called Comcast Sucks. This type of situation is exactly why. Their service...or rather the lack thereof is the worst I have ever experienced.
Last week I went 5 consecutive days without connectivity. After days of complaining I received a one time $20 credit. Sound good? Well it might be if the problem had been resolved. The idiot technician they sent out couldn't determine what the problem was. And lo and behold a few days later my service came back on. Then it went back out. Then it came back on. I even talked to a Comcast Regional Service manager aboiut the problem who admitted they don't know what the error messsages they are receiving from the computers of the people with problems mean.
This commectivity issue has been going on for weeks and it isn't the first time. Last year during the summer I routinely lost connectivity almost everyday between the hours of 10AM and 3PM. Comcast said they couldn't figure that problem out either. But I always belived they were limiting the service.
The short of it is they just plain suck as an ISP.
Jim
if you can get verizon fios. it blows comcast out of the water, i used to have comcast. and ive only had 1 problem with my internet in almost a year. download/upload speeds are amazing.
I know for a fact that several cable companies have openly admitted to reducing download speeds on heavy users in order to increase bandwidth for everyone else...it wasn't a problem several years ago when there were fewer users and less content on the web...but the up tick in broadband users, coupled with the download of High Def vids and file sharing has begun to take it's toll on Cable...FIOS is definitely the wave of the future because each person gets their own distinct "channel" if you will and can download as much as they want without hammering the rest of the class... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by johnnyarschloch
I talk dirty who is that in your avatar?
But yeah...Comcast does suck. I've noticed it at my girlfriends house...terrible speeds.
My avatar is Michelle from Amateur Facials.
Jim
I travel for a living and have verizon wireless ,not bad down loads if you are in their rev A area and they have decent coverage.I have always noticed that my download speeds are slower here,they always have been,but I figure it is a bandwidth issue,$$$ = bandwidth.I know FA isn't getting rich doing this,that's why I signed up for short term platinum twice to add a few bucks before getting the 6 month deal.All you guys in the free section sign up,it's cheap as hell and great content. :D
I've dibbled and dabbled in several business ventures and while in college I started a business contracting to cable, telephone and satellite television companies. By far Comcast is the worst of the lot! I recently had a customer move offices where Comcast was the only internet provider for the building. My company wired the entire building, set up all the equipment and now almost 6 mos later I am still waiting for the jackasses to get off the duff and cut two taps, pull less than 100' of hard line in a conduit that has a large pull rope already in it and do you think they'd get off the those large cream filled asses of thiers? HELL NO!!! Comcast engineering TOTALLY sucks!!!!
Keep in mind that this server is located outside the United States. While you can get some decent speeds overseas through downloads it is to be expected to not reach your full capacity when pulling files on distant servers. Though typically only latency is the major issue, it still can be a major factor in decreased speeds.
That's not to say that the reason why you're experiencing slower downloads is because of downloading from a server overseas. Especially in the cases where you've downloaded at a higher speed before. Things like downloading at offpeak times (Which can actually be peak time overseas) would help.
If you use a download manager you can try to download through 2-3 chunks, but I don't advise going much higher as it further stresses the server. For example, if I download a file through a single connection I only get about 200 kbps out of my connections possible 1000 kbps. Through a download manager and using a few connections I can have that same file download through 3 chunks for a maintained speed of 600kbps.
For users on Comcast, your issues are quite possibly isolated and not connected at all. Though it's rare, you may want to ensure that no one is leeching your bandwidth through a left open router or a trojan horse. Check your upstream and downstream signal to noise ratios to make sure they're at appropriate levels. If not, you need to call Comcast.
If you need more help, just ask.