astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
06-11-2010, 17:16
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astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
Hi all,
My cable service has a download speed of abt 20-25mbps (tested from speedtest.net) but when i'm using Grabit to download files (ussually large files), the mas downloading speed is only about 1.2 MB/s. I'm using Astraweb as the provider.
Does any one have any idea why I dont get my max download speed or even close?
is there such thing as capping hours from astraweb?
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06-11-2010, 19:22
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Re: astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
Try increasing how many connections you have running, or changing to another server.
General Server:
news.astraweb.com
European Server:
eu.news.astraweb.com
US Server:
us.news.astraweb.com
Ports:
119, 23, 1818 or 8080
Secure Server:
ssl.astraweb.com Ports 443 or 563
ssl-eu.astraweb.com Ports 443 or 563 (European)
ssl-us.astraweb.com Ports 443 or 563 (US)
Maximum Connections:
50 connections
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06-11-2010, 19:26
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Re: astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
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Originally Posted by michoux36
Hi all,
My cable service has a download speed of abt 20-25mbps (tested from speedtest.net) but when i'm using Grabit to download files (ussually large files), the mas downloading speed is only about 1.2 MB/s. I'm using Astraweb as the provider.
Does any one have any idea why I dont get my max download speed or even close?
is there such thing as capping hours from astraweb?
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Check out post 6 of this thread and change your SSL port to 443.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12...l#post35116567
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06-11-2010, 20:34
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Re: astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
Yep SSL is the way to go, If they close that then you might be looking at VPN as well.
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07-11-2010, 00:58
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Re: astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
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Originally Posted by SnoopZ
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I'm using the non-SSl server
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07-11-2010, 11:31
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Re: astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
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Originally Posted by michoux36
I'm using the non-SSl server
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That is the problem then can you not change to the SSL server? If your plan doesn't allow it then maybe change as it only costs $11 a month on the special offer.
http://www.news.astraweb.com/specials/kleverig-11.html
In fact i believe all plans use the SSL now so you really should use the secure server. 
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07-11-2010, 11:35
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Re: astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
I thought astraweb included SSL on all their plans.
I believe the servers are
ssl.astraweb.com
ssl-eu.astraweb.com
Unless they've changed them again.
Also might be worth looking at sab depending on what kind of "news" you are after. (It's a newsreader, not an alternate provider)
http://sabnzbd.org/
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07-11-2010, 12:03
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Re: astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
The servers are still the same and i don't understand why hes not on SSL.
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07-11-2010, 12:36
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Re: astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
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Originally Posted by SnoopZ
The servers are still the same and i don't understand why hes not on SSL.
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Depends what he's downloading with, the older grabit versions didn't support it.
Also if he was using something like a nettop/netbook he might find it runs out of steam trying to do SSL before he runs out of bandwidth. 
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07-11-2010, 13:47
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Re: astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
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Originally Posted by dragon
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Superb bit of software
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07-11-2010, 20:17
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Re: astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
Hey guys,
Using SSL seems to slow down the speed a bit for me. That's the reason why Im not using the SSl server. It 's around ~1.2 MB/s with the SSl server.
I also tried with sab. it's the same thing.
i was able to download at ~ 1.8 MB/s using the normal IE downloader.
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07-11-2010, 20:56
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Re: astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
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Originally Posted by michoux36
Hey guys,
Using SSL seems to slow down the speed a bit for me. That's the reason why Im not using the SSl server. It 's around ~1.2 MB/s with the SSl server.
I also tried with sab. it's the same thing.
i was able to download at ~ 1.8 MB/s using the normal IE downloader.
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How many connections are you using? i am using 10 and get max speed for 20mbit.
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07-11-2010, 22:27
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Re: astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
TBH, I used Astraweb for a long time. I found that I was able to max out my connection (about 1.5MBps) for the relatively new stuff, but for anything older, the service would slow to a crawl randomly.
Supernews does not suffer the same problem, offering me max speeds for any download.
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07-11-2010, 22:34
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Re: astraweb downloading max at 1.2 MB/s
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Originally Posted by Stuart
TBH, I used Astraweb for a long time. I found that I was able to max out my connection (about 1.5MBps) for the relatively new stuff, but for anything older, the service would slow to a crawl randomly.
Supernews does not suffer the same problem, offering me max speeds for any download.
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I'd suspect that the less popular content is only stored on a handful of servers.
Still for $11 can't complain to much.
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