TOPSie
23-06-2007, 21:08
For those who missed episode one, here is a brief synopsis:
Because of a house move I left my 4Mb broadband behind and went "up to 8Mb ADSL from VM". But for various reasons, including bad home wiring, I get a max of 1Mb. But for many months the 4pm-midnight slot has really suffered sometimes down at 24Kb (remember the first generation modems??).
So I had a rant here - the replies said it probably wasn't shaping, but simple contention.
But all this week my speed has been a rock soild 1Mb 24x7 (hope I'm not talking too soon), so maybe the contention was from a few local "shape shifters" who are now being down-sized letting little old me get on with my life without too much frustration.
I've been around long enough to remember what an improvement my first 96K modem was, so I can chunter along at 1Mb until I knock the wall down to enlarge the utility room and while I'm at it sort out this lousy wiring.
Because of a house move I left my 4Mb broadband behind and went "up to 8Mb ADSL from VM". But for various reasons, including bad home wiring, I get a max of 1Mb. But for many months the 4pm-midnight slot has really suffered sometimes down at 24Kb (remember the first generation modems??).
So I had a rant here - the replies said it probably wasn't shaping, but simple contention.
But all this week my speed has been a rock soild 1Mb 24x7 (hope I'm not talking too soon), so maybe the contention was from a few local "shape shifters" who are now being down-sized letting little old me get on with my life without too much frustration.
I've been around long enough to remember what an improvement my first 96K modem was, so I can chunter along at 1Mb until I knock the wall down to enlarge the utility room and while I'm at it sort out this lousy wiring.