oh and btw wouldn't a vpn connection stop the tcp/udp throttling?
andrew55 wroteoh and btw wouldn't a vpn connection stop the tcp/udp throttling?
Nope it doesn't work. It appears that they are using some sort low level throttling technique that works at the hardware layer not the software.
and of course they would say everything is good on their end! Thanks for the info.
I got a question: if i download AND upload at the same time, should i expect to get the maximal speeds for both up and down? or will one dramatically affect the other?
kfc wroteI got a question: if i download AND upload at the same time, should i expect to get the maximal speeds for both up and down? or will one dramatically affect the other?
One will affect the other. The reason being even if you're only downloading you still need to upload ACK (acknowledgement) packets for the data packets you're downloading. If you're saturating your upload stream the ACK packets will get delayed, buffer space runs low, download speed drops slightly (or even data packets might get re-transmitted). Reverse the above when uploading, with the same end result.

I wouldn't describe the effect as dramatic, but it certainly can be noticed on a quality connection. The up and down streams will fluctuate below max throughput, rather than one of them running at max and the other being available for whatever non data traffic that needs to go through.
trent wrote
kfc wroteI got a question: if i download AND upload at the same time, should i expect to get the maximal speeds for both up and down? or will one dramatically affect the other?
One will affect the other. The reason being even if you're only downloading you still need to upload ACK (acknowledgement) packets for the data packets you're downloading. If you're saturating your upload stream the ACK packets will get delayed, buffer space runs low, download speed drops slightly (or even data packets might get re-transmitted). Reverse the above when uploading, with the same end result.

I wouldn't describe the effect as dramatic, but it certainly can be noticed on a quality connection. The up and down streams will fluctuate below max throughput, rather than one of them running at max and the other being available for whatever non data traffic that needs to go through.
it was dramatic in my case.

I am currently on 1M dwon 0.25 up.

I was downloading at 100 kb/s then started uploading also. Up was at 30 kb/s but D dropped to barely 5 kb/s. I stopped U and D went back to 100 kb/s. I restarted U at 30 kb/s and D redropped to 5 kb/s. IDM's tech support couldnt explain it.
I used The ICSI Netalyzr to test my connection. Can anyone explain the results?

Major Abnormalities –

Your system has an IPv6 address that does not work
You are listed on a significant DNS blacklist

Minor Aberrations –

Certain TCP protocols are blocked in outbound traffic
The network path does not reply when it needs to fragment traffic
We detected at least one proxy
The packet loss was somewhat high
The network indicated bursts of packet loss
Network packet buffering may be excessive
We detected an HTTP proxy due to IP address differences
We detected an HTTP proxy due to flow content changes
Some DNS resolvers appear to be down
Please help bombard the minister and his team with questions on Twitter. They're very silent since the upgrades took place. We need real deadlines and explanations.
Fernand wrotePlease help bombard the minister and his team with questions on Twitter. They're very silent since the upgrades took place. We need real deadlines and explanations.
Bombarding him or the ministry will amount to nothing but pain. We live in a country whose people have no voice to be heard. Sad truth.
Hello, i just need an advice. I currently have the Sodetel 2M 10Gb plan , im planing to switch to Mobi , since they have cheaper plans .
For example at Mobi the 30GB 4M plan is 21$ , compared to Sodetel's 25GB 4M for 23$! Even at MObi the FNQ is from 12-7 compared to Sodetel's 1-8. So why do you think at Mobi they are offering 5Gb more and still cheaper then sodetel!! do you think i should switch? or there's a hidden trick behind it? Thanks..
@antolica, watch out for this:
Quota is based on a 1:4 ratio; i.e. 1 GB is equivalent to 200 Mbytes upload and 800 Mbytes download.
So of the 30GB you get 24GB for download, and 6GB for upload. On all other ISPs you're not forced into this arbitrary up to down ratio.
We'll said Trent lol. MOBi are the worst ever ! I left them months ago for DSL which doesn't get affected by the weather and I don't have to fight for a good location for Antenna to get good signal every single night !
Why when I telnet my speedtouch modem to sync on adsl1 it doesn't connect to dsl ? the dsl led blinks 3 times and remains off , when I setup the modem again with my cyberia account it automatically get back to adsl2+ and working

note that I had adsl1 since forever and my line was 100% stable but since yesterday I don't know why my modem decided to switch to adsl2+
They probably changed something at the CO level.
21 days later
Seeing this article The Daily Star - Harb vows to boost Internet speeds

I wonder if he means boosting speeds higher than the "boost" we just had(as a 2nd stage), or he meant for those who don't haven't had a speed boost yet(such as some private licensed ISPs or those whose line can't handle more than 1mbit/s(like me)).
I think he is talking about giving more bandwidth to private isp's that their customers have lower speed than advertised
For me more suspicious "Boutros Harb told The Daily Star that his ministry was in the process of drafting a new set of regulations to crackdown on unlicensed Internet providers and those providing illegal international call services that were costing the treasury millions of dollars in lost revenues annually."
I hope he don't want to screw sector completely. Bassil tried that.
nuclearcat wroteFor me more suspicious "Boutros Harb told The Daily Star that his ministry was in the process of drafting a new set of regulations to crackdown on unlicensed Internet providers and those providing illegal international call services that were costing the treasury millions of dollars in lost revenues annually."
I hope he don't want to screw sector completely. Bassil tried that.
Hopefully he stops them coz they might be weighing heavy for us who use legally.
And why technically stopping them will ruin the sector ? I want them all down because they take advantage of uninformed people and lie the entire day to keep tricking customers and make tons of money out of it with their crap service ...Anyway you can't expect telecommunication sector to grow if you don't fight illegal service providers and regulate things like it should be regulated.
I second vengeance666. They are illegal with really bad service. Stopping them might ruin the business for a lot of people but it won't ruin the whole sector. When you take down all illegal activity and corruption, the sector will grow for sure.