kfc wrote
trent wroteCongrats! You really want your SNR to stay above 10db to leave some room for normal fluctuation due to temperature changes and unavoidable interference.
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/16220

Edit: Enable bitswapping on your modem if it's not already. It helps prevent disconnects/reconnects (resync) when interference occurs since your signal is marginal
Thanks :D SN stayed at 8 although speed doubled!
That's great! Although really 1 or 2 mbps isn't really using that much of ADSL2+ potential (24mbps) to start with :P
90% of the bandwidth is still available for error correction.

But do enable bitswap if it's not already.
kfc wrote
gamer4life wrote
kfc wrotei was just upgraded to 2mbps hahaha :D
Congrats man :D
thanks :D. This shows that the customer care arent reliable regarding technical stuff. So how much can we trust what they are telling us regarding the FUP?
From my experience it's only at daytime, because my speed is not above 1.3M today, but yesterday after 8pm it became 2M till today morning.
Btw how are you contacting them? I've been trying from yesterday and the line is always busy. I need to change my plan.
gamer4life wrote
kfc wrote
gamer4life wrote
Congrats man :D
thanks :D. This shows that the customer care arent reliable regarding technical stuff. So how much can we trust what they are telling us regarding the FUP?
From my experience it's only at daytime, because my speed is not above 1.3M today, but yesterday after 8pm it became 2M till today morning.
Btw how are you contacting them? I've been trying from yesterday and the line is always busy. I need to change my plan.
1282 or 04 727733
I tried them always busy...

Edit: They finally answered, he told me that IDM didn't start with the upgrade yet, only quota was added, that's why I'm downloading at 2M speed :P
As for the FUP, it applies at daytime not between 11-7, he told me 11-7 is totally unlimited. He doesn't know the average of GBs that shouldn't be exceeded. And he also mentioned that if I was FUP'd the speed will affect the whole day, even at night.
no FUP during night time? IDM here I come..
And he also mentioned that if I was FUP'd the speed will affect the whole day, even at night.
does that mean FUP lasts 1 day or what? I'm interested in knowing how to avoid it from happening if i plan to switch.
gamer4life wrote As for the FUP, it applies at daytime .
even for plans with a pre-defined quota?
maulader wroteno FUP during night time? IDM here I come..
And he also mentioned that if I was FUP'd the speed will affect the whole day, even at night.
does that mean FUP lasts 1 day or what? I'm interested in knowing how to avoid it from happening if i plan to switch.
At their website the FUP could be daily or monthly. It depends an average they calculate.
kfc wrote
gamer4life wrote As for the FUP, it applies at daytime .
even for plans with a pre-defined quota?
I really forgot to ask, but we were talking about my plan and then I asked about FUP. If it was for just the unlimited plans he would've directly told me it only applies on it.
gamer4life wroteI tried them always busy...

Edit: They finally answered, he told me that IDM didn't start with the upgrade yet, only quota was added, that's why I'm downloading at 2M speed :P
As for the FUP, it applies at daytime not between 11-7, he told me 11-7 is totally unlimited. He doesn't know the average of GBs that shouldn't be exceeded. And he also mentioned that if I was FUP'd the speed will affect the whole day, even at night.
what about the new plans? did you get to choose any ?
thanks for clarification, so it depends on many unknown factors, best to be safe and download at nights is what i'm deducing thus far.

Did anyone here experience IDM's FUP? how bad is it? what happens to latency and online gaming while you're under FUP?
maulader wrotethanks for clarification, so it depends on many unknown factors, best to be safe and download at nights is what i'm deducing thus far.

Did anyone here experience IDM's FUP? how bad is it? what happens to latency and online gaming while you're under FUP?
well i downloaded 5gb yesterday and i think i got FUPed. my speed went down from 2mb to 1mb since yesterday afternoon until now. ping is bit higher than usual (10 to 20 ms) but i dunno if it is because the FUP or because i have an unlimited plan.
NickTheQuick wrote
gamer4life wroteI tried them always busy...

Edit: They finally answered, he told me that IDM didn't start with the upgrade yet, only quota was added, that's why I'm downloading at 2M speed :P
As for the FUP, it applies at daytime not between 11-7, he told me 11-7 is totally unlimited. He doesn't know the average of GBs that shouldn't be exceeded. And he also mentioned that if I was FUP'd the speed will affect the whole day, even at night.
what about the new plans? did you get to choose any ?
He told me to try after a week because they are currently busy with the upgrades.
NickTheQuick wrote
maulader wrotethanks for clarification, so it depends on many unknown factors, best to be safe and download at nights is what i'm deducing thus far.

Did anyone here experience IDM's FUP? how bad is it? what happens to latency and online gaming while you're under FUP?
well i downloaded 5gb yesterday and i think i got FUPed. my speed went down from 2mb to 1mb since yesterday afternoon until now. ping is bit higher than usual (10 to 20 ms) but i dunno if it is because the FUP or because i have an unlimited plan.
Did you do these downloads in the middle of the day or after midnight?
How are you finding online games with the unlimited plan? is the ping stable[10-20ms higher isn't much if stability is of no issue]? that is if you game.
gamer4life wrote
kfc wrote
gamer4life wrote As for the FUP, it applies at daytime .
even for plans with a pre-defined quota?
I really forgot to ask, but we were talking about my plan and then I asked about FUP. If it was for just the unlimited plans he would've directly told me it only applies on it.
it isn't in in their interest to apply a day-FUP on plans with a pre-defined quota. on the contrary, they want you to consume ur whole quota and then pay for extra GBs no?
kfc wrote
gamer4life wrote
kfc wrote
even for plans with a pre-defined quota?
I really forgot to ask, but we were talking about my plan and then I asked about FUP. If it was for just the unlimited plans he would've directly told me it only applies on it.
it isn't in in their interest to apply a day-FUP on plans with a pre-defined quota. on the contrary, they want you to consume ur whole quota and then pay for extra GBs no?
that is true. no FUP for limited plans that's for sure
maulader wrote
NickTheQuick wrote
maulader wrotethanks for clarification, so it depends on many unknown factors, best to be safe and download at nights is what i'm deducing thus far.

Did anyone here experience IDM's FUP? how bad is it? what happens to latency and online gaming while you're under FUP?
well i downloaded 5gb yesterday and i think i got FUPed. my speed went down from 2mb to 1mb since yesterday afternoon until now. ping is bit higher than usual (10 to 20 ms) but i dunno if it is because the FUP or because i have an unlimited plan.
Did you do these downloads in the middle of the day or after midnight?
How are you finding online games with the unlimited plan? is the ping stable[10-20ms higher isn't much if stability is of no issue]? that is if you game.
i did it in the morning, my speed dropped in the afternoon, got back to normal from 11pm to 7 am and then dropped again from today morning until now.I haven't play online since yesterday so i can't tell !
NickTheQuick wrote
kfc wrote
gamer4life wrote
I really forgot to ask, but we were talking about my plan and then I asked about FUP. If it was for just the unlimited plans he would've directly told me it only applies on it.
it isn't in in their interest to apply a day-FUP on plans with a pre-defined quota. on the contrary, they want you to consume ur whole quota and then pay for extra GBs no?
that is true. no FUP for limited plans that's for sure
Yea that's totally logic, but we shouldn't forget that the 2M is shared sometimes between 3 users.
This is an important reason for applying it on the given quota. That's why it's called FAIR!! usage policy between users.
I'll illustrate more by an example: When I start downloading torrents I reach my full speed, but when my brother comes home to download any file, he doesn't even reach 0.2M out of the 1M. It's like first come first serve. I even read on the internet about softwares that let you connect faster to your ISP to secure fast internet if your bandwidth is shared.
For that I find it reasonable applying FUP at daytime with regular packages.
I will repost here for idm users (was in general section)

I was at first informed that I can upgrade speed after the first of July, however it is not. (idm, Mazraa CO)
Dear Mr. ,
We would like to thank you for your email, and inform you that upgrading your account to 8M, cannot be processed for the time being, due to technical limitations where all upgrades from the side of the Ministry have not been completed yet. We will inform you whenever the change speed can be processed.
Mmmmm I don't think this includes lower speeds, the 8M and above are still not upgraded by the centrals that's why they told you that.
I asked them today and they told me to choose my plan next week.
I am noticing weird changes today compared to yesterday:
- "Maximum bandwith" suddenly increased to 5000kbps mnstead of 4000.
- Bandwith stayed at 2100 kbps
- SN increased from 8 to 21.
- Attenuation stayed at 51.
- DL speed using "Internet download manager" dropped from a constant 220-230 kb/s yesterday to 150-170 today (with great fluctuations between 100 and 200). On speedtest, it is 1.1 Mbps. On testmy.net, it is 26kb/s!!!!!

Why did my speed drop today?