Author Topic: Bandwidth UP and DOWN (Read 1338 times)

newvillepa · « **on:** July 10, 2007, 06:29:13 pm »

Hi there. I have a problem with my bandwidth. It will go way up for about 20 seconds then crash down to almost nothing for 2 minutes. I am jumping to conclusions that my ISP is throttling P2Ps, but they just upgraded their network 2 ago months, and all has been FAST...until this week.

(I do have a router with ports forwarded for WinMX.)

Any suggestions?

SamSeeSam · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2007, 05:15:03 am »

If his happens to all uploads and downloads then this is most likely ISP inteference in whose case, changing them is the best policy.

But is some cases it is also a problem with the user at the other end... so it not a lot to worry about in that case. But such cases are rare.

Cheers

newvillepa · « **Reply #2 on:** July 18, 2007, 01:44:45 pm »

Is there any kind of legal issue with ISPs "not delivering" the service they promise...i.e. limiting bandwidth or screwing with it like this???

Bearded Blunder · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2007, 07:21:40 pm »

I'm not any sort of legal advisor, it would depend where you are what laws might or might not apply.... & even then most ISPs hide clauses in the small print permitting such dirty tricks.. if you're stuck in a contract the threat of involving your local trading standards body sometimes results in a sudden willingness to release you from it...

SamSeeSam · « **Reply #4 on:** July 19, 2007, 04:21:24 am »

Usually, they include some small and innocent terms in it usually on the lines of, "we prioritise traffic during peak hours"

And they end up nearly blocking winmx downlaod/uplaods throughout the say and not simply during peak hours. Better look through your lisence agreement before taking action or something

Cheers