Bizarre and Uncharacteristic Idnet review at Dslzoneuk

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Name Speed Support Reliability Price

IDNet
     
going downhill fast, speed drops off dramatically in the evening and p2p being throttled now... better start looking elsewhere



Not what we usually see at all 

James

[Inactive]

Just read that myself coincidentally, he/she must be with a different IDNet to the one that I am with.

[Lance]

My p2p certainly isn't being throttled and my speed stays constant all day long (so even BT are performing on my exchange!). LIke In' says, it must be a different IDNet!

[kinmel]

The problem is that some people are having problems and we have seen some blame thier ISP when it is possibly caused by BTs upgrade programme or exchange contention.

BTW are not stupid when they insist that all complaints are dealt with through your ISP.

[Rik]

BT were very clever with their business model, the ISPs take all the flak (in some cased with just cause) and most people don't understand where the problems are occurring. If we are to have a decent level of service in the UK, BT are going to have to be forced to give an SLA on broadband which actually promises broadband. Given Ofcom's inability to work out whether it's day or night, I don't see that happening any time soon.

[Sebby]

It'll just be an irate customer who has had speed problems of late Speeds don't drop off in the evening; it can be any time of day, which seems to suggest it's not an IDNet capacity issue. P2P is certainly not being throttled, either.

[somanyholes]

perhaps they should read this article and test

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9389/Is+My+ISP+Throttling+BitTorrent%3F+Test+Your+Connection+Online

[Rik]

Good link, So. 

[somanyholes]

idnet result

Test your broadband link: ISP BitTorrent traffic manipulation
Results for your host ():
Is BitTorrent traffic on a well-known BitTorrent port (6881) throttled?

* The BitTorrent upload (seeding) worked. Our tool was successful in uploading data using the BitTorrent protocol.

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent uploads. In our tests a TCP upload achieved minimal 695 Kbps while a BitTorrent upload achieved maximal 636 Kbps. You can find details here.

* The BitTorrent download worked. Our tool was successful in downloading data using the BitTorrent protocol.

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent downloads. In our tests a TCP download achieved minimal 5412 Kbps while a BitTorrent download achieved maximal 2922 Kbps. You can find details here.


Is BitTorrent traffic on a non-standard BitTorrent port (4711) throttled?

* The BitTorrent upload (seeding) worked. Our tool was successful in uploading data using the BitTorrent protocol.

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent uploads. In our tests a TCP download achieved minimal 695 Kbps while a BitTorrent download achieved maximal 637 Kbps. You can find details here.

* The BitTorrent download worked. Our tool was successful in downloading data using the BitTorrent protocol.

* Your ISP possibly rate limits your BitTorrent downloads. In our tests a TCP download achieved minimal 5646 Kbps while a BitTorrent download achieved maximal 2821 Kbps. You can find details here.


Is TCP traffic on a well-known BitTorrent port (6881) throttled?

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits all downloads at port 6881. In our test, a TCP download on a BitTorrent port achieved at least 5412 Kbps while a TCP download on a non-BitTorrent port achieved at least 5646 Kbps. You can find details here.

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits all uploads at port 6881. In our test, a TCP upload on a BitTorrent port achieved at least 695 Kbps while a TCP upload on a non-BitTorrent port achieved at least 695 Kbps. You can find details here.

[somanyholes]

just posted my ip then eeek

[somanyholes]

Is BitTorrent traffic on a non-standard BitTorrent port (4711) throttled?

* Completed BitTorrent and TCP transfers using the non-BitTorrent port 4711:

Transfer    Speed TCP    Speed BitTorrent    Conclusion
Download #0    5646 Kbps    2821 Kbps    Potential rate limiting
Download #1    5664 Kbps    2821 Kbps    Potential rate limiting
Upload #0    695 Kbps    637 Kbps    No rate limiting
Upload #1    696 Kbps    635 Kbps    No rate limiting


ummm... strange it's 50%

[somanyholes]

anyone else able to upload other results ....

[madasahatter]

weird that it only seems to be non standard ports affected 

[somanyholes]

no problems second time, 

[Malc]

I had no probs last night 

[Inactive]

I had no probs last night 

Malc.. We don't wish to know that.

[Gary]

Malc.. We don't wish to know that.

[madasahatter]

no problems second time, 

That damn mouse just loves causing trouble - would anyone care for a hoobyhammer?

we will be passing among you handing them out to anyone who wants one 

[Malc]

That damn mouse just loves causing trouble - would anyone care for a hoobyhammer?

we will be passing among you handing them out to anyone who wants one 

I'll have a purple one 

[madasahatter]

thought you'd already got a purple one - or are you still using your blue one? 

[kinmel]

My result at 12.25 today was.................


Is BitTorrent traffic on a well-known BitTorrent port (6881) throttled?

* The BitTorrent upload (seeding) worked. Our tool was successful in uploading data using the BitTorrent protocol.

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent uploads. In our tests a TCP upload achieved minimal 366 Kbps while a BitTorrent upload achieved maximal 314 Kbps. You can find details here.

* The BitTorrent download worked. Our tool was successful in downloading data using the BitTorrent protocol.

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent downloads. In our tests a TCP download achieved minimal 3017 Kbps while a BitTorrent download achieved maximal 2628 Kbps. You can find details here.


Is BitTorrent traffic on a non-standard BitTorrent port (4711) throttled?

* The BitTorrent upload (seeding) worked. Our tool was successful in uploading data using the BitTorrent protocol.

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent uploads. In our tests a TCP download achieved minimal 366 Kbps while a BitTorrent download achieved maximal 314 Kbps. You can find details here.

* The BitTorrent download worked. Our tool was successful in downloading data using the BitTorrent protocol.

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent downloads. In our tests a TCP download achieved minimal 3068 Kbps while a BitTorrent download achieved maximal 2729 Kbps. You can find details here.


Is TCP traffic on a well-known BitTorrent port (6881) throttled?

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits all downloads at port 6881. In our test, a TCP download on a BitTorrent port achieved at least 3017 Kbps while a TCP download on a non-BitTorrent port achieved at least 3068 Kbps. You can find details here.

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits all uploads at port 6881. In our test, a TCP upload on a BitTorrent port achieved at least 366 Kbps while a TCP upload on a non-BitTorrent port achieved at least 366 Kbps. You can find details here.


Detailed Output

[Malc]

thought you'd already got a purple one - or are you still using your blue one? 

Still got the standard issue blue one, I'll pass that onto Colin as soon as I het my purple one 

[somanyholes]

must have been a blip.....

[madasahatter]

OK - on it's way malc  

[madasahatter]

must have been a blip.....

What's he got to do with it?