Thinking of moving to IDnet

[lmartin]

Post!

EDIT : Yay.  One Karma awarded to Rik!

[Rik]

 

[lmartin]

Well, I'm here.

First impressions.... might be me being cynical (I analyse these things closely!) but browsing doesn't seem as 'snappy' as my PlusNet line though other usage types do seem faster.

But... my speedtest prior to migration gave me 3.5 - 3.6 Mbps on PlusNet... on IDnet it gave between 2Mb - 2.5Mb.  Until just after 5pm... and now I'm getting 3.7Mbps.

That, to me, smells like network congestion eased by businesses going home at 5.

Hmmm...

EDIT : Browsing right now (post-5pm) seems to be more what I'm used to.

[Rik]

Try and get a BT speed test, that will tell us what your profile is, it sometimes gets knocked by a migration.

[cavillas]

Have you updated your DNS servers to Idnets?

[Rik]

Also, what MTU and RWIN values are you using, Liam?

[Lance]

Have you also checked to see if there is any congestion at your BT exchange?

[Sebby]

Well, I'm here.

First impressions.... might be me being cynical (I analyse these things closely!) but browsing doesn't seem as 'snappy' as my PlusNet line though other usage types do seem faster.

But... my speedtest prior to migration gave me 3.5 - 3.6 Mbps on PlusNet... on IDnet it gave between 2Mb - 2.5Mb.  Until just after 5pm... and now I'm getting 3.7Mbps.

That, to me, smells like network congestion eased by businesses going home at 5.

Hmmm...

EDIT : Browsing right now (post-5pm) seems to be more what I'm used to.

Generally, you will get full speeds on the IDNet side, so if you're not, it could be a sign of exchange congestion.

As already mentioned, there are two things to do:

1. run a BT speed test;

2. check if there are capacity problems at your exchange.

Please post back with the results.

Warning: persistence may be required to get the BT speed tester to work as it's generally very busy!

[lmartin]

Yep.  As I said above, I used to work for PlusNet so i'm very familiar with ADSL Networks etc... MTU/RWIN values all fine.

I was comparing like for like immediately after each other.  I have two lines, both on the same exchange.  Congestion isn't a problem right now.  My IP Profile is 4000.  What I saw was a small drop in performance immediately after changing my login details to IDNet.

Anyway, this morning performance is good... VoIP phones are operating well... so we'll see how it goes through the day :-)

[Sebby]

Let's hope it continues; it certainly should!

[Rik]

Yep.  As I said above, I used to work for PlusNet so i'm very familiar with ADSL Networks etc... MTU/RWIN values all fine.

What value of MTU are you using, though. I've often found the need to change when moving between ISPs.

[lmartin]

1454

[Rik]

Try 1458 or 1500 - those two usually get the best out of IDNet (I use 1500).