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Ice Broadband throttling???

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  • 04-09-2007 5:55pm
    #1
    Mikebyrne
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭


    Do ICE use traffic shaping or thorttling by any chance??

    My download speeds have halfed to MAX 120 KB/s on a 3MB package


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    altered121
    Closed Accounts Posts: 154 ✭✭altered121


    all broadband companies control traffic see the numerous posts re IBB NTL ICE etc etc.


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    Mikebyrne
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Mikebyrne


    I was just wondering if anyone knew the extent of ICE's control.

    My speeds have halfed. Used to get about 220 - 240 KB/s its around 120 KB/s today


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    TCollins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 147 ✭✭TCollins


    They are not throtteling. They are just giving you their standard rubbish service.
    Ice are not able to run a broadband company. Just do a search on them


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    Mikebyrne
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Mikebyrne


    In a perfect world what download speeds would be acceptable from a 3MB connection?


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    altered121
    Closed Accounts Posts: 154 ✭✭altered121


    d/l speeds are affected by numerous things traffic on sites you visit, contention ratio, noise on connection state of your pc/ laptop etc., in a perfect world getting around 3 Mb from a 3Mb would be ideal ( damn this imperfect universe :D ) from other posts ice would.nt be high on my list.


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    Mikebyrne
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Mikebyrne


    I'm guessing it a contention problem, probably ICE over selling!

    What would be the best course of action, I'm not happy at all


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    JohnnieM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 716 ✭✭✭JohnnieM


    Mikebyrne wrote:
    Do ICE use traffic shaping or thorttling by any chance??

    My download speeds have halfed to MAX 120 KB/s on a 3MB package

    Hi Mike,

    just wondering .. What area are you in?


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    Mikebyrne
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Mikebyrne


    JohnnieM wrote:
    Hi Mike,

    just wondering .. What area are you in?

    I'm in Athy

    If SMART was available I swap in a heartbeat but there's no other ISP that has a no download limit available in this area (Not that I know of anyway!)


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    JollyRogerRadio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭JollyRogerRadio


    According to their website, Omnitel wireless internet is available in your area. I've been checking out their site, looks alright. I see they are going in for the national broadband thing. In case anyone wonders, I am NOT a customer of theirs, just trying to be helpful.


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    Mikebyrne
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Mikebyrne


    1MB, €40 and 40:1 contention with them........................I think not.

    Its worse than ICE!

    Probably get a faster download speed all the same


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    Mikebyrne
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Mikebyrne


    Got an email back from ICE today:

    "We’ve been having Network Management look into your connection and they had discovered a configuration problem on your Broadband Radio, which appears to have been causing your speed problem. They inform me that this has now been corrected."

    Speeds of around 350 KB/s today, not too bad. Lets see how long it lasts!


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    TCollins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 147 ✭✭TCollins


    Mikebyrne wrote:
    Got an email back from ICE today:

    "We’ve been having Network Management look into your connection and they had discovered a configuration problem on your Broadband Radio, which appears to have been causing your speed problem. They inform me that this has now been corrected."

    Speeds of around 350 KB/s today, not too bad. Lets see how long it lasts!

    I get this email from them every time i complain :)

    Then its fine for a few days and somehow my radio is configured wrongly again. When i ring up now i just say 'some gob****e has unconfigured my radio ..... AGAIN' :)


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