upc 20mb is next to useless

celticfan32

What were u downloading?

Davo D

celticfan32 wrote: »

What were u downloading?

I was downloading the heatnet file that I quoted in my post. It's downloading at about 900KB/s now. It will rise up to about a speed of 1.50MB/s during the day and then fall back down again at night.

Is it simply a contention issue?

Ricky91t

Good download test too is d/l something from microsoft while in the uk was getting 2.3mb download speed from it

Tazzle

I'm using UPC in Cork City, getting full download and upload speeds on the 20mb package. Only current issue is some of UPC's peering. I'm not sure why it feels the need to route via New York & Italy for some British networks.

Denisoftus

Very slow tonight, getting 1.5Mbs instead if 20. Never been affected by contention when I was on 6Mb. If that's going to continue I'd preffer to go back to 6Mb.

Geff

Just moved home to my folks house today between moving into a new apartment and my mother recently got 10meg Chorus installed. I set up my machine upstairs. Using my wireless USB dongle I've used with Eircom services previously and the speeds are nothing near 10meg. I'm lucky to get 300/350k sec.

At the start using RS links I got the full speed but it dropped after 10 mins. No other machines on the connection and nothing downloading in the background. I was thinking of getting UPC in my new apartment (20meg) but from what I've read here it doesn't seem like a good idea here in the Midwest (I'm in Shannon Co. Clare). Going to stick with Eircom 8meg instead.

IsThatSo?

I had an N*L engineer out yesterday to deal with a tv issue. I mentioned about the majorly cr*ppy speeds, gave a brief rundown and he reckoned it was a contention issue......................:rolleyes:

I can understand a company wanting to increase market share blah blah blah, but doing it at the expense of current customers can surely only do harm in the long run.

A prospective UPC customer googling for info would be a lunatic to sign up after reading some of the threads here :eek:

ROC1977

Right. I'm living in Limerick and have had UPC 20meg for about 2 weeks. For the first 3 or 4 days I was getting 2.5MB/s dl speeds and 1200kbps up. That was torrents on a private tracker. Same for RS links. My download speed test showed 20meg.Then torrents got throttled, now max about 200kbps dl and 1-10kbps. Ran speed test now only getting between 2 and 7meg at best for the past week or so. Rapidshare getting 720kbps which is on par with 6meg. Funny thing is my upload is still 1200kbps (speed test)???
I've a friend working for Chorus in IT in limerick. He said that he doesn't know anything about torrent throttling, but he said he try find out from senior management. 20 mins later and YES chorus are throttling torrents. FACT!!!!
Which doesn't really bother me to be honest. Rapidshare is way better. But I'm only getting 6 meg and not 20. So for 2 hours yesterday I was on to chorus about my speed. The girl talking to me didn't seem to know anything about IT, and I could he her supervisor in the back ground telling he things like " he's downloaded 50gig in a week" and nothing is wrong with his connection. So I had to disconnect router "netgear" and direct connect from the modem. Still no diff. Then they tried to tell me it was my PC settings. But its not, then they said it was my torrent software messing it up. But that was turned off.
I've come to the conclusion that my speed has been reduced coz I dl'd 50gb in a week. Which is stupid as I've no cap.

Sixaside

Hi, I'm using Chorus/UPC broadband in Limerick also. I have the 6MB package and everything is great as long as I'm connected to the internet. Problem is For the last few weeks I keep losing my connection. At weekends it's particularly bad but it's happening with more frequency during the week also.

When I reboot the connection is usually ok again.......until the next time it goes. I rang Chorus and they reckon it's a problem with my PC and suggestied I contact their PC helpdesk - A premium number!!! Didn't bother as I don't believe that's the problem. Anyone else have similiar problems?

Ronan Raver77

IsThatSo? wrote: »

A prospective UPC customer googling for info would be a lunatic to sign up after reading some of the threads here :eek:

Whoopsie I recently changed over from Digiweb to n*l broadband as we have the n*l tv etc.Speeds were fine for the first week or two now especially with torrent sites(plenty of seeders) dl speed is muck:(

I had no problems what so ever with Digiweb but the package n8l were offering was faster and no up or dl limit.I went for the Broadband Ultra pack 20mg speed 1.5mg upload speed and unlimited dl ul.

Just did a speed test on blacknight dl is 309kbps ul is 1.38mbps.I must ring them tomorrow but they will say nothing wrong or contention during peek hours.

J-blk

I've had NTL/UPC for 3 years and I've pretty much had it since these "upgrades". On Sunday night, my speeds had dropped to 54Kbps, which is below dial up :mad:. I've written them a couple of days ago because I am not going to sit on hold forever for this crap and still no reply. I'm probably gonna ditch them (both BB and TV) and move over to Smart instead...

MrTrebus

anyone having any issues with online gaming with UPC ???
I got the 20mb package isntalled after MAJOR issues last week, but am finding my PS3 COD4 speeds are crap.
worse is, if I host a match then the majority of people leave cause the game runs so badly !
happening to anyone else ?

ROC1977

Sixaside wrote: »

Hi, I'm using Chorus/UPC broadband in Limerick also. I have the 6MB package and everything is great as long as I'm connected to the internet. Problem is For the last few weeks I keep losing my connection. At weekends it's particularly bad but it's happening with more frequency during the week also.

When I reboot the connection is usually ok again.......until the next time it goes. I rang Chorus and they reckon it's a problem with my PC and suggestied I contact their PC helpdesk - A premium number!!! Didn't bother as I don't believe that's the problem. Anyone else have similiar problems?

I get the same problem if I am downloading and streaming video from my PC to xbox 360 at the same time. The Netgear router is a pile of ****e. If it drops connection power cycle the router and modem instead of your PC. I'm going to change my router with another as soon as I get a chance.

ROC1977

Ronan Devitt wrote: »

Whoopsie I recently changed over from Digiweb to n*l broadband as we have the n*l tv etc.Speeds were fine for the first week or two now especially with torrent sites(plenty of seeders) dl speed is muck:(

I had no problems what so ever with Digiweb but the package n8l were offering was faster and no up or dl limit.I went for the Broadband Ultra pack 20mg speed 1.5mg upload speed and unlimited dl ul.

Just did a speed test on blacknight dl is 309kbps ul is 1.38mbps.I must ring them tomorrow but they will say nothing wrong or contention during peek hours.

Torrents are throttled since last week. I've a friend in Chorus.
I only got chorus in last Monday week. Had 2.5Mb/ps on rapidshare and full speed on test for the first 3 days. Now most I get is 6meg. I think Chorus have slowed mine down coz the amount I dl'd in a week. Rang them and they told me everything was fine on their end, but the did say I've downloaded alot. And that its probably my Pc thats slow. Ya right.

Elessar

Any update here? How are the speeds now?

stanley1

Tonight 6mb on 20mb connection, useless.

Vendetta

The most i get is 3mb the last few days, its usually 2mb. Was anyone onto UPC about this and what was there response.

DisasterIRL

I am having terrible trouble, I am on th 6mb package and for the last while I have been getting 70kbs max down on torrents.

I put that to the back of my mind, I then started to lost connection mid way through Call of Duty matches, but games eat speed, so I let that go, but I am now loosing the connection while browsing every 10 minutes or so.

I also had a cousin over who is also on the same package as me, he found it hilarious the problems I was having, but today he started to get the connection cutting out during games.

ROC1977

same here bud. Connection time outs all the time. I went and set up a static IP and made up my own Prim and secondary DNS. Problem solved.
If you don't know how to do this. www.portforwarding.com has guides for all versions of windows.

DisasterIRL

Ha, no I've done that a few times now, was working wonders a couple of months ago but back to the old grind now

Dr Bolouswki

/weeps

cdb

Does anyone know what is going on with UPC Broadband. So much for 10Mb down & 1 up.

niallk

Just got upc ultra on Friday. i have yet to see 20mbs on speedtest.net. In fact I rarely get over 10mbs. Anyway my main problem is that the broadband interferes with the TV signal. Below is a diagram I have prepared: :cool:
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The TV is going into the old cablelink port and the the router is on the other side of the room. Why am I getting interference on the tele? Is there a new cable available as the UPC port on the left doesn't take those old white tv cables?

ROC1977

Speedtest.net isn't a great speed test. I think the magnet one is the best. I find when my speed is bad, reboot the router and modem normally helps. Netgear router is crap.

UPC is a very up and down service at the moment. But magnet was the same when they were the first with 8meg. I find even with speed test when only getting 10meg on a 20meg service when I download with IDM I'm still getting over 2mbps. So I'm happy with that.

niallk

niallk wrote: »

s there a new cable available as the UPC port on the left doesn't take those old white tv cables.

Can someone answer this please?

ROC1977

niallk wrote: »

Can someone answer this please?

what is an old white tv cable???? Question isn't too clear mate.

niallk

ROC1977 wrote: »

what is an old white tv cable???? Question isn't too clear mate.

the normal tv cables (usually white) with the male needles. But the UPC thing they installed the other day doesn't take these. It takes a similar (white) cable with a much thinner needle.
this picture thing doesn't seem to be working for me
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HungryJoey

I'm getting stupid speeds myself at the moment rendering it useless for downloading, gaming is just a joke and sites timing out.


See ya later UPC, i've had enough at this stage.:pac:


Joke of a company. I'm going back to DSL.

ROC1977

you mean the cable that comes into your house then into the spliter, one goes into your digibox and the other for the modem. The one for your modem isn't fitting? Just go to maplin, homebase, etc and get the screw in connection for about 2 euro. Cut the old one off and stick the new one on. Or you can buy a new cable with the correct connections. But your cable to modem should be a screw in connection.
Thats if we are talking about the same thing.
Then again UPC should have done all that for you.

dub45

ROC1977 wrote: »

you mean the cable that comes into your house then into the spliter, one goes into your digibox and the other for the modem. The one for your modem isn't fitting? Just go to maplin, homebase, etc and get the screw in connection for about 2 euro. Cut the old one off and stick the new one on. Or you can buy a new cable with the correct connections. But your cable to modem should be a screw in connection.
Thats if we are talking about the same thing.
Then again UPC should have done all that for you.

You should be able to get little adapters which will avoid the need to cut any cables.