Comments on: Capped, Uncapped and Unmetered http://jkroon.blogs.uls.co.za/it/networking/capped-uncapped-and-unmetered Ultimate Linux Solutions Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:57:16 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephen http://jkroon.blogs.uls.co.za/it/networking/capped-uncapped-and-unmetered/comment-page-1#comment-703 Stephen Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:16:11 +0000 http://jkroon.blogs.uls.co.za/?p=292#comment-703 Yes, I meant 350KBps :P I have used Axxess SAIX accounts before and rarely managed to get constant 400KBps. I also doubt that many people will get full capacity on adsl, but I've never used 4mbps adsl in a big city environment, so I can't really comment on that. I also failed to mention that I have a Vtun vpn running from my home to the office and do various things, such as VoIP, SSH and RDP over it and it runs all very good. Although I agree with your post, since all the other ISP's out there have soft caps if they're not shaping the living hell out of it. I'm just impressed with what mweb has done so far. I have been hesitant to use them in the beginning because I class them in the same category as Telkom when it comes to customer service. Yes, I meant 350KBps :P
I have used Axxess SAIX accounts before and rarely managed to get constant 400KBps. I also doubt that many people will get full capacity on adsl, but I’ve never used 4mbps adsl in a big city environment, so I can’t really comment on that.

I also failed to mention that I have a Vtun vpn running from my home to the office and do various things, such as VoIP, SSH and RDP over it and it runs all very good.

Although I agree with your post, since all the other ISP’s out there have soft caps if they’re not shaping the living hell out of it. I’m just impressed with what mweb has done so far. I have been hesitant to use them in the beginning because I class them in the same category as Telkom when it comes to customer service.

]]> By: Jaco Kroon http://jkroon.blogs.uls.co.za/it/networking/capped-uncapped-and-unmetered/comment-page-1#comment-701 Jaco Kroon Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:24:03 +0000 http://jkroon.blogs.uls.co.za/?p=292#comment-701 Keep in mind that MWeb has peerings with TENET which is hosting a local google (youtube) content cache, so most of that bandwidth is local, and going over a fast fibre link. Keep in mind that these accounts are generally shaped in order to favor http traffic, so that browsing will be responsive. http traffic can also be cached very aggressively, further enhancing the browsing experience. Streaming will most likely vary on where you're streaming from, and the protocol being used for streaming. Seeing that MWeb themselves are pushing streaming technology chances are quite good that they have optimizations in place in order to enhance this experience as well. I don't personally use torrents, but I do make heavy use of VPN, both IPSec, OpenVPN and pptp and I can promise you, many of my clients that have uncapped accounts that try to VPN in to our systems are bitching like there's no tomorrow. Regarding the 350mBps ... I have no idea how you're managing to exceed the physical DSL capacity by a factor of almost 100, unless you intended to state 350KBps in which case you've just made my point: It should be 440KBps. Keep in mind that MWeb has peerings with TENET which is hosting a local google (youtube) content cache, so most of that bandwidth is local, and going over a fast fibre link.

Keep in mind that these accounts are generally shaped in order to favor http traffic, so that browsing will be responsive. http traffic can also be cached very aggressively, further enhancing the browsing experience.

Streaming will most likely vary on where you’re streaming from, and the protocol being used for streaming. Seeing that MWeb themselves are pushing streaming technology chances are quite good that they have optimizations in place in order to enhance this experience as well.

I don’t personally use torrents, but I do make heavy use of VPN, both IPSec, OpenVPN and pptp and I can promise you, many of my clients that have uncapped accounts that try to VPN in to our systems are bitching like there’s no tomorrow.

Regarding the 350mBps … I have no idea how you’re managing to exceed the physical DSL capacity by a factor of almost 100, unless you intended to state 350KBps in which case you’ve just made my point: It should be 440KBps.

]]> By: Stephen http://jkroon.blogs.uls.co.za/it/networking/capped-uncapped-and-unmetered/comment-page-1#comment-698 Stephen Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:16:38 +0000 http://jkroon.blogs.uls.co.za/?p=292#comment-698 Apart from the usual Seacom problems, I've been using Mweb home uncapped at two different locations and the quality is actually quite good. I rarely do any torrents over it, so I can't comment on that. Web browsing, ftp and streaming is always fast. I can download at 350mBps and still stream youtube without buffering and browse as normal. From the few times I checked, the latency was good, but I never got 10ms locally. I don't work for mweb :P Just my 2c Apart from the usual Seacom problems, I’ve been using Mweb home uncapped at two different locations and the quality is actually quite good.
I rarely do any torrents over it, so I can’t comment on that. Web browsing, ftp and streaming is always fast.

I can download at 350mBps and still stream youtube without buffering and browse as normal.

From the few times I checked, the latency was good, but I never got 10ms locally.

I don’t work for mweb :P Just my 2c

]]> By: Jaco Kroon http://jkroon.blogs.uls.co.za/it/networking/capped-uncapped-and-unmetered/comment-page-1#comment-674 Jaco Kroon Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:10:27 +0000 http://jkroon.blogs.uls.co.za/?p=292#comment-674 There is a secondary issue I forgot to mention which may or may not get sorted out for good some time soon. Without exception the uncapped accounts all make use of Seacom bandwidth, which at the moment breaks down just about as often as it's working. I can't build a business on something that only works half the time. There is a secondary issue I forgot to mention which may or may not get sorted out for good some time soon. Without exception the uncapped accounts all make use of Seacom bandwidth, which at the moment breaks down just about as often as it’s working. I can’t build a business on something that only works half the time.

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