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wrote:
> ~misfit~ wrote:
>
>> wrote:
>>> Howdy...Actrix connection has been dropping quite a lot recently.
>>> (2MB Cyberjet). At least once every other day.For the past few
>>> months it's been once or twice per month (if that), but the last
>>> few weeks have been really bad. Usually between midnight and four
>>> a.m the connection drops and the modem needs to be reset (turn off,
>>> count to 10, turn on).
>>
>> Luckilly I have an excellent Alcatel router that re-sets the
>> connection itself if it's lost. Runs an embedded, cut-down penguin I
>> believe.
>>
>>> Weekend torrent speed, with one or two exceptions, is also pretty
>>> slack.
>>
>> I don't mind getting torrents during the week. Is the speed during
>> the week good? From what you say below I take it you're on the 2M
>> plan?
>>
>>> This is balanced against the ~40GB per month I'm able to download.
>>> Swings and roundabouts.
>>
>> Thanks Miguel,
>>
>> This is the kind of thing I need to know, especially as I'm
>> considering Actrix as my next ISP. So the last month has been bad
>> with them too huh? Where are you situated if you don't mind me
>> asking?
>>
>> I'll be more accurate with the number of "Sessions" per month to
>> give people some idea of what I have here.
>>
>> <Checks Orcons website for my stats>
>>
>> This month, only 7 days gone, 16 sessions
>> Last month; 50 sessions,
>> Month before; 37 sessions
>> Previous month; 10
>> Previous month; 17
>> Previous month; 27
>> Previous to that not all the data is kept.
>>
>> So the current trend is that it's getting worse after settling in at
>> around 10 a month. It makes an interesting graph, it's rising
>> steeply at the moment huh?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> --
>> ~misfit~
>
> Howdy...I'm in Hastings on the Cyberjet 2MB plan. 1 gig of downloads
> per day at 256 kB/s then throttled to 8 kB/s until midnight. Usually
> the 1 gig goes up to about 1100 MB before the throttling kicks in.
>
> My sessions for Aug and Sep '05 averaged 200 hours continuous. I
> usually gave the computer a rest every 10 days or so. So I'm pretty
> sure the sessions could have gone longer.
>
> My seesions for Jan '06 average 20-25 hours. Big difference.
>
> Torrents during the week average 60-100 kB/s depending on seeds/peers.
> With 100 plus seeds you can get 150-200kB/s quite easily. (256kB/s is
> top speed)
>
> Emule is the other p2p I use and that can easily build up to top speed
> after a few hours (again dependent on the number of peers).
>
> Websites downloads (e.g driver updates) and normal surfing come down
> at top speed 99% of the time.
>
> Weekends are hopeless for p2p on Actrix. Web/Email etc is fine.
>
> Having said that this morning I downloaded "my name is earl" (~170MB)
> in 32 minutes, that's about 100kB/s. 2200 seeds makes all the
> difference.....but having said that I've been downloading BSG and SG1
> for the last hour and it's coming down at 8kB/s
>
> I used to be with Xtra (give 'em a 3 out of 10) but am glad I made the
> change to Actrix (give 'em a 6 out of 10). Hope the connection
> dropping thing is temporary........
>
> Just had a thought. Maybe my modem might be on it's way out and the
> fault is hardware, not ISP. Hmmmm...

Thanks Miguel,

It would seem that it's likely Telecom's fault from what I can gather.

Cheers,
--
~misfit~

~misfit~ wrote:
> Stephen Worthington wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> Your problem looks to be a bit different to mine, but the problem I
>> had while on Jetstart is an exact match, from the limited information
>> available. So yes, it feels very much like Telecom.
>
> Thanks for the info Stephen.

Well! I decided about 25 minutes ago to play Diablo 2 for a while, I haven't
played for a few days, unusual for me but I was getting sick of the
disconnects. I like to play after midnite and that's when it seems I get
them.

Same just happened. I got a game up and running, three PCs in it with
different characters, start playing and.. "Your connection has been
interrupted". Stand up and look at the LEDs on the modem and, sure enough,
the third one is orange, not green. I think; "Fusk this", turn off the other
two PCs and then notice that the LED's green again.

So it went out for maybe 90 seconds, just long enough to ruin my game and
force me into the unpleasant habit of watching something on TV to wind down
before bed. That makes it (at least) 14 disconnects since the 23rd. It's 2am
on the 29th. That's not good huh?
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~misfit~

~misfit~ wrote:
> ~misfit~ wrote:
>> Stephen Worthington wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>> Your problem looks to be a bit different to mine, but the problem I
>>> had while on Jetstart is an exact match, from the limited
>>> information available. So yes, it feels very much like Telecom.
>>
>> Thanks for the info Stephen.
>
> Well! I decided about 25 minutes ago to play Diablo 2 for a while, I
> haven't played for a few days, unusual for me but I was getting sick
> of the disconnects. I like to play after midnite and that's when it
> seems I get them.
>
> Same just happened. I got a game up and running, three PCs in it with
> different characters, start playing and.. "Your connection has been
> interrupted". Stand up and look at the LEDs on the modem and, sure
> enough, the third one is orange, not green. I think; "Fusk this",
> turn off the other two PCs and then notice that the LED's green again.
>
> So it went out for maybe 90 seconds, just long enough to ruin my game
> and force me into the unpleasant habit of watching something on TV to
> wind down before bed. That makes it (at least) 14 disconnects since
> the 23rd. It's 2am on the 29th. That's not good huh?

Actually it's worse than that. Just checked Orcon's page for my stats and
it's 17 disconnects, 4 in the last 24 hours; 3:15am, 4:56am, 12:53pm and
then again at 1:47am tonight.

I guess I need to ring the helldesk, I wonder if they're manned on Sunday?

Just rang, 11am to 8pm Sat and Sun. 8 to 8 weekdays. They will be hearing
from me tomorrow I think. I could do with a laugh, this is depressing. I
paid them over $90 a week ago. On the day the invoice was emailed to me too.
--
~misfit~

I'm on Orcon as well and I probably get disconnected 3 times per month. I am
generally very happy with their service


"~misfit~" <> wrote in message
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> Collector»NZ wrote:
>> ~misfit~ wrote:
>>> I have been disconnected 13 times in this billing period of 6 days
>>> so far. Last month I was dis/connected *50* times, over 30 times the
>>> month before. I never had this problem with Jetstream or with Orcon
>>> at first. UBS is getting worse, in the last six months it's gone
>>> from being connected for an average of for 6 days at a stretch to
>>> around 14 hours currently. It's been roughtly linear too over the
>>> months. It's getting to the stage where I can't play on-line games
>>> and enjoy them as the UBS keeps crapping out when I'm playing,
>>> usually midnite or just after. (Latency seems lower then). I used to
>>> play most every night, currently I haven't played for three days
>>> after the previous three sessions ended up in disconnects at
>>> *exactly* the wrong times causing me to get majorly ****ed-off.
>>> Thoughts?
>>>
>>> Is this happening with other ISPs? I'm seriously considering a move
>>> in the next week or two, probably Actrix, maybe Ihug. Are they
>>> getting drop-outs? Is now a good time to move or are prices going to
>>> drop?
>>>
>>> Heh!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>> Well Misfit I will give you the same as I gave steve, what are you
>> doing to have all this crap with orcon, please tell me I am missing
>> out
>
> I wish I knew, I didn't have these problems with Jetstream.
>
>> My log shows from the 23rd only 4 sessions and that is because I
>> disconnected 3 of them for reasons of my own.
>
> Ok, maybe it's a Telecom thing that is localised. I'm in Pukekohe, perhaps
> it's just here?
>
>> My speed is good,
>> though I have had the odd slow session maybe 1 in 10 torrents runs
>> slow but that is probably the remote ends fault.
>
> My torrents run fast now and then, not often though. (Even with hundreds
> of sources)
>
>> Everyone complains about Orcons performance yet I do not experiance
>> it and I have no fancy magic setup or equipment.
>
> It would seem that you are the exception then. Maybe the question should
> be what are you doing?
> --
> ~misfit~
>

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 01:56:56 +1300, "~misfit~"
<> exclaimed:

>~misfit~ wrote:
>> Stephen Worthington wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>> Your problem looks to be a bit different to mine, but the problem I
>>> had while on Jetstart is an exact match, from the limited information
>>> available. So yes, it feels very much like Telecom.
>>
>> Thanks for the info Stephen.
>
>Well! I decided about 25 minutes ago to play Diablo 2 for a while, I haven't
>played for a few days, unusual for me but I was getting sick of the
>disconnects. I like to play after midnite and that's when it seems I get
>them.
>
>Same just happened. I got a game up and running, three PCs in it with
>different characters, start playing and.. "Your connection has been
>interrupted". Stand up and look at the LEDs on the modem and, sure enough,
>the third one is orange, not green. I think; "Fusk this", turn off the other
>two PCs and then notice that the LED's green again.
>
>So it went out for maybe 90 seconds, just long enough to ruin my game and
>force me into the unpleasant habit of watching something on TV to wind down
>before bed. That makes it (at least) 14 disconnects since the 23rd. It's 2am
>on the 29th. That's not good huh?

Honestly, that sounds like your Router playing up to me.

Have you got a mate you can swap routers with for a couple of days?

Fred Dagg wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 01:56:56 +1300, "~misfit~"
> <> exclaimed:
>
>> ~misfit~ wrote:
>>> Stephen Worthington wrote:
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> Your problem looks to be a bit different to mine, but the problem I
>>>> had while on Jetstart is an exact match, from the limited
>>>> information available. So yes, it feels very much like Telecom.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the info Stephen.
>>
>> Well! I decided about 25 minutes ago to play Diablo 2 for a while, I
>> haven't played for a few days, unusual for me but I was getting sick
>> of the disconnects. I like to play after midnite and that's when it
>> seems I get them.
>>
>> Same just happened. I got a game up and running, three PCs in it with
>> different characters, start playing and.. "Your connection has been
>> interrupted". Stand up and look at the LEDs on the modem and, sure
>> enough, the third one is orange, not green. I think; "Fusk this",
>> turn off the other two PCs and then notice that the LED's green
>> again.
>>
>> So it went out for maybe 90 seconds, just long enough to ruin my
>> game and force me into the unpleasant habit of watching something on
>> TV to wind down before bed. That makes it (at least) 14 disconnects
>> since the 23rd. It's 2am on the 29th. That's not good huh?
>
> Honestly, that sounds like your Router playing up to me.
>
> Have you got a mate you can swap routers with for a couple of days?

I'm pretty sure it's not the router ay. I'm currently getting advice on
upgrading the firmware in it. I may try using a USB ADSL modem I have here
for a while. It's a hassle to do but I'll give it a try. I'm pretty sure
it's a relatively localised Telecom problem. 80% of the disconnects are in
the 1am - 4am time period and the other 20% seem to happen in clusters, as
if there's something that's repeatedly malfunctioning over short periods.
(Maybe DSLAM?)

Cheers,
--
~misfit~

Mark wrote:
> I'm on Orcon as well and I probably get disconnected 3 times per
> month. I am generally very happy with their service

Where are you dude? I wish there were a reader or two local to me who are
using a similar plan. I know of one guy in Pukekhoe who is on ADSL, although
it's not UBS, it's Telecom, and that's fine. However, Pukekohe is in two
ADSL "zones", or so I was told last time I was patient enough to persue a
problem. My 'zone' was down for a while that time.

Ho hum.
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~misfit~

~misfit~ wrote:

> steve wrote:
>> ~misfit~ wrote:
>>
>>> I have been disconnected 13 times in this billing period of 6 days
>>> so far.
>>
>> Must be where you live.
>>
>> I'm stable, steady, reliable.....
>
> And you are where? With whom and on what plan? It seems I'm not
> completely alone on this one so maybe it's regoinal.

Foxton / Manawatu - out in the country.

I'm on the Orcon 2mbps auto-sense UBS thingy.

>> My only grump is that at peak periods of the day certain types of
>> traffic are obviously choked.....but that happens on networks....so
>> OVERALL the service is great for me.
>
> See above. One would assume that you're on Orcon UBS and are replying with
> the subject-line in mind. Correct?

Correct.

T'was the Sun, 29 Jan 2006 01:56:56 +1300 when I remembered "~misfit~"
<> saying something like this:

>So it went out for maybe 90 seconds, just long enough to ruin my game and
>force me into the unpleasant habit of watching something on TV to wind down
>before bed. That makes it (at least) 14 disconnects since the 23rd. It's 2am
>on the 29th. That's not good huh?

I'm on Orcon too. For this billing cycle, I've been on for 10 days,
I've had a session for 4 days, 2 days, and one that's lasted 4 days so
far. I'm not having the same problem with Orcon.
--
Cheers,

Waylon Kenning.

steve wrote:
> ~misfit~ wrote:
>
>> steve wrote:
>>> ~misfit~ wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have been disconnected 13 times in this billing period of 6 days
>>>> so far.
>>>
>>> Must be where you live.
>>>
>>> I'm stable, steady, reliable.....
>>
>> And you are where? With whom and on what plan? It seems I'm not
>> completely alone on this one so maybe it's regoinal.
>
> Foxton / Manawatu - out in the country.

Ok.

> I'm on the Orcon 2mbps auto-sense UBS thingy.

Ditto. For the time being.

>>> My only grump is that at peak periods of the day certain types of
>>> traffic are obviously choked.....but that happens on networks....so
>>> OVERALL the service is great for me.
>>
>> See above. One would assume that you're on Orcon UBS and are
>> replying with the subject-line in mind. Correct?
>
> Correct.

Thanks.
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~misfit~