Shaw increased upload speeds?

Lazybones · May 09, 2011, 09:22:07 PM

My router config melted, and when I was rebuilding my QoS rules I noticed I had more than double the upload speed I had before..

Looks like shaw as upped speeds again..
Up to 25 Mbps download speed
Up to 2.5 Mbps upload speed

however I swear this cap was higher than 100
100 GB monthly transfer limit

Tom · May 09, 2011, 09:24:13 PM

Yeah, they bumped up Extreme to 25 down and 2.5 up. Unfortunately I haven't been able to see the new speeds reliably

And it looks like they keep dropping the cap, which they keep claiming they don't do.

Mr. Analog · May 09, 2011, 09:30:16 PM

I noticed the bump earlier this last weekend but I got the call today.

Pain in the butt as my router also did not adjust well at first.

Thorin · May 09, 2011, 09:32:54 PM

Extreme was 100GB limit, then got upped to 125GB limit, then got backpedalled to 100GB when they were going to charge for overages, with the explanation that it was "just a test" or something like that. You know how they spin the truth in complete lies.

Extreme used to be 15Mbps down, 1Mbps up. Increasing the upload speed that much is quite a surprise. Bandwidth cap is still an absolutely stupid idea, though - give a speed minimum cap, and let people pay for a higher minimum.

Lazybones · May 09, 2011, 09:41:51 PM

Quote from: Thorin on May 09, 2011, 09:32:54 PM
Extreme used to be 15Mbps down, 1Mbps up. Increasing the upload speed that much is quite a surprise. Bandwidth cap is still an absolutely stupid idea, though - give a speed minimum cap, and let people pay for a higher minimum.

Also as far as network managment goes, giving people less speed is the only thing that prevents saturation, caps only deter use.

Thorin · May 10, 2011, 09:32:06 AM

You're bang-on with that statement, Laze. As far as Shaw starting to charge for going over your monthly caps, I think that has nothing to do with reducing saturation and everything to do with cashing in on people using high-bandwidth apps like Netflix.

I wonder if we'll ever see an ISP who realizes that it's the minimum speed guarantee instead of the maximum that people will eventually flock to. Cuz nothing sucks more than watching a movie on Netflix and having your node get saturated and slow to 1Mbps down from the theoretical 25Mbps maximum.

Tom · May 10, 2011, 10:59:27 AM

Heck, even though the "speed" has been "unlocked" at my place, I'm lucky if I ever see 15mbps anymore. I used to all the time. Now it likes to peek at 10mbps.

Mr. Analog · May 10, 2011, 12:08:44 PM

Quote from: Tom on May 10, 2011, 10:59:27 AM
Heck, even though the "speed" has been "unlocked" at my place, I'm lucky if I ever see 15mbps anymore. I used to all the time. Now it likes to peek at 10mbps.

Phone up Shaw and complain, the worst they can do is nothing, the best they can do is add more lines

Tom · May 10, 2011, 12:54:48 PM

Quote from: Mr. Analog on May 10, 2011, 12:08:44 PM
Quote from: Tom on May 10, 2011, 10:59:27 AM
Heck, even though the "speed" has been "unlocked" at my place, I'm lucky if I ever see 15mbps anymore. I used to all the time. Now it likes to peek at 10mbps.

Phone up Shaw and complain, the worst they can do is nothing, the best they can do is add more lines

I'm supposed to be on a list to get an entirely new line put in. The signal I get from the box has been boosted, and I'm now on a powered signal booster to make sure the return signal makes it. Without it, I get a bunch of drop outs and lost upstream packets, as well as my roomies Digital Cable channels don't make it at all (most of the HD ones make it oddly enough, but most of the plain SD channels don't).

Mr. Analog · May 10, 2011, 01:11:42 PM

Quote from: Tom on May 10, 2011, 12:54:48 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on May 10, 2011, 12:08:44 PM
Quote from: Tom on May 10, 2011, 10:59:27 AM
Heck, even though the "speed" has been "unlocked" at my place, I'm lucky if I ever see 15mbps anymore. I used to all the time. Now it likes to peek at 10mbps.

Phone up Shaw and complain, the worst they can do is nothing, the best they can do is add more lines
I'm supposed to be on a list to get an entirely new line put in. The signal I get from the box has been boosted, and I'm now on a powered signal booster to make sure the return signal makes it. Without it, I get a bunch of drop outs and lost upstream packets, as well as my roomies Digital Cable channels don't make it at all (most of the HD ones make it oddly enough, but most of the plain SD channels don't).

Squeak some more, Mr. Wheel!

Tom · May 10, 2011, 01:26:04 PM

Quote from: Mr. Analog on May 10, 2011, 01:11:42 PM
Quote from: Tom on May 10, 2011, 12:54:48 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on May 10, 2011, 12:08:44 PM
Quote from: Tom on May 10, 2011, 10:59:27 AM
Heck, even though the "speed" has been "unlocked" at my place, I'm lucky if I ever see 15mbps anymore. I used to all the time. Now it likes to peek at 10mbps.

Phone up Shaw and complain, the worst they can do is nothing, the best they can do is add more lines
I'm supposed to be on a list to get an entirely new line put in. The signal I get from the box has been boosted, and I'm now on a powered signal booster to make sure the return signal makes it. Without it, I get a bunch of drop outs and lost upstream packets, as well as my roomies Digital Cable channels don't make it at all (most of the HD ones make it oddly enough, but most of the plain SD channels don't).

Squeak some more, Mr. Wheel!

Heh, yeah I should.