On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 09:49:13 +1100 , you wrote:

>If you're downloading from one of the several P2P type progams, then be
>aware that Xtra _DO_ tunnel the common P2P ports to a _VERY_ limited
>bandwidth pool so that the effective speed from these programs is often
>under 1k/sec.
>
>That's why web browsing is usually good speed and why pings and tracerts are
>fine - they specifically cripple the traffic available to the P2P programs.

Actually other things are often slow, it's not just p2p programs which
are getting patchy bandwidth.
>
>Interestingly, both Xtra and Telecom have categorically denied that this
>happens. Personally I don't have a problem with them doing this, but I do
>have a problem with them doing this and lying about whether they do it or
>not.
>
>Cheers - Neil Gardner

I have the same problem with their actions, but even moreso that they
failed to define their service offering enough to make this
unnecessary.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Geoff [mailto:g@maxnet.co.nz]
>Sent: Monday, 4 March 2002 11:15 a.m.
>To: adsl@lists.unixathome.org
>Subject: Xtra JS Cap
>
>I recently emailled Xtra help regarding this, because I am quite often not
>getting even 1k when I try downloading anything. I notice that using I am
>getting 2k or less 80% of the time.
>
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Cheers for now
Ross Dawson.
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