:( StarHub is capping intl websites to 10-15KB/sec
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chenc: Just sent you a PM.
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personally i think it all started with the big earthquake in taiwan which broke several undersea cable lines. Faced with heavy internet traffic woes, Starhub decided to cap the speed to some sites in order to maximise speed to other more popular sites.
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What date was the of big earthquake in taiwan again?
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wow didnt know that happened so long ago liao. I just checked wiki. It said dec 2006Originally posted by johnnygamer:What date was the of big earthquake in taiwan again? -
The earthquake(and a cut in the submarine cables) is not the cause for the slow speeds. Typically when there is a break in the submarine cables or there is a repeater failure it normally takes 10 days to repair the problem however it can extend up to 25 days to repair the problem. That earthquake was almost 1 year ago and so the submarines cables would have already been fixed by now.Originally posted by HyuugaNeji:wow didnt know that happened so long ago liao. I just checked wiki. It said dec 2006 -
did the cap happen recently?
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I can't say for certain, but I think for a least 1 year.Originally posted by HyuugaNeji:did the cap happen recently? -
yiha093: I have just sent you a PM.
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PROOF OF STARHUB TRAFFIC SHAPING
Yes I found it, and my inital theory was correct. Traffic shaping has been in force for over 1 year now.
Press ReleasesStarHub Selects Sandvine to Deploy End-to-End PacketCable MultiMedia™ Solution
Sorry that I have not had enough time to devote to this topic, I have been busy with other things. By the way the SpeedTest server is currently offline, I will post details when it is back online.
World’s first commercial PCMM deployment
Waterloo, Ontario, April 10, 2006 – Sandvine Incorporated, a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions today announced that StarHub (SGX-ST), the leading residential broadband provider in Singapore, has selected Sandvine’s PacketCable MultiMediaTM (PCMM) solution to enhance its residential broadband service.
Through PCMM, StarHub is able to provide a better experience for their customers with improved Quality of Service (QoS), particularly in the area of online gaming. In addition, StarHub will deploy Sandvine's award-winning Network Integrity solution to step up its efforts to protect against a broad range of security threats over its network.
“We are delighted to work with Sandvine in the deployment of the PCMM solution in order to further enhance our operational efficiency in the provisioning of our cable broadband service. By improving our service provisioning, this will allow us to better serve our customers' needs," said Thomas Ee, senior vice president, IP Services at StarHub.
"As a technology leader, StarHub continues to raise the bar not only for itself but for its competitors by focusing on ensuring the best possible online experience for their subscribers," said Tom Donnelly, executive vice president, marketing and sales at Sandvine. "We are very pleased that StarHub has selected Sandvine’s PCMM solution to provide a critical role in enhancing their service offering to over 289,000 residential broadband subscribers (1Q-2006) in Singapore."
Sandvine has partnered with Motorola, under a global distribution agreement, to provide this integrated PCMM solution that combines the proven strengths of Motorola's Broadband Services Router 64000 (BSR 64000) and Sandvine's PCMM application manager.
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Even my video streaming with starhub is very slow. I do not have a problem with singnet, the speed is very good. Why I said starhub slow, i myself is a starhub user. I tried at home, at gf's house(starhub user), my fren house(also starhub user) all slow, may not even load. where else when use with singnet. the loading was instant. tried in office and customer's office (all singnet user). even youtube is slow. why? they really cap the speed? why are we paying so much for this stupid slow speed when access oversea sites?
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I felt like strangling you for bumping this thread up.
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Woah what the hell? Dude, you really out to take out Starhub ah?
I agree that Starhub is irritatingly slow but 10-15kbps? No way.. I can testify to that.
And like our dear moderator has said, I find your testing methods a bit doubtful. I will do my own tests and post here IF I find anything useful or amazing.. Else I wont bother to post.. lol..