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post Sep 23 2021, 12:15 AM

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Has Time started to throttle torrents?

Currently using Time 300Mbps. Previously could easily get torrent speed of multiple MB/s on a single healthy torrent.

However, I realised that starting last week, my torrent speed fluctuates around 80 - 500 KB/s with an average of around 200 - 300 KB/s. And this speed is across multiple healthy torrents.

The telltale sign that I'm getting throttled is when my torrent program is running, my web browsing slows down considerably and intermittently. The second I close my torrent program, web browsing goes back to normal.

Another thing I notice is that the web browsing only slows down on my desktop running the torrent program. All other devices connected to the router (mobile, laptops) still enjoy normal speeds when web browsing.

I am under the impression that when throttling it will throttle the line running to my house, meaning all devices are affected by throttling. However in my case it seems that I'm getting throttled selectively at the device level? Unless of course it's actually nothing to do with throttling and something to do with my desktop instead.

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post Sep 23 2021, 05:26 AM

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QUOTE(rabbit.dynamite @ Sep 23 2021, 12:15 AM)
Has Time started to throttle torrents?

Currently using Time 300Mbps. Previously could easily get torrent speed of multiple MB/s on a single healthy torrent.
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Ignore my question. After further testing, I discovered it was due to my wifi card issue. Phew...at least that issue is easy to resolve. If it was really Time throttling torrents, that one more pening. sweat.gif
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post Nov 2 2024, 01:13 PM

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Hello.. Anyone can recommend a network cable contractor in KL?

Staying in new condo unit, got my general contractor to relocate the fibre port from its original location and I think he might have damaged it cos the Time installer found high fibre reading of - 28.5dB.

Now looking for contractor who can hack the wall, troubleshoot the problem, and fix the wire.
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post Nov 2 2024, 04:08 PM

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QUOTE(westlife @ Nov 2 2024, 02:57 PM)
how much u spent to relocate the point?

if it is my own house, i will go for FTTR instead... rm1xxx one time cost can allow me to have good latency fibre connection at living room + bedrooms. tongue.gif

just relocating the original fibre point may not really help in the perfect connection unless ur unit is really small i guess.

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Around rm100. My contractor just drill through the wall and passed the cable through to the other side, from living room to study room.

My intention is to have wired connection to my desktop in my study room, and to get something powerful enough like Archer AX73 for wireless to the rest of my house.
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post Nov 3 2024, 12:52 AM

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QUOTE(westlife @ Nov 2 2024, 04:41 PM)
if the point is already done at the living and just drill hole and pull the cable over.. by rite there is a need to extend the fibre cable rite? did he join the cable or?

yes, agreed that desktop PC should use wired connection if possible becos more stable the connection.
for my case, the fibre point is at the living room where the parent node of my mesh is at, then i put the the child node at my study room where my desktop PCs are in and connect them to the child node via wired connection.

the study room is just beside the living room so the signal strength of the child node is not bad at -52 dBM which my desktop PC can get around 450Mbps download and 420Mbps upload speed, given that I am using 600Mbps plan, it is acceptable i think although it is not excellent since it is just wifi 5 mesh.  tongue.gif ping is 11ms... so i play mobile game inside the study room and connected via child node also i do not experience any latency.

my masterbedroom i dun use any mesh node, just connect to the parent node which it is capable to cover the entire unit, just that further away part to the living will get lower speed but still usable... at least latency is still ok.
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Nope, he didn't need to extend the fibre cable. I wasn't around when he did it but he told me he just drill through the wall and pulled the original cable straight through to the other side. He said if needed to extend the cable then he can't do it as he doesn't have the tools or expertise.

For my case, I guess I'm greedy in that I wanted to have my desktop connect with wire straight to the main/parent node. My thinking is it feels wasted that I have 600Mbps but don't get to enjoy the full speed when I use wireless 😂

I did consider FTTR but then I thought instead of spending rm1k+, I could just spend a few hundred to relocate fibre point to study room for desktop wired + get better router to ensure decent coverage for rest of the house.

Seems like need to spend extra again now to fix the damaged cable 😭


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post Nov 3 2024, 01:27 PM

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QUOTE(westlife @ Nov 3 2024, 08:21 AM)
yes, i can understand what u wanted. becos i also want the same, i am on 600Mbps plan and i wish i can have the same speed everywhere in the house with lowest latency possible as i can. Previously I was at a 2 storey cluster house i struggled a lot with the speed upstairs even with the mesh units. Now i moved to a 2 bedroom apartment unit, this situation improves by a lot. but if can i still wish to have FTTR also.  tongue.gif but too bad, the current place i stayed is rented one, so cannot do it...  tongue.gif

sad to say that, u should have considered FTTR, it is expensive, but if it is ur own house, i find that it is a perfect solution for now, even next time if internet plan gets cheaper that everyone also can easily enjoy 1Gbps plan u can benefit from it also.

my theory of buying things nowaday is always 'pay cheap and buy twice'. I will buy something best that can meet my needs instead of the cheaper alternative option.  icon_idea.gif

but after my current contract is over. i want to opt for 200Mbps plan (no contract) plan instead. 600Mbps plan to me is actually overkilled that i cannot fully utilise the speed. better to pay cheaper plan monthly for long run and use the savings for the equipment that can provide better and consistent speed will be more ideal even the speed is only 200Mbps.

now i can get 460Mbps speed via the wired connection thru the child node (mesh) in my study room, which is not too bad.. the latency is also quite good also. would want to spend the money to upgrade to wifi 6e or wifi 7 when the equipment gets cheaper for even better and more consistent connection than now. since FTTR is unlikely to be a possible option for me if i continue to rent the room. FTTR for time, it stated that it must be 600Mbps plan and above only can get...

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Good discussion. Some good points there giving me food for thought. 😁

Anyways, I managed to find someone through Google, hopefully will be quick and easy fix, preferably without hacking the wall.
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post Apr 14 2025, 07:09 AM

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QUOTE(jjj2 @ Nov 4 2024, 09:23 PM)
Hi, how I wish I could help, but I'm in Penang. I can give you some ideas what to look at... before this how did your contractor relocate the fiber port ?
Do check for any bending on the cable, splicing point (if any) & the fast connector as well...
You may text me for more details.

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Hi, sorry for the very late reply but thank you nonetheless for reaching out to help. biggrin.gif

I did managed to find a network contractor to solve the issue. There was bending on the cable where it came out from the wall, guess my general contractor wasn't aware that fiber cables cannot bend too much (I also didn't know until this happened sweat.gif ).

To avoid having to hack the wall, he spliced the cable at the riser box outside and tried to straighten as much as possible the cable inside my house. Managed to get a reading of- 23.5dB after that.



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post Apr 14 2025, 07:47 AM

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So I'm using an old Time Huawei HG8145V5 and when I first got it back in 2021 I tried to configure it at router level so that it will use OpenDNS but the router didn't seem to allow it.

Fine, I'll just do it at network adapter level instead and I was baffled when it still redirected to Time's own DNS servers. My understanding was that the network adapter settings should override the router settings. I eventually got around this by enabling DNS over HTTPS in my browser.

After researching again today I found out that this model HG8145V5 hijacks DNS queries on port 53, which I think explains why it was behaving like this.

If I get a new router and set my HG8145V5 to bridge mode so that it functions as ONT only, this will resolve the DNS hijacking right? As my understanding is that the router part is the one handling DNS configuration?

I'm planning to get a Deco X50 to create mesh for my new condo (layout is long rectangle, too many walls so I doubt something like Archer AX73 is gonna cut it).

Thanks in advance.




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post Apr 14 2025, 08:32 AM

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QUOTE(PRSXFENG @ Apr 14 2025, 08:08 AM)
Yes, that old one does hijack. DNS settings are greyed out right? I've heard you can ask TIME CS to change for you.

otherwise, asking them to change to bridge mode and attaching your own router should work too
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Right now it's not greyed out and I can enter the address for OpenDNS, but it just doesn't work.

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But I do kinda recall it was greyed out when I checked back in 2021, though I might be wrong as it's been years.
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post Apr 14 2025, 05:20 PM

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QUOTE(jjj2 @ Apr 14 2025, 03:56 PM)
No worries.. -23.5dBm is still very high... Fiber reading is fluctuating, sometimes when the source gets higher, then your reading may shoot up high.... if can, lower that to -21.xdBm to be safer.
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Since it's already working and I don't see any way to lower it without hacking the wall, just gonna continue using until something happens then that time baru hack wall to resolve. biggrin.gif


 

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