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Reduced download speed for free user???

Discussion in 'Site Support' started by rro, Apr 26, 2010.

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  1. rro

    rro New Member

    When i first join romulation, the download speed is fast enough (about 20-40 kbps using my internet provider). But now, the maximum amount is about 15 kbps. I try downloading something else from other site, and i still get about 20-40 kbps (40 is maximum amount allowed by my provider), so I guess there's no problem with my connection. Is there a reduction of download speed?
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    Never mind. I just look for other thread, and found out that it's because i download from europe server now, which is very slow. Back then, i might have DL it from US server. Sorry for the intrusion.
     
    rro, Apr 26, 2010
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  2. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    Also our EU server is experiencing above normal loads due to problems with the US server. We're working on it.
     
    Loonylion, Apr 26, 2010
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  3. ace1o1

    ace1o1 Well-Known Member

    The US server is down.

    Thus, there is more traffic on the EU server.
    Thus, making downloads slower for free users.
     
    ace1o1, Apr 26, 2010
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  4. msg2009

    msg2009 Romulations sexiest member

    is it still having problems?
    im getting 14kb/s and i usually get 10x that
     
    msg2009, Apr 28, 2010
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  5. ace1o1

    ace1o1 Well-Known Member

    High traffic perhaps? ???
     
    ace1o1, Apr 28, 2010
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  6. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    14kb/sec is extremely low, I get 250kb/s and I'm in Europe! If I use a download manager to open multiple connections it easily reaches 800 kb/s.

    That said, the US server is still not performing optimally and we've pretty much tried everything so far. We've been unable to isolate the cause of it sadly. =/
     
    Seph, Apr 28, 2010
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  7. msg2009

    msg2009 Romulations sexiest member

    im downloading now off the euro server its around 14kb/sec occasionally goes up to 40 or 50 then back down again.
    its been going around 3 hours and is 63%, im using free download manager because my first attempt stopped at 51% :(
    normally i get over 100kb/s and can be as high as 200
     
    msg2009, Apr 28, 2010
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  8. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    Uh. Europe server gives me 2.5MB/sec over wireless, more if I go wired. What do you get from the US server?
     
    Seph, Apr 28, 2010
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  9. msg2009

    msg2009 Romulations sexiest member

    6kb/s
    if its working for you it must be something wrong with my internet
     
    msg2009, Apr 28, 2010
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  10. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    Try going to speedtest.net and run two tests. One for Holland and another for West Coast USA.
     
    Seph, Apr 28, 2010
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  11. Frivera360

    Frivera360 Guest

    msg i get a max of 6 KB/s too, but if you are using a dial-up connection 6KB/s is the max you are going to get
     
    Frivera360, Apr 29, 2010
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  12. msg2009

    msg2009 Romulations sexiest member

    140kb/s this morning
    its a different game, thats the only difference but i cant see that been the problem.
    it was moto racer world tour on psx if anyone wants to try it
    computers baffle me :(
     
    msg2009, Apr 29, 2010
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  13. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    I cannot really use this data unless you compare your RomUlation speed to a speedtest.net test (from the proper location)
     
    Seph, Apr 29, 2010
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  14. msg2009

    msg2009 Romulations sexiest member

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    msg2009, Apr 29, 2010
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  15. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    AHA. This makes sense. You are using mobile broadband, which is not capable of very high speeds, and the speed you get is heavily dependent on how many other people are on that 'cell' (transmission tower) at the same time. You are almost always going to see massive variations in speed; that's just the nature of the beast I'm afraid.
     
    Loonylion, Apr 29, 2010
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  16. msg2009

    msg2009 Romulations sexiest member

    ok, thanks
    and i guess sorry for wasting your time ;D
     
    msg2009, Apr 29, 2010
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  17. garychencool

    garychencool Well-Known Member

    Okay, either way, if u have a super fast connection, the limit only kicks in seconds after it starts. So you can have a faster speed for a few seconds.
     
    garychencool, May 15, 2010
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  18. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    no you can't, thats the browser not counting properly.
     
    Loonylion, May 16, 2010
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  19. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    Or your ISP giving you a brief burst. But that's really not possible with mobile internet as the limit is often defined by the reception your phone gets.
     
    Seph, May 16, 2010
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  20. phscarface

    phscarface Well-Known Member

    It's just you, the minimum I got here is 35kbps, my internet connection is via Radio, the max speed is 600kbps, so the download rate is around 70kbps here.
     
    phscarface, May 16, 2010
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