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RRW359 5/out./2022 às 14:42
Can ISP's lower your speed without telling you beforehand?
I just downloaded an update to the app I use to pay my internet bills and it says what plan I have/the cost of it. It doesn't really effect me since I don't usually exceed my speed but I swear when I first started I had a higher speed then what it says I'm paying for. Is it normal for this to happen or am I just going crazy?
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Yes, it is called 'Shaping your Connection' and they do it all the time. It should be made illegal, and enforced. Consumers should get what they pay for. I think the only way to probably do this is to petition your local government to make the internet run like a utility.
Thantk. It's not a big enough speed decrease for me to be mad about (I probably should be but time and priorities and such), I just wanted to know if I was imagining things/misremembering.

Yeah, not imagining it, it's a real thing.
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Jej 5/out./2022 às 14:43 
Yes. Connection throttles can be common in some crappy ISP's.
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Grønlænderen 5/out./2022 às 14:44 
Yes, it is called 'Shaping your Connection' and they do it all the time. It should be made illegal, and enforced. Consumers should get what they pay for. I think the only way to probably do this is to petition your local government to make the internet run like a utility.
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Grønlænderen 5/out./2022 às 14:47 
Escrito originalmente por RRW359:
I just downloaded an update to the app I use to pay my internet bills and it says what plan I have/the cost of it. It doesn't really effect me since I don't usually exceed my speed but I swear when I first started I had a higher speed then what it says I'm paying for. Is it normal for this to happen or am I just going crazy?

Are you in the USA? You might... *MIGHT* be able to complain to the Dept. of Weights and Measures, but I am not 100% sure about that (whether they cover internet). I do know about 20 years back they raided some Shamrock plants here due to them shorting people a fourth of a drop of milk in a gallon container. So they are pretty aggressive if they do act.
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RRW359 5/out./2022 às 14:47 
Escrito originalmente por ?¿? MAGAA ?¿?:
Yes, it is called 'Shaping your Connection' and they do it all the time. It should be made illegal, and enforced. Consumers should get what they pay for. I think the only way to probably do this is to petition your local government to make the internet run like a utility.
Thantk. It's not a big enough speed decrease for me to be mad about (I probably should be but time and priorities and such), I just wanted to know if I was imagining things/misremembering.
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Grønlænderen 5/out./2022 às 15:11 
Escrito originalmente por RRW359:
Escrito originalmente por ?¿? MAGAA ?¿?:
Yes, it is called 'Shaping your Connection' and they do it all the time. It should be made illegal, and enforced. Consumers should get what they pay for. I think the only way to probably do this is to petition your local government to make the internet run like a utility.
Thantk. It's not a big enough speed decrease for me to be mad about (I probably should be but time and priorities and such), I just wanted to know if I was imagining things/misremembering.

Yeah, not imagining it, it's a real thing.
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cSg|mc-Hotsauce 5/out./2022 às 15:30 
The key words to look for in their advertisements is, "up to" and that itself let's them spread the connections to satisfy all residents using the same hub stations.

:qr:
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ʙᴜɴ.ᴇ 5/out./2022 às 16:01 
I once used an ISP called TalkTalk and they promised unlimited speed and connections but will throttle and disconnect you when they feel like it. Thats the downside of using cheap ISPs even if they promise unlimited they will still mess up your internet randomly.

I would actually consider it false advertising and its why I despise TalkTalk.
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Your Mom's Oshi 5/out./2022 às 16:31 
Yes. CenturyLink is notorious for throttling steam downloads and certain games.
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Fake 5/out./2022 às 16:46 
Yes. It's called throttling.
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LQIM 5/out./2022 às 17:05 
ISPs can technically do whatever the hell they want with your internet connection, they're the provider (middleman)
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Escrito originalmente por ?¿? MAGAA ?¿?:
Escrito originalmente por RRW359:
I just downloaded an update to the app I use to pay my internet bills and it says what plan I have/the cost of it. It doesn't really effect me since I don't usually exceed my speed but I swear when I first started I had a higher speed then what it says I'm paying for. Is it normal for this to happen or am I just going crazy?

Are you in the USA? You might... *MIGHT* be able to complain to the Dept. of Weights and Measures, but I am not 100% sure about that (whether they cover internet). I do know about 20 years back they raided some Shamrock plants here due to them shorting people a fourth of a drop of milk in a gallon container. So they are pretty aggressive if they do act.

That wouldn't make a difference in whether you drink it or used it for baking/cooking. That tiny drop would make no difference at all. Some people i tell you.
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↑↑↓↓←→←→BASelect 5/out./2022 às 17:11 
I get my internet through the local cable company and i test my speed randomly once a month and i'm always at 500Mb/s Sometimes it's in the high 490's a few times in the 450's 460's 470's 480's also but with internet traffic and congestion i'm still getting what i paid for.
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Pocahawtness 6/out./2022 às 4:35 
Escrito originalmente por 💕 𝓑𝓾𝓷 💕:
I once used an ISP called TalkTalk and they promised unlimited speed and connections but will throttle and disconnect you when they feel like it. Thats the downside of using cheap ISPs even if they promise unlimited they will still mess up your internet randomly.

I would actually consider it false advertising and its why I despise TalkTalk.

TalkTalk are the worst. Their Customer Services is horrific. But then they are very cheap too, so I guess you get what you pay for.
Última edição por Pocahawtness; 6/out./2022 às 4:36
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Your_White_Knight 6/out./2022 às 5:25 
Escrito originalmente por RRW359:
Can ISP's lower your speed without telling you beforehand?

I just downloaded an update to the app I use to pay my internet bills and it says what plan I have/the cost of it. It doesn't really effect me since I don't usually exceed my speed but I swear when I first started I had a higher speed then what it says I'm paying for. Is it normal for this to happen or am I just going crazy?

If an ISP gets more customers but doesn't upgrade it's network ( more servers, etc. ) speeds will decrease as number of people increase... there's only so much data flow without upgrades, more people = less shares of that data.

As far as "can they?"... read the fine print of your contract... they can do a lot of things without you knowing about it probably...

Edit:

BTW... "your speed" is just between your computer and their server(s)... anywhere else is beyond their control.
Última edição por Your_White_Knight; 6/out./2022 às 5:27
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Dom 6/out./2022 às 5:36 
It depends on how much net neutrality is protected. It can be protected in a way that any throttling must be informed to the customer or it can be protected in a way that there'll be no throttling at all.

Refer to the laws of your country for more information.
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