3 Throttling certain sites/Giving Priority to trial users

#1 · 21-04-2009 05:40PM #1

Does 3 still restrict.. or to be more specific in my case, slow down (throttle?) access to certain sites?

E.g, I can browse sites and download etc, yet can't use certain video streaming sites. Youtube works fine for me and has since I got the modem on sunday.

However, Channel 4's download service works fine until you pick an episode to play when speeds grind to a halt. Also, justin.tv is also grinding along at 0.02kB/s.

Meanwhile I can browse other sites at good speeds but these sites won't load.

Also, does anyone know if 3 give priority to users on the 14 day trial? I'm sure it's certainly technically possible..?

Thanks

Pokes · 21-04-2009 06:51PM

Well in my experience it was great when I was on the trial , then a week after the trial was up it turned to pot. Everytime I ring them and complain they say they will have the "engineers" look at it , and the next day it is flying along again for about a month.
So Id say it is possible for them to throttle users if they want.

netwhizkid · 21-04-2009 09:01PM

Would the clause the goods or service must be able to do what they are supposed to apply I wonder?

fifth · 21-04-2009 09:48PM

Don't think it will judging by the Three M-M-Megathread..

I'm quite happy with it so far tonight, RTE player flying along. Just don't want it all to go downhill after the trial.

Edit: Spoke too soon. I notice I can't access argos.ie or argos.co.uk on 3 midband.

drunkmonkey · 27-04-2009 12:09AM

3 don't throttle individual users connections, if it goes slow it's usually down to contention...

argos is working fine for me, tried it there now...

fifth · 27-04-2009 12:16AM

Can't seem to ever get any video streams on leinsterrugby.ie to work nor justin.tv..

drunkmonkey · 27-04-2009 12:34AM

I can't get the videos on leinster rugby site either, using my bt conection or 3, i'd say it's the website is wonky not your connection..

on the justin site using bt again it's very very slow to load up...so slow I thought it wasn't working either for a few minuites...

your not blocked from getting to these sites?

Edit:

justin TV not playing the vids for me, thought it was loading but no...

fifth · 27-04-2009 09:26AM

Sometimes the rugby is streamed on justin.tv and I can't bloody watch it because its being prohibited in some shape or form by 3. Works fine on Eircom dsl.

fintaneduffy · 28-04-2009 02:07PM

it takes a lot of calls but if you are that unhappy with it, you can cancel your contract with them without penalty, it worked for me but took a lot of screaming down the phone.

3 Throttling certain sites/Giving Priority to trial users

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