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Connection Problems driving me senseless

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  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
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    RIK with the shaping am I right in thinking they don't 'shape you' when you are doing it but based on what you did the day before or have I completely made that up?
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    Each ISP seems to differ, but Virgin appear to shape based on direct downloading. So depending on the time of day theyll cut the service down whenever a certain limit has been reached straight away, not the next day or whatever
    :idea:
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
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    Would that mean that the wired pc was affected at the same time though as the wireless? The wireless causes more problems than the wired.
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    Possibly yes. If routers are to 'trip up', its usually the wireless section that fails first though
    :idea:
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
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    I've just looked on the VM website and we are not in one of the shaping areas according to them. Internet has been fine all day today and DH has done some downloading but not over the limit.
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    Neither was mine, but they still did
    :idea:
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
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    Best OH gets downloading to see if it drops out ;)
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    Areas differ, but they tend to NOT shape between midnight and 9:30
    :idea:
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
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    So what would make them start shaping you at 9:30 in the morning if you was downloading at that time rather than had been downloading over night which I guess they prefer.
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    If youd done some series downloading around 9 in the morning
    :idea:
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