Proof TMNet is cheating you

The secret is there are good IPs and bad IPs.

I work with video and all of the services I am reviewing / testing are outside Malaysia. At times my connection to US servers was as fast as my advertised connection speed and other times, most of the time in fact, my connection was 10 times slower. I’ve become accustomed to reconnecting until I get a “good” IP address.

I usually spend about 5 to 10 minutes playing the reconnect game. Today I decided to document the ritual and provide proof that TMnet is cheating customers by giving them throttled (bad!) IPs 8 times out of 10.

This is not about p2p throttling or slowing down rapidshare downloads.

Here is proof that Streamyx is limiting speed for ALL overseas connections.

Symptom: Internet is slow..

Log into router and disconnect, reconnect.

Perform bandwidth test… Slow ! Bad IP !!

Repeat while cursing TMnet for cheating you out of your time and money.

Eventually the Streamyx gods will decide to bless your router with the much coveted “Good IP”.

Good IPs will be in different ranges depending on your location. I’d love to hear Telekom Malaysia’s explanation.

Call 1-300-88-9515 to see what they say.

Repeat bandwidth test.

10 times faster – funny how that works isn’t it? I’ve been doing this routine for years now.

These tests were done on the same US based server in SF, CA.

Smells like fraud to me. What say you?

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