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Technical News & Discussion => IDNet Help => Topic started by: zappaDPJ on May 16, 2012, 21:03:06

Title: Lag Spikes
Post by: zappaDPJ on May 16, 2012, 21:03:06
For the last 24 hours or so I've been getting quite a number of intermittent lag spikes lasting somewhere between 5 and 10 seconds. I had a number just after 8.00pm which appeared on my BQM and I can see it was the same for a few other members. They are occurring again just now.

I'm just wondering if anyone else has noticed this? They are quite visible on a BQM and would be very noticeable to anyone playing an on-line game.

(http://www.thinkbroadband.com/ping/share-thumb/8e12af6dc39dc0273ecd94c1afb30fbf.png) (http://www.thinkbroadband.com/ping/share/8e12af6dc39dc0273ecd94c1afb30fbf.html)
Title: Re: Lag Spikes
Post by: Moley on May 16, 2012, 21:10:49
Yes I'm getting the exact same thing - just had another about 5 mins ago - disconnected me from Star Wars!! :rant2:  The horror!
Title: Re: Lag Spikes
Post by: Glenn on May 16, 2012, 21:26:14
I was getting directed to a BT page saying there was a disruption to the service.
Title: Re: Lag Spikes
Post by: andrue on May 16, 2012, 21:26:47
Nothing showing on my TBBQM:

(http://www.thinkbroadband.com/ping/share-thumb/a50b522299ed64b119251280992de5be-16-05-2012.png)

Might be a regional thing. I'm in Brackley but apparently we're connected to the Banbury exchange.
Title: Re: Lag Spikes
Post by: lozcart on May 16, 2012, 21:27:49
I'm getting the same on my BQM which I've not seen before.
Title: Re: Lag Spikes
Post by: zappaDPJ on May 16, 2012, 21:31:09
I can see that the same three (at the time of posting) spikes appear on a number of staff BQMs but not all of them so I'm not sure whether the issue is geographical or otherwise.
Title: Re: Lag Spikes
Post by: Glenn on May 16, 2012, 21:43:29
From the graphs I've seen, it looks like mine was the only one to drop a connection.

(http://www.thinkbroadband.com/ping/share-thumb/c6f2d8b33e80abf7d0c4c9ac74e2aaea-16-05-2012.png) (http://www.thinkbroadband.com/ping/share/c6f2d8b33e80abf7d0c4c9ac74e2aaea-16-05-2012.html)
Title: Re: Lag Spikes
Post by: zappaDPJ on May 16, 2012, 22:11:25
I've Just had another round of spikes that lasted at least a minute for each spike.
Title: Re: Lag Spikes
Post by: Glenn on May 17, 2012, 08:02:13
I had no internet this morning at 5.30, the modem/router needed rebooting to get access, I notice that Steve seems to have the same spike showing on his graph too.
Title: Re: Lag Spikes
Post by: andrue on May 17, 2012, 08:09:31
Still clean on my graph overnight.
Title: Re: Lag Spikes
Post by: Steve on May 17, 2012, 08:09:43
I swapped my modem then, just wondering whether I can be bothered to find out why my FTTC is not performing as well as it was. My guess is increasing crosstalk as I was an early adoptor on the cabinet
Title: Re: Lag Spikes
Post by: Glenn on May 17, 2012, 08:11:57
My 80/20 connection is running at 34/14.
Title: Re: Lag Spikes
Post by: Steve on May 17, 2012, 08:12:49
I'm 44/9 down from 54/9 with latency up.  The max attainable downstream sync is still 55 but BT is only letting me have 44
Title: Re: Lag Spikes
Post by: Ardua on May 17, 2012, 08:45:55
Quote from: Glenn on May 16, 2012, 21:26:14
I was getting directed to a BT page saying there was a disruption to the service.

Likewise on the WMMAL exchange. I also got a disconnect: the first in 21 days. IDNet upgraded me to 80/20 last night and things look to be pretty stable. My Fritz!Box log is showing a 79992/20000 connection. I have just run a speediest and got 65 Down and 10 Up with a Ping of 13. Clearly, something strange happened between 8pm and midnight last night.