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| Thread ID: 108537 | 2010-04-01 08:54:00 | get ISP to turn off interleaving | nedkelly (9059) | Press F1 |
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| 871798 | 2010-04-01 08:54:00 | Hey my mate has been told by one of his mates that if he rings xnet and asks them to turn interleaving off he will get a big speed increase. True or false? | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 871799 | 2010-04-01 08:56:00 | Wouldn't have a clue, never called them to find out, to see if its on or off | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 871800 | 2010-04-01 08:59:00 | think your modem status says if its on or off. | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 871801 | 2010-04-01 09:07:00 | Umm nope | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 871802 | 2010-04-01 09:25:00 | No interleaving lowers ping and may lead to speed increase If he has a crap connection i wouldn't bother with turning interleaving off. Its going to make downloading from international sites a pain. Thats the downside to interleaving off - sometimes you get packet loss and your download will corrupt. Easy way to go around this with an IDM |
Ollie (794) | ||
| 871803 | 2010-04-01 09:30:00 | old article (www.dslreports.com) - but explains a lot. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 871804 | 2010-04-01 09:38:00 | wow thanks for the link wainuitech, answered my question I have had for ages about what interleaving is. | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 871805 | 2010-04-01 10:20:00 | ...sometimes you get packet loss and your download will corrupt.Packet loss will not lead to a corrupted download - the TCP protocol ensures that any missing bits are re-sent, and any incorrect bits are checksummed and also re-sent. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 871806 | 2010-04-01 12:02:00 | Packet loss will not lead to a corrupted download - the TCP protocol ensures that any missing bits are re-sent, and any incorrect bits are checksummed and also re-sent. I mean packet loss can cause your net to drop out and lead to corrupted downloads. I work for TC so i know this. The average xtra user with interleaving off loses around 5% packet loss, some with crap lines can go up to 35% and over 50%. I could explain the pros and cons about the benefit of turning interleaving off. But in short you are sacrificing speed for reduced latency by turning interleaving off if you mostly download from sites overseas |
Ollie (794) | ||
| 871807 | 2010-04-01 12:28:00 | I mean packet loss can cause your net to drop out and lead to corrupted downloads.A dropped connection can't cause a corrupted download either - it can cause an incomplete download (which can be resumed later), but not a corrupt one. I work for TC so i know this.Forgive me if I don't find that convincing - my dealings with Telecom have left me distinctly underwhelmed by the quality of their staff's technical knowledge (yes, there are a few exceptions, but few is the key word here). Simply claiming you work somewhere does not magically endow you with credibility. ...But in short you are sacrificing speed for reduced latency by turning interleaving offIncorrect - you are sacrificing error resilience for reduced latency. Your speed only takes a hit if your line has a high error rate, thus requiring a large number of packets to be re-transmitted. ...if you mostly download from sites overseasThat is also incorrect - interleaving affects both net-local, national, and international data equally. All data transferred over the line is treated the same. |
Erayd (23) | ||
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