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Thread ID: 143507 2017-01-29 21:48:00 Is NZ's internet really slowing down at night? (or is it just me) Digby (677) PC World Chat
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1431334 2017-01-29 21:48:00 I have noticed that over the last few months my ufb internet is really slow at night. (especially for overseas sites)
During the day the speeds are great, but after 8pm it is deadly slow.

Are you finding this or is it just me?
Digby (677)
1431335 2017-01-29 21:55:00 Mine slows later in the night as well.

About 6pm it starts, this is generally when people are getting home from work and everyone's on the internet, but nothing to noticeable in speed drop. Only really time I notice is if I run a speed test. But some Overseas sites do take a little longer (couple of seconds) to load as the night wears on.
wainuitech (129)
1431336 2017-01-29 21:59:00 I have noticed that over the last few months my ufb internet is really slow at night. (especially for overseas sites)
During the day the speeds are great, but after 8pm it is deadly slow.

Are you finding this or is it just me?

Define slow and/or how you're measuring that. Buffering on video sites? Slow download speeds? Gaming latency? Or just general browsing.

I've not noticed anything (Spark UFB 100/20). I've changed APs to enterprise grade rather than the supplied one, my download speeds seem about the same....but I tend to not watch them, and haven't noticed any buffering issues on any sights (lightbox, netflix, hayu, youtube, channel 4 uk).

With faster and faster speeds and more people on ufb, it wouldnt surprise me if it was slower.
psycik (12851)
1431337 2017-01-30 00:10:00 I could be way off the mark but I was always under the impression that a lot of companies download/upload a large amount of their data outside of business hours. Marnie (4574)
1431338 2017-01-30 02:41:00 Its definitely slow here but this borough has ADSL2 only gary67 (56)
1431339 2017-01-30 05:26:00 Its definitely slow here but this borough has ADSL2 only

Yes, but is it much slower at night?
Digby (677)
1431340 2017-01-30 06:00:00 I could be way off the mark but I was always under the impression that a lot of companies download/upload a large amount of their data outside of business hours.

Yes, but that is a drop in the ocean compared to "media consumption".
fred_fish (15241)
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