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Degradation in upload speeds

bayard0
I'm a participant level 3
I'm a participant level 3

So for the last week my internet upload speed has gone down from 10mbit to 1mbit.  This seems to happen during prime time hours (when everyone is home from work) I tested it in the mornings and it was fine.

 

I reached out to tech support, they made me reset my modem and then the problem still continued so they said they would escalate it to 2nd level, but I haven't heard back.

 

anyone else experiencing this?

 

Here is a sample of speed test i did, all on ethernet as you can see at night its horrible, mornings its fine.

speedtest resultsspeedtest results

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rye2d2
I'm a participant level 3
I'm a participant level 3

@bayard0 I believe everyone is seeing this - it's not just Fido - it's impacting Rogers users too (lots of complaints on the reddit & canadianoutages.com). It's probably mostly only gamers (and streamers) noticing this as the average person doesn't pay attention to their upload speed or ping response time. Though, delayed upstream packets will also impact download/streaming as the TCP sender will pause sending data if it doesn't get an ACK.

 

The support guy I talked to said there is a damaged 3rd party network trunk in NY. Not sure that makes since as I don't see how that would impact doing local speed tests against servers in Kitchener/Markham/Toronto...

 

What's frustrating is support isn't forthcoming about the issue. The fellow I chatted with via online support blamed my router (TP Link Archer C7 - way better than the POS Fido router). Don't waste your time with them - as if my router is causing problems specifically between 4pm and 12am... When I called in the support guy said right away they know about the issue and hopes it'll be fixed Friday...

rye2d2
I'm a participant level 3
I'm a participant level 3

Well, it's 8:30pm and my internet seems to be totally solid tonight! Did we get an early fix? I was told by the support guy I would get an email/text message. Smiley

bayard0
I'm a participant level 3
I'm a participant level 3

So tech came yesterday around 5:30pm, but by miracle the internet was back to normal. He anways wen't and replaced all the connectors on the cable and left.

 

So as of yesterday i'm getting 10/up without any issues.

thanks to whoever fixed it.

Hey @bayard0

 

Thanks for keeping us updated!  I'm happy everything's working Smiley



Hey @rye2d2

 

I'm glad everything's working fine!  Let us know if it stays this way Smiley



FidoSaad
Former Moderator
Former Moderator

Hey there @bayard0!

 

Welcome to the community :),

 

Having only 10% of your upload speed available is definitely not right. Have you had the chance to reach back to the technical support team to get an update? They are available 24/7 by Live Chat here.

 

Alternatively, since you've already spoken with them previously we'd be happy to follow up on your request. To get started, you can simply send us a PM/DM by Facebook or Twitter. If you prefer we can also send you a PM on this platform.

 

Let us know if you have any questions.



bayard0
I'm a participant level 3
I'm a participant level 3

here is my modem stats

 
This menu displays both upstream and downstream signal parameters
 
Downstream Overview
Port IDFrequency (MHz)ModulationSignal strength (dBmV)Channel IDSignal noise ratio (dB)
1693000000256QAM-0.9002338.983
2579000000256QAM0.200538.605
3585000000256QAM0.000638.983
4591000000256QAM-0.200738.605
5621000000256QAM-0.4001238.983
6633000000256QAM-0.5001338.605
7639000000256QAM-0.7001438.605
8645000000256QAM-0.3001538.605
9651000000256QAM-0.5001638.983
10657000000256QAM-0.7001738.983
11663000000256QAM-0.7001838.605
12669000000256QAM-0.8001938.983
13675000000256QAM-0.4002038.605
14681000000256QAM-0.4002138.983
15687000000256QAM-0.8002238.605
16303000000256QAM4.200138.605
17699000000256QAM-0.8002438.983
18705000000256QAM-0.8002538.983
19711000000256QAM-1.3002637.636
20717000000256QAM-1.3002738.605
21843000000256QAM-2.4003238.605
22849000000256QAM-2.200238.605
23855000000256QAM-2.400338.605
24861000000256QAM-2.400438.983
Upstream Overview
Port IDFrequency (MHz)ModulationSignal strength (dBmV)Channel IDBandwidth
123700000ATDMA - 64QAM40.00026400000
238596000ATDMA - 64QAM41.25033200000
330596000ATDMA - 64QAM39.75016400000

bayard0
I'm a participant level 3
I'm a participant level 3

still havent heard back from 2nd level support. since last week

bayard0
I'm a participant level 3
I'm a participant level 3

well after being on hold for 45 minutes. they are sending a technician to come take a look. even though the line stats look good

rye2d2
I'm a participant level 3
I'm a participant level 3

I'm having the same issue in Waterloo. During the day, upload speeds are decent (~5Mbps), but anytime after 5pm it's down to 1.5Mbps or less.. Looks like congestion? No sign of issues on the modem (good signal strength all around), did a reboot just to be sure, but no difference.

FidoNick
Former Moderator
Former Moderator

Happy to hear someone will come out and take a look @bayard0 Smiley

 

@rye2d2, is this something more recent? If so, have you spoken to our tech support so they can take a look?

 

Let us know! 



rye2d2
I'm a participant level 3
I'm a participant level 3

 

@FidoNick Not yet - just been running tests to figure out why my network responsiveness has been poor recently. I'll be calling support when I get home later - and I can't reproduce the issue this time of day anyway (suggesting it's not on my side)... I don't actually upload heavily, it's only response time I'm worried about - I'd be happy if the upload rate was 5Mbps or at least stable.

 

As you can see, upload is very jittery in the evening, but reliable at 9am this morning:

 

speed_test_01.png

 

Thanks!

FidoRanya
Former Moderator
Former Moderator

Thanks for sharing this @rye2d2 .

 

Please keep us posted once you've spoken to our tech support ! 



rye2d2
I'm a participant level 3
I'm a participant level 3

@FidoNick @FidoRanya I just called support and they confirmed he's getting multiple calls per day and it is a nationwide issue impacting upload speeds. Was told it is expected to be resolved later this week.

Perfect

 

Thanks a lot for the update @rye2d2 Smiley