Traffic Shaping by TMnet Streamyx

For so many years I've used TMnet Streamyx...this seems to be the worst year. TMnet Streamyx introduced Traffic Shaping to throttle or block P2P traffic. Of course TMnet didn't announce yet, but they are doing it now already. This problem started as early as February when some users found their BT n Emule speed drops drastically from fullspeed to 0kb/s. Everyone wondered what happened. They check their modem, their P2P settings, their routers and lastly did their bandwidth test. Everything seems normal, but why BT n Emule speed is still 0kb/s ??? My problem started on this Monday (20/03/2006). I on my PC and started BT initially the speed was from 0-5kb/s only. I left it on and went out. When I got back, the speed is still the same. So I thought it was the connection. I disconnected and reconnected again. Yikes, still the same thing. Then, I started testing mIRC and FTP's. They are alright, could reach fullspeed. Why BT is 0kb/s for a few days ????

Later, more and more user started to complain in forums (yep I did). They discussed this situation and later found that TMnet Streamyx started traffic shaping, where they filter those unwanted P2P traffic. This technology was out not long ago. It is reported that ISPs from Canada (Shaw, Rogers etc) started this around 2004 [source from Lowyat.net forum]. The customers there complained about this matter but their ISPs just lied right to their faces and said they did not block anything. At that moment, their ISPs are actually installing this on stages, therefore some customers experienced this and some did not. Eventually when the installation of this traffic shaping reached almost 80-90%, they started to announce this to their customers. [ full story : http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=266289&st=20 Post #29]
Hint, hint: This is what TMnet is exactly doing now... even if you call and complain about this, they will deny it until the right time comes.

The other thing is, TMnet isn't announcing about this. They are keeping their mouth shut and future customers might not know about this and subscribe for it. In the end, they would have tied more customers and when its time to fully operate the traffic shaping, then only they would announce. I find TMnet being greedy and horrible. They have overloaded their own bandwidths by getting more customers and did not upgrade it. Then they start to accuse customers of utilising lots of their bandwidths and "abuse" the bandwidths. (Yea TMnet are incompetent fools) Thats what I'm thinking and its facts.

From what I know now, people have said that TMnet stops traffic shaping from 4AM to 7AM daily.....but I think this would not last long once they have fully install the system.

Therefore, the affordable broadband is soon to be stupid. Stupid ISP!