ModelCitizen;404741 Wrote: > I am with PlusNet. However, bandwidth shaping would also affect my > wireless laptop. The fact that the laptop will flawlessly play the same > stream at the same time whilst SlimCenter iPlayer constantly rebuffers > gives the lie to this. > > For what it's worth I have also rung PlusNet to ask them if they do any > bandwidth control on BBC stuff. They swear they don't. > > MC
I note what you say about the laptop, but I still would not entirely discount the internet connection. It depends how "deep" the buffer is on each device and how good the WAN/LAN connection is generally. I used to be on PlusNet myself (actually Metronet - when they were taken over by PlusNet) and left because of the "shaping" they applied to my connection. PN were the first UK ISP to introduce QOS prioritising on their internet services (even boasted about it!) and I would imagine they are still up to their old tricks. The following suggests they may be... http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/quality_broadband/traffic_prioritisation.shtml http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/quality_broadband/load.shtml I think it will depend a lot on which package you are on. Most UK "local loop unbundled" services do not mess with the connection at all. Be* and O2 (esp. if you have an O2 phone) are probably the best of the bunch. -- TheLastMan Matt SB Duet (Controller + two receivers) Synology Diskstation 107+ with FW 2.0-0600 SqueezeCenter 7.3.1 on Synology Package Manager Naim 42/110 amp, B&W CM2 speakers in living room. Denon DM37 mini-system, B&W 686 speakers in kitchen. LPs ripped using Linn LP12, Naim 72/Hi-cap, M-Audio 2496. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TheLastMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53229 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
