Why is Spark so slow with newsgroups?

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Azzura

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#319062 19-Mar-2025 07:41

I can't speak for others, but (for me) over the years, this has been an ongoing issue with Spark. I'm on Spark 900/400 ---- It'll be great for a month or so....then for months it'll download off newsgroups at 4Mbps or 7...or 10. And then it will be back at full download speeds. It's like off and on for good download speeds.

I've never been able to figure it out (the old rebooting this or rebooting that) but today Spark (Spark is acting up again) is at 3 MB/s vs my Starlink connection at 30MB/s +

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#3355045 19-Mar-2025 07:45

I think you'll find the problem at the originating end of the feed. I gave no issues with usenet on spark most of the time but there are the occasional slow times.

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#3355046 19-Mar-2025 07:49

No issues on my end either, may be your specific usenet provider.

Are you using US or EU servers? US servers would be better, I believe some providers are offering AU servers which would be even better again.

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#3355047 19-Mar-2025 07:54

old3eyes:

I think you'll find the problem at the originating end of the feed. I gave no issues with usenet on spark most of the time but there are the occasional slow times.

But it is the same file off the same newsgroup server ....I am just switching the IP to the different internet provider in my Edgeswitch in my Nat Groups. I am literally switching Internet providers on the fly....just pausing the SABnzb while I switch the internet provider....then unpausing.

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#3355048 19-Mar-2025 08:01

toejam316:

No issues on my end either, may be your specific usenet provider.

Are you using US or EU servers? US servers would be better, I believe some providers are offering AU servers which would be even better again.

Yes, it could be the usenet provider.....It's just weird how for months it is slower than Mollasis going up a hill in January (Canadian saying)....and then for a month or more, it is fast as and then slow as again....fast again.

And now Spark slow...Starlink fast.

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#3355051 19-Mar-2025 09:07

The internet is complex, routing and peering changes, and service providers can only guarantee traffic to the edge of their network, no further.

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#3355053 19-Mar-2025 09:21

No issues on Spark to US servers.

I think it depends on the age of the files from a retention perspective.

The little things make the biggest difference.

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#3355154 19-Mar-2025 13:55

I have no issues either - I get max speed to multiple providers. Must be a provider issue.

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#3355609 20-Mar-2025 12:12

No issues for me either on Spark. Using the old, crapola Huawei modem and can get the max 300mb/s no problem.