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hamish225

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#62067 28-May-2010 19:14

okay so right now, its 7:14pm. and youtube is going at dialup speed, literally.

anyone know why? D;

*Insert big spe*dtest result here*

hellonearthisman

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#335910 28-May-2010 19:33

Slingshot have a thread on their forums that is looking into this,
http://forums.slingshot.co.nz/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3547

CamH

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#335975 28-May-2010 23:20

I've been noticing slowdowns through the whole slingshot network. Still love them though, especially for the price I pay :D

richms

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#337142 1-Jun-2010 19:52

I dont, the free offpeak is getting me about 70 gigs a month at the moment. Is saving $70 worth not being able to use many normal non bandwidth intensive internet services?

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