I have been struggling with my current provider during busy times. During the CL games and other big sporting events there are loads of drops. During 'normal' times the service runs flawlessly. I've tried my provider with / without VPN and it makes no difference.
I put my issues down to the provider and therefore intended to make a switch. I arranged two trials this week during CL and both had the same issue. During my discussions with one supplier, I was asked if I was running a VPN - which I wasn't. I expected that there would either be a block or not i.e. connect or not. The supplier said his service didn't need a VPN and I shouldn't run one.
When I switched the VPN on, the drops stopped. The service worked fine.
I'm after a multiroom configuration and the supplier I'm looking at would prefer I don't run a VPN - as they will no doubt limit my IP range.
Does anyone know whether my IP could be doing traffic shaping on IPTV rather than just blocking?
I put my issues down to the provider and therefore intended to make a switch. I arranged two trials this week during CL and both had the same issue. During my discussions with one supplier, I was asked if I was running a VPN - which I wasn't. I expected that there would either be a block or not i.e. connect or not. The supplier said his service didn't need a VPN and I shouldn't run one.
When I switched the VPN on, the drops stopped. The service worked fine.
I'm after a multiroom configuration and the supplier I'm looking at would prefer I don't run a VPN - as they will no doubt limit my IP range.
Does anyone know whether my IP could be doing traffic shaping on IPTV rather than just blocking?