Decrease in upload speed on MTNL

[alanwake]

Has anyone noticed a decrease in the upload speed on MTNL. It has been like this for about 2 weeks now. Syncing things on Dropbox has become a major pain because of this. Earlier it used to be 550-600 kbps but now it's 25--280 kbps.
Also, I am noticing a strange thing on my Freedom 800 plan. The download speed that comes in night is variable, it's usually throttled at different points each time I restart the modem/router like [0.8 mbps, 1.1 mbps, 1.5 mbps, 2.0 mbps]

 

[sanke1]

No throttling here in Mumbai. Uploading at steady 2 Mbps.

One possible explanation is that MTNL has again changed the routing so your data is going to Dropbox server over a very long route. This causes increase in pings/packet loss and hence unreliable upload speeds.

 

[alanwake]

No throttling here in Mumbai. Uploading at steady 2 Mbps.

One possible explanation is that MTNL has again changed the routing so your data is going to Dropbox server over a very long route. This causes increase in pings/packet loss and hence unreliable upload speeds.

But it's not only Dropbox. Skydrive(Onedrive) and other services also max out at that speed

 

[sanke1]

This is while syncing with Dropbox. One suggestion would be to go native with OneDrive on Windows or if on Android, then use Google Drive.

 

[Sushubh]

I suggest using your ISP's DNS servers. Might help through better routing. In the end, Dropbox does not have the resources of Microsoft and Google which are likely to have a server closer to your place with less hops.

 

[alanwake]

This is while syncing with Dropbox. One suggestion would be to go native with OneDrive on Windows or if on Android, then use Google Drive.

Wow, that's very good upload speed.
Regarding your suggestion, can't switch to Onedrvie/Google Drive completely as a lot of files I work on are shared through dropbox as all the other people sharing those files use Dropbox.

I suggest using your ISP's DNS servers. Might help through better routing. In the end, Dropbox does not have the resources of Microsoft and Google which are likely to have a server closer to your place with less hops.

I switched off MTNL's DNS servers because they were blocking sites, but will try changing it and see if it works.
As, I mentioned above though it's not a problem only Dropbox has, Upload speed is being throttled at the 280 kbps mark for all services. Even Speedtest.net reports 0.29 mbps as the upload speed.

 

[alanwake]

I have contacted the MTNL Broadband helpline (1504) numerous times now. But it's still shitty. What should I do?

 

[sanke1]

Go to your exchange and meet higher ups.

 

[alanwake]

Go to your exchange and meet higher ups.

Seems to be the only viable option.