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workaround:
use a web based proxy such as ninjabrowse.com or just go on google and type in free proxy and pick one. It will have to do while they "fix" the "problem". You will be able to go to foxnews and others.
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Mine went really fast like it was not unlimited data over night...
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How did you place this "throttle that I have put in place so that websites like foxnews.com can burn up my data only so fast."??????????????????????
Please be so kind as to explain Please
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I run Windows in a virtual machine under VMWare Workstation and VMWare versions 7.0 and later will allow you to limit the speed of the virtual network adapter in the virtual machine's configuration (setup and specifications) file. From the point of view of the Windows running in the virtual machine, it sees that virtual network adapter as a piece of hardware that can move data only so fast. It is identical in principle to what GabeU explains above, except that I can do it in software, which makes it easier to setup and easier to temporarily suspend, such as when I am downloading a really large (e.g. multigigabyte) file of my choice, and that is the only thing I am doing on the internet at the moment.
I suspect that you are asking this question because you want to do the same thing since you are tired of those websites burning up your data and constantly finding ways around the other control measures you have put in place.
One possibility which GabeU alluded to above is that you can put a router between your internal network and the Exede modem and set up a speed restriction that way. Or, if you want to do what I have done, you can do the following:
First, download VMWare Workstation Player 12.5 and its documentation. There is a version for Windows and for Linux. VMWare Workstation Player is free for non commercial use and my understanding is that the later versions (about 8 and later) will also allow you to create a virtual machine as well as run one.
Then, create a virtual machine and install Windows in that virtual machine. You will need to have a valid license and product key for the Windows you are installing in that virtual machine.
Then, once that virtual machine is up and running, add the following lines (without the [code] and [/code]) to that virtual machine's configuration file (.vmx file):
[code]
ethernet0.rxbw.limit = 150
ethernet0.txbw.limit = 150
[/code]
The "150" in the 2 lines above can instead be any number of your choice and specify the speed limit of the virtual network adapter you want in Kbps. I use 150, which is about 3 times dial up speed, dial up speed being 52 Kbps at best, because just about all of the websites that I use will work with an internet connection of that speed and will not time out on me or anything like that. If you really need your full speed internet connection, such as if you want to download a very large file, it is my understanding that VMWare Workstation will let you change the speed of the virtual network adapter while the virtual machine is running.
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xode0000, your manually throttled connection is not relevant to the issue here, but thank you for trying to help. This issue as it has been explained in multiple threads now for the exact same issue has to deal with Exede's "data usage/monitoring software" unintentionally blocking some websites.
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Most of the other plans have liberty pass I believe, which should only slow your connection and again not block sites (unintentional or not)
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Based on what you have stated here, the problem could be a defect in the Exede Evolution plan itself. You, and the other users having this problem, might want to email exedelistens@viasat.com and bring this problem to their attention.
Personally, I do have a Liberty Pass plan.
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There are definitely problems with my Classic plan and data overages. Now that I'm in restriction, I am being blocked from uploading weather data to wunderground. Fox News is blocked. So is Norton and Windows update. Never had these problems before. I think they counted my weather updates as streaming and my data was used up 3 times faster than usual. Exede wants us to pay more! That is not going to happen! I email them with this problem. Then because I used the Facebook messenger service, I got a free gig. The problems cleared up. They said problem solved. Now I'm in restriction, problem back. The "experts" are trying to solve this by throttling, what a joke...
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There are definitely problems with my Classic plan and data overages. Now that I'm in restriction, I am being blocked from uploading weather data to wunderground. Fox News is blocked. So is Norton and Windows update. Never had these problems before. I think they counted my weather updates as streaming and my data was used up 3 times faster than usual. Exede wants us to pay more! That is not going to happen! I email them with this problem. Then because I used the Facebook messenger service, I got a free gig. The problems cleared up. They said problem solved. Now I'm in restriction, problem back. The "experts" are trying to solve this by throttling, what a joke...
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Are you out of data for the month? Because I am and like J.W. I can't access foxnews either. It's not that it's slow it's that they are blocking the site once you run out of data and the only way to get it to load is to buy more data.
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More than likely background downloads like windows updates are eating up data... pictures generally don't use a lot of data to begin with.
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I have a cheap $20 tplink router that allows me to limit speed, but the problem is that it causes a lot of problems which I'm assuming comes from the nature of it being satellite internet. I wouldn't recommend it.
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In that case, the software solution I outlined above could possibly work for you, since it is working for me without any problems whatsoever.
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Further, many websites look at the speed of your internet connection and will load less stuff that is wasteful if they see that your internet connection is slow, since they know that they aren't going to be able to shove their stuff in your face as they would want to do, and not being able to do that defeats their original purpose of downloading that waste.
In any event, in my case, it has been a real advantage for me in keeping the data I use for everyday internet activities low. Generally, I want to throttle my internet connection as much as possible but not so much that the websites I use start timing me out and such. The 150 Kbps limit that I stated above currently works quite well.
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@ Diane Dail
Hey.. that picture you show next to your name....It looks a lot like my place. Have you been here? The picture shows a concrete bridge and mine are all wood but still, amazing similarities. Regardless, it's a nice picture.
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calvinclifcal
J&J
ninjabrowse.com being free, you get what you pay for.
I posted a link to get Vyper VPN for a free 3 day trial and then it's quite inexpensive after that, but I have yet to see where anybody gave it a try.
Vyper VPN is the fastest VPN there is, especially if you use the Texas portal.
A proxy is just a "handoff" system so of course it will be slow.
DSI-Daniel (Authorized Dealer)
J&J
I never defrag them and they operate at an astonishing speed, always. What good would it do to defrag?
I also have 8 6TB Seagate hard drives but they are only for data storage as I don't believe in putting my data "in the cloud" for someone else to see, use, steal or lose.
My computer is one of the fastest AMD based single machines on the planet earth for a few more months and then I'll upgrade.
I fail to recognize a drive defrag being beneficial to internet speed.
If people want a bit more speed they can turn off the Windows Update reserved bandwidth. If they have an Apple computer, they're screwed already and nothing will help.