MTNL Delhi Problem with Twitch.tv and Mtnl Broadband

Hey first post on this forum. I am using an Unlimited 2 mbps plan for 1899 in New-Delhi.

From the past month I am experiencing constant slutter/buffering in loading livestreams in Twitch.tv. I am using Mtnl internet for an year now and never had this problem. I could watch twitch livestreams in medium quality just fine with my 2 mbps internet.

Restarting my router a couple of times/and re-plugging the internet wires sometimes fixes the problem. But it starts again after few hours. I have tried lowering Twitch stream quality to low, changing DNS, disabled windows/router Firewall, got new router, re-installed windows, and bought a new Network card but still I experience this problem. My download speed is just fine, I get 250 KB/sec with Internet download manager.

Also when I connect my Telephone to the adsl splitter, I get constant huge packet loss ( around 20%). Unplugging the phone and adsl splitter, and connecting the wire directly to the modem fixes the packet loss, but I still get some packet loss (1-2%). I have tried contacting the customer support service but they are not coming to my house to analyze the problem. The customer support said that everything is ok from their side. I think they don't even know what 'packet loss and ping' means. Can anyone tell me what exactly is causing the problem? I have also tried using an alternate adsl splitter and internet wires and the problem is still there.

Also the internet wire coming to my house is connected to a medium-sized cuboid white box, then directly to the modem. I have removed the adsl splitter and my telephone as they were causing huge packet-loss. The medium-sized cuboid white box and the wire connected to it is very old (~10 years old).


Anyway I am also planning to change my internet company soon. Is there any good internet service provider in New-Delhi that offer unlimited broadband with no FUP limits? I have tried Airtel in the past but they have FUP limit.


Link to twitch website- Twitch

If it was working fine earlier.... then it is current an MTNL problem.... they must have changed routing..... not much u can do abt it... other than using a VPN service....

Using a splitter is essential..... get another one..... check line stats etc..

I use Twitch.tv too for League of Legends...... most times it works perfectly on High or Source quality.... but sometimes it buffers even on my 8Mbps.....

U cant compare streaming services to IDM download speeds....... IDM always uses multiple connections.... so u will always tend to get full speeds....

Now its upto MTNL to change the routing again....... or use VPN.... streaming should be fine after 7-8PM with less traffic

panzer008 said:

If it was working fine earlier.... then it is current an MTNL problem.... they must have changed routing..... not much u can do abt it... other than using a VPN service....

Using a splitter is essential..... get another one..... check line stats etc..

I use Twitch.tv too for League of Legends...... most times it works perfectly on High or Source quality.... but sometimes it buffers even on my 8Mbps.....

U cant compare streaming services to IDM download speeds....... IDM always uses multiple connections.... so u will always tend to get full speeds....

Now its upto MTNL to change the routing again....... or use VPN.... streaming should be fine after 7-8PM with less traffic

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Well if it is a routing problem, then why it starts working fine if I restart my router couple of times? And about the VPN, is there any free VPN which works with MTNL broadband?


Also when I connect my adsl splitter to the telephone I get huge packet loss, do you know anything about that?

Btw can you post the specifications of the 8mbps plan you are using? Like FUP limit, monthly charges, etc.

When u restart ur router...... the IP gets refreshed.... some IP range r better than others.... so it works well..... u need to find which IP range works best for u.....

Try another splitter and chk for pk loss......

am in MTNL Mumbai.... DSL-8Mbps-1690 plan...... 85GB FUP

panzer008 said:

When u restart ur router...... the IP gets refreshed.... some IP range r better than others.... so it works well..... u need to find which IP range works best for u.....

Try another splitter and chk for pk loss......

am in MTNL Mumbai.... DSL-8Mbps-1690 plan...... 85GB FUP

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So finding the best ip range is a random process? You have to restart your router multiple times to find the best ip range, or is there any custom way of doing that?

I tried my spare old splitter and the packet loss is still there.

Regarding your 8 mbps plan, isn't 85 gb too low for watching livestreams on high quality? I can finish that 85 gb in just 1 week or less by high quality watching videos.

u need to keep tabs on the 3rd IP block..... i.e. xxx.xxx.???.xxx ....... 3rd block ranges frm 0-127......

I divide them into "Green Zones" & "Red Zones"

For me Green Zone is....... 0-15 , 30-45 , 65-90 , 115-127 ......... Rest is Red Zone where there is pk loss & timeouts....

Anytime I get IP into Green zones..... there is no pk loss.... no timeouts..... & no speed problems...

If am not in the Green zone...... I refresh IP..... IP refreshes serially..... mine changes by 2 units/1 min.... so going through the full range of 0-127 will take just over an hr....

FUP limit depends on one's usage....... as per DU Meter my usage per day is 1.8-2.0GB....... another 400MB/day for mobile.... so total usage is 2.5GB/day..... 85GB FUP gives me 2.8GB/day....... so its more than enough for my usage...

panzer008 said:

u need to keep tabs on the 3rd IP block..... i.e. xxx.xxx.???.xxx ....... 3rd block ranges frm 0-127......

I divide them into "Green Zones" & "Red Zones"

For me Green Zone is....... 0-15 , 30-45 , 65-90 , 115-127 ......... Rest is Red Zone where there is pk loss & timeouts....

Anytime I get IP into Green zones..... there is no pk loss.... no timeouts..... & no speed problems...

If am not in the Green zone...... I refresh IP..... IP refreshes serially..... mine changes by 2 units/1 min.... so going through the full range of 0-127 will take just over an hr....

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Ok so I tried this trick. And got my 3rd block ip to 74, now the twitch streams are loading fine. But after 3-4 hours my internet went off for 1-2 seconds and I got a new ip, the 3rd block ip was number 205 and it started causing packet loss again. Thanks for this tip!

Btw how you came to know about this method/trick? Is there a more detailed version somewhere on the internet? I google'd about IP range and MTNL and found nothing useful. And is the best IP range different for everyone? Can you somehow find the best IP range for me?, I live in New-Delhi.

Also for some weird reason from yesterday I am getting 1.5-1.6 Mbps continuously. I should be getting 2+ Mbps.