How do they work out ADSL speed?

[Grunt]

I've got 1500/256

Communications 883.7 kilobits per second
Storage 107.9 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 9.5 seconds
Subjective rating Good

I did some testing when I got my service and often had rates if 1200 kilobits per second, so it depends on what's happening around at the time.

I'm with Internode. I think iiNet and Internode are the best around. Or you can go with Telstra and pay more and get less.

[martrix]

yeah, well I beat you all!! 42kps

Man, I love dial-up !

[ozwinner]

yeah, well I beat you all!! 42kps

Man, I love dial-up !

Why are you on dial up??

Al :confused:

[martrix]

Good question:mad:

Moving house in a few month's and dont want to pay $100 for change of premises fee:eek:

Will get ADSL+2 as soon as a suitable humpy is located

[Auld Bassoon]

I'm two way satelite
and all i'm gettig is

kbps: 104.5
KB/s: 13.0625
Mbps: [b]0.10205078125
work that out ?

Satellite comms are very asymmetric: download speed can be quite impressive, but domestic links are generally hampered by the PSTS-linked upload speed, so depending on how overall speed (throughput) is measured, it can be quite low.

I must say, though, that the figures you quote don't seem to add upp :confused:
Cheers!

[Auld Bassoon]

Another on Bigpond cable:

Your connection speed:

kbps: 3558.2
KB/s: 444.775
Mbps: 3.4748046875

I certainly hope Steve isn't right about DSL being limited to PayTV in the next few years... with the amount of data I regularly xfer any slower rate will be a right royal PITA.

Without letting on who I work for (:eek: ), I believe it's in plan for the cessation of the cable DSL service within 18 months or less.

Not happy Sol! :mad:

[Auld Bassoon]

Here are my results:

Test run on 3/2/2006 @ 7:40 P.M.

Mirror: Bigpond
Test type: ADSL

Your connection speed:

kbps: 1122.7
KB/s: 140.3375
Mbps: 1.09638671875

I am connecting using iiNet. As far as I can tell, I am still connected using Telstra's wholesale network even though iiNet have recently activated their own DSLAM in Avalon.

In short, unless you have no alternatives, Telstra is not the best game in town.

Of course the downside is changing email addresses. I can only suggest registering your own domain and having email hosted. Possibly the cheapest option is at http://www.godaddy.com. Don't bother asking your own ISP. All the local ISP's charge like wounded bulls for even .com .org domains.

There's some truth and also a lot of B/S spoken about various ISPs speed offerings: essentially, even those ISPs with their own DSLAMs are, in the main, still connecting through Telstra's network.

Due in large part to, ahem, "positioning" in the market-place, Telstra's Wholesale division has been "prohibited" from reselling anything > 1.5MBps, regardless of the network's capacity or capability.

There was in train an initiative to offer, for resale to other ISPs, much higher speeds - but that has been cancelled - from on "high".

Nevertheless, there are some network limitations regarding conditioned pairs, pair-gain installations, mid-point injection, distances from the exchange, noise / attenuation issues etc - over what is really a pretty old copper N/W. So any ISP putting in new DSLAMS will, to some degree, be constrained by some or all of these issues. Ergo, we have new third party network builds happening - but typically only for high-value metro areas, and then there will be some consolidation because of the sheer capital investment required.

Telstra, I have to say, is, as an engineering organisation pretty well ahead of the game; it's just a pity that it's senior management are in a different game altogether.

I'd like to say more, but can't really.

Cheers!

Goes to collect "pink slip":eek:

[Auld Bassoon]

The bad news is that I believe Telstra are going to turn off the cable facility for DSL (leaving it only for payTV) within 12 ~ 18 months.


This is not true!
Cable has lower running and expansion costs that ADSL. It is also faster.
They are many political reasons why cable may infact become prefered to DSL is some cases. i.e the ACC cannot make Telstra wholesale it, as with most other services.

Knucklehead: I regret to say that it is true - I happen to be in a position to know. It's not a technical decision, but a "market positioning" one. That doesn't have to make me like it any more than anyone else, but - be prepared for it to happen - and watch the press over then next couple of weeks.

As to the ACCC, they are the ones who decide if a service is to be "designated" or "declared" - and if they determine that cable is a "declared service", then any cable provider will be obliged to make it available to any access seeker. One of the reasons why Bigpond cable is to be discontinued; if it isn't a current service, it can't be "declared"....

[Shedhand]

I have Bigpond ADSL 512/64
When my mobile contract is up I'm switching to TasTel's powerline service. Dumping my landline phone and going to mobile permanently.

10:03 P.M.

Mirror: Bigpond
Test type: ADSL

Your connection speed:

kbps: 380
KB/s: 47.5
Mbps: 0.37109375


Communications 410.2 kilobits per second
Storage 50.1 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 20.4 seconds
Subjective rating Not bad

[oges]

Im with Optusnet, never could find anything on their site to see what speed you were running at, thanks for the link

Test run on 3/2/2006 @ 10:36 P.M.

Mirror: Bigpond
Test type: ADSL

Your connection speed:

kbps: 1135.1
KB/s: 141.8875
Mbps: 1.10849609375

[mudguts]

thought I'd join in too

Your Results
Test run on 3/2/2006 @ 11:35 P.M.

Mirror: Bigpond
Test type: ADSL

Your connection speed:

kbps: 568.9
KB/s: 71.1125
Mbps: 0.55556640625

that's the work one. I'll check the home one tommorrow It's cable.

Cheers

[woodbe]

Hah! Turns out the lad was downloading something when I ran my test before.

Mirror: Bigpond
Test type: ADSL

Your connection speed:

kbps: 4445.3
KB/s: 555.6625
Mbps: 4.34111328125

That's better...

[ubeaut]

Whoah....... Looks like we have a winner. New Neighbourhood cable at home. Premium package. It actually seems to be running a little slow tonight.

Test run on 4/2/2006 @ 12:17 A.M.

Mirror: Neighborhood Cable
Test type: Cable

Your connection speed:

kbps: 21693.2
KB/s: 2711.65
Mbps: 21.184765625

Will test the one at the factory tomorrow.

Cheers - Neil
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[Shedhand]

Whoah....... Looks like we have a winner. New Neighbourhood cable at home. Premium package. It actually seems to be running a little slow tonight.

Test run on 4/2/2006 @ 12:17 A.M.

Mirror: Neighborhood Cable
Test type: Cable

Your connection speed:

kbps: 21693.2
KB/s: 2711.65
Mbps: 21.184765625

Will test the one at the factory tomorrow.

Cheers - Neil
.

Who are they, what is neighbourhood cable, what does it cost and where do I get it??
Cheers Champ

[maglite]

Westnet here 1.5G/512 ADSL
5G up/ 5G down - 59.95 per month

1 meg per second
1024 kb
123.3 kb per second
1mb download - 8.3 sec

Done on groggys link

I dont understand any of it....i turn it on.....it works