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Thread: How do they work out ADSL speed?
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3rd February 2006, 05:34 PM #1
How do they work out ADSL speed?
I've had a few interesting times of late, which have been resolved with the help of my friends at Telstra, who very kindly sent me a new modem, and a credit for my next three months internet costs.
After living on dial-up for a time, it became clear that logging on to this forum wasn't much slower at 96k as it is with my 512k ADSL connection, which I put down to the slowness of the server, traffic, and so on.
Then I got curous so logged on to http://www.ozspeedtest.com/tools_spe...ond_adsl.shtml to see what I could find out.
I've checked seven times in four days, and am yet to crack 256k.
Am I getting dudded??
Why don't I just downgrade to a 256k connection, or will that drop everything back to 96k?
Over to you, tech heads of the forum!
cheers,
P
:confused: :confused: :confused:
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3rd February 2006, 05:43 PM #2
im on telstra adsl and it read
kbps: 1117
KB/s: 139.625
Mbps: 1.0908203125Blowin in the Wind
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3rd February 2006, 05:50 PM #3
I'm currently getting 425 on a 512 connection, between 420 and 440 is about right.
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3rd February 2006, 05:51 PM #4
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 ?p.t.c
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3rd February 2006, 05:56 PM #5
I'm also on Telstra ADSL and it read
kbps: 1128.9
KB/s: 141.1125
Mbps: 1.10244140625
At http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/ I get:
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3rd February 2006, 06:14 PM #6
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Adam ADSL2:
kbps: 1109
KB/s: 138.625
Mbps: 1.0830078125
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3rd February 2006, 06:16 PM #7
This sort of question is best posted at http://www.whirlpool.net.au/
all your questions and more will be answered here...
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3rd February 2006, 06:17 PM #8
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And at Groggy's http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/ I get:
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3rd February 2006, 06:18 PM #9
I'm on Bigpond cable, and my results were:
Your connection speed:
kbps: 4374.2
KB/s: 546.775
Mbps: 4.2716796875
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.
I don't have, and don't want, a PSTN service (with attendant line rentals) as I've moved exclusively to a mobile phone. So, if and when cable goes, I'll have the choice of Optus cable (who currently only sell their cable DSL service bundled with PSTN:mad: ), or hope that wireless is up to scratch and affordable by then.
Sending digital smoke signals :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
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3rd February 2006, 06:18 PM #10
Redback,
Thanks. (I knew that!!!) but I like talking dirty with wood blokes.
P
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3rd February 2006, 06:41 PM #11
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Bigpond 256/64
Test type: ADSL
Your connection speed:
kbps: 194
KB/s: 24.25
Mbps: 0.189453125Dan
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3rd February 2006, 06:52 PM #12
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.
- Andy Mc
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3rd February 2006, 07:08 PM #13
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3rd February 2006, 07:49 PM #14
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.
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3rd February 2006, 08:15 PM #15
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.Specializing in O positive timber stains
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