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View Poll Results: What is your internet connection speed?
56K Dial-up 28 10.98%
256K 28 10.98%
512K 57 22.35%
1024K 20 7.84%
1500K+ 122 47.84%
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Old 10-12-2005, 11:16 PM   #1
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As thread title, what speed is your connection? Vote and post.

256K ADSL. Looking to upgrade soon to at least 512K.

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Old 10-12-2005, 11:22 PM   #2
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56K Dial up, you get really sick of it after a while. Everything so slow!!!!
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Old 10-12-2005, 11:29 PM   #3
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10.0 mps here I dunno what that means, but it seems pretty good. Everything loads quick etc. At work it's like 100 mps the computer can't keep up with the connection. :
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I'm running a 512/512 SDSL through WestNet, as the higher uplink bandwitdh is necessary due to the running of 'Cruize Radio'.

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10.0 mps here I dunno what that means, but it seems pretty good. Everything loads quick etc. At work it's like 100 mps the computer can't keep up with the connection. :
They are network speeds, not internet connection speeds.

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I've got ii Broadband 2. ADSL 8mbps... wish they'd upgrade our server! I'm paying for 12mbps dammit!

What you are actually paying for is Speeds of up to 12Mbit Per Second, not actually a 12Mbit connection. Keep in mind that ADSL2+ speeds vary from user to user depending on distance from the Exchange, and other factors. If you are getting 8Mbit then consider yourself lucky.
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Old 12-12-2005, 07:46 AM   #5
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I'm running a 512/512 SDSL through WestNet, as the higher uplink bandwitdh is necessary due to the running of 'Cruize Radio'.



They are network speeds, not internet connection speeds.




What you are actually paying for is Speeds of up to 12Mbit Per Second, not actually a 12Mbit connection. Keep in mind that ADSL2+ speeds vary from user to user depending on distance from the Exchange, and other factors. If you are getting 8Mbit then consider yourself lucky.
not in korea they would be real connection speeds alas we aussies miss out :lookedat:
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Old 12-12-2005, 08:11 AM   #6
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not in korea they would be real connection speeds alas we aussies miss out :lookedat:
Be stuffed if I'm moving to Korea and driving a bloody Hyundai, just to get faster broadband. With the "trailer trash" technology we are allowed access to in this country a 100 MBit internet connection is a wet dream :

The reason the 'Evil Empire' won't match overseas connections is because that will showcase how inept, and incompetent, their infrastructure planning and management has always been. Just look at the ADSL2/2+ situation.

Also, look at how disadvantaged, technologically speaking, non-metro residents are. If anything illustrates mis-management of a telecommunications infrastructure it is how regional people are having alternative technologies thrust down their throat in hopes they will get use to it and not ask for the 'REAL DEAL'.
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Old 14-12-2005, 08:18 PM   #7
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dialup for me....... : lovely download speeds of 2 to 3 kb/s.....it's depressing, satellite costs $1500 to install, wireless has a draconian time limit.......damn you telstra out:
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Whats the fastest internet service that you can access from home, lets say you had this fast connection. How long would it take you to download a 3mb Mp3???
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Whats the fastest internet service that you can access from home, lets say you had this fast connection. How long would it take you to download a 3mb Mp3???
In NZ, with my provider, their best service it would be <3 secs.
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In NZ, with my provider, their best service it would be <3 secs.
With Optus cable i normally download at around 1.1-1.4 megabyte per second. (From Optus/Telstra & Ausgamers)
So theoretically it would take less than 3 seconds.
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Old 11-12-2005, 09:57 AM   #12
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256/64kb plan here. Its funny how you upgrade from dialup which is so slow but then once you get used to the ADSL you want a higher speed lol. Soon my speed will be 0 because I'm moving.

OT If I'm still using the same phone number but moving to a different address, will the ISP charge us the reconnection fee or not? Just don't want to get stooged of about $100.
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Old 11-12-2005, 10:00 AM   #13
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1500 ADSL on a 20gig plan. I only do light browsing so I don't need the speed or the capacity, but slower connections didn't seem any cheaper.

Anyone considering broadband should check out Whirlpool and their Broadband Choice section: www.whirlpool.net.au
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Old 10-12-2005, 11:39 PM   #14
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at optimum speed, you could download a 3mb file in a mater of seconds with ADSL+2 or cable
i've got 512 ADSL, and can download around 40 - 45kbps.
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I got the best residential service...Optus Cable.
A 3mb MP3 is about 15-20 seconds depending on the other end.
Several times I have managed to download at 1.5Megabits per second
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I got the best residential service...Optus Cable.
A 3mb MP3 is about 15-20 seconds depending on the other end.
Several times I have managed to download at 1.5Megabits per second

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I got the best residential service...Optus Cable.
A 3mb MP3 is about 15-20 seconds depending on the other end.
Several times I have managed to download at 1.5Megabits per second
On ADSL2+ you could download that file up to 16 times faster (i.e. a 3MB MP3 in about 1 second) So long as the server hosting the file could handle the fast download speed. I am to far from the exchange to get max speeds, so it'd take me about 3-4 seconds to download a 3MB file. Pretty slow for ADSL2+ but it'll do ;)
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512 adsl here..
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I've got ii Broadband 2. ADSL 8mbps... wish they'd upgrade our server! I'm paying for 12mbps dammit!
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I've got ii Broadband 2. ADSL 8mbps... wish they'd upgrade our server! I'm paying for 12mbps dammit!
Poor thing, that is so sad, I bet all the 56k dial up members are crying their eyes out.:voldar02:

Myself, 1.5mbps ADSL. How much are you paying for ADSL2?
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How much are you paying for ADSL2?
I am on the iiNet Heavy Plan ($89.95 per month)

80GB downloads

& I get:

7 Mbps Downloads (faster than most cable connections - althought I know some users getting close to 20Mbps on other ADSL2+ connections -> smashes cable to pieces)
1 Mbps Uploads (up to 4 times faster than any cable connection)

+ I use VoIP = really cheap phone calls and a free second phone number

Would highly recommend iiNet. Anything < 1500k these days isn't broadband :jab:

It's actually ADSL2+ which goes up to 24Mbps but they have capped it to 12Mbps max while they test stability (but are rumoured to be releasing it soon). But i'm really far away from the exchange so I only get about 7 Mbps download / 1 Mbps upload - which is still faster than all of my mates cable connections

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24 Mb ADSL Adam internet (Adelaide) Brighton exchange. 20 GB dl/month. $ 49/month.
How fast do you actually sync? (just curious)

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It's actually ADSL2+ which goes up to 24Mbps but they have capped it to 12Mbps max while they test stability (but are rumoured to be releasing it soon)
First I've heard of that, and I work for iiNet...
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First I've heard of that, and I work for iiNet...
well speed up the silverwater exchange migration would ya ;)
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First I've heard of that, and I work for iiNet...
Hehe, nice... Well I guess the rumour is false

doesn't bother me anyhow as my speed won't change anyway :yeees:
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I've got ii Broadband 2. ADSL 8mbps... wish they'd upgrade our server! I'm paying for 12mbps dammit!
Hrmm, if you're currently getting 8Mbps - your exchange has been upgraded. If it hasn't - you'll only be getting 1.5Mbps.

If it has - and you're only getting 8Mbps, your router might only be an ADSL1 router (capable of speeds up to 8Mbps) - if thats the case - upgrade to an ADSL2+ router and you'll probably go very close to 12Mbps (and higher again when they uncap the ADSL2+ speeds - up to a possible 24Mbps)
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1500 ADSL.

A good speed is around 160kb a second... take into account that most mp3s you download are peer to peer, so it depends on what the other persons speed/limit is.
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