Hi all.
recently, my ISP Internode began offering ADSL2+ through Telstra ports, as I am on a Telstra port, I contacted my ISP to see if they could estimate what my speed would be. They worked out Im 1.6 ks line length from my exchange, ad ADSL2+ is available. So I went for it, and wow Im glad I did. They said i should get at least 10 megabit. My modem syncs at 14 megabit and I can download files at between 1.2 and 1.4 megabytes/sec. Compared to my old speed of 1.5 megabit its chalk and cheese. I can also upload at around 700k as well, up from 256.
I use a Netcomm NB9W Voip routermodem with latest firmware.
I did replace my old ADSL1 line filters with ADSL2+ ones. Link worked with old filters but thought it best to get the proper ones.
The switchover was painless, my net went offline, then a minute or so later the modem re synced at 8 megabit, then another minute later resynced at 14 megabit ADSL2+
Even IIS is snappier now, with images uploading faster and of couse large images downloading much faster.
bring on the National Broadband network. As it is, Internode in partnership with the initial NBN rollout in Tassie offers a whopping 25 megabit, for LESS then their comparable ADSL plan. needless to say when it is rolled out in Newcastle I will be changing to it, as it will be nearly twice as fast again ad my current link, and possibly cheaper!
I cannot understand the detractors of the NBN. By the time its rolled out people will have plenty of uses for the speeds it offers. Just going from 1.5 to 14meg is absolutely brilliant. Going to 25, 50 or 100 meg would be awesome.
Ive attached shots of a download roaring along, it stayed at that speed for the duration of the dl. Also a shot of my ADSL stats.
Scott
I'm too far from the exchange for ADSL2+(about 6k's), but I get about that speed with wireless broadband.
If I were closer to the antenna tower I'd get better than ADSL2+ speed.
Downloaded the latest AVG in a min or something like that, 80meg file.
iTunes updated recently at a blinding speed, about 45-50 seconds or something.
Hi all.recently, my ISP Internode began offering ADSL2+ through Telstra ports, as I am on a Telstra port, ..
Damn you and your steenking ADSL2+
I'm on a RIM...that was only upgraded with a multiplexer after years of campaigning. So we can only get ADSL.. mutter mutter...thanks to Helstra mutter mutter. Did I mention all the poor sobs in our area who missed out on a multiplexer port. There are around 400 houses and 48 ADSL ports (all taken ATM).
So.."no ADSL2+ for me"!
Anyway if others are looking for ADSL2 info in their area, mosey on to here for more info.
I'm 6km from exchange so ADSL here would be like dialup on a good day, but not much better than that... HOWEVER, I do have Optus Cable here and since their recent speed unlocking, I have got up to 1.8 Megabytes/sec downloads, which is sweet as
we cant get ADSL or ADSL2+ here... its kinda crap and we can only get the dodgey and expensive broadband,,, we pay 128 bucks for 10gb.... is that ripped off or what?
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we can only get the dodgey and expensive broadband,,, we pay 128 bucks for 10gb.... is that ripped off or what?
Thats 3G wireless right?
Soon you will be getting an alternative.
There is a company called Vivid Wireless that has been trialing 4G (WiMAX) over here in Perth since earlier in the year.
If all works ok(it does for me) they will be rolling out in all other major cities(except Darwin) replacing the old 'Unwired' network.
It is very fast and compared to other wireless providers, excellently priced.
Price obviously isn't anything like wired broadband, but compared to Telstra/Optus/Virgin... even Dodo wireless... it is excellent.
I'm paying $50 p/m for 10GB.
Thats cheaper than I was paying for dial-up, which was $29p/m plus the ~$30p/m to Telstra for line rental and call costs.
I can go up to 25GB p/m for $75 or 40GB for $100p/m but so far don't need to, 10GB is plenty enough for what I do.
Another bonus, no contracts(if you pay for hardware)
No extra charges either, If I go over the monthly limit(hasn't happened yet) the speed is throttled back to 64k/s, I'm not charged $per MB unlike some other providers.
Did I mention it is fast?
From Wikipedia's WiMAX page:
"A recent city-wide deployment of WiMAX in Perth, Australia, has demonstrated that customers at the cell-edge with an indoor CPE typically obtain speeds of around 1–4 Mbit/s, with users closer to the cell tower obtaining speeds of up to 30 Mbit/s."
I'm some distance from the nearest tower, but get about 8 to 10Mbit/s.
No affiliation with them other than as a happy customer
While staying in the home of a friend and his wife in Tokyo recently he asked me to take a look at his connection because it had slowed down in the last month.
They have FTTH and it costs them something like AU$20 per month, with no caps.
A speed test result averaged ~50 Mb/s, peaking at over 60 Mb/s!
When I told him that he said, "Yeah, it's terrible, we used to have a fast connection. Do you think you can you fix it?"
I have been recently upgraded to ADSL2. I get downlads up to 700KB/s (5.6Mb/s). Which is fast enough for me (my old dialup absolutely flew at 2.6KB/s, 20Kb/s).
I get ADSL2 speeds from my wireless modem Telstra Next G at Wiruna (Nearest township Ilford 15km). But do not get as good results locally in Sydney.
I will be interested to see how vivid wireless works in Sydney. It is about to be tested around the Sydney University but it will need to be a lot better than Unwired which once provided good results but over use restricted speeds to dial up rates.
While staying in the home of a friend and his wife in Tokyo recently he asked me to take a look at his connection because it had slowed down in the last month.
They have FTTH and it costs them something like AU$20 per month, with no caps.
A speed test result averaged ~50 Mb/s, peaking at over 60 Mb/s!
When I told him that he said, "Yeah, it's terrible, we used to have a fast connection. Do you think you can you fix it?"
These types of anecdotes are eye-opening but hopefully the FTTH roll-out in Australia
will see these type of services being delivered here in the not-too-distant future.
See http://www.nbnco.com.au/content/uplo...aper_final.pdf
Like Japan, South Korea also has an enviable communications infrastructure
that was also sponsored through government assistance. Already enjoying the
fastest broadband in the world, recently the South Korean Communications
Commission has pledged to up speeds even further and offer 1Gb/s services
to the home for subscribers in large cities and 50Mb/s to 100Mb/s to subscribers
in smaller towns. At 1Gb/s, one can download a two hour movie in just a few seconds
so these types of speeds will bring about a paradigm shift in how people
communicate. The copper network here is well past its use-by date and the
plan is that it will be decommissioned. http://www.computerworld.com.au/arti..._decommission/
I can go up to 25GB p/m for $75 or 40GB for $100p/m but so far don't need to, 10GB is plenty enough for what I do.
Vivid today announced a $75p/m plan with unlimited downloads.
I reckon Vivid is gonna be pretty popular when it rolls out in Syd/Melb/Bris.
And you can bet Optus and Telstra wireless are gonna need to get competitive.
I'm not eligible though(point #2 on the above link)... doesn't matter, 10GB does me for now.
its kinda crap and we can only get the dodgey and expensive broadband,,, we pay 128 bucks for 10gb.... is that ripped off or what?
