This is what you get when the only people offering ADSL2+ is Telstra, and i don't feel like selling my soul... yet.
Don't complain too much, your is twice the speed of mine
I have to let my computer run all night to download OS and security updates
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Post Your Connection Speed Part Two
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Don't complain too much, your is twice the speed of mine
I have to let my computer run all night to download OS and security updates
Don't complain too much, your is twice the speed of mine
I have to let my computer run all night to download OS and security updates
That speed is just painful, might I add. There's an ad for Telstra Wireless and ADSL down the bottom of this page, Coincidence? I think NOT
(yes i'm aware it's Google AdSense/AdWords doing that)
Holy ****! It sucks to live on a island, at one of the most remote internet nations in the world. Things are looking up though, soon going to go from 30GB/month to 100GB/month.
but your in sydney! where abouts? im up the top of nsw and i can get adsl2+
My ISP is in sydney, im not. Im on the Mid North Coast and to get any faster than that you have to pay telstra for your own line. And like I said at the moment we are all petitioning for telstra to upgrade our exchange for ADSL2+ but they won't do it lol
Just upgraded to a Motorola SB6120 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 eXtreme Broadband Cable Modem. Tried to see if Comcast has upgraded to DOCSIS 3.0 in my area but Comcast isn't saying(at least on their website). Well my speeds have increased and according to Comcast I am getting DOCSIS 3.0 speeds in their Performance service (12Mbps download and 2 Mbps upload). So, happy. BUT can't believe some of these speeds. WOW! I can understand the speeds at university but some of the speeds from regular providers are awesome.
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Well, I've been doing some more checking. Lately I've been getting my best result from a server in Montreal even though it's 850 miles away. Anyway, quite a bit better than my previous post. I still haven't been able to find out if Comcast has upgraded to DOCSIS 3.0 in my area. *** The statement in the first post above "according to Comcast I am getting DOCSIS 3.0 speeds in their Performance service (12Mbps download and 2 Mbps upload)" was reference to their website where they listed their speeds with and without DOCSIS 3.0. I still don't know if this standard is available in my area. One thing I've noticed is that my Motorola SB6120 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 eXtreme Broadband Cable Modem now displays a solid blue light indicating a "bonded" channel. Guess that's a good thing and maybe an indication of Comcast going to DOCSIS 3.0 (yes/no????). With the increase in my results maybe they are on DOCSIS 3.0.
I recently received an offer from Comcast to upgrade my service. According to Comcast I have their "Performance" internet service (15Mbps down with powerboost). Here's their pricing tier:
Blast: downloads up to 20Mbps w/powerboost for an additional $10/month
Ultra: downloads up to 30Mbps for an additional $20 month
Extreme: downloads up to 50Mbps for an additional $57 month *new modem may be required.(Hmmmmm, DOSCIS 3.0 modem perhaps....does this mean that they have DOSCIS 3.0 in my area now???)
So, with my current cost of $42/month for my "Performance" service the price per month is as follows: Blast/$52.95; Ultra/$62.95; and Extreme/$99.95. Wow! I like fast internet but don't think I can afford these prices. Well, maybe Blast for an extra $10 a month but I seem to be getting it right now
. Think prices will go down with Comcast buying NBC????? Yeah, right. Just thought I'd share.
Fiber optic connection in Japan, about 60$ a month.http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=206662&stc=1&d=1260458673
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$60??? That's how much I used to pay for 12 down from Comcast, I think I want to move to Japan.
I tink my ISP (Charter Comm) lost a few servers/nods tonight... I keep getting some serious lag and dropoff.. cant even load some pages, which is just bull...
SpeedTest.net is still partway loading, got SpeakEasy to load earlier though...
Also, just got SpeedTest Mini to load...
I guess my ISP bumped me up again...
SpeedTest.net is still partway loading, got SpeakEasy to load earlier though...
Also, just got SpeedTest Mini to load...
I guess my ISP bumped me up again...
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Of course. Still only getting 2 bonded downstream channels, so same speeds are posted before:
Only difference is now I get that speed all the time. It doesn't PowerBoost anymore though.
