How can you tell what speed your connection is?

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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby dedja » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:12 am

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Kahuna wrote:Reread your original post and explain to me why you so desperately need to ditch Telstra in light of the information you have received in this thread.


Because telstra are way way way way way way x 409532994325 expensive compared to other providers.


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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby Kahuna » Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:11 am

I thought the original post was about paying for ADSL2 and only getting ADSL1,it appears that Dutchy is getting what he is paying for.
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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby dedja » Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:03 am

Kahuna wrote:I thought the original post was about paying for ADSL2 and only getting ADSL1,it appears that Dutchy is getting what he is paying for.


He is still getting ripped off by Tel$tra on that ADSL1 service as has been highlighted on more than on occasion.

And so is anyone else on BigPond by the way ... no matter what plan they may have.
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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby Psyber » Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:43 am

ADSL2+ is cheaper than ADSL because to deliver ADSL the ISPs have to pay Telstra for access.
Where they have their own DSLAN they can provide a better service cheaper.
I moved from iiNet because they increased the price of basic ADSL to much higher than their ADSL2+ plans, based on this.
Internode did not increase as much and became better value for money.
Now in Adelaide I am paying less for an ADSL2+ service than I paid for ADSL in Melbourne.
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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby Dutchy » Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:38 am

To summarise, I was a bit niave and thought we had ADSL2 for the past 2 years via Telstra, I rang up a few other ISP's and asked about their ADSL2 plans, they advised me they couldnt provided 2 at my address, it then dawned on me maybe I wasnt getting 2 with telstra at the moment...by using DA's tool and looking closely at my plan I worked out Ive only been on 1 all this time, which was fine cause I can live with 1 speeds.....so Im changing from Telstra to internode (phone and i/net) will be saving $30+ per month just on internet and Im getting 25gig more and internode dont count uploads which telstra do, now Im getting more into downloading stuff that is a key reason to move also....all positives IMO

Thanks again for everyones help, its amazing how much Ive learnt on here in 2009, this time last year I wouldnt have been able to download movies, burn to disk, understand different file types, upgrade my hard drive on my PS3 myself etc....Im slowly getting out of the IT beginner class :)
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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby Hondo » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:12 pm

Dutchy wrote:Thanks again for everyones help, its amazing how much Ive learnt on here in 2009, this time last year I wouldnt have been able to download movies, burn to disk, understand different file types, upgrade my hard drive on my PS3 myself etc....Im slowly getting out of the IT beginner class :)


If you are beginner class then I am beginner class -1 but I am also better than I was thanks to this IT forum

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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby Dutchy » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:42 pm

Forgot to add, and this one amazed me the most, upgrading the RAM on my PC myself....was very proud when I checked the settings and I had doubled the RAM after a very simple operation - one I would have previously taken to the PC doctor and cost me $$$
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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby dedja » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:54 pm

Glad to see things have worked out Dutchy. The way you're going Diss might be out of a job soon! :shock:
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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby Dog_ger » Fri Jan 01, 2010 4:54 pm

Still, our internet download speeds are a joke..! :evil:
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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby Dutchy » Wed Jan 06, 2010 10:59 pm

Its with great pleasure I announce Im outta Bigpond! :D

now on internode and had brilliant service already, took a bit of work to get my bigpond modem to be configured to internode but only about 15 min on the phone to them, Im rapt, thanks to all that helped on here
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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby dedja » Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:02 pm

Dutchy wrote:Its with great pleasure I announce Im outta Bigpond! :D

now on internode and had brilliant service already, took a bit of work to get my bigpond modem to be configured to internode but only about 15 min on the phone to them, Im rapt, thanks to all that helped on here


Looks like you need to have a word to Punky to convince him to move off Bigpond as well.
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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby Footy Chick » Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:39 pm

You lot taught me nothing, I'm still clueless...you all suck :?







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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby dedja » Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:31 am

Footy Chick wrote:You lot taught me nothing, I'm still clueless...you all suck :?


Easier to train a monkey ... #-o
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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby Wedgie » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:18 pm

Well stuff me, I just installed my Dads new modem who was previously on dialup and he's now getting twice the speed I get, stuff downloads on his line at over 1.2mbs, when I saw the speed it was coming down at I thought it was kbs and said that's bad until I realized my mistake.
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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby dedja » Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:43 pm

Sure you've got your facts right?

1.2Mbps isn't fast by any means, but 1.2Mb is (8x 1.2Mbps).

LOL, and sorry to be pedantic, but you don't need to be closer to the town to get faster speeds ... closer to any exchange with good copper will help more. ;)
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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby Wedgie » Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:35 pm

dedja wrote:Sure you've got your facts right?

1.2Mbps isn't fast by any means, but 1.2Mb is (8x 1.2Mbps).

LOL, and sorry to be pedantic, but you don't need to be closer to the town to get faster speeds ... closer to any exchange with good copper will help more. ;)


Yeah sorry mate, it was a flippant post, unfortunately Im connected to the oldest exchange in the state and the copper is terrible. Can't complain too much though as Im the only person with ADSL of any sort in the street as I got in first. :D
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Re: How can you tell what speed your connection is?

Postby dedja » Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:04 pm

Same state of play in Athelstone ... I'm one of the very few in my street as well.

The ridiculous thing is that the dslam down the street (200m away) is connected to the exchange (at least 8km away) with fibre, so in practical terms I'm 200m from the exchange ... only problem is that Tel$tra (thanks you greedy bastards) won't put the right equipment in the dslam or exchange to take advantage of that fibre, and even worse, won't let anyone else (like Internode who are itching to do it) either.

So I've got fibre to the node but I'm on a 1500/256 connection.

Please, please, will the Federal Government force Tel$tra to split into 2 ... wholesale and retail. :ympray:
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