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28 | 10.98% |
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28 | 10.98% |
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57 | 22.35% |
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20 | 7.84% |
| 1500K+ |
  
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122 | 47.84% |
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10-12-2005, 11:16 PM
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Silhouette AU1 TS50.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Radiator Springs, Victoria.
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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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10-12-2005, 11:22 PM
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Banned
Join Date: May 2005
Location: E-Suburbs of Melb
Posts: 2,814
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56K Dial up, you get really sick of it after a while. Everything so slow!!!!
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10-12-2005, 11:29 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 4,078
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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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12-12-2005, 07:37 AM
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Boss 290 BA GT Goodness
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Canberra, Australia
Posts: 2,479
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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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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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12-12-2005, 07:46 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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12-12-2005, 08:11 AM
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Boss 290 BA GT Goodness
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Canberra, Australia
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 : 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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14-12-2005, 08:18 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Rockhampton, QLD
Posts: 80
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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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10-12-2005, 11:30 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,419
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cable for me 1024k
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10-12-2005, 11:31 PM
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Banned
Join Date: May 2005
Location: E-Suburbs of Melb
Posts: 2,814
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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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11-12-2005, 01:03 AM
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It is hard...
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Wellington, NZ
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11-12-2005, 09:39 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Brisbane North
Posts: 1,994
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So theoretically it would take less than 3 seconds. |
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11-12-2005, 09:57 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Canberra
Posts: 13,455
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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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11-12-2005, 10:00 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 35
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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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10-12-2005, 11:39 PM
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Goodbye XR8
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Newcastle
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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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10-12-2005, 11:45 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sidonee
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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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21-02-2006, 12:11 AM
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T3 Terrorist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Central Coast, Nsw
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21-02-2006, 12:19 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2005
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11-12-2005, 12:09 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Geelong
Posts: 13,123
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512 adsl here..
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11-12-2005, 01:19 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Melb north
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optus cable
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11-12-2005, 01:23 AM
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Green with Envi
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Perth, WA
Posts: 161
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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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11-12-2005, 03:15 AM
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B-Series Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Victoria
Posts: 3,658
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Myself, 1.5mbps ADSL. How much are you paying for ADSL2?
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12-12-2005, 12:33 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,490
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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  Quote:
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13-12-2005, 10:04 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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14-12-2005, 09:38 AM
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Officially Unemployed!
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Heading back to the real world....
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14-12-2005, 03:33 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2005
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doesn't bother me anyhow as my speed won't change anyway :yeees: |
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12-12-2005, 12:41 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,490
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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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11-12-2005, 01:27 AM
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they call me Tibbo
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 6,163
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Bigpuddle cable
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11-12-2005, 01:32 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Mar 2005
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512K ADSL for me
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11-12-2005, 03:04 AM
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Dual O2 sensors
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Brisneyworld
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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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11-12-2005, 07:34 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Kenthurst
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STM-64
... or ... 1Gbps ... hee hee one of the Optus backbones baby. Mind you the PC can't handle that though.
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