Reply With QuoteIts all to do with how far away you are from the closest exchange, I have ADSL2+ and I download at 150kbps because I live in the deep jungle of Uppercomebacktowest..
Hey all,
Recently got Optus wireless at my place, and have been questioning the speed of the internet.
Went to a mates place just then who has the same wireless from Optus but his speed alot higher than mine...
As an example, we downloaded the same show at the same time, his took 10 minutes, mine took an hour.
The only noteable difference is that ive got the Optus supplied modem and hes got some Belkin unit, would that be the difference or is there something else i should look at??
He looked at the settings and said theyre the same as his, so the settings aren't an issue.
Or could it also be related to distance from the modem to the laptop??
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Its all to do with how far away you are from the closest exchange, I have ADSL2+ and I download at 150kbps because I live in the deep jungle of Uppercomebacktowest..
Originally Posted by droodles
well the comparitive houses are less than 3km away from each other.......
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there are a lot of variables to testing speed:
- how far is he from the exchange
- are u both on the same plan?
- are both phone lines in perfect working order?
i know its not the network card (pc to modem) because ive worked on both your computers and they can handle high speeds locally without any issues
that being said... could u do me a favour... tell me what plan u are on, and go to http://www.speedtest.net and post the result?
Sure, we dont have to worry about viking raids or scurvy anymore, but instead we make a daily routine of sitting in flimsy, fibreglass (or metal) boxes full of gasoline which are propelled in opposing directions on the freeway at velocities matching that of low flying aircraft.
This is a roundabout way of saying that cars are dangerous....
can you log into the modem steve and tell me your speeds
for example i get
Data Rate (kbps) Down - 4737 Up - 903
Also close down all your explorer windows except for one and jump on www.speedtest.net
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+1
but not as bad (450kb/sec as opposed to 1mb/sec)
Sure, we dont have to worry about viking raids or scurvy anymore, but instead we make a daily routine of sitting in flimsy, fibreglass (or metal) boxes full of gasoline which are propelled in opposing directions on the freeway at velocities matching that of low flying aircraft.
This is a roundabout way of saying that cars are dangerous....
download speed = 1.09mbps
upload speed = 0.23 mbps
thats sounds awfully crap to even someone like me =(
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thats using the www.speedtest.net thing
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Ex's: 2001 Astra CD & 2001 Astra SRi 2.2, plus a long list of non Opels...
wow
thats epic slow mate
call optusnet support. they can do a more detailed test on your line and determine the issue... because the standard spec (i think, todd can confirm) is 1.5mbps at the lowest
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Last edited by hazrd; 19th March 2011 at 07:33 PM.
Sure, we dont have to worry about viking raids or scurvy anymore, but instead we make a daily routine of sitting in flimsy, fibreglass (or metal) boxes full of gasoline which are propelled in opposing directions on the freeway at velocities matching that of low flying aircraft.
This is a roundabout way of saying that cars are dangerous....
what modem did they supply you with?
first thing i did was ditch the supplied modem, they restrict the software on them
you can always flash them with generic firmware also to get rid of the shit
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