Psyched

thats funny unless theres something wrong with the site, i clicked the link to verify the speeds etc, came up with nothing. and i searched your username, and found nothing. like i said, it could be an error with the site. not to mention i have never seen a cable connection go @ 8mbit from AU, especially a telstra cable connection, only dedicated leased lines!!! PsyChEd

well this answers this question, what is telstra going to cap ADSL2+ at... once again tel$tra reeping the rewards. let review tel$tra's stupid decisions ADSL capable of goin 8mbit, capped @ 1.5mbit ADSL capable of goin 12mbit, capped @ ??mbit adsl2+ which is capable of going 24mbit capped @ 12mbit not to mention all the other BS that goes on behind the scenes i am really amused that you are defending telstra get on http://bc.whilpool.net.au in any forum thread besides bigpond and see how telstra constantly screw people over, look at how they shaft the consumers. i cant wait until we get more companies coming in from overseas, its setup so that a company could come in, set itself up, and grab a HUGE market share by simply offering the speeds and technology that is already available. what about BOPL (broadband over power lines) the tests in australia have indicated that it is capable of delivering 50mbit+ reliably, i cant wait to get onto something like that. and it will not happen whilst telstra is at the reins. as for the source of my information... i think i trust a minister before i would trust telstra, let alone what they put on their website, i might have perhaps trstued them if they were being investegated atleast ever 6 months for bad business ethics. the ACCC says it all.

actually my isp is due for an upgrade to ADSL2 in the second quarter this year, so ill b among the lucky few i guess. and also telstra have no plans of upgrading their infrastructure at the moment. and what would they cap it at, adsl can go upto 8mbps but they slowed it to 1.5mbps, adsl2 can go upto 12mbps what will they cap it at 4mbps?? that would seem typical. hold australia back. moderators please keep this thread open, i just want to say 'i told you so' to shaneau when it hits the media later this year about telstra being sold

that information came from the ministor for education. as for lowering the prices, is bigpond didnt have their own parralell system as for telstra wholesale and bigpond bought their bandwidth for the same price as the other telstra wholesale customers then there is no issue but no, they have to constantly partake in unfair trading. irregardless telstra is dead, ISP"s are putting in their own DSLAMS upto 12mbit, and becoming tier2 (their own international link) so it does not matter, oh btw it wasnt capped this month its been capped for a while, infact the last year, when my friend signed up for cable then.

dude, i dont know where ya been but telstra is being sold, they are looking into selling it and privatising the telco, its what needs to happen to deregulate the stupid cost of bandwidth in australia. hell its stupid the price here. also shaneau whats ur cap eh? telstra dont have an unlimited plans not to mention that telstra is constantly in trouble with the ACCC and their techies didnt even know what SDSL was when i rang them. i wouldnt be caught dead with their service. i hope it all gets sold. i would love the de-regulation of bandwidht in australia, i say take new zealands approach

but are u on cable? or an ADSL2 service, not all of us are on exchanges where ADSL2 is available. my exchange wont even be enabled for adsl2 this year, so ive got a wait, hopefully tel$Tra gets sold soon

yea i know and my upload is still a lil low, so i told them to go back to their engineers and fix it again, the guy wasnt happy but dammit im paying for 1.5 not 1.2

after a very errm heated debate with my ISP i am starting to get something that looks like 1500/256 :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1110 Kbps about 1.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 136 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Fri Mar 18 14:30:22 UTC+1030 2005 Bottom Line:: 20X faster than 56K 1MB download in 7.53 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 40.15 % faster than the average for host (com.au) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-THO7D4ZF1 :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 184 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 97 kB) Upload Speed is:: 22 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Fri Mar 18 14:31:25 UTC+1030 2005 Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 46.55 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 31.43 % faster than the average for host (com.au) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-K625R7DLZ see complaining and threats do work

well ive done some more tweaking, like ringin the isp and complaining/threatening and here are my new results: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 532 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 748 kB) Download Speed is:: 65 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Thu Mar 17 2005 14:47:23 GMT+1030 Bottom Line:: 10X faster than 56K 1MB download in 15.75 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 65.84 % of your hosts average (com.au) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-CURXSAVG3 im not sure if its because im AU but i can download @ 156kb/s here are my upload stats: :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 192 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 97 kB) Upload Speed is:: 23 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Thu Mar 17 2005 14:50:17 GMT+1030 Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 44.52 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 36.17 % faster than the average for host (com.au) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-7Z2HDNAC1 ill run that bat file and paste those results seperately

as promised guys here are my home stats, keep in mind this is a 1.5mbit/256k connection :cry: :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 195 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Upload Speed is:: 24 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Tue Mar 15 22:14:37 UTC+1030 2005 Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 42.67 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 39.29 % faster than the average for host (com.au) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-VPJFKY0IL (true speed: 209 Kbps :: 26 kB/s (7% overhead factored)) and i dont know if im having issues at the moment im blaming my isp, they wouldnt know a route from a root, but.... Connection is:: 186 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 386 kB) Download Speed is:: 23 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Tue Mar 15 22:21:16 UTC+1030 2005 Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB download in 44.52 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 22.17 % of your hosts average (com.au) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-M0Q3BGH7R

ok i look @ verizon's FTTP speed and have to find a towel to wipe up the drool and this is why: (my college) :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 223 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 27 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Tue Mar 15 18:45:00 UTC+1030 2005 Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB download in 37.93 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 34.05 % of your hosts average (3.209) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-MGQFOP67R :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 495 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 60 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Tue Mar 15 18:46:14 UTC+1030 2005 Bottom Line:: 9X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 17.07 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 65 % faster than the average for host (3.209) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-HRP1WKGIX ok now that dont seem right, my upload is faster than download ill re-do the download oh n this is meant to be a 10mbit burstable link from here :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 269 Kbps about 0.3 Mbps (tested with 386 kB) Download Speed is:: 33 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Tue Mar 15 18:47:40 UTC+1030 2005 Bottom Line:: 5X faster than 56K 1MB download in 31.03 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 48.12 % of your hosts average (3.209) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-H541DVLCS hmm a little bit better but yea it sucks to be in australia. when i get home i will show you the results for a 1.5/256k adsl connection through TPG

other aussie isps: TPG westnet Ozemail Airnet internode senet optus optus @home iprimus Dodo theres alot more but ill post later when i remember them.