On 23/12/2006, at 11:35 PM, Martin Hill wrote:



What I'm trying to find out is just how close to their advertised speeds (8
Mega bytes per second) people have found with Telstra Cable,

Actually, that should read as 8 mega bits per second (8Mbps) in this case which also happens to be the maximum speed ADSL 1 is theoretically capable of achieving. (just being picky again!)

In our case, we are on iinet's ADSL 2+ service with an advertised maximum of 24 Mbps depending on distance from the exchange. We are lucky to achieve 1.3Mbps on a good day as we are about 4kms from the exchange. :-(

-Mart

OK !

Now comes the question ....

What do you get out of your 24Mb service
that you would not have if you were on an ADSL1    1.5Mb service ?
( assuming here that u would get the same practical speed of 1.3Mbps )

Thanks !

Bob