To give a country perspective: I¹m on Internode¹s Home-1500-Explorer and I¹m located in Albany <1km from the Telstra Exchange
Got the following test results this morning: Speedtest.net - through Perth Fast Hit server: > Download: 1.32 Mbps > Upload: .22 Mbps > Ping: 31ms. > Speedtest.net - through Adelaide Internode server: > Download: 1.39 Mbps > Upload: .22 Mbps > Ping: 59ms. > Internode Online Tools (also attributed to Speedtest.net) > Download: 1400 kbps > Upload: 217 kbps I¹m not sure if or how much I¹m being slowed by my wireless network (802.11 g) as there are a couple of brick walls between me and the router at present I did just notice that my speedtest history shows some much quicker download speeds from 2007 (when I was in another room and connected directly to the router by ethernet): Speedtest.net - through Brisbane server (August 2007): > Download: 6.55 Mbps > Upload: .32 Mbps > Ping: 109ms. > Speedtest.net - through Adelaide server (August 2007): > Download: 4.73 Mbps > Upload: .29 Mbps > Ping: 103ms. > The two tests above were taken within 30 mins of each other in August 2007 so show that speed can vary significantly from test to test but, thinking about it though, I¹m also confused since my plan offers a max download speed of 1500kbps (ie 1.5 Mbps) - so the results that Speedtest is showing for me back in 2007 would seem to be significantly higher than my theoretical maximum??!! Any thoughts/explanation on that one? Just to get a feel on consistency (test to test) I repeated the Perth & Adelaide tests around 1 hr later (but with the settings changed to kbps units) and got: Speedtest.net - through Perth Fast Hit server: > Download: 1315 kbps > Upload: 158 kbps > Ping: 31ms. > Speedtest.net - through Adelaide Internode server: > Download: 1466 kbps > Upload: 217 kbps > Ping: 59ms. All in all, I¹m pretty happy that I¹m getting what I¹m paying for (1500/256) with Internode and I have found that my nodephone VOIP with them has also been high quality and very reliable. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 17/6/10 10:09 AM, Susan Hastings at susanhasti...@me.com wrote: > My ISP - iinet returned the following test result this morning. > > Download: 10.55 > Upload: .81 > Ping: 20ms. > > We have ADSL+ and live in East Perth > > > On 17/06/2010, at 8:10 AM, John Thompson wrote: > >> My ADSL2+ on iPrimus returned the following test results this morning. >> Download - 8.92Mb/s >> Upload - 0.77Mb/s >> Ping - 13ms. >> I used Speedtest.net <http://Speedtest.net/> . Through the Bassendean >> exchange. >> >> >> John E. Thompson >> 14 McGlew Street >> Eden Hill W.A. 6054 >> Ph. 08-92793524 >> Mob. 0412 775 197 >> Email. jet...@iprimus.com.au >> >> On 16/06/2010, at 12:52 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: >> >>> I get an average of 5.2 mps through the Palmyra exchange! >>> >>> >>> On 16/06/2010, at 8:15 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: >>> >>>> be aware..... >>>> they promise adsl2+ & better....but you may only get adsl1, you get to know >>>> that !!!!after!!!! you signed the contract eg in the palmyra & double view >>>> area you cannot get adsl2 because telstra cause a muckup in the phone line >>>> wiring & is not interested to replace the wiring for better service, max >>>> speed there is 1.5 mbps & you have to pay a higher rate to get that >>>> "amazing high speed" >>>> >>>> we should actually write a letter to Kevin Rudd about these problems with >>>> tel$tra >>>> ask a neighbour who allready has internet about the speed they have >>>> >>>> James >>>> >>>> >>>> On 15/06/2010, at 19:40, Ashley Mulder wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hey guys >>>>> >>>>> in the process of upgrading to a better/new internet plan >>>>> the requirements where no more then $40 a month and had to be ADSL2+ >>>>> Whirpool gives me a number that fit this bill: >>>>> Netspace, AAPT, Netbay, Exetel and iPrimus >>>>> >>>>> ive narrowed down the choice to Netspace, Exetel and iPrimus >>>>> >>>>> anybody had much experience with any of these companies?? >>>>> >>>>> Ashley Mulder >>>>> Bachelor of Science (Forensic and Analytical Chemistry) (Forensic Science >>>>> Hons.) >>>>> Student Ambassador >>>>> Curtin University of Technology >>>>> ashley.mul...@student.curtin.edu.au >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> SAD Technic >>>> Video Productions, Electronic repairs >>>> U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl >>>> Bayswater WA 6053 >>>> +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 >>>> http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas >>>> skype: barleeway >>>> over 40 years in electronics >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
