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| Thread ID: 134908 | 2013-09-01 02:44:00 | How is Telecom Broadband performing? | mzee (3324) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1352439 | 2013-09-01 02:44:00 | Just about time for a change of ISP. How is Telecom/Xtra broadband performing these days? |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1352440 | 2013-09-01 02:49:00 | I had great service with the adsl, solid connection with no down time that I can remember. Just switched to there vdsl, speeds are getting faster everyday. Connection drops every now and then but still in the first 10 days. But overall very happy with the service plans and pricing | plod (107) | ||
| 1352441 | 2013-09-01 02:52:00 | Their vdsl service is working very well for me so far. Rock solid about 42 down and 10 up since I switched over last month. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1352442 | 2013-09-01 06:29:00 | Their vdsl service is working very well for me so far. Rock solid about 42 down and 10 up since I switched over last month. Similar story here... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1352443 | 2013-09-01 20:05:00 | I've had standard broadband with them for the last 3 years.....no problems at all. Not going to do VDSL, may do fibre, or maybe not, can't really justify the need for it. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1352444 | 2013-09-01 21:18:00 | I was just looking at it on the Telecom site. I wonder if it would be significant for upload, latest speed test showed 0.54 mbps. They claim 5-10. My download was 9.95 mbps (I'm sure in days gone by I was getting up to 14-16 odd). They claim 15-70. They say installation takes 1-2 hours. Can someone tell me what the installation entails? |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 1352445 | 2013-09-01 21:24:00 | I've been with Telecom since March after 13 years with Orcon. Apart from a doggy router at the start no problems at all. Still on ADSL2 not going to bother about VDSL but will go fiber when it goes past the door some time this century.. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 1352446 | 2013-09-01 21:39:00 | I've done a bit more reading on it and I see the modem supplied, is a TG589vn - which makes me think its a Thompson. At present I have TG 585, which works OK, but a bit of a dog to figure out port forwarding initially, but I can do that now. I wonder how possible it is for the TG 589vn? I wonder what better modems might be available for their ultra vdsl? |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 1352447 | 2013-09-01 21:51:00 | Installation involves installing a master splitter or replacing it if you have one already and wiring a dedicated RJ45 jackpoint with CAT5 cable. Then they do some testing to make sure it works. At least that's what is supposed to happen, I still have a BT jack fed by homelan cable for mine because of how it was wired and because I'm planning on moving my ETP at some point. In my case it took about an hour but was let down slightly because it stopped working after he left and took 24 hours to come back. After ringing them it turned out that was just them still configuring my connection. It's been great ever since. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1352448 | 2013-09-01 22:04:00 | I've done a bit more reading on it and I see the modem supplied, is a TG589vn - which makes me think its a Thompson. At present I have TG 585, which works OK, but a bit of a dog to figure out port forwarding initially, but I can do that now. I wonder how possible it is for the TG 589vn? I wonder what better modems might be available for their ultra vdsl? Port forwarding is easy enough on the TG589vn v2. Asus' DSL-N66U should be out 'soonish' and will offer VDSL support. I'll be going for this. Draytek's DV2760 series support VDSL, though I don't know how well they perform. If you don't need wireless, or have a standalone access point, you could look at the Draytek Vigor 130. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
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