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Thread ID: 34192 2003-06-06 17:16:00 More on rumour re Xtra to increase speed of jetstream starter Misty (368) Press F1
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150369 2003-06-08 00:00:00 Peter's mainly right - download speed is purely between your terminal and the local exchange, and the modem runs as fast as it can do so without errors - even on JetStream Starter it often runs at several MBit/s. The limit is set by the ADSL hardware which can theoretically run to 8MBit/s. Throughput is different - on full JetStream this is normally set simply by how fast data can find its way through the many routers involved in the complete connection through the Internet - typically this tops out at about 1MBit/s, but is often way, way lower. The highest I have ever seen was 3 MBit/s from a local site.
On JS Starter an software limit is imposed on the connection, not the physical port. This means that if you log off JS Starter and reconnect on JS games, the limit is removed because it is a different connection. All traffic on the latter is local (to the AK games server) so usage charges are not required.
stevee (1780)
150370 2003-06-08 00:23:00 How about this- I just recently noticed that my full-blown jetstream has slowed to 384kbits from about 680-odd.

I am tempted to "downgrade" to Jetstart because it is cheaper and not much slower.

Upstream is still 680-odd, which is slow, but I am way beyond the normal area.

robo.
robo (205)
150371 2003-06-08 00:42:00 >This sounds really cool. I guess the other ISP's
>will have to follow suit as well otherwise they
>will be left in the dust

Hi Powa... Paradise-Cable did it first!
*coming to you from a 256 meg connection, the new minamum cable speed!*

.Chris
Chris (3346)
150372 2003-06-08 01:15:00 > Hi Powa... Paradise-Cable did it first!
> *coming to you from a 256 meg connection, the new
> minamum cable speed!*

Wow!! 256Mb! ;-)
segfault (655)
150373 2003-06-08 01:21:00 >The average Jetstream customer will only
> ever get speeds of 2MB/s - and that's burst speed.

You're obviously meaning Mb/s - I'm not on a fantastic line, but my MINIMUM is around 2Mb/s - average is about 4Mb/s, and sometimes up to 6
Greg S (201)
150374 2003-06-08 03:03:00 Sorry... 256 Kb/sec

Mental note 1: Do not post till awake.
Mental note 2: Wake up enough to remember mental note 1 before posting.

.Chris
Chris (3346)
150375 2003-06-08 11:09:00 Hi Stevee,it is the port that has the limit on it.You can use whatever login you like(apart from JS games)and the speed on that port will always be 128K,even using someone elses full Jetstream login.

Peter
Peter Coleman (597)
150376 2003-06-08 21:15:00 I have also been talking to someone who works at Telecom and they said that Telecom will most likely increase the Jestream Starter speed to 512k. Probably around August because that's supposedly when they are going to release their new product 'Jetstream Wireless'. I think they have some deal with BCL to run this. CYaBro (73)
150377 2003-06-08 22:12:00 Rumour rumour rumour.......

Has anyone got any substantiated fact????

.Chris
Chris (3346)
150378 2003-06-08 22:55:00 The speed increase WILL take place within the next 3 months.. they didnt say much about X-Box benifiting from it...

But Im not sure what speed to....

Chris>

Talk tonight on ICQ.. rather than post particulars on here...

But yes people, I emailed Telecom and they will increase within the next 3 months, call 0800253878 and you should be able to get some info... :-)
Chilling_Silently (228)
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