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| Thread ID: 126443 | 2012-08-28 05:32:00 | Happy and Pissed off at the same time | wainuitech (129) | PC World Chat |
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| 1297438 | 2012-08-28 05:32:00 | :D + :( = $ Just upgraded our Internet connection today with Telstra - now Looks like I may need to upgrade all the switches, they cant handle full speed - oh Well. Looking at the Digitus Switches, but the guy from Telstra said the Router may need upgrading as well as. -- Bummer its only less than a year old. Got a mixture of switches, but has anyone had any problems with the Digitus ? |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1297439 | 2012-08-28 07:06:00 | What's the router you've got currently? You're on Cable, yes? I found the Digitus switches / WiFi to be cheap, never could get it fully maxed out... Though their Bluetooth and other stuff worked fine. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1297440 | 2012-08-28 07:20:00 | Bugger! I've been on dial-up speed for close to 2 weeks, and your problem is your broadband gear can't keep up... You'll cope no sympathy from me, mate! Must admit though that I was quick to replace the 'free' and unstable modem my ISP palmed off on me (who ever guessed that useless outdated tech could be got rid of by 'giving' it away to customers... anybody want a dead TV, or a DVD player with multiple issues since new?) |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1297441 | 2012-08-28 07:22:00 | Have you moved to warp speed? | plod (107) | ||
| 1297442 | 2012-08-28 07:31:00 | Yes Chill, Cable with Telstra - Tried the New Cisco modem directly into the PC and damn near got top speed - Plugged it back into the Router, and it did drop a little, but that could be general traffic. Tried the PC in the workshop and it dropped quite a bit, almost 30Mbps. There are two switches in that loop. The old speed maxed out at 15Mbps, which is what I was on, tried this morning before the Telstra tech came. When the guy plugged in his box of tricks after climbing up the pole and making a cable change, he said - Great full speed, and the signal is as strong as its available. Ran through the same speed test /site www.telstraclear.co.nz Now its really good, dont even have time to go for a crap when downloading a Full OS from Microsoft lol ( Sorry to much info) but Hey, paying an extra $20 /month for it so may as well get it if I can,get what you pay for I guess. @ Plod -- YEP - The Max is 100 4166 @ Paul - sounds like you need a bigger data plan. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1297443 | 2012-08-28 08:19:00 | Oh to have your problems! OK - so I've been with Telstra for ages and recently "upgraded" (yep) to their $75 deal. I'm about 7km from the exchange - when I was younger the term "living on the edge" had totally different meanings! Here's my "speeds" - enjoy: |
tuiruru (12277) | ||
| 1297444 | 2012-08-28 08:29:00 | Dont get me wrong, I'm stoked with the speed increase. Now I'm paying $115/month just for BB, that doesn't include the phone lines, mobile's and TV - so it all adds up. What I'm not to happy about is having to spend several more hundreds on upgrading all the hardware to take advantage of the better speed. Mind you the switches are quite old, so may be time to upgrade anyway, when I have the $. The reason for the upgrade in plan was because almost every month we go over the limit, and sometimes end up paying more for over usage than a larger plan. Tuiruru - think you better call them, as long as you are on Cable you should be faster than that - just looked and with the $75 package you should have: 15Mbps downstream / 2Mbps upstream Once a few years back mine went really slow, and finally found out that some idiot had put a restriction on my speed , and there was no reason why. Once they unlocked it, it went back to what it was meant to be. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1297445 | 2012-08-28 08:33:00 | If you dont mind wainuitech, wht is your data cap, that you are paying $115 for? | stratex5 (16685) | ||
| 1297446 | 2012-08-28 08:41:00 | 100GB www.telstraclear.co.nz Some ADSL plans are the same or more data for less, but we have a few things all tied in that other places cant match, when you actually add them all up and compare pricing. We've had several ISP's and such call, and when they add everything up, telstra is still the cheaper option. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1297447 | 2012-08-28 08:43:00 | When your upload is only 2mbps off the global average download you know you truly have hit warp speed. | icow (15313) | ||
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