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| Thread ID: 147935 | 2019-05-31 07:03:00 | Now have fibre, but don't notice the difference? | Misty (368) | PC World Chat |
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| 1461106 | 2019-06-23 11:41:00 | No one has really answered the OP's question. Why when people get a basic fibre connection do they not really notice much more speed. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1461107 | 2019-06-23 21:23:00 | No one has really answered the OP's question . Why when people get a basic fibre connection do they not really notice much more speed . Read post #4, you answered your own question . It also depends on where data is coming from . Just because you may have fibre doesn't mean what ever you are getting does . For example, I downloaded a linux Distro as a test, selected NZ / Canterbury it comes through quick, 1 . 8GB came through in about 20 seconds, then selected USA /Gigenet :sleep jumping between 30-60 minutes . Its the exact same size file, BUT the difference is its going through many more servers, country's and a lot more internet traffic . My connections still the same, but its others that aren't :) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1461108 | 2019-06-23 21:47:00 | No one has really answered the OP's question. Why when people get a basic fibre connection do they not really notice much more speed. ADSL: up to 24Mbps VDSL: up to 70Mbps Fibre30: up to 30mbps See? Better to get the 100mbps plan. MAx is up to 900mbps.... |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1461109 | 2019-06-23 22:10:00 | No one has really answered the OP's question . Why when people get a basic fibre connection do they not really notice much more speed . Its only as fast as the slowest hop in the path the data takes . Fast internet wont help if the actual website is running as slow as a snail . AND ,its only as fast as the server/website at the other end wants to send that data to you . It costs $$$ for the website/service/streaming service to send at super high speed , to thousands of users . So the other end saves $ with slower data rates . a bad analogy :) AIR MAIL : Planes fly at 500mph, that doesnt mean the postie is doing that speed when he drops it off in your letterbox . Also ,you may have super fast fibre, but your home wifi or PC may be as slow as crap . |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1461110 | 2019-06-23 22:41:00 | I thought it was answered in amongst everything already. something else is how you use it, a lot of users don't really need or use the bandwidth they already have so speeding it up makes little difference. If you do a lot of large downloads over an ethernet connection from fast sources AND you pick a fibre plan that's faster than the one you had then the difference is quite noticeable but if you just browse the web or stream stuff via wi-fi it'll seem the same. For me personally I went fibre as soon as I could even though I had a very good VDSL connection for a few reasons, none of them speed :) 1. long term fibre is the future and copper is on the way out 2. fibre should be generally more reliable and is not subject to corrosion, induction, crosstalk, etc 3. fibre can scale to much greater speeds than copper if they upgrade the equipment in future 4. I wanted to get the free install while available, there's a good chance it'll cost money at some point. 5. I just like new technology, it's a habit. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1461111 | 2019-06-24 00:22:00 | Fibre is great at maintaining speeds to multiple connections at the same time, but the base packages most people sign up for are often slower than what they had before. Reasons we don't have fibre and probably never will unless we move closer to town. 1) Not available and most likely never will be. 2) 4G is as fast as most base plans 3) Only 2 people live in our house and speeds on 4G are fast enough for what we do. |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1461112 | 2019-06-24 00:36:00 | I thought it was answered in amongst everything already. something else is how you use it, a lot of users don't really need or use the bandwidth they already have so speeding it up makes little difference. If you do a lot of large downloads over an ethernet connection from fast sources AND you pick a fibre plan that's faster than the one you had then the difference is quite noticeable but if you just browse the web or stream stuff via wi-fi it'll seem the same. For me personally I went fibre as soon as I could even though I had a very good VDSL connection for a few reasons, none of them speed :) 1. long term fibre is the future and copper is on the way out 2. fibre should be generally more reliable and is not subject to corrosion, induction, crosstalk, etc 3. fibre can scale to much greater speeds than copper if they upgrade the equipment in future 4. I wanted to get the free install while available, there's a good chance it'll cost money at some point. 5. I just like new technology, it's a habit. Me too, I have a box just across the road which gives me VDSL at around 70Mbps (has hit 79Mbps) It was the free install of fibre (which will, at sometime, stop!) that sold me. :banana Ken :clap:clap |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1461113 | 2019-06-25 21:36:00 | Had my fibre install yesterday. Took 9 hours (just imagine what that would have cost if I had to pay for that) as they use a pit system and the feed point was 100 meters down the road. Then there was a blockage and they had to dig it up at the blockage point. It was interesting how they know where to dig. They put a low voltage current down the draw wire then follow it with a sensing device. Dig down sand "hey presto" here's where the problem lies. Connection speed is 50 down, 10 up. Less than I was getting on VDSL but still is more than what I need. Ken :) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1461114 | 2019-06-25 21:52:00 | Me too, I have a box just across the road which gives me VDSL at around 70Mbps (has hit 79Mbps) VDSL is available because of fibre. The wireless broadband is OK for those without fibre choices, I had it for a bit...but it gets congested and was worse than ADSL then. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1461115 | 2019-06-29 09:41:00 | Had my fibre install yesterday. Took 9 hours (just imagine what that would have cost if I had to pay for that) as they use a pit system and the feed point was 100 meters down the road. Then there was a blockage and they had to dig it up at the blockage point. It was interesting how they know where to dig. They put a low voltage current down the draw wire then follow it with a sensing device. Dig down sand "hey presto" here's where the problem lies. Connection speed is 50 down, 10 up. Less than I was getting on VDSL but still is more than what I need. Ken :) What plan are you paying for ? That looks like the very minimum that Chorus deliver Your isp should be able to update it to at least 100 down 20 up minimum' |
apsattv (7406) | ||
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