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Thread ID: 67762	2006-04-05 05:50:00	faster xtra broadband when?	boing (5512)	PC World Chat

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444029	2006-04-05 08:37:00	Yep, I think they said that in the letter everyone should of got, I would of thought…. I think it will either be April. 15th or May 15th for me, depends on how well they are getting on. I am getting consistent replies from Xtra/Telecom now - they say that it will be sometime this week. They are rolling it out and all of us should have it by the end of this week ! Misty ;)	Misty (368)
444030	2006-04-05 08:44:00	Personally I think Xtra services are a crock. 3.5mbit is hardly a realistic broadband speed. The current infrastructure can support speeds up to 28mbit but it is not a commercially sound decision whilst they have a monopoly to provide services such as this... they will upsell progressive speeds until they have you paying Xtra....	whichwayisup (10136)
444031	2006-04-05 08:52:00	They are rolling it out and all of us should have it by the end of this week ! Thats about right, I have only 10% more of my cap and 20 days left of my billing month and they roll out the faster speeds :badpc: , that is going to make me want to download MORE :D , will it make any noticable difference in web surfing speeds? if not all it is going to do with the same cap is let you blow the cap even faster :dogeye:	The_End_Of_Reality (334)
444032	2006-04-05 08:53:00	They are rolling it out and all of us should have it by the end of this week ! I will believe it when I am downloading large files.... The current infrastructure can support speeds up to 28mbit I think you will find its more like 7.5 mbit or something like that… Personally I think Xtra services are a crock. 3.5mbit is hardly a realistic broadband speed. It more like the 128K upload speed is also hardly a realistic broadband speed. they will upsell progressive speeds until they have you paying Xtra.... If you are with Xtra you are all ready paying them ;)	stu161204 (123)
444033	2006-04-05 08:54:00	There is already congestion problems at peak times, so how can their network be capable of providing everyone with a 28mb connection?	Greven (91)
444034	2006-04-05 08:57:00	Yup... I guess I have kept on using the max I can get... I started with 1 gig and thought it was huge... then I had to upgrade to 3 gig... and that has lasted for a while, but recently it has not been enough... now how long am I gonna be happy with 5 gig?... 3.5 mbps must be ok though... for now.. :stare:	boing (5512)
444035	2006-04-05 08:57:00	You're right, i was thinking of the fiber links rather than copper.. however, i think that it is the number of clients that they put onto a DSLAM rather than the capability....	whichwayisup (10136)
444036	2006-04-05 09:17:00	I will believe it when I am downloading large files.... By the way, a suggestion they gave me is to reboot the router at odd times because it needs to be rebooted for the changes to take effect the first time they become operational. Misty :D	Misty (368)
444037	2006-04-05 12:05:00	I was on the Actrix 1mb plan which has been dropped and I'm now on the 2mb plan for the same price. They changed over sometime this afternoon. Everyone that was on the 1mb plan before the changeover stays at the 1mb price of $54-95 and those who join it now well pay $59-95. Trevor :)	Trev (427)
444038	2006-04-05 21:09:00	Oxford was upgraded early March.. The middle of nowhere was probably a good starting point. You're right, i was thinking of the fiber links rather than copper.. however, i think that it is the number of clients that they put onto a DSLAM rather than the capability....Many people seem to think that the whole problem is solved by a fatter pipe to each end user, and completely ignore the fact that the BACKBONE of Telecoms national grid gets overloaded, and greater user speed encourages greater use overall. Telstras national backbone is fairly independent, and it's going to be interesting to see how it copes now that the caps have been quadrupled	personthingy (1670)
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