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640650 2008-02-15 22:08:00 Quote:
Originally Posted by James281
just did a speed test will i get faster results with xnet with this site? can some 1 with xnet do a speed test at speedtest.net and connect to the auckland sever and post the results to see if its alot faster or just a little

www.speedtest.net

It doesn't matter who does the test, the results WILL vary between each person...

There are too many variable between each person, such as motorbyclist has said, location and distance to the server etc WILL make a difference.

So it is not really an accurate way to judge the difference.
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yea but there might be a huge differnce in speed
James281 (13409)
640651 2008-02-15 22:09:00 i want to know some 1's speeds with xnet using speedtest.net on the auckland severs James281 (13409)
640652 2008-02-15 22:16:00 This is mine at Birkenhead with XTRA

www.speedtest.net
snoopy (74)
640653 2008-02-15 22:26:00 Wow, those are some crappy speed tests....here's mine (Xnet FS/FS)

www.speedtest.net (http://www.speedtest.net)
and
www.speedtest.net (http://www.speedtest.net)

I love posting those...considering with Telecom back in the day it was no where near above 100kbps upload and 2mbps download.

EDIT: And theres no guarantee you will get those speeds if you switch to Xnet, or anywhere close for that matter.

EDIT2: And no one answered him about interleaving, basically if you game a lot, ask them to turn it off and you'll get a better ping, tho in rare cases you MAY NEED interleaving on, but most of the time you'll be fine without it. But they'll tell you if you need it on or off.
--Wolf-- (128)
640654 2008-02-15 23:24:00 Also be aware that if your broadband plan is limited to 128Kbit upload, then your download will NEVER be any faster than about 4.5Mbit/s (This applies to all ISP's, not just Xtra/Xnet). Even at 4.5Mbit/s though, you can get around 450-500MB/s.. Sherman (9181)
640655 2008-02-15 23:32:00 Probably why mine doesn't above go 4.5 then, with the river plan.

Oh well, I'm not too worried, I dont play games online, and downloading is fast enough for me.

But yer, I can get 450+ on a few sites sometimes.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
640656 2008-02-16 00:20:00 Poor ol' NZ (www.speedtest.net).

Moving from Xtra to Xnet is a good move. Can't say whether the service levels are going to be considerably better but overall it's definitely the better option. Just do it and find out as it's quite an unanswerable question.
sal (67)
640657 2008-02-16 00:39:00 Even at 4.5Mbit/s though, you can get around 450-500MB/s..

how?

my lan can't even do that:p


just did a speed test will i get faster results with xnet with this site? can some 1 with xnet do a speed test at speedtest.net and connect to the auckland sever and post the results to see if its alot faster or just a little

www.speedtest.net (http://www.speedtest.net)

unless someone with xnet goes to your house and sets up your router to run their xnet connection, other people's speedtest results don't mean much:nerd:

considering you get 2494Kbps, and your router's connection to the exchange is only 2848Kbps, i don't imagine you'd see much improvement, if anything at all

however, from what i hear you will receive vastly better customer service and as you pay only for what you use, the bill may be cheaper too:thumbs:

(lol, basically a rewrite of my lost post:p)
motorbyclist (188)
640658 2008-02-16 00:40:00 You have to get phone line from elsewhere with Xnet. Cicero (40)
640659 2008-02-16 00:43:00 Yer I wouldnt trust those speed test sites.

Xnet said I was about 4200 or something dl,and 132 upload or something.

Speedtest gave just under 4200 and 1/2 of the upload Xnet gave.

Yer I'm using my flatmates line. Which is why I killed my line.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
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