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592691 2007-09-19 08:55:00 Am new to broadband having just moved to Telstra cable high Speed - 2 desktops and 1 laptop hardwired to a router. Not happy with speed achieved. According to speedtest.com haven't threatened a download speed of 1Mbps. Telstra technical assistance says a router will always drastically reduce speed.
Any truth in this?
Shortstop (632)
592692 2007-09-19 09:07:00 Log into your router and tell us what the signal strength is.
If it is 7000kb/s + then you can expect speeds a lot faster.
I think telstra clear are screwing with you the same way xtra has screwed with me.
The *******s tried to tell me that getting speeds of 15kb/s down were good.
f**k off!
rofl
Bozo (8540)
592693 2007-09-19 09:09:00 Telstra technical assistance says a router will always drastically reduce speed.
Any truth in this?

No as far as my experience goes. Connected in Balclutha at average 4Mbps before and after using a router. Now in Timaru and connecting at average 2Mbps. With exactly the same PCs and router. Shows the old story about lines and distance to exchange to be true. Balclutha <1km and Timaru ~5km.

Frank
timaru2007 (12408)
592694 2007-09-19 09:16:00 So Demon Hunter, how does one 'log in' to a router? Shortstop (632)
592695 2007-09-19 09:19:00 Am new to broadband having just moved to Telstra cable high Speed - 2 desktops and 1 laptop hardwired to a router. Not happy with speed achieved. According to speedtest.com haven't threatened a download speed of 1Mbps. Telstra technical assistance says a router will always drastically reduce speed.
Any truth in this?Telstra are wrong lol. Routers do not drastically reduce speed

Man.. what kind of excuse will they think of next?
Myth (110)
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