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Thread ID: 83100 2007-09-19 09:34:00 internet exchanges liger636 (12658) Press F1
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592732 2007-09-19 09:34:00 i live in new lynn, auckland, i was just wondering if anyone knew how i could find the nearest internet exchange. does being closer to one help ur speeds?

oh and im planning on changing to a new ISP instead of sling****, any suggestions?
liger636 (12658)
592733 2007-09-19 09:40:00 Ask the next Telecom guy you see on the street. Thats what I did. PJ Poppa John (284)
592734 2007-09-19 10:11:00 lol. also i was wondering, if my upload speed is faster than my download, wat effects does that cause because it oftenly occurs for me liger636 (12658)
592735 2007-09-19 10:23:00 Generally on an ADSL line the downloading is faster than uploading. Fibre gives you the same speed both ways. winmacguy (3367)
592736 2007-09-19 11:17:00 i live in new lynn, auckland, i was just wondering if anyone knew how i could find the nearest internet exchange. does being closer to one help ur speeds?

I did have a link that says where some of the internet exchanges are, but the link is currently offline :(


oh and im planning on changing to a new ISP instead of sling****, any suggestions?

Xnet seems to be poplar with PressF1 members
stu161204 (123)
592737 2007-09-19 11:17:00 What you actually mean is the telephone exchange.In New Lynn it's just by the Titirangi lights,next to the kitchen shop.Are you very far from that?,also your download speeds should always be faster than your uploads,if they are'nt you probably have a problem somewhere. Peter Coleman (597)
592738 2007-09-19 11:34:00 hm ok thx peter. does anyone know how different the speeds would be if i was 1km away or say 4km? liger636 (12658)
592739 2007-09-19 19:38:00 does anyone know how different the speeds would be if i was 1km away or say 4km?

Distance is only 1 factor.
Generally if you are on the edge of the 5km limit it will affect you but on the other hand what equipment is in it matters too.

I am 400m from mine but speed sucks. Because it still has the original old equipment in it and it can't handle it.
pctek (84)
592740 2007-09-20 09:34:00 Your connection rates at under 1K should be somewhere near the max rate(7616K down,160K up),but at 4Km you could be down as low as 1-2K down,depending on a lot of factors.You could also just as easily be up around 3-4K down,so you can't always tell until it's connected.

Peter
Peter Coleman (597)
592741 2007-09-20 09:40:00 Distance is only 1 factor.
Generally if you are on the edge of the 5km limit it will affect you but on the other hand what equipment is in it matters too.

I am 400m from mine but speed sucks. Because it still has the original old equipment in it and it can't handle it.

When you say "the old original equipment, do you mean those old stepping relays? I thought they were long gone!! PJ
Poppa John (284)
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