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Thread ID: 140455	2015-10-14 22:26:00	Fibre broadband is it really fast or just hype?	undiejuice (16495)	Press F1

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1409899	2015-10-17 21:31:00	UFB completely removes the issue of the slow last mile. Copper is a best effort service and speeds break down over a relatively short distance compared to UFB. If you live next to a cabinet/exchange then you can expect good ADSL/VDSL speeds. Live 3k away from an exchange it's a different story. With UFB if you live 30-40k from an exchange you can expect the same quality of service as if you lived right next door. It also doesn't suffer issues with corrosion or bad internal wiring like copper services do. Upload speeds are also 10Mbps vs 1Mbps with UFB vs ADSL.	Alex B (15479)
1409900	2015-10-17 22:34:00	We looked at getting fibre, it was cheaper than what we had at the time....... but :( because of the house being on a hill and the road below us, the cable would skim the cars in the driveway...so they said not possible unless we want to pay for a new frame for the roof to make it higher up............... and he said would be no speed change on what we currently have, he just said we may get better stability. the last time I got a frame / aerial / stand thing made it was over $800 and I dont have that sort of $$ so we canceled it. well hopefully its cancelled lol	beetle (243)
1409901	2015-10-18 00:08:00	UFB completely removes the issue of the slow last mile. L. www.chorus.co.nz If your broadband is being delivered over copper, the biggest factor impacting your speed is your distance from the cabinet or exchange. The further away you are, the greater the attenuation on the copper and the slower your broadband speed. We can only deliver broadband over copper within 5 to 6 kilometres of our exchange or cabinet. We're installing new fibre-fed cabinets in some rural areas as part of the Rural Broadband Initiative. Use our broadband capability map to see if you're within reach of our fibre network or when it's coming to your area. Fibre is much less sensitive to distance and will ultimately be your best option for high quality, reliable broadband. Capacity Capacity is also referred to as congestion. The time of day or night when you use the internet can impact your broadband speed. In busier periods of the day you can experience slower speeds, for example in the afternoon when school and work finish and more people get online at home. Internet traffic reaches a point where a component within our network, your broadband provider's network or even the website you're accessing, exceeds capacity. This could be caused by backhaul which is how we connect your property to our core network. Please contact your broadband provider and ask them to investigate. If you're accessing an international website, their peak time will be different to ours. Try accessing a local website to see if that makes a difference. Broadband plan If your speed drops suddenly and you've been downloading lots of content, you may have exceeded your the data limit on your broadband plan and as a result, your speed is decreased. Please contact your broadband provider if you want to upgrade your plan. Modem Your modem can impact your broadband speed and like most technology, age is a factor. If your modem is five years or older, you may need to upgrade to a newer model. Chat to your broadband provider as some provide modems with plans or shop at an electronics store. If you've upgraded to VDSL you'll definitely need a VDSL modem. Contact your broadband provider as they have tools to confirm if your modem is the issue. Wiring Poor wiring is one of the leading causes of broadband speed issues. Unless your property is less than 10 - 15 years old, it's likely the wiring and jackpoint/s were installed to deliver a good phone service, not high speed broadband. This contributes to increased attenuation and slower broadband speeds. You can reduce the impact of home wiring by adding filters to all jackpoints used to deliver phone-based services including any used by your home alarm. If you're building or renovating, please read our information on home wiring including information on star-wiring and Cat6 cables. Hardware and software Older computers and software can impact your broadband performance. Improve your broadband speed by: regularly updating your internet browser cleaning out old software you no longer use using less memory-heavy software while browsing regularly deleting cookies and internet browser history updating your security software Copper quality The quality of the copper delivering your broadband can impact attenuation and speed. If you think there's an issue with our copper, please contact your broadband provider and ask them to investigate. They have diagnostic tools they can use to confirm a specific problem. WiFi If you are doing a speed test don't do it via WiFi but connect your computer directly to your modem using an ethernet cable. Accessing the internet through a WiFi modem/router, particularly if there are a number of devices connecting at the same time, can slow your broadband speed. The location of the WiFi device has an impact, particularly if you are at the other end of the house or have dense walls. The other end of the line Your broadband experience can be affected by who you are connecting to and how they are connected to the internet. International connections, the capacity of their line and the content you are connecting to can all affect the quality of broadband.	pctek (84)
1409902	2015-10-18 01:29:00	I have gone on to fibre at our new (new to us, not a new build!) home in Taupo. First, I tried to get on to VDSL through Vodafone, but there were no slots left in our area for any service provider, so the only choice was between ADSL and fibre. Secondly, I found out that both Actrix and Spark were selling ADSL and fibre for the same price. Third, Actrix could not provide a fibre connection in our street. Fourth, Vodafone was out because I was fed up with the way they have kept messing us around. Finally, Spark had a special deal on for Fibre 30 Unlimited - same price as ADSL Unlimited, and cheaper than VDSL, 6 months free on Lightbox. Whilst I didn't want to go to Spark, there was really no alternative, and fibre was the best deal on offer. Our house already had the Chorus box installed as well. The Chorus guy told me that copper will continue to go up in price, and fibre will continue to go down (the prices had already changed that way during the period we were being faffed around by Vodafone. My experience thus far is that we almost always get speeds that are twice the download speeds we have had for years in North Canterbury on ADSL2. I normally get around 28 - 30. At the moment, Sunday afternoon, Speedtest shows 28.48 Mbps, and 10.58 Mbps upload. I rarely got better than 14 Mbps download on ADSL2. Do I notice the difference in speed? No when it comes to web surfing. Yes when it comes to downloading updates/large files, and streaming video. I never upload any significant size files, so that has not been significant for me.	John H (8)
1409903	2015-10-18 05:36:00	Your internet connection will make a difference, up to a point. Then the next point is the browser itself. The page rendering takes time, even if the content downloads quickly. Make sure you're running a fast\up-to-date browser to begin with, use adblock etc to reduce what has to load etc. So do those lucky people in Japan and South Korea need to worry about the latest browser etc. No, its just that here in NZ we are being sold a pup with UFB. When it slows to a halt with Netflicks etc, then maybe our politicians will force South Pacific Cable and Chorus to give us some decent speeds.	Digby (677)
1409904	2015-10-18 10:20:00	You want prices and service like Japan, move there. We don't have the economy to support what they have or the population density. Also our cable run is slightly longer. We get pretty good service all things considered, better than a lot of Aussies get for example. They only just started running fibre to their cabinets let alone houses. I get tired of people bitching about not getting everything larger countries on the other side of the world get at the same prices, we are small and remote and not overcrowded and that's part of what makes NZ awesome in my opinion. If that means things cost a bit more I'm ok with that.	dugimodo (138)
1409905	2015-10-18 20:48:00	Want better fibre speeds, THEN PAY FOR IT. if you want it, and are willing to pay the premium price for a premium service ......... ie not domestic price for an overloaded domestic service : this is the result of home internet price wars , a race to the bottom . You will still be limited by the speeds at the other end . :thumbs:	1101 (13337)
1409906	2015-10-18 21:02:00	Yep, that old kiwi desire to have the best as long as the cost doesn't go up!	linw (53)
1409907	2015-10-20 05:51:00	Yep, that old kiwi desire to have the best as long as the cost doesn't go up! I know that we are a small isolate country, but why do we always have to pay so much more for things. A small premium would be OK. And I'd rather we were a bigger isolated country. It would make things far more vibrant and cost effective. There are hundreds of cities in the world with more people than NZ.	Digby (677)
1409908	2015-10-20 05:51:00	Yep, that old kiwi desire to have the best as long as the cost doesn't go up! I know that we are a small isolated country, but why do we always have to pay so much more for things. A small premium would be OK. And I'd rather we were a bigger isolated country. It would make things far more vibrant and cost effective. There are hundreds of cities in the world with more people than NZ.	Digby (677)
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