New Optus Cable plans include 256kbps uploads (2 Viewers)

[sikeveo]

it starts next month.

 

[Rafy]

telstra has the adsl 2 coming up that offers like 12mbps downloads. Optus capped their adsl2 to only 1.5 mb . i think Telstra is doing sometihng else aswell

Any word on when Optus will increase that adsl2 speed cap? 1.5 is pitiful. (Telstra has that same limit on their infrastructure as well i believe....)

 

[SashatheMan]

it starts next month.

your so lost dude. have yuo got the email, if yuor even with optus?

plus people called up optus and they told them its implementing today

 

[SashatheMan]

Any word on when Optus will increase that adsl2 speed cap? 1.5 is pitiful. (Telstra has that same limit on their infrastructure as well i believe....)

hey wont increase it any time soon. They originally had huge speeds, but then they changed their business plans and only offer 1.5mb.

i dont see why you would go with optus if you are getting DSL/+. so many other comapnies offer better deals

 

[seremify007]

Do your uploads count towards your allowance?

I'm on Bigpond's Unlim (10gig cap) plan with 128k uploads- but I think uploads count towards my 10gig before it's capped.

 

[SashatheMan]

Do your uploads count towards your allowance?

I'm on Bigpond's Unlim (10gig cap) plan with 128k uploads- but I think uploads count towards my 10gig before it's capped.

yes yuo are right, bigbond counts uploads towards total bandwidth.

but optus i better in the sence that it DOESNT count uploads with downloads.
however doesnt specify how much you can upload. But i can safely say 15-20 gigs and you wont get in shit

 

[AsyLum]

Optus offer the non-upload counting, but had always capped the uploads to a lower speed, claiming 'strain' on the network otherwise, which is fair enough, not many people need it or use it to the full.

What Bigpond have over us are free mirrors still though, and soon, a decent gaming portal.

 

[AsyLum]

Download: 198 Kilobytes/s
Upload: 32 Kilobytes/s

 

[SashatheMan]

Download: 198 Kilobytes/s
Upload: 32 Kilobytes/s

so you got it finally. i still ahvent

other people are reporting the upload increase aswell

A few minutes ago my modem rebooted automatically and as soon as it came back online I tested the speed. I now have 256 kbps upload and a much more respectable (about double previous) 6 Mbps download.


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Speed Results
Download: 738 Kilobytes/s
Upload: 30.2 Kilobytes/s
QOS: 91%
RTT: 24 ms
MaxPause: 28 ms
Test location: Sydney
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test your download and upload here
http://users.bigpond.net.au/speedtest/

 

[Templar]

I am on the Optus lite cable 1gig plan + home phone bundle.

1gig is def. not enough! I like the looks of the Sprint Uncapped/128kbps 2GB 2GB peak + 4GB off-peak $49.95 $39.95 ...

How do I change? And is there some catch I am missing because I think I now pay like $50??

With the Lite plan, you actually have to call up Optus to change it for the following month, provided you call 48 hours before the following month. That includes changing from Lite to Advantage.

The only 'catch' that I am aware of is that once you move to the new line of plans eg Sprint, Advantage, you can't go back to the old line eg Lite, Unlimited. But the new plans seem far superior to the old, especially at the lower end.

 

[AsyLum]

You lose out the free months or other 'negotiated' extras you had on the old contracts

 

[SashatheMan]

With the Lite plan, you actually have to call up Optus to change it for the following month, provided you call 48 hours before the following month. That includes changing from Lite to Advantage.

The only 'catch' that I am aware of is that once you move to the new line of plans eg Sprint, Advantage, you can't go back to the old line eg Lite, Unlimited. But the new plans seem far superior to the old, especially at the lower end.

yeh . but you have to remember that with the old plans, people get free months.
so when calcualting, you have to remember that people dont pay for a few month and the actual cost for the year is greatly reduced. Plus its hard to compare for example the old 12/24 gig (128k) plan to the new 7/14 (256k) plan. you lose download aswell

 

[SashatheMan]

i think the best thing for people who have old contracts is to stay on them. Becuase they still get the upload increase and the offpeak times are 12 hours long now. and u can still keep your free months.

 

[Templar]

From the guy I spoke to at Optus, it seems that if you stick with the old plan you still have 2-9am off peak and 128kb upload, although he could be wrong.

Personally I don't see much point in staying in the old plan, seeing that I don't have any free months or extras.

 

[AsyLum]

http://community.boredofstudies.org/showpost.php?p=2039504&postcount=5

Does anyone ever read?

We're pleased to announce that your Optus Broadband Cable plan benefits are now even better!

On the 'yes' Unlimited Plan you currently receive 24GB of bonus data to use from 2am - 9am everyday. From 16th November 2005, 'yes' data time will be extended from 12 midnight to12 midday everyday so you will now have even longer to enjoy your bonus data allocation.

You will also experience a faster upload speed of 256K so you can enjoy faster file and data sharing whilst online. Your increased upload speed applies to your account all day, every day.

The good news is that not only are these offers now permanent but you won't need to do a thing to enjoy them. These benefits have automatically been applied to your account so you can continue to use your bonus data allocation for even longer with faster upload speeds!

 

[SashatheMan]

From the guy I spoke to at Optus, it seems that if you stick with the old plan you still have 2-9am off peak and 128kb upload, although he could be wrong.

Personally I don't see much point in staying in the old plan, seeing that I don't have any free months or extras.

he is very uninformed. theres proof that people are getting these new changes, from peoples posts on an isp forum

 

[darksbane]

Im probably going to move to PrimusAOL's network when my TPG contract expires... They installed their own DSLAM in my Rockdale exchange, which means i'll be able to get 8mbit. Unfortunately the only mainstream rollout of ADSL2+ is by Internode, and they're focussing on the major areas in Sydney first (Newtown, Redfern, City, Parramatta).

iinet have a large ADSL2+ DSLAM rollout as well and TSN are putting in quite a few of their own too.

I just wish someone would hurry up and put their own DSLAM in my exchange, either ADSL1, 2 or 2+ would be fine, either of the 8, 12 or 24mbits respectively possibly on them would be better then 1.5 >.<

I think Telstra capped ADSL at 1.5mbit due to trying to squeeze as much profit out of it and their cable plans as possible while the demand for higher speeds wasn't that great, but I think they misjudged the demands a great deal...I'm looking forward to when BPL has been refined and passed testing and is rolled out with capabilities of 200mbits+

 

[SashatheMan]

mahahhaa. i ripped out the plug iun the back, waited , plugged them in. and got the new upload speed.


cya later sukers. * goes off to upload crap*

 

[Templar]

The Unlimited plan gets upgraded automatically. The Lite one doesn't.

 

[SashatheMan]

The Unlimited plan gets upgraded automatically. The Lite one doesn't.

yeh thats becuase the new packages, still offer only 128k to the lower plans