Telstra & Optus Cable Speeds (2 Viewers)

[velox]

I guess so.
But I never go on Aussie sites (hardly ever anyway), so it's unlikely that I'll see speeds of 500KB/s or more on P2P or US sites. From what I can gather, I can probably expect speeds around those of BreaKing's (35-75KB/s), in which case I'm probably better off going with a good, consistent 150KB+/s connection.

adsl will be the same, its obvious, if you are downloading from an international site, itll be slower. Cable is faster in every respect

 

[velox]

go on ADSL, way better than cable these days.

or better go unwired, or use iburst (relatively new)

I recommend TPG ADSL unlimited cuz u get 1500/256 for only 50 bux! (i dont have TPG, but Ozemail DSL)

My 2 cents.

how is adsl way better than cable these days? Apart from double the upload speed, adsl is pretty slow...

 

[Wild Dan Hibiki]

Are you located in a metro/busy area, or a quieter area?
Is that 700KB/s downloading from US sites??

na from local sites. but overseas sites still turn out to be faster than adsl though

 

[breaking]

how is adsl way better than cable these days? Apart from double the upload speed, adsl is pretty slow...

i reckon.... cable "pwns j00"

 

[velox]

finally, someone with sense

 

[breaking]

have you got cable?

 

[velox]

yep, but im going to get capped very soon to 28.8. I really should ring up tommorrow and upgrade to the 12gb plan...

 

[breaking]

get telstra cable. it's capped at 12G. i never use 12 gig anyway.

 

[theone123]

how is adsl way better than cable these days? Apart from double the upload speed, adsl is pretty slow...

cable is bit a of a hassle + with ADSL you dont need cables round ur house or even better wireless broadband pwns everything!

 

[breaking]

cable is bit a of a hassle + with ADSL you dont need cables round ur house or even better wireless broadband pwns everything!

no it doesn't "pwn" everything you idiot, it has very limited coverage.

 

[Wild Dan Hibiki]

telstra isnt 12 gigs its 10 gigs. but if u hold out till after mondays u can download to your hearts content even when your over the limit. thats because they cap people every monday.

 

[Wild Dan Hibiki]

btw when i have a lot of things to dl *cough*pr0n*cough* i usually tear up 50gb

 

[~ ReNcH ~]

I guess ADSL 2 and ADSL 2+ will provide greater speeds, probably exceeding cable speeds eventually. I just think that ADSL has more "room to grow", but on the other hand ADSL 2/2+ will probably be expensive for the first few years.

Looking at cable, the real question is: Telstra or Optus?
I'm on Telstra for the phone, so I'd be eligible for "Rewards", but Optus is generally more reliable/faster right?

 

[MedNez]

I'm on Telstra for the phone, so I'd be eligible for "Rewards", but Optus is generally more reliable/faster right?

Yeah.. that's what the majority would say. It's kind of hard to say because 99% of Bigpond customers probably don't use the net enough to complain / don't care, so it'd be impossible to get an accurate reading of which is better.

I'm fairly happy with Bigpond, I mean with what other ISP can you be told that you're offline due to a connection error, and still continue to use the net like nothing had changed, without the cable client running ?

But yeah, I'd say Optus sounds more reliable, but haven't had issues with Bigpond for ages, so no complaints here.

 

[redslert]

dream on, even with an upgrade to adsl with that ver 2 crap what ever, speeds in australia will still be slow

the question is not the technology, it is with companies limiting the technology

 

[velox]

telstra isnt 12 gigs its 10 gigs. but if u hold out till after mondays u can download to your hearts content even when your over the limit. thats because they cap people every monday.

huh?? Is this the same with optus aswell?

 

[Wild Dan Hibiki]

oputus has a hard cap
read telstras fine print. they MAY shape your connection after you go over 10gb

 

[Wild Dan Hibiki]

btw go telstra! LOL

 

[rozzo]

speeds vary depending on the speed that the server allows you to get ...

 

[Sweet_Lemon]

it's slow to visit asian sites....i'm on optus!!! =.=|||