This is my “512kbps” ADSL performance today:
It really is high time the broadband ecosystem was beefed up. Forget offering any “telco2.0” or ASP type services over this.
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07 March 2007
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Yeah, I think Amobia has coverage there, we did a survey for Tim.
Posted by: Joe | 08 March 2007 at 09:18 AM
or "your DSL is on Valium? Tired of Prozac? ... to hell with the Net, try timeshare" ;)
I'm in a resi area (smallholdings with more horses/m^2 than PC's!), so it is weird that speed drops during day. But, yes... I'm sure the oversell is behind it all. Which is why I want better quality DSL, not just lower prices.
got an Amobia tower out this way Joe?
maybe I can get Tim S to do support for me instead of me for him... hah!
Posted by: DaveG | 07 March 2007 at 10:10 PM
I can see the Telkom ad.. "ADSL on valium, for a smile on Botox".
Telkom talk about a 16:1 overselling ratio on the ADSL last mile.. and I think that's more like a "best case".. this explains your modem speed graph.
Posted by: Joe | 07 March 2007 at 07:51 PM
Blegh... Maybe not the same issues that some other folks got. Ag, worth a try anyways!
I dunno about your foxy crashing! I don't use Windows much these days, but I had a similar experience once with Flock (which is nothing other than the fox on steriods).
Posted by: Stii | 07 March 2007 at 04:50 PM
eina! tried that Stii and f@#$%d up my connectivity completely! ;>
Have posed your suggestion to a few of our network propellorheads - maybe they can advise. Unless Joe (who knows far too much about what lies under the hood of IP than is good for him) gets there first!
I just know that DSL flies at times and at times is a complete and utter dog.
btw - I dig FireFox, but every time I fire it up the first time, it hangs. I nuke the process and from then on... no sweat. Can't find any ref on their knowledgebase and have yet to report it. Any ideas?
Posted by: DaveG | 07 March 2007 at 03:53 PM
Not sure if this would help at all, but tons of people have been complaining and this sorted most of their issues:
http://stii.za.net/archives/131
Hope it helps!
Posted by: Stii | 07 March 2007 at 03:33 PM
http://www.internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/
If you know of better... let me know.
Posted by: DaveG | 07 March 2007 at 03:15 PM
URL for that test?
Posted by: Johann Botha | 07 March 2007 at 02:43 PM