Simmo W Posted April 20, 2011 Report Posted April 20, 2011 Ok, this'll be fun! I just posted an article to the blog. Here's the video that went with it. I just contracted with a new internet provider, Optus Internet, their superfast cable modem service. I'm pleased ;D ;D ;DAny one better? Anyone (Ben R??) slower? Edit: I was at 10mbps before. Quote
OlaHaldor Posted April 20, 2011 Report Posted April 20, 2011 And what do you pay for that, if I may ask? I have a 20/10mbit at home, and 80/60 at work. Even though if I had 100mbit download, I wouldn't survive with only 1mbit upload. Quote
karingka Posted April 20, 2011 Report Posted April 20, 2011 WOW, my speed is 30 MBPS wireless, so I only end up getting about 16. Quote
Simmo W Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Posted April 20, 2011 Ola, I'm paying about $100 per month for unlimited national calls, including to mobiles, & the net, about the same I was paying with my last provider. It's not cheap, but a good bundle - you haven't seen my wife in action on the phone! We were easily paying over 50 a month just for the landline. Plus my work use makes a proportion deductible.I'll also be paying $43 billion as our gov't is rolling out 100 mb/s to 93% of our country.I can opt out of the superfast option, which should bring me 'down' to about 20, which I may do after the novelty wears off. If it wears off. I still laugh when I load up a youtube vid. Youtube uploads are noticeably faster. I think 20 is the sweetspot, this is over the top! Ha, frame that, let's laugh at what I just said in 5 yrs time when I start blowing my 500gig limit! To think I first started on a 512mb/s plan with a (I think) 200mb limit, only 7 yrs ago. Quote
Warmbrak Posted April 20, 2011 Report Posted April 20, 2011 Thanks for that Simon! Mine is not even close to that in Western Australia. Previous house was closer to exchange - here I'm getting 6 down, and less than 1 up... I'll go halfies on the $43 billion with you Quote
Oliver Posted April 20, 2011 Report Posted April 20, 2011 You guys suck... I'm rolling at 200kb\second :-\ Quote
Ben Russell Posted April 20, 2011 Report Posted April 20, 2011 I'm on a 3G usb modem. Lovin it. Desk chains be damned. Some days I work literally right on the beach in a lovely grassed park, I can throw stones into the ocean -sitting down-. Quote
Simmo W Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Posted April 20, 2011 Warm, seems like 6-10 is the average for Australia. I think I've fluked a close connection (we didn't shop for houses on basis of Ping!). 10 was pretty good actually Quote
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