On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 07:50:47 +1200 (NZST) Mahesh De Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We are converting from ADSL to DSL over Frame shortly > and it has a 4Mbps connection, with Unmilited Nat and > 20 gig international. > > On our current ADSL we max out around 400k down. > > I think the speed issues is due to the distance from > the exchnage. I didn't think ADSL suffered the same > problems as cable where it shares the pipe. same here i thought, as each user has their own piece of copper going all the way to the exchange. > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone on jetsream get 3mbit/sec ? > > > > > > Telecom doesn't give it to you unless it's at > > least 2Mbit/s. Even with > > [...] > > > > Does anyone here know how they achieve that > > technically? 2 Mbps is > > quite possible, as long as only one subscriber on a > > bundle cable wants > > it, but once the neighbour wants it too, it may get > > a bit difficult, > > not even speaking of a higher market penetration. Or > > does Telecom > > really measure and qualify the cables for every new > > customer? Then > > they would have to dig in new cables every time the > > specs are not met > > with the existing cabling. But this would be really > > costly. I know of > > other countries where residential customers get a > > guarantee of > > something between 500 kbps and 1 Mbps downstream, > > and much less > > upstream, and only business customers (paying a > > higher price) would > > get the higher rates up to 4 Mbps. > > > > Curiously, > > > > Helmut. > > > > +----------------+ > > | Helmut Walle | > > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > | 03 - 388 39 54 | > > +----------------+ > > > > ===== > For Linux CD's check out http://www.xsolutions.co.nz > > http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile > - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile. > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
