> Thanks for the info. I'm also wondering which provider provides
highest "real" speeds. IIRC, a digital life test several months ago
concluded Starhub had the highest speeds, followed by Singtel and M1.
Any idea whether this is still the case?
I can't give a definitive answer, and there is none. Theoretically,
Starhub has the best infrastructure capacity - DOCSIS 3.0/100Mbps and
all - to achieve the highest speeds. Singtel, using phone lines, are
limited to the theoretically limit of ADSL2+ (25Mbps). Other factors
need to be considered in real life, like time of day, number of
concurrent users, which website, proxy caching, web acceleration, etc.
All the mumbo jumbo about real-life speed limitations on Starhub's
website to absolve themselves from blame, sad to say, are all
technically correct. The devil lies in the details that they have omitted.
http://www.starhub.com/portal/site/Online/menuitem.f2b59af84f3db376da055b608324a5a0/?vgnextoid=78eeab35f716c010VgnVCM10000038425a0aRCRD
> Btw, which provider are you using for your mobile broadband, and
which plan are you on?
I'm on Starhub MaxOnline ExpressPlus 8Mbps with 'complimentary' 1Mbps
mobile broadband (ZTE MF628). I did my speed comparison to the same
server, at the same time. (Take that, Starhub! Shove your excuses!)
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