I-Burst in Glenvista

[Nemo2]

Was wondering if anyone has I-Burst in the Glenvista area, and if they could tell me the quality of the line, connection speeds, etc. I'd like to upgrade my current 56k connection, and I-Burst seems like a good deal.

Thanks for your input in advance.

[woobydog]

HI M8 i stay in Robertsham which is not far from glenvista and i have had iburst for about a week.
I get 5 bar signal strenth and using the myadsl speed test get a speed of
800-942kbps....hope that helps.

cheers

[stepper]

Thats great, I think I should speak to my bank manager about that home loan and move to Mondeor/Winchester Hills.

[slimothy]

yeah its actually pretty good even when i was in the valley

[fishfly]

Nope Iburst in glenvista is between 0 and 100k nothing much and I tested this on top of the hill maybe the service has improved but I shall try it again tonight

[Nemo2]

Thanks for the input, everyone. And fishfly, please post your findings once you've tested your connection again.

[fishfly]

Afternoon

Findings, Glenvista Helderburg road (can see the entire glenvista) fluctuating like a biach between 0 and 5 lights, when it was constant at 3 lights I did a telkom speed test which I got and average between 0 and 200 after 10 attempts.

So yeah maybe it needs a booster or better towers there...

Couldn't update my Norton AV

[khz]

I stay in Bassonia and pick up Awesome signal ... Well, it dropped recently, but lately it's picked up 100fold!

[fishfly]

Update... seems like this weekend is a very good weekend for iburst down here in the south!

Current speed burstable 800k, I am busy dling some anime eps and speeds are around 200-800k with full signal well 90-94%

There seems to be a problem with my ethernet connection as it keeps dropping me, so I opt for the usb option with the exception that I'm using a shorter usb cable.



erm damn how do you post a pic??? -> sorry N00b

[TroublesomeBear]

Hey there,

I got iBurst on monday afternoon, I stay in mulbarton, Norwich Drive and i have it hovering between 4-5 lights... and it really flies!!!

[stepper]

Hi Tbear
Can u give me your (average d/l & u/l) stats in terms of kb/s or kB/s cause I'm seriously contemplating a move and I don't wanna leave the iBurst d/l paradise of Jabulani to native alone . I wanna go where the Burst is stable (although I know a few disconnections are the order of the day).

Hook me up pls!!!

PS: like u'r siggy

[Gatecrasher]

I wanna go where my IBurst is stable...

Sounds like a refrain that should be put to music... Anyone like to complete the lyrics?

[Ricochet]

Hi there,

If any of you guys or anyone you know needs an iburst signal test done in the southern parts of jhb gimme a shout and i will arrange it. e-mail me on ricochet@zappanet.com or simple post here with contact details

Later

[ic]

...If any of you guys or anyone you know needs an iburst signal test done...

Do you have special equipment for performing signal tests?

Do you measure Upload Signal Strength in addition to Download Signal Strength?

[Ricochet]

Do you have special equipment for performing signal tests?

Do you measure Upload Signal Strength in addition to Download Signal Strength?

No it is a signal test, what we do is come there with a laptop or desktop unit to test your signal strength.

we can do the necassary test made available on the mybroadband website. The closest tower in the south is the Forest Hill Water tower located in Towerby. next closest which would be Sanlam centre, as you know WBS have a R4million rollout plan which will include upgrading of towers booster etc. I feed of the forest hill tower and i'm out in Brakcenhurst i average 120-130KB on the telkom adsl speed test.

For a signal test you are more than welcome to contact me!