10 Mbps ADSL upgrades start this weekend

[Sting]

Dont you guys just love the way MyADSL has been toying with our emotions regarding the whole speed upgrade? its coming in March....Its coming in June...its coming this weekend! sheesh...guess that's the foundation of good media...to play on the fears and hopes of people...sad.

Well finally it is here. As you can see from some responses here, the migration has already started.

 

[stroebs]

Well finally it is here. As you can see from some responses here, the migration has already started.

Ah 'tis exciting. I recently only got 4mb up from 384k and found my line syncing at 4096/640 and was chuffed and now this!

 

[Grubscrew]

Remember that the target date to migrate existing 4mb users is mid-August.

Sorry to ask this question to ad infinitum, but if you had to take an educated guess. What might happen to the lower end of the scale? The lowly 384 users might we be bumped up to 385?

 

[Sting]

Sorry to ask this question to ad infinitum, but if you had to take an educated guess. What might happen to the lower end of the scale? The lowly 384 users might we be bumped up to 385?

I have no idea, but would really hope so!

 

[BANG_Mutha]

Moggie...any idea is Randburg will be one the upgrade areas?

 

[blaaislaai]

Sorry to ask this question to ad infinitum, but if you had to take an educated guess. What might happen to the lower end of the scale? The lowly 384 users might we be bumped up to 385?

You really want that to happen? Not sure if it would make a BIG difference.. 384 bumped up to 385 ? Must be a typo

 

[Imminent]

The 4Mbps users already download the whole Internetz, so what are the 10Mbps users gonna do? Download 2.5x the Internetz

I hope the 10Mbps home users will "subsidize" the 384kbps users... That would be awesome

IMO, Telkom should've built more DLSAM's, so that users who doesn't have ADSL can now at least enjoy it. And on top of that, they should allow people to lease ADSL lines without having to lease the telephone line too! The 10Mbps options should only be allowed to businesses...

I can vouch for this

 

[Roadrunner]

You really want that to happen? Not sure if it would make a BIG difference.. 384 bumped up to 385 ? Must be a typo

It is called sarcasm.

 

[jimmycool]

Hi Guys,
Not sure if this means anything but I am on a 384 line and I have been getting some (slightly) increased speeds from speedtest.net - Also the ping time seems to have come down quite a bit.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/906194132.png
http://www.speedtest.net/result/906194776.png
http://www.speedtest.net/result/906197664.png

Hopefully it will still get better????????

My modem status says ADSL 2plus

 

[Sting]

Moggie...any idea is Randburg will be one the upgrade areas?

Some of the DSLAMs, yes.

 

[whippey]

Does anyone know if the Claremont exchange will be upgraded!

 

[Sting]

Does anyone know if the Claremont exchange will be upgraded!

Clareinch, yes. It was one of the pilot exchanges.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Why can't they just have a damn map! I'm gonna sit and wonder for months if my area is 'on the list' and it may well be in vain ....... They mention Durban but not once has even 1 exchange/area been mentioned ffs.

 

[LazyLion]

Why can't they just have a damn map! I'm gonna sit and wonder for months if my area is 'on the list' and it may well be in vain ....... They mention Durban but not once has even 1 exchange/area been mentioned ffs.

There will be an online query system operational on the Telkom website soon. Hopefully we will get our answer from there.

 

[dabbler]

were abouts are you????? im on the gateway exchange umhlanga

Off Durban North exchange

 

[jeanres]

no change here clareinch

 

[sly]

Downstream Upstream
SNR Margin 37.5 22.0 db
Line Attenuation 29.0 15.0 db
Data Rate 384 128 kbps
Max Rate 11552 1032 kbps
POWER 15.0 0.0 dbm
CRC 0 0

my status

 

[mister]

Off Durban North exchange

I'm on the Durban North exchange too. At 9mbps this morning

DSL Modulation Mode: G.992.5 (ADSL2+)
DSL Path Mode: FAST
Downstream Rate: 9365 Kbps
Upstream Rate: 1015 Kbps
Downstream Margin: 6 db
Upstream Margin: 8 db
Downstream Line Attenuation: 36
Upstream Line Attenuation: 34
Downstream Transmit Power: 21
Upstream Transmit Power: 11

 

[Odin Outline]

It's been a sad consumer orientate month.....

Rental price increases & absolutely no attention to the definition of "broadband" i.e. 384 & 512 line speed stay the same.

One could in fact say that it is it is a very costly affair to own a 384 line in terms of the price one pays & the speed one receives compared to the 4 (10) Mb lines.

 

[dabbler]

anyone in durban get upgraded?

No, NOT YET

I'm on 031-563....