192k to 384k? ~~~August 1st changes~~~

[firefly550]

I called Telkom in Cape Town on thursday to enquire when the 384 upgrade would take place and i was told that they are "wekking one erea to the next" when that erea is finished then they will do my erea. I was upgraded to a 384 line yesterday, i suppose once you call them and complain they attend to it immediately. I'm in Sea Point

 

[firefly550]

Is it a matter of Telkom flipping a switch at the exchange or must techies come and do something physically to your line?

All they do is flip a switch at the exchange and it must be a big switch because when they charge, you normally pay big




Nicest guys at Telkom are their Techies

 

[bullfrog]

Ok so i finally experienced their upgrade yay!! I also happened to stumble upon an ftp site that's accessable from the guest account on telkom. This ftp site had a copy of redhat linux and slakware on. I guess I will download it tonight using my free bandwidth

 

[krycor]

w00t.

 

[cybershark]

Download time: 10.75 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 379.5 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 46.5 (kiloBytes/second)

 

[cybershark]

033 396****

 

[sludge]

Whooohooo!!!

Mine is up!

* Download time: 12.156 seconds
* Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
* Estimated line speed: 335.6 (kilobits/second)
* Estimated line speed: 41.1 (kiloBytes/second)

 

[Munch]

Finally, been checking every day for the upgrade. Did not log a call, just waited. Earlier this week started syncing at 384/128. Still syncing at that speed.
But for first time speed test showing 384 rates:
* Download time: 10.062 seconds
* Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
* Estimated line speed: 405.5 (kilobits/second)
* Estimated line speed: 49.7 (kiloBytes/second)

 

[HaltAndCatchFire]

Im up.
Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

* Download time: 11.828 seconds
* Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
* Estimated line speed: 344.9 (kilobits/second)
* Estimated line speed: 42.3 (kiloBytes/second)

 

[Elfreako]

Wow this upgrade makes a big difference

 

[neio]

Yep, mine is up as well. pulling the Prey demo at 41 Kb a sec

 

[mothersruin]

I'm there!

Well guys I've been upgraded! Getting download speeds of about 333 Kbs and touching 392Kbs for a brief sec! This is in Cape Town City bowl area.

 

[Keithk]

Adsl 192..

When I started off with adsl 192 I had a speed test result of 30to 34 kbps but this did not last long and went down to 10 to maybe 20 kbps so I got to thinking what is 384 adsl supposed to be and why this fluctuation in speed downloads, do we just shut up and eccept or can we do something about it.
I am not sure if we can with Telkom in the driving seat...

 

[krycor]

The funny thing is it only kicked in after i restarted the router a 2nd time.

 

[disabled]

While we are on the subject seeing that your'e noticing the difference in speeds...Have you seen the difference in your phone bill?...Mine is still the same, No reduction yet!...

 

[Afflicted]

Also got upgraded:

* Download time: 11.891 seconds
* Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
* Estimated line speed: 343.1 (kilobits/second)
* Estimated line speed: 42 (kiloBytes/second)

 

[krycor]

well I think it will be in the next one.. this one is over-run from last month?

 

[ForSure]

hmmm i wonder when my area is been upgraded to 384 .......
i must try restart my router when i get home

 

[derekc]

Live in Linden, JHB. Upgraded too...finally.

 

[zefram]

Just found out mine has upgraded. Top speed so far 38.66 KB/s. (Cape Town)