Line Speed

[Pooky]

Is upgrading say from 386kbps to 4mbps just a matter of phoning Telkom and getting them to change it?

 

[gregmcc]

yip. you might have to reset your router after they've done it.

 

[Pooky]

And can it only be done through 10219 i.e not today?

 

[PostmanPot]

And can it only be done through 10219 i.e not today?

Guess so. But it's usually done very quickly. Mine was 24 hours.

 

[.Froot.]

It all depends on how much you buy the technician for....

 

[Elev8r]

At 10:30 I phoned Telkom (10219), by 13:00 that same day I went from 384k to 4Mbps Maybe I was just lucky...

 

[Just_Ice]

Or you could go into Telkom Direct, but rather phone, its quicker.
It can be done in 15 minutes, if not less. Its just a matter of changing something on their PC.

 

[Pooky]

Well I phoned them they said will be done in 24-48 working hours and they will call when it is done.

 

[gregmcc]

Check now - its just a setting they have to change and normally only takes a few hours rather than 24-48 hrs. That's their standard response.

 

[Pooky]

Hmm I did a speedtest on www.speedtest.net and it said my download speed was this:

3.51Mb/s

Is this normal?

 

[Pooky]

Should it not be 4Mb/s?

EDIT: and I just tested it on http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ and it came up with this:

Last Result:
Download Speed: 1454 kbps (181.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 387 kbps (48.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

What's going on?

 

[Pooky]

Can someone knowledgable please help!

 

[gregmcc]

You should be getting arounf 400KB/sec

Try a download from http://www.mirror.ac.za

Was testing a bonding solution earlier and got 1.6MB/sec from them

 

[ponder]

What rate does your router sync at, look at that first.

Secondly download via FTP a file from a local server to get a better indication.

Try this as well, http://www.gam.co.za/index.php?class=page&objectID=4888add306302

 

[ponder]

Try a download from http://www.mirror.ac.za

Shot for that, I did not know about that, very chuffed there is a Arch mirror

 

[Pooky]

You should be getting arounf 400KB/sec

Try a download from http://www.mirror.ac.za


Was testing a bonding solution earlier and got 1.6MB/sec from them

Ok yeah I'm getting 460...

What rate does your router sync at, look at that first.

Secondly download via FTP a file from a local server to get a better indication.

Try this as well, http://www.gam.co.za/index.php?class=page&objectID=4888add306302

How do I check the router sync?

Here are my results from that site:

Download Speed: 3404 kbps (425.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 421 kbps (52.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

Should the download speed not be closer to 4000kbps???

 

[PostmanPot]

Ok yeah I'm getting 460...



How do I check the router sync?

Here are my results from that site:

Download Speed: 3404 kbps (425.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 421 kbps (52.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

Should the download speed not be closer to 4000kbps???

You'll never get full speed internationally. Local, sure.

 

[Pooky]

Ah I see so it's normal then?

 

[Gixxa]

Yes it is perfect. If you look at it per math your download speed should be 512 KB/s (4096/8) but because of noise on the lines it is normal that your get 15-20% less. So around 400-425 is fine.

 

[rippedoff]

i went up from 512 to 4 and it was done in about 3.5 hours, really quick, i got it changed on the same historic day of the flying pig lol, no it was quick