Survey: April 2005 iBurst problems...

Please select multiple options that apply to your iBurst before casting your vote

  • I have one or more connected iBurst UTDesktops (e.g. PC) modems

    Votes: 63 85.1%

  • I have one or more connected iBurst UTCard (e.g. laptop) modems

    Votes: 8 10.8%

  • I have frequently been getting speeds slower than 64kbits/s

    Votes: 55 74.3%

  • My iBurst modem(s) consistently had 60% through 100% signal strength

    Votes: 61 82.4%

  • WBS' system says I have used all of my allocated bandwidth

    Votes: 23 31.1%

  • WBS' system says I still have unused bandwidth

    Votes: 44 59.5%

  • I think WBS' system accurately reflects my bandwidth usage

    Votes: 46 62.2%

  • I think WBS' system DOES NOT accurately reflect my bandwidth usage

    Votes: 20 27.0%

  • I have experienced significantly slow speeds during business hours

    Votes: 56 75.7%

  • I have experienced significantly slow speeds outside of business hours

    Votes: 48 64.9%
  • Total voters
    74
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rofl, I haven't been to this thread in a loooong time, but I just noticed that peoples names show when you view the poll results, certain ADSL users names show up... hrrrrmm
 
seburn said:
you see this i don't understand early morning/late at night

Time 4:12am

Download time: 5.953 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 685.4 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 84 (kiloBytes/second)
Click to expand...


Seburn,

30 April, 11.15 PM, Linden Ext., Laptop modem at 96% signal strenght

Telkom test:

Results:
Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 19.889 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 205.1 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 25.1 (kiloBytes/second)

ADSLguide test:
Downstream 87 Kbps (10.9 KB/sec) 93 Kbps (inc. overheads)
Upstream 21 Kbps (2.6 KB/sec) 22 Kbps (inc. overheads)

BWAHAHAHAHA --> "broadband" :o


So, nope, my connection is nothing like what I signed up for. I have 1.7 GB left which expires in 45 min. And Shaun Green never called back after his email to me.
 
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30 April 11.17pm

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

* Download time: 3.828 seconds
* Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
* Estimated line speed: 1065.8 (kilobits/second)
* Estimated line speed: 130.6 (kiloBytes/second)

200MB of my cap left.
 
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