What can I expect.

[mothersruin]

Ok a question to those who have fibre already:
With an ADSL package of 10Mbps I only get 5 to 6Mbps, what can I expect with a fibre package of 10Mbps?

 

[Kloofvreter]

/subs

 

[Sinbad]

On my 100mb fibre I get 100mb.

But it will depend very much on your fibre provider and ISP.

 

[f2wohf]

I get 54 on my 50mb line.

 

[Cameronkk]

10.4mb on my 10 line, never slows. beats adsl hands down

 

[Ho3n3r]

Ok a question to those who have fibre already:
With an ADSL package of 10Mbps I only get 5 to 6Mbps, what can I expect with a fibre package of 10Mbps?

You should be getting close to 9 on 10Mb/s ADSL anyway. And the same on fibre.

EDIT: more on fibre even, apparently.

 

[halfmoonforever]

fibre is much more reliable than the copper ADSL runs on. Depending on your ISP, you should be getting pretty much 10mbps solid

 

[mothersruin]

Many thanks

 

[m0zy]

Ok a question to those who have fibre already:
With an ADSL package of 10Mbps I only get 5 to 6Mbps, what can I expect with a fibre package of 10Mbps?

9.9Mbps

 

[HartsockZA]

Fibre is close on to that god like connection you always thought to yourself being out there, unfortunately if it comes from Openserve you can wait up to 2 Months for a install. I'm sitting at 21 days so far and still no one at the house to do a install - meanwhile my Telkom pole outside as well as Telkom/Openserve's maps say I should have it.

 

[HavocXphere]

I've found that the benefit lies more on the consistency & no bullsht side than on the raw speed side.

Have grown increasingly apathetic about speeds as of late. I can get a 1:10 contention 1gbps link at my home but really at this stage...I just want a no BS stable line that can do what I need (HD streaming etc). Doesn't even need to be fast.

 

[mothersruin]

One other thing - I notice that there is an uncapped version offered by my service provider for a 100 bucks more. Any difference there?

 

[flarkit]

One other thing - I notice that there is an uncapped version offered by my service provider for a 100 bucks more. Any difference there?

Previously on 2Mbps ADSL, "uncapped" implied monitoring your usage to avoid being throttled. Eventually I switched to a capped product (Fatpipe 100Gb) to evade the looming threat. Currently, on 20Mbps uncapped through CISP, the notion of caps and throttling is nonexistent. Once you're over the urge to download EVERYTHING, just because you can, one simply streams. Simple!

 

[Nomadman]

Ok a question to those who have fibre already:
With an ADSL package of 10Mbps I only get 5 to 6Mbps, what can I expect with a fibre package of 10Mbps?

If you apply for 10mbps you must get 10mbps if you are not getting what you paid for switch.
Fibre speeds are guaranteed not best effort - adsl is best effort

 

[mothersruin]

Thanks to all of you. You've been a great help

 

[Sinbad]

If you apply for 10mbps you must get 10mbps if you are not getting what you paid for switch.
Fibre speeds are guaranteed not best effort - adsl is best effort

No, fibre speeds are also best effort...
You'll never get guaranteed throughput on fibre unless you pay for 1:1 contention on the international links, which guaranteed you won't.