Your ISP of choice?

[binginbarrel]

From Bigpond liberty, who send bills to the wrong address, double bill and overlap with home phone bill, the list of stuff ups goes on.

I`ll be checking out TPG

 

[DB008]

 

[Prospector]

You could do some serious damage with that speed Dannyboy! I think my teen wants to move to your house.

Thanks Gav for doing the speed test link, kinda disappointing though!

 

[DB008]

Yeah, but it's VERY patchy to be honest.
Sometimes it runs flat chat, and other times, locks up etc etc....

 

[mazzatelli1000]

Thanks guys for the prompt feedback

I looked at Exetel, but saw their support forum which shows alot of connectivity issues. I guess this is where the backup dial up can come in handy so thank you Timmy for the Lizzy Idea.

I'll also check out TPG as suggested.
Internode seem to have a great rep, but seems a bit deal relative to other ISP's.

 

[Julia]

What should it be? Should I tear the ISP apart on this below?

 

[Timmy]

What should it be? Should I tear the ISP apart on this below?

Yes you should.
But run the test again a few times.
What is the advertised speed your broadband should be achieving? It usually wont achieve this but it should come close or closeish (closeish is a valid Australianism BTW, don't report me to the Spelling & Grammar thread).

 

[So_Cynical]

Internode is considered the best net in Australia....also people posting speed tests should be
posting there plans, other wise were comparing apples with oranges...DSL1 1500 / 256 kbps

 

[beerwm]

What should it be? Should I tear the ISP apart on this below?

depends on your plan really,

256k/128k [slowest] ADSL 1 - would return those sort of results.

ADSL ranges from 128k- 8000k so it could vary quite alot.

 

[Timmy]

Mine's the biggest.
And it cost $5 a month too.

 

[gav]

What should it be? Should I tear the ISP apart on this below?

Julia, it depends on a number of things. First, your internet plan. If your plan is for 1500kbps or above then that is far too slow.

Ensure you dont have any other internet windows loading and aren't downloading anything when running the test. Do you have any other items connected to that phone line? If so, disconnect these so that only your internet is using the phone line and run the test again. Also, if you have any other wall sockets, try testing from these too.

If all the above fails, ring your ISP. They'll be able to run you through a list of things that should find the problem, and hopefully fix it.

 

[Boggo]

The VOIP is a factor to consider when considering cost.
I can make a lot of interstate calls at 18c each before I use up my free $10 of calls per month.

Call costs, Aus below, International here http://www.internode.on.net/residential/nodephone/call_rates/international/

 

[Mr J]

How about for mobile broadband? Looking for a backup/mobile solution. As much I hate to say it, Telstra's Next G speeds look attractive, despite $90 for just 5 gigs. How do people find typical 3g speeds?

 

[Virtual Pancake]

I rather like my ISP. It seems to have slowed over the years though.

 

[shiftyphil]

Internode here, won't use anything else unless I don't have a choice.

(ADSL 2m)

 

[AzzaB80]

Can't go wrong with either Internode or iiNet. I used to be with TPG and had nothing but problems and their support is a nightmare. Switched to iiNet and have not had a dropout since.

TPG are good value for money but you get what you pay for. Also if your trading live I would much rather a reliable connection then some massive amount of download quota.

 

[Timmy]

I used to be with TPG and had nothing but problems and their support is a nightmare. Switched to iiNet and have not had a dropout since.

TPG are good value for money but you get what you pay for.

Let me provide a counterpoint - I have used TPG and was very impressed with their support.

 

[Mr J]

Testing the modem in our offices in St Leonards, Sydney, and in Sydney’s inner west, we downloaded several files ranging in size from 10MB to 60MB in order to measure speed. Using the modem both with the external antenna and without, the modem delivered average download speeds of 120-212 kilobytes per second, though on some occasions the speed dropped to as low as 82KBps.

Doesn't sound that attractive. This is a review on Optus's usb modem. How do traders find usb modems in the real world?

 

[Gillie]

 

[Gillie]

Did better this time....lol