Vroooom! [Updated with 37 comments]
Update: Some interesting numbers coming in. More please! (Check the Comments section to see how you compare.)
The lead in this week's print edtion of ComputerWorld has Telecom promising 24Mbit/s broadband connections by the end of this year. How does that compare with what you've got now? Well check out Consumer magazine's Broadband Speed Test. Here's what I got from my TelstraClear HighSpeed 20GB connection...
That translates to a transfer rate of 236.8 KB/sec download and 183.8 KB/sec upload.
What numbers do you get? Post a comment and we'll compare... (The winner of a copy of Norton Save & Restore in our random Comments draw was Brian Wheeler - CK.)
The lead in this week's print edtion of ComputerWorld has Telecom promising 24Mbit/s broadband connections by the end of this year. How does that compare with what you've got now? Well check out Consumer magazine's Broadband Speed Test. Here's what I got from my TelstraClear HighSpeed 20GB connection...
That translates to a transfer rate of 236.8 KB/sec download and 183.8 KB/sec upload.
What numbers do you get? Post a comment and we'll compare... (The winner of a copy of Norton Save & Restore in our random Comments draw was Brian Wheeler - CK.)
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Comments
Xtra Go account 1GB Christchurch
20.2.07
Up 16Kb/sec
Down 270 Kb/sec
Posted by: Peter Dalton | February 20, 2007 12:07 PM
Here is a one-off speed test via the Consumer site:
Download 1141 kbps (142.6 KB/sec Transfer)
Upload 288 kbps (36 KB/sec transfer)
Woosh Express 5 {5.5GB/month}-(wireless with antennae booster)
I was planning on switching to "INSPIRE" - does anyone recommend this ISP?
Posted by: Mal Riley | December 17, 2006 9:47 AM
Hi, Just thought if anybody actually knows where you can take these results to get something done about it.
After all in the advertising of most ISP's it tells what you can get, but in reality you NEVER do, is this not misleading advertising?
You pay for a service but actually only get a bit of it ?
Any thoughts on this?
Regards,
Aja
Posted by: Aja | September 26, 2006 5:44 PM
Hello,
We have been having problems with Cable connection off and on for quite some time now.
We are on the LightSpeed 40 plan, speeds on this plan vary from 800KBps down to 231KBps, since change over of equipment in Lower Hutt at TelstraClear we are way down in speed, the only time we get good download speeds is after midnight, not much use to most of us.
We got a large selection of speed snapshots taken over a period of time.
Nothing to what the website blurb says, way down form what is advertised.
To top it all of if you complain about it too much you get stonewalled, they probably hope you go elsewhere.
Regards,
Aja
Posted by: Lewis | September 26, 2006 5:40 PM
Very good reading. Peace until next time.
WaltDe
Posted by: WaltDe | September 1, 2006 4:46 AM
Last Result:
Download Speed: 4979 kbps (622.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3516 kbps (439.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Waiheke Island - Wireless 21 25 on Sunday 27/8/2006
Posted by: Peter Clareburt | August 27, 2006 11:24 PM
Love Telstra Cable :) HighSpeed 20G in Christchurch gave the following result:
3718kbps down / 1574 kbps up
Posted by: Fraser Robertson | August 2, 2006 9:06 AM
I use Woosh
my speed is 386
Downloads start off fast but then drop off to as low as 24kps
Posted by: Lyall | July 29, 2006 10:45 PM
Orcon Medium 3.5Mbps, 10G cap
Download 2844kbps (355.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload 105kbps (13.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Posted by: Tim | July 8, 2006 5:22 PM
Last Result:
Download Speed: 1698 kbps (212.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 127 kbps (15.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Xtra 5gb Explorer Plan
And - Just to annoy people (make them drool)School connection is:
Last Result:
Download Speed: 16698 kbps (2087.2 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 8501 kbps (1062.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Thats "The Loop" around the Nelson Regon... Pretty sweet speeds :p
Posted by: Michael Murphy | July 7, 2006 11:39 PM
Xtra Pro Advanced
Download: 2702 kbps
Upload: 334 kbps
From the Jetstream website:
Maximum Downstream Connection Speed: 3.5Mbps
Maximum Upstream Connection Speed: 512Kbps
Posted by: Steve Robertson | July 7, 2006 7:15 PM
Didnt see anyone from wired country on here :-( so hopefully ill represent us well. Im on Wired Country with Iconz, 2Mbit/256k, 10 gig data cap
Download Speed: 1849 kbps (231.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 208 kbps (26 KB/sec transfer rate)
this was done while i was sending a file to someone on msn @ 7 kBs
Posted by: Steve | July 5, 2006 2:26 AM
Xtra Explorer-3.5mbs
Download Speed: 135 kbps (16.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 97 kbps (12.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
22:44 2/7/06 Sunday night
I must say im very disappointed
Posted by: Wayne | July 3, 2006 12:45 AM
Xtra Explorer Plan..
Download Speed: 3403 kbps (425.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 121 kbps (15.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Posted by: anoymous | June 28, 2006 1:25 PM
You made a mistake on quoteing your connection. You mean 2MB 20 gig Cap Telstra? not 20gig connection which indicates speed, there is a big difference, maybe you should post a correction as it make the Telstra connection look a little stupid. You also listed it as 20gig in your results there.
** Well spotted, Battleneter. Corrections posted!
** Geoff
Posted by: Battleneter | June 27, 2006 6:46 PM
This was my previous account with Xtra, the 3.5 Mbps plan
Download Speed: 507 kbps (63.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 130 kbps (16.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
This was made at 7pm on Tuesday night 20/6/06.
Now I am with Telstra and on Monday 26/6/06 I got this:
Download Speed: 1888 kbps (236 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1683 kbps (210.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
And that's just with a 2Mbps plan.
Hah Telecom I say, your out of my radar now. Christchurch by the way.
Posted by: Anonymous | June 26, 2006 9:35 PM
Here is a one-off test using the Consumer site. I am on Xtra Explorer pack which claims 3.5Mg\128KBps
Download 1062 kbps (132.8 KBps)
Upload 132 kbps (16.5 KBps)
Also did the test on the nzdsl.co.nz site and got results not too dissimilar.
Posted by: Jim Air | June 25, 2006 6:46 PM
Download Speed: 3357 kbps (419.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 503 kbps (62.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Ihug Power
Posted by: Martyn Chalmers | June 24, 2006 9:27 PM
Here is my test via the Consumer site:
Download Speed: 2536 kbps (317 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 109 kbps (13.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Xtra, "Adventure" plan, 10GB cap, 3.5Mbps connection.
Saturday 24/06/2006 @ 12:55 pm
Posted by: stu161204 | June 24, 2006 2:55 PM
Chris Keall's thread about this in the forums had me thinking the Viagra spammers had got to him.
"How fat is your pipe?" - that sounds like it belongs in the subject line of an email advertising Viagra.
Posted by: Carl McKenzie | June 24, 2006 2:49 PM
Download Speed: 263 kbps (32.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 128 kbps (16 KB/sec transfer rate)
Orcon - Surfer Starter.2.GB cap.
Perfectly adequate for my needs. In fact, after using dial-up for a number of years 'this is heaven'. Probably not what you want to hear!
Posted by: Oldferix | June 24, 2006 1:45 PM
Last Result:
Download Speed: 3160 kbps (395 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 133 kbps (16.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
About average figures for past month.
Ihug 3.5 plan
Posted by: Jack Gruschow | June 24, 2006 8:20 AM
Last Result:
Download Speed: 3160 kbps (395 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 133 kbps (16.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
About average figures for past month.
Ihug 3.5 plan
Posted by: Jack Gruschow | June 24, 2006 8:20 AM
Download Speed: 3405 kbps (425.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 128 kbps (16 KB/sec transfer rate)
Ihug Medium 3.5 Mbps
Friday 11:20 pm
But the rate seems to vary from day to day and realistic transfers(HTTP) from overseas is always around 1 Mbps at most..
Posted by: Andrew Crawford | June 24, 2006 1:22 AM
Last Result:
Download Speed: 1112 kbps (139 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 129 kbps (16.1 KB/sec transfer rate)Xtra Explorer plan, but looking to get away from Xtra sooner rather than later
Posted by: Kelem | June 23, 2006 7:03 PM
At work I got some fairly nice speeds - be nice to have this at home.
Download Speed: 4816 kbps (602 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 6099 kbps (762.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Posted by: Mal | June 23, 2006 6:14 PM
Download: 4527 kbps
Upload: 657 kbps
Xtra full-speed Jetstream
Posted by: Brian Wheeler | June 23, 2006 3:56 PM
2148/656 at work on a TelstraClear fibre connection. I'm not sure what speed it's rated at, but it's shared between about 250 people. I'd probably get better speeds after-hours.
Posted by: Chris | June 23, 2006 12:32 PM
Download Speed: 2137 kbps
Up : 129
9:50am
Posted by: Shane | June 23, 2006 11:51 AM
900kbps Download
850kbps Upload
On Inspire Wireless 1Mbit Upload/Download 10GB
Posted by: David Hill | June 23, 2006 11:43 AM
My Orcon speeds for my "Starter" plan
260k down
129 up.
using the "Consumer" test.
at 2015 June 22 2006
These are typical speeds where server performance permits
Posted by: Robert Hall | June 22, 2006 10:18 PM
Last Result:
Download Speed: 772 kbps (96.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 128 kbps (16 KB/sec transfer rate)
Xtra Broadband Adventure. 6:30pm on a Thursday night. To get anywhere near the speeds I should see I need to do a test at around 1am.
Posted by: Jason | June 22, 2006 8:26 PM
Ihug 2Mbps Light
Averaged over one day
Download 1961 kbps (245 KB/s)
Upload 87 kbps (10.8 KB/s)
Posted by: Jen | June 22, 2006 3:38 PM
Ihug Light
Two tests
1150hrs
Download Speed: 1535 kbps (191.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 131 kbps (16.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Download Speed: 1596 kbps (199.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 131 kbps (16.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Posted by: Berryb | June 22, 2006 1:52 PM
Xtra Adventure
(using Ubuntu + WPA wireless older IBM laptop )
approx 3.1 down
approx 125 up
( using very new XP Pro laptop
+ WPA wireless )
approx 2.0 down
approx 110 up
maybe OS overhead comes into the
equation ??
cheers
Posted by: Paul Barratt | June 22, 2006 2:02 AM
-Ihug Light 3.5mbit-
Last Result:
Download Speed: 3390 kbps (423.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 118 kbps (14.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Up to 3.7mbps sustained later at night. ~
Posted by: Jeremy | June 21, 2006 10:11 PM
download 2026Kbps
up 392Kbps
Provider: TelstraClear
20Gb Cable modem @ 20:10 on a Wed Night
Posted by: personthingy | June 21, 2006 10:10 PM
Xtra Adventure 10GB data cap 3.5 Mbps/128kbps:
Download Speed: 797 kbps (99.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 130 kbps (16.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Posted by: someone | June 21, 2006 6:30 PM
Xnet Xtreme (10GB Int/Free Nat), 2Mbps/128Kbps
Download Speed: 601 kbps (75.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 103 kbps (12.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Pretty standard results for me unless it's some unearthly hour of the morning.
From a central Auckland apartment.
Posted by: roddy_boy | June 21, 2006 1:46 PM
Wave Medium
Last Result:
Download Speed: 3423 kbps (427.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 131 kbps (16.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Posted by: Peter Harland | June 21, 2006 10:21 AM
I am with "The Packing Shed" on the "Jetstream Adventure" plan (3.5 Mbps, 10 GB)
Download 2626 kbps
Upload 104 kbps
Posted by: David Slater | June 21, 2006 7:14 AM
With Ihug Lite 15GB 3.5Mbps at 10.55pm Tuesday 20 June
Down 3376
Up 127
Posted by: Zippity | June 21, 2006 12:57 AM
Download Speed: 1866 kbps
Upload Speed: 122 kbps
Xnet HSI
Posted by: Daniel Faulknor | June 20, 2006 11:23 PM
Download Speed: 467 kbps (58.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 130 kbps (16.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
On Xtra Pro. My download is significantly lower than what I usually get when doing a test. Must be congestion.
Posted by: Greg | June 20, 2006 10:48 PM
Paradise 5g
2022 down 75 up
Is this normal
Posted by: Arnie | June 20, 2006 10:10 PM
Another one off from Consumer's site:
Download 3424 kbps
Upload 131 kbps
Orcon Surfer Premium 10gig cap 3.5Mbps connection
Posted by: Fred Low | June 20, 2006 9:56 PM
On WorldxChange Xnet Xtreme (10GB Int/Free Nat), 2Mbps/128Kbps:
Download 1913 Kbps
Upload 118 Kbps
Posted by: Stephen Heighway | June 20, 2006 9:52 PM
My speeds :
Last Result:
Download Speed: 1445 kbps (180.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 127 kbps (15.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Xtra, "Adventure" plan, 10GB cap, 3.5Mbps connection.
Posted by: sarel | June 20, 2006 9:51 PM
Well I am on the Explorer plan with Xtra and got a measly result.
Download Speed: 507 kbps (63.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 130 kbps (16.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
This was made at 7pm on Tuesday night 20/6/06.
Pppffftttttttt.
Posted by: David Gould | June 20, 2006 9:02 PM
That translates to a transfer rate of 236.8 KB/sec download and 183.8 KB/sec upload.
Posted by: derek robson | June 20, 2006 8:34 PM
On an ihug light plan with 10gb download I get:
3239 down
131 up
Posted by: Robert Murray | June 20, 2006 6:09 PM
I get 0. This test never works for me.
Using www.jetstreamgames.co.nz/speed I average 633.
Posted by: PCTek | June 20, 2006 5:51 PM
Here's my test. Xtra Adventure, 10GB etc etc
Download Speed: 2962 kbps (370.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 122 kbps (15.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Posted by: Matt Stubbins | June 20, 2006 5:34 PM
Here is a one-off speed test via the Consumer site:
Download 3163 kbps
Upload 125 kbps
Xtra, "Adventure" plan, 10GB cap, 3.5Mbps connection.
Posted by: Terry Porritt | June 20, 2006 4:51 PM