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ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 04 May 2011, 15:03
by Samaya
I found my line speed is syncing at 1024kbps instead of 512kbps (NOT that I am complaining...) Has anyone else "suffered" this
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 04 May 2011, 15:09
by Stuart
Telkom looks set to upgrade their 512Kbps ADSL subscribers to 1Mbps in the coming weeks. Telkom would only confirm that the upgrades are indeed on the table, but industry players have confirmed that they expect this upgrade soon.
It is also predicted that Telkom will keep the price of their planned 1Mbps ADSL service the same as their DSL512 pricing of R326 per month.
Source
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 04 May 2011, 15:11
by Stuart
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 04 May 2011, 15:18
by SykomantiS
Nice... Now, will the ISPs play ball? I.e. will they uprate the 512 offerings to match the new line speeds?
I'm guessing NO
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 04 May 2011, 15:18
by oukie
It has indeed happened
Notification on mybb
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 04 May 2011, 15:41
by Stuart
SykomantiS wrote:Nice... Now, will the ISPs play ball? I.e. will they uprate the 512 offerings to match the new line speeds?
I'm guessing NO
Most capped offerings already work at whatever your line speed is. It's generally the uncapped offerings that are line speed specific.
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 04 May 2011, 16:11
by Ron2K
SykomantiS wrote:Nice... Now, will the ISPs play ball? I.e. will they uprate the 512 offerings to match the new line speeds?
I'm guessing NO
Capped offerings are generally not throttled by the ISP, so the 512 kbps users will notice the difference.
Uncapped offerings generally ARE throttled by the ISP, and one would likely have to upgrade to a higher speed package (the costs to the ISP of provisioning bandwidth have not changed). As far as I know, only MWEB currently has a home quality 1 Mbps offering, although several ISPs offer a business grade uncapped 1 Mbps package.
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 04 May 2011, 16:14
by SykomantiS
Stuart wrote:Most capped offerings already work at whatever your line speed is. It's generally the uncapped offerings that are line speed specific.
It's generally the uncapped offerings I'm referring to
Ron2K wrote:Capped offerings are generally not throttled by the ISP, so the 512 kbps users will notice the difference.
Uncapped offerings generally ARE throttled by the ISP, and one would likely have to upgrade to a higher speed package (the costs to the ISP of provisioning bandwidth have not changed). As far as I know, only MWEB currently has a home quality 1 Mbps offering, although several ISPs offer a business grade uncapped 1 Mbps package.
Ok, uhm, what are the differences between home and business grade?
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 04 May 2011, 16:16
by Ron2K
The business grade uncapped products generally have lower contention than those aimed at the home market, which translates into a higher average throughput and less throttling/shaping. Because of this, they're much more expensive.
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 04 May 2011, 16:18
by Siemens
384 hardly ever runs at full speed
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 04 May 2011, 16:21
by Stuart
Siemens wrote:384 hardly ever runs at full speed
Kthx
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 04 May 2011, 17:26
by Puento
poor 384 people ! im one of them....
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 16 May 2011, 09:07
by Siemens
My 384 line has been downloading at 43kbps average lately. I take it our speeds also increased?
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 16 May 2011, 09:10
by Stuart
I wasn't aware of a 384k line upgrade, but it's entirely possible. What does your router say it's syncing at?
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 16 May 2011, 09:16
by Siemens
I need a babblefish to understand that. How do check? how do see syncing?
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 16 May 2011, 09:22
by SykomantiS
Log in to your router. on the 1st page usually, it will tel you connected/disconnected, and if connected, something along the lines of 384/128 or 1024/512, or whatever, depending on your line speed. 1st value is your download speed, second is upload, in kbps.
Otherwise go find it under status or something.
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 16 May 2011, 09:34
by Stuart
Siemens wrote:I need a babblefish to understand that. How do check? how do see syncing?
Just look at your router directly in the blinking lights and ask in your most sultry voice, "What are you syncing at?"
What router do you have? It'll be slightly different on different routers, but there should be some option once you've logged into the router to see the stats of your DSL connection.
On our router here at the office (Linksys WAG200G) it's under "Status" > "DSL Connection."
DSL Status: Connected
DSL Modulation Mode: G.dmt
DSL Path Mode: Fast
Downstream Rate: 4096 kbps
Upstream Rate: 512 kbps
Downstream Margin: 8 db
Upstream Margin: 12 db
Downstream Line Attenuation: 26 db
Upstream Line Attenuation: 7 db
Downstream Transmit Power: 5 db
Upstream Transmit Power: -6 db
Re: ADSL 512k upgraded to 1M?
Posted: 16 May 2011, 09:57
by Siemens
Uhg, still at 384, Although I'm still getting 40+ download speeds. Which has never happened before. We barely even got the full 38 speed ever.