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eme

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#119453 1-Jun-2013 19:26

I am on 10 GB Vodafone / TelstraClear ADSL Broadband plan / connection.

I am using a Macbook and Firefox to run www.speedtest.net.

My Speedtest.net data is:

Ping: 53ms

Download: 3.86Mbps

Upload: 0.49Mbps

Why is my upload speed so much slower?

Is there anything I can do to improve the Upload speed, even at the expense of some Download speed?

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#829336 1-Jun-2013 19:49

The ratio can't be changed. ADSL without annex M will only deliver around 800kbps tops for most users. Annex M increases this to around 2Mbps by sacrificing some downstream but it's not available on any Chorus equipment.

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