[WXC/VFX] Difference in download/upload speed???

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2meke

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#21191 18-Apr-2008 11:45

Not sure if this is the right place for it but as I recently signed up to Fusion I thought I'd ask here.

I've just run these speedtests....

What I don't understand is if Fusion is FS/FS why do I get such a huge difference in speed?
Is it just Xnet or are all ISP's the same?
Prior to Xnet I had wireless that would deliver 2MB up AND down.

Also when I ran the tests it showed me as being in Chch but I'm actually in Northland!

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VFNZPaulBrislen

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#124699 18-Apr-2008 11:52

Is the service is delivered over the copper lines? It's probably ADSL - asymmetrical DSL. The A part means the download speed is dramatically more than the upload.

More on ADSL here.

Apologies if it's not - in which case, I know nothing.

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kfella2000

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#124709 18-Apr-2008 12:20

I think Paul is right it is ADSL which does mean you will get a faster download speed than upload and you will find that all ISPs that have ADSL will all have similar speeds. Also I dont think that body in that illustration on the speedtest doesnt change to show your location

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#124711 18-Apr-2008 12:23

Paul is right the technolgy used for DSL conections is currently ADSL , you do do not get a symmetricial service ie the same speed up and down which you were getting with your wireless provider.

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2meke

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#124749 18-Apr-2008 14:09

Thanks guys

...was just wondering.

kfella2000:Also I dont think that body in that illustration on the speedtest doesnt change to show your location

Not that it really matters but I'm no where nearly 450 miles from Akl - more like 100

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#124919 19-Apr-2008 13:12

Full speed refers to the maximum speed the technology allows. ADSL has a maximum download speed of 8mb and an upload speed of ~800k.

Also the reason it shows you an incorrect distance is because it compares your ip address with a ip to location database. When your isp orders a pool of ip addresses, they need to specify where the client of each one is located. Because most isp's use dynamic addresses, its not always accurate. When i connect, the modem is given an ip address, from the isp, out of this pool which they may have said is given to someone in dunedin when in fact i am in napier. They could have randomly made up names of places when ordering the pool.

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