Vodem 7.2mbps fw?

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hasole

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#28215 23-Nov-2008 07:00

Does ne1 know if the latest fw update on the vodem bump the max d/l to 7.2 from 3.6

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johnr

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#179553 23-Nov-2008 08:46

Yes the latest firmware does increase downlink speed but there are only a handful sites today running 7.2 down.

hasole

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#179566 23-Nov-2008 09:50

Excellent, it will be better than using my e61 that is only 384k

VFNZPaulBrislen

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#179580 23-Nov-2008 11:18

The main benefit of the upgrade isn't necessarily download speed (although that's a good thing in itself). We upgrade the upload speed AND lower the latency quite dramatically, making the network better for business customers who want to do more than just download stuff and check email.

cheers

Paul

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#179639 23-Nov-2008 15:23

PaulBrislen: AND lower the latency quite dramatically,
Paul

Anyone got some pings? (from Windows command prompt ping to a NZ site be great)

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#179819 24-Nov-2008 10:30

PaulBrislen: The main benefit of the upgrade isn't necessarily download speed (although that's a good thing in itself). We upgrade the upload speed AND lower the latency quite dramatically, making the network better for business customers who want to do more than just download stuff and check email.

cheers

Paul

Crikey - sounds like Telecom marketing speil from November 2006... You know, when that fast and low latency EVDO RevA network was launched.

cranz

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#179858 24-Nov-2008 12:19

coffeebaron: Anyone got some pings? (from Windows command prompt ping to?a NZ site?be great)

--- ape.net.nz ping statistics ---
10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 107.750/113.604/129.280/6.942 ms

--- trademe.co.nz ping statistics ---
10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 116.741/129.536/147.784/8.790 ms

--- ihug.co.nz ping statistics ---
10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 97.210/118.391/137.666/11.574 ms

--- gpforums.co.nz ping statistics ---
10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 98.356/109.282/119.090/6.926 ms

NB: I am in the CBD on a average-to-highly used cell I would class these as "real world" but I have definitely received better at home in the burbs

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#179859 24-Nov-2008 12:24

Hmmm, that doesn't look like any improvement in latency; 110ms is pretty much the norm for WCDMA. Anyone else got better results? Paul, how about your ping times?

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