Chorus boosting 100/20 fibre to 300/100 in November/December

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#2818365 24-Nov-2021 11:55

I don't think so, I'm using the Spark smart modem, and was still on 1Gb/s last night and this morning, until I placed the order. So I doubt it's my equipment.

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#2818369 24-Nov-2021 11:56

quickymart:

Weird, I seem to be on 100/100 now? My order with Spark is still in progress however.

Let me know if / when you'd like me to look into this. I can't modify any open orders etc, but will be able to see your connection in our network.

My views are my own, and may not necessarily represent those of my employer.

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#2818383 24-Nov-2021 12:20

quickymart:

I don't think so, I'm using the Spark smart modem, and was still on 1Gb/s last night and this morning, until I placed the order. So I doubt it's my equipment.

Are you using the ethernet cable supplied with the router, between the ONT and the router?

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#2818465 24-Nov-2021 13:42

Yep. Nothing's changed from last night.

I'm not complaining, by the way...just seems weird :)

I'll leave it for the next day or so and see what happens, the order isn't meant to post until Friday anyway.

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#2818476 24-Nov-2021 14:09

wratterus:

They must have tweaked the wording? Seems OK to me. It's a tricky thing to get across without over complicating it.

Definitely tweaked. That's significantly clearer than what was there before 😀

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#2818481 24-Nov-2021 14:17

Anyone on Skinny got upgraded?

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#2818487 24-Nov-2021 14:34

CrashAndBurn:
Anyone on Skinny got upgraded?

@CrashAndBurn flick thru some of the pages of this thread and you will find your answer

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#2818820 24-Nov-2021 21:04

Noticed something a little odd going on - on the 24th of November (and every speed test since) my upload jumped from 20.5-20.7 Mbps to around 24.4 Mbps. My download has not changed at just over 100 Mbps.

Don't appear to have been upgraded as such yet - on Spark essential fiber 100 in Rotorua so Chorus is the local fiber company.

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#2818883 24-Nov-2021 21:52

Shut the front gate

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#2818944 25-Nov-2021 05:52

@MadEngineer what's the CPU utilisation on the RB2011 doing that? Is it struggling or OK?

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#2818953 25-Nov-2021 07:09

Hah it’s around 100% at that rate. Profile showed the lcd using 1-2% of cpu so I turned that function off, as impressive as it was to see it graphing the speed upgrade.

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#2819235 25-Nov-2021 16:10

Love it.

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#2819246 25-Nov-2021 16:20

I am on Bigpipe - Looks like it was updated a few days ago and I hadn't noticed.

I had to get a laptop and plug it via cable into the router to check. I also had to make sure not to use a Cat-5 cable as I gather they max out at 100mb.

I didn't have anything with fast enough wifi to check the new speeds 😊

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#2819261 25-Nov-2021 16:49

robjg63: I also had to make sure not to use a Cat-5 cable as I gather they max out at 100mb.

Off topic, and already covered in this thread, but no, that is not correct.

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#2819347 25-Nov-2021 19:38

My order should be completed tomorrow, in the meantime I still seem (oddly) to be on 100/100. I say oddly because this isn't even a plan that Spark offers.

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