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Zeon

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#586863 26-Feb-2012 09:11

jjnz1:
Zeon: Where abotus are you? There could be fixed wireless options?

He doesn't want to pay anymore than $200 per month, therefore anything faster than a 2Mbps/2Mbps fixed wireless link is out of the question. (I even think from memory that is pushing it)

Fixed wireless providers normally now only sell symmetrical options. So 15/5 will be hard to find.

If you are interested in a fixed wireless link, and you are within the nationwide coverage footprint, talk to an ISP such as Snap, WXC, FX networks, or Unleash. Also you might want to check out Araneo.net.nz for a coverage map.

Why do you want a big upload speed? Also moving house might be your only option.

Ultra high grade fixed wireless like Araneo wasn't what I was talking about. There must be some cheaper residential options around like that service on Waiheke?

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#588573 29-Feb-2012 21:44

Ragnor: You could get two ADSL2+ connections then use a load balancing router, it won't give you a higher max upload speed but you could be uploading to destination x over connection 1 and to destination y over connection 2.

Sorry about taking so long to reply; I've been thinking, requesting pricing, etc.

I imagine that if it's possible to "link" two ADSL2+ connections then I could presumably also use one ADSL2+ and one HSNS. I'm considering getting 1 Mb/s HSNS from Hosting Direct ($115), which when combined with my existing ADSL2+ would give me something similar to a 15/2 connection. 2 Mb/s, while not a huge amount, is still double what I have now (although as you say it'll only help for multiple "parallel" uploads).

The two advantages that I see of using HSNS rather than a second ADSL2+ connection are the unlimited data* and the scalability. If I need a big download - but don't need it ASAP - then I can presumably "trickle" it over the HSNS connection, and therefore I may even be able to drop my current TelstraClear plan down a notch or two and cut a few dollars off that bill. I would also have the ability to push the HSNS connection up to 2 or even 5 Mb/s later, possibly on a month-to-month basis when required (if HD allows this; if not then I'm probably better off with ADSL2+).

I came up with this on the spur of the moment while driving home, is it a good plan or am I diving in without thinking things through properly?

* I'm aware of Slingshot's $90 unlimited ADSL2+ plan but it according to the smallprint there is still a $20 surcharge for "rural" customers. This brings the total cost to within $5 of HSNS.

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#589954 3-Mar-2012 18:28

Behodar:
Ragnor: You could get two ADSL2+ connections then use a load balancing router, it won't give you a higher max upload speed but you could be uploading to destination x over connection 1 and to destination y over connection 2.

Sorry about taking so long to reply; I've been thinking, requesting pricing, etc.

I imagine that if it's possible to "link" two ADSL2+ connections then I could presumably also use one ADSL2+ and one HSNS. I'm considering getting 1 Mb/s HSNS from Hosting Direct ($115), which when combined with my existing ADSL2+ would give me something similar to a 15/2 connection. 2 Mb/s, while not a huge amount, is still double what I have now (although as you say it'll only help for multiple "parallel" uploads).

The two advantages that I see of using HSNS rather than a second ADSL2+ connection are the unlimited data* and the scalability. If I need a big download - but don't need it ASAP - then I can presumably "trickle" it over the HSNS connection, and therefore I may even be able to drop my current TelstraClear plan down a notch or two and cut a few dollars off that bill. I would also have the ability to push the HSNS connection up to 2 or even 5 Mb/s later, possibly on a month-to-month basis when required (if HD allows this; if not then I'm probably better off with ADSL2+).

I came up with this on the spur of the moment while driving home, is it a good plan or am I diving in without thinking things through properly?

* I'm aware of Slingshot's $90 unlimited ADSL2+ plan but it according to the smallprint there is still a $20 surcharge for "rural" customers. This brings the total cost to within $5 of HSNS.

if you don't need to upload a single file at a fast speed you could go with dual dsl connections load balanced, but it can be a bit messy.

i'd actually suggest asking snap about their bonded dsl connections. from my understanding a staff member was "playing" with it. and then vdsl came along :)

the other thing you can do with dual connections, is you can use one for uploading/downloading files, and the other for web etc. which is a bit simpler to deal with. but you're still limited for upload speeds.

annex-m is cool, but chorus haven't enabled it. it's kind of akin to how they wouldn't disable interleaving for ages. i think some kind of partition has to be done. as, having 800kbit upload for the next 10 years or something is pretty crazy, and fibre is only covering central city areas for the most part, so you may not have availbilty, and even if you do installation costs are high - whereas annex-m is just "enabling" on their equipment. it's kind of like those old PC-AT computers with the "turbo" switch, you press it on and it goes faster. some people used to leave it off because they felt like they didn't need the speed, and were under the impression that it damaged the computer running at turbo all the time, whereas really it was just for compatibility with programs that used fixed timing loops where they'd go too fast on a new computer, so you disable turbo and it'd run like a PC-XT.

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