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Topic # 14466 4-Jul-2007 21:49
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From this week, I'm experiencing very slow connection speed on my GoLarge plan.

Even Telecom's own test metre shows its only 974kbps downstream.

Are they abandoned GoLarge customers completely?

I wasn't looking for 2mbps+ international access, but 974kbps in domestic is kind of insult


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  Reply # 77000 5-Jul-2007 10:51
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I too are getting pretty poor speeds that are inline with yours i usually get around 768-512k download.. but im pulling 70gb a month for not much $$ so it dosnt bother me too much :)

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  Reply # 77004 5-Jul-2007 11:23
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Last night I phoned xtra as I was having problems receiving emails. I was told that there was a problem and it affected all Go Large customers.

The problem seems to have been resolved this morning. On the issue of speeds I have experienced the same problem, IE Go large becomes Go Slow.

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  Reply # 77006 5-Jul-2007 11:57
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My golarge speed has increased x6 since fridaySmile
wahoo!

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  Reply # 77024 5-Jul-2007 13:37
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Im on Go Large, things were awful for ages, improved heaps last few weeks.

Hows this for international, on Go Large... good by any DSL connection standard really...







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  Reply # 77025 5-Jul-2007 13:40
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And I thought I would replicate the OPs worst test, which was to LA.









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  Reply # 77089 5-Jul-2007 21:27
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tonyhughes: And I thought I would replicate the OPs worst test, which was to LA.



That's so unlike GoLarge.. what modem do you use and which area are you living?

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  Reply # 77191 6-Jul-2007 23:50
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wow what time of the day was that?!!

i should've kept my go large do you think guys??? SOBS!!




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  Reply # 77204 7-Jul-2007 01:05
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This is pretty much all day, with regular connection breaks.



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  Reply # 77219 7-Jul-2007 09:26
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School holidays at the moment, this has a dramatic effect on all DSL service.

Cyril



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Reply # 77223 7-Jul-2007 09:41
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cyril7: School holidays at the moment, this has a dramatic effect on all DSL service.

Cyril


seems like those school kids are axis of evil to me Tongue out

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  Reply # 77232 7-Jul-2007 11:32
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kids = youtube, beebo, and the likes! hopefully they are under parental control too!!! argh kids nowadays




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  Reply # 77247 7-Jul-2007 14:12
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Shin:
tonyhughes: And I thought I would replicate the OPs worst test, which was to LA.



That's so unlike GoLarge.. what modem do you use and which area are you living?



That was with a DLINK DSLG604T in Hastings <1km from Exchange







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  Reply # 77248 7-Jul-2007 14:13
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joker97: wow what time of the day was that?!!

i should've kept my go large do you think guys??? SOBS!!

Same time as the respective post date/times they were on.







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  Reply # 77250 7-Jul-2007 15:30
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Oh yes i am so sorry guys for having a younger brother who likes youtube and online flash games and a older/younger brother [younger than me] who likes World of Warcraft.

So sorry :(

[thats annoying though, we should have the speeds we were promised instead of having to share with everyone]

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  Reply # 77400 9-Jul-2007 10:26
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Since school holidays have started, I'm back to the usual sluggish speeds.
There seems to be a relationship between automobile traffic & internet traffic
One gets better at the expense of the other.

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