Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


exportgoldman

1202 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#15776 7-Sep-2007 14:50
Send private message


Hello Everyone,

I have a 09 358 Number, and Live in Parnell, about 2-3 KM from MAYORAL DRIVE, From the Telecom Exchange list, I am on MAYORAL DRIVE 1.


My connect speeds are good, at around 5-7MBits, but can only get 1200-1500kbps.

I looked up the ADSL2 Platform upgrade, and I have already been upgraded on the 22/8/2007 but we are running very slowly still, but it also says only 1000 users are on Mayoral Drive 1 which seems very strange (CBD of Auckland 1K Broadband users???)



Can anyone shed any insight?




Tyler - Parnell Geek - iPhone 3G - Lenovo X301 - Kaseya - Great Western Steak House, these are some of my favourite things.

Create new topic
PenultimateHop
637 posts

Ultimate Geek

Trusted

  #85764 7-Sep-2007 15:09
Send private message

exportgoldman: My connect speeds are good, at around 5-7MBits, but can only get 1200-1500kbps.
[..]
Can anyone shed any insight?
I'd suspect either congested DSLAM backhaul, or a congested ISP backhaul circuit.  You haven't mentioned which ISP you're on, though.

Nothing to do with the 'ADSL2 upgrade'.  MDR has multiple DSLAMs and without someone in Telecom advising you which DSLAM you are actually connected to, it'd be largely speculation as to how many subscribers are on the same DSLAM as you.  Rest assured MDR does have more than 1k ports attached, though.



exportgoldman

1202 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  #85792 7-Sep-2007 17:25
Send private message

PenultimateHop:
exportgoldman: My connect speeds are good, at around 5-7MBits, but can only get 1200-1500kbps.
[..]
Can anyone shed any insight?
I'd suspect either congested DSLAM backhaul, or a congested ISP backhaul circuit. You haven't mentioned which ISP you're on, though.

Nothing to do with the 'ADSL2 upgrade'. MDR has multiple DSLAMs and without someone in Telecom advising you which DSLAM you are actually connected to, it'd be largely speculation as to how many subscribers are on the same DSLAM as you. Rest assured MDR does have more than 1k ports attached, though.


I mention the ADSL2 Upgrade, as this report (link below) straight from the horses mouth says MDR has only 1K Users! and has been upgraded, but I'm still syncing slowly. And with the ADSL2, they were meant to be implementing Ethernet handover.

My ISP, XNET is in Shortland street, a stones hop from A) Me B) MDR so it seems strange...

From: http://www.telecom.co.nz/binarys/adsl2_20070828.pdf





Tyler - Parnell Geek - iPhone 3G - Lenovo X301 - Kaseya - Great Western Steak House, these are some of my favourite things.

PenultimateHop
637 posts

Ultimate Geek

Trusted

  #85805 7-Sep-2007 19:53
Send private message

exportgoldman: I mention the ADSL2 Upgrade, as this report (link below) straight from the horses mouth says MDR has only 1K Users! and has been upgraded, but I'm still syncing slowly. And with the ADSL2, they were meant to be implementing Ethernet handover.

My ISP, XNET is in Shortland street, a stones hop from A) Me B) MDR so it seems strange...
I am surprised that they state only 1K subscribers are at MDR, as I have reason to believe it is substantially higher than this.  However perhaps this indicates simply the number of subscribers that are being migrated rather than the total number that are actually at MDR.  It's also possible that you're on the AK Central exchange (Airedale St) noted last in the document with 12k subscribers.

Have you actually seen an ADSL2+ connection?

As far as Ethernet UBS handover goes, only X-Net could comment on whether they have actually turned this service up.  Scuttlebutt in the industry is that it hasn't happened (yet).


Geographic proximity doesn't necessarily mean much if you are unfortunate enough to be on a DSLAM which has congested backhaul - which will occur ADSL2 or no ADSL2!  Ruling out X-Net's UBS backhaul as the problem, this is pretty much the only conclusion that remains.



kaiwai
116 posts

Master Geek


  #86499 13-Sep-2007 02:46
Send private message

PenultimateHop:
exportgoldman: I mention the ADSL2 Upgrade, as this report (link below) straight from the horses mouth says MDR has only 1K Users! and has been upgraded, but I'm still syncing slowly. And with the ADSL2, they were meant to be implementing Ethernet handover.

My ISP, XNET is in Shortland street, a stones hop from A) Me B) MDR so it seems strange...
I am surprised that they state only 1K subscribers are at MDR, as I have reason to believe it is substantially higher than this. However perhaps this indicates simply the number of subscribers that are being migrated rather than the total number that are actually at MDR. It's also possible that you're on the AK Central exchange (Airedale St) noted last in the document with 12k subscribers.

Have you actually seen an ADSL2+ connection?

As far as Ethernet UBS handover goes, only X-Net could comment on whether they have actually turned this service up. Scuttlebutt in the industry is that it hasn't happened (yet).


Geographic proximity doesn't necessarily mean much if you are unfortunate enough to be on a DSLAM which has congested backhaul - which will occur ADSL2 or no ADSL2! Ruling out X-Net's UBS backhaul as the problem, this is pretty much the only conclusion that remains.


All I can suggest is maybe chatting to telecom about the issue. You might find that that there is a fault but most people put up with it rather than reporting it.

Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00


eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07


BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21


eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01


WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32


RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26


Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24


Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05


Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22


Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46


Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42


D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34


Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15









Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.