950Mb?? is it a myth?

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hkan008

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#248686 5-Apr-2019 15:55

I recently moved to MyRepublic's FibrePro plan 950Mbps/500Mbps. (from 100/20)

I ran the speedtest to all the ISPs I can find in Auckland and they are all showing my speed is 100Mbps/100Mbps.

The test was from my PC, CAT6 connected to ASUS AC87U router (GB upstream port), wired CAT5e and then to OTA. I have checked Chorus fibre map and it said my address can connect 1000Mbps.

I read something in GeekZone and some are saying that speedtest.net not necessary the best way to test the speed (layer 2 / layer 3 etc.), but

how would I know if I am not being ripped off by the ISP? How can I really test it?

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#2211411 5-Apr-2019 15:59

Whoa, slow down....... did you ask your ISP for the 1gig plan ? If yes, then just sounds like a wrong button was clicked somewhere and a 100/100 plan applied.

Call your ISP to confirm.

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#2211413 5-Apr-2019 16:04

is your computer itself connected at 1gbit?

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#2211414 5-Apr-2019 16:08

honestly there are 10's of threads like this on here, you need to stop and have a read of them, as there are usually a few causes to this issue which are covered in those threads

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#2211418 5-Apr-2019 16:11

Is the PC to router connection running at 100Mbps or 1 Gbps?

On the PC, go Control Panel -> Network and Internet -> Network Connections -> Local Area Connection. Check the speed.

Log on to the router and check if the uplink to the ONT is running at 1 Gbps.

If it all appears to be 1 Gbps, it's likely your service is mis-provisioned. Contact MyRepublic.

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#2211459 5-Apr-2019 18:43

It's totally do-able. See my signature. ;)

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#2211483 5-Apr-2019 20:25

xpd:

Whoa, slow down....... did you ask your ISP for the 1gig plan ? If yes, then just sounds like a wrong button was clicked somewhere and a 100/100 plan applied.

Call your ISP to confirm.

do this first before anything else

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#2211511 5-Apr-2019 22:20

xpd:

Whoa, slow down....... did you ask your ISP for the 1gig plan ? If yes, then just sounds like a wrong button was clicked somewhere and a 100/100 plan applied.

CALMLY Call your ISP to confirm.

This. And I fixed that for you! :)

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#2211553 6-Apr-2019 07:55

BarTender: It's totally do-able. See my signature. ;)

Dude. Dunno what world you live in, but 925 is totally not as big as 950. You should complain.

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#2211617 6-Apr-2019 09:43

Not all speed test destination servers supply more than 100mbs.

I spent several hours trouble shooting my setup with Vodafone as closest server said I was on 100mbs.

Turned out the closest server couldn't speed test faster than 100mbs nothing wrong with my system.

Ultimately if you dont notice speed issue when using PC, I stopped caring the exact speed I'm running at...

Just like my friends with high end cars never test the can go at 200 mph..

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#2211636 6-Apr-2019 10:44

Just to show that you can get full speed on MyRepublic.

hkan008

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#2211715 6-Apr-2019 13:34

Thanks.. where about are you in Auckland k1w1k1d?

k1w1k1d:

Just to show that you can get full speed on MyRepublic.

hkan008

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#2211718 6-Apr-2019 13:39

Hi DonH,

I have already checked my local PC and I am trying to borrow someone else laptop to retest it.. All my local connection from Windows shows 1Gbps.

I will see how I can check the uplink to ONT from router and see. Just wanna to eliminate as many variables as possible before I contact MyRepublic (wasting their time and I have to go through all the checks with them again)

DonH:

Is the PC to router connection running at 100Mbps or 1 Gbps?

On the PC, go Control Panel -> Network and Internet -> Network Connections -> Local Area Connection. Check the speed.

Log on to the router and check if the uplink to the ONT is running at 1 Gbps.

If it all appears to be 1 Gbps, it's likely your service is mis-provisioned. Contact MyRepublic.

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#2211720 6-Apr-2019 13:41

The ont colour is a dead giveaway as to whether you're connected at 1000 or 100 mbps. Sorry can't remember which colour is which. Google it.

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#2211788 6-Apr-2019 15:02

Batman: The ont colour is a dead giveaway as to whether you're connected at 1000 or 100 mbps. Sorry can't remember which colour is which. Google it.

On the Chorus ONT - Green for 100Mbit, Orange for Gigabit.

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#2211795 6-Apr-2019 15:33

I'm in Christchurch.

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