Cabinet or Exchange???

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Bee

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#73073 8-Dec-2010 15:38

So can all ISPs connect me to the cabinet or only some of them?

My cabinet is set for VDSL2 any day now and yet I recently changed ISPs and went from a consistent 14-16 Meg to less than 2. Have I gone from Cabinet to Exchange and what can I do to get back?

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#414706 8-Dec-2010 16:58

Every ISP connects to a cabinet or excahnge if they're using Telecom Wholesale services. If they're using ther own ULL equipment they can only connect to an exchange.

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#414742 8-Dec-2010 19:38

might be that, that ISP has congestion issues?

*Insert big spe*dtest result here*

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#414748 8-Dec-2010 20:09

Hi Brendon, go to the Telecom wholesale map site and check exactly where you are in the scheme, and are you on a ULL connection (Voda Red, Orcon Purple or Telstra direct) and determine if you should be on such an connection or put back to a Telecom wholesale connection.

http://www.telecomwholesale.co.nz/maps

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#414750 8-Dec-2010 20:11

Don't expect to be connected to VDSL anytime soon and get ready to open your wallet

Why would you change ISP when getting those speeds BTW?

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#414754 8-Dec-2010 20:22

Why would you change ISP when getting those speeds BTW?

now 2Mb/s was 14-16?

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#414755 8-Dec-2010 20:25

cyril7:
Why would you change ISP when getting those speeds BTW?

now 2Mb/s was 14-16?

Cyril

Ok I must be having a blonde moment looks like the speed has dropped to me

webnation

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#414811 8-Dec-2010 22:33

i also seeing his speed dropped..
the reason for change perhaps more datacap for a cheaper price?
you could ask them to change you from exchange to cabinet, in some case you might have to pay $10/month more for that. :)

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#414950 9-Dec-2010 11:59

Is that speed a download (ie throughput) speed test, or the actual connection speed on your router's status page? If you're in a cabinetised area then you don't want to be connected back to the exchange because interference will slow it down.

Time to find a new industry!

Bee

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#415140 9-Dec-2010 16:56

They offered me two months free and a free cellphone with 500txts per month for free!!! (on account with no monthly fee for 2 years)
an offer too good to be true.
Almost a month later and I havent seen the phone yet...

Now would be good but thats certainly not what Ive got so far...

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Bee

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#415377 10-Dec-2010 08:35

Speedtest this morning says 15! yay! shall do one tonight and see how that goes...

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