VDSL users, speedtests

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Kixtro

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# 99505 20-Mar-2012 18:17

Hi there,

I was just wondering the difference in speeds for VDSL lines.

http://speedtest.net

Please post your results and the ISP you are with.

NOTE: This is only for VDSL customers thanks.

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# 597833 20-Mar-2012 18:19

Might be a better idea if they posted modem sync rate

Kixtro

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# 597835 20-Mar-2012 18:24

They can post that additionally if they know how, but I am more interested in what sort of uplink it can pump.

networkn

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# 597844 20-Mar-2012 18:42

I'll be interested to see if many people can beat this:

https://www.speedtest.net/result/1844661475.png

10357 kbps /69993 kbps

I am with Unleash and using a Zyxel Modem.

I regularly sustain download rates of over 7.4MB/s

Napster

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# 597847 20-Mar-2012 18:46

I am on Snap's VDSL service.

Local download speeds are not so flash for some reason.

Can upload data at about 1100KB/s

Speeds are bit better to Telecom speedtest

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# 597850 20-Mar-2012 18:47

Napster, interested to know what your modem stats are, including the line attenuation.

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# 597863 20-Mar-2012 19:20

Hmmm.. I too am on Snap VDSL. But as of now (7pm), I am only hitting 20/8Mbps in both a normal speedtest and with Telecoms speedtest. That's the first time I have noticed that much of a drop in speed.

My line stats are 46000/10000. Attenuation: 4dB down/0 dB up.

Normally I can download at 3.5MB/s and upload at 1.1MB/s.

Well worth the extra $50 just for the upload IMO.

====EDIT====
Haha, well that was stupid of me... I forgot I was using wireless on my MBP, so I logged on to my hardwired server and I am getting 45Mbps down.

Kixtro

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# 597866 20-Mar-2012 19:26

To you guys that have VDSL would you ever go back to ADSL2? Was it worth getting?

networkn

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# 597876 20-Mar-2012 19:54

extro: I'd never go back by choice.

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# 597891 20-Mar-2012 20:16

networkn: extro: I'd never go back by choice.

My wife and I have just bought a house in tropical Tawa, and it is too far from the exchange to get VDSL... so when we move I will lose it. I do have other options though.

I wonder how Snap deal with that considering I am on a fixed term VDSL plan? I still plan on being with them BTW.

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# 597899 20-Mar-2012 20:25

Extro: To you guys that have VDSL would you ever go back to ADSL2? Was it worth getting?

It's going to depend entirely what the connection is for.

ADSL2+ has the ability to have interleaving set to low or off, VDSL2+ is currently fixed on high adding 16ms of latency to a connection. With EUBA Ethernet connections you can do lots of cool things over ADSL2+ that can't be done over UBA/UBS connections such as bonding etc.

The biggest advantage of VDSL2+ is primararily the much better upstream.

CUnl

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# 597905 20-Mar-2012 20:31

sbiddle:
It's going to depend entirely what the connection is for.

ADSL2+ has the ability to have interleaving set to low or off, VDSL2+ is currently fixed on high adding 16ms of latency to a connection....

Not true on the interleaving front for VDSL.
While it's correct you CAN select the interleaving level on EUBA (ADSL2+) services, it's not selectable when provisioning WVS (VDSL2) and defaults to High.

However, Dynamic Line Management (DLM) will monitor your line proactively and alter your VDSL profile accordingly.
DLM will automagically upgrade/downgrade your profile (i.e.: 8b/17a) and interleaving level.

We have many clients on VDSL who have interleaving on fast (effectively 0ms) - it's all dependent on how good your line is, and how close you are to the exchange.

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# 597917 20-Mar-2012 20:43

jjnz1:
networkn: extro: I'd never go back by choice.

My wife and I have just bought a house in tropical Tawa, and it is too far from the exchange to get VDSL... so when we move I will lose it. I do have other options though.

I wonder how Snap deal with that considering I am on a fixed term VDSL plan? I still plan on being with them BTW.

We are considering a new house, but a prerequisite would be VDSL or UFB Availability on day1.

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# 597919 20-Mar-2012 20:45

sbiddle:
Extro: To you guys that have VDSL would you ever go back to ADSL2? Was it worth getting?

It's going to depend entirely what the connection is for.

ADSL2+ has the ability to have interleaving set to low or off, VDSL2+ is currently fixed on high adding 16ms of latency to a connection. With EUBA Ethernet connections you can do lots of cool things over ADSL2+ that can't be done over UBA/UBS connections such as bonding etc.

The biggest advantage of VDSL2+ is primararily the much better upstream.

Heh I could care LESS about the upload, if it was 2Mbit, I'd be happy. I LOVE the 7MB/s I download at.

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# 597929 20-Mar-2012 20:56

CUnl:
sbiddle:
It's going to depend entirely what the connection is for.

ADSL2+ has the ability to have interleaving set to low or off, VDSL2+ is currently fixed on high adding 16ms of latency to a connection....

Not true on the interleaving front for VDSL.
While it's correct you CAN select the interleaving level on EUBA (ADSL2+) services, it's not selectable when provisioning WVS (VDSL2) and defaults to High.

However, Dynamic Line Management (DLM) will monitor your line proactively and alter your VDSL profile accordingly.
DLM will automagically upgrade/downgrade your profile (i.e.: 8b/17a) and interleaving level.

We have many clients on VDSL who have interleaving on fast (effectively 0ms) - it's all dependent on how good your line is, and how close you are to the exchange.

Except DLM is not available on all cabinets and exchanges, so is currently only available to a small number of VDSL2 installs. All requests for changes to profile or attenuation for VDSL2 are currently rejected by Chorus.

CUnl

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# 597946 20-Mar-2012 21:13

Correct - profile and interleaving are not selectable, nor changeable by request on a WVS service (except in cases it resolves a fault - typically changing interleaving to high from fast).

By far the most common ISAMS/DSLAMs used for WVS are the Alcatel 7302's (and for EUBA too ... they're the preferred ISAM/DSLAM used in the whisper cabinets) - which support DLM inter feature set.
In fact, I'm not sure I've ever seen a WVS service thats not on one now I think about it?

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