Had Orcon UFB installed today...

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#632478 30-May-2012 10:39

Thanks Quentin

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#632479 30-May-2012 10:41

surfisup1000:

Oh, that download speed is disappointing.

I wouldnt upgrade to UFB if this is typical.

Like Zeon said, probably setup on the wrong downstream profile/plan. However with that aside and the current posted speedtest result:

1: Domestic latency half that of ADSL2+
2: More than 3x the NZ average ADSL2+ downstream line rate of 10Mbit (FTTN/cabinetisation goal)
3: More than 20x higher upload than ADSL2+

I would still upgrade to it!

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#632582 30-May-2012 13:18

Ragnor:
surfisup1000:

Oh, that download speed is disappointing.

I wouldnt upgrade to UFB if this is typical.

Like Zeon said, probably setup on the wrong downstream profile/plan. However with that aside and the current posted speedtest result:

1: Domestic latency half that of ADSL2+
2: More than 3x the NZ average ADSL2+ downstream line rate of 10Mbit (FTTN/cabinetisation goal)
3: More than 20x higher upload than ADSL2+

I would still upgrade to it!

I agree! Don't let my results put anyone off... This is probably just some teething issues with the rollout and I'm sure the guys at Orcon will sort it out

I haven't tried any gaming yet, but I'm hoping that NZ <-> AU latency is around 20 - 30ms

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#632634 30-May-2012 14:42

quentinreade: Looks like we need to investigate. It goes without saying that it should be faster than that.
Can you please message me - or email me quentin.reade@team.orcon.net.nz with your username so we can look into it?
Thanks.
BTW - we have installed our own Speedtest server speedtest.orcon.net.nz - should be the best way to test speeds on our network.

TBH Quentin those speed tests are not good for testing connections this fast. I just tried yours and got these results:

Download Speed: 84081 kbps (10510.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 101163 kbps (12645.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 6 ms
Wed May 30 2012 14:38:11 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)

Tried Wolrd Exchange's one and got 300mbps...

You need to rethink your testing method.

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#632652 30-May-2012 15:13

Yeah, OP needs to try some other server's in AKL and compare - Also those is that test done over wireless or ethernet?

If Chorus screwd the prov up I'd expect it to be 30/10 not 30/30 so looks like either Orcon's prov mess up or that their speedtest box is overloaded

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#632662 30-May-2012 15:27

We just got 651 down and 481 up on our connection - so not overloaded and is coping with some pretty darn high speeds :)

Comms chap

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#632665 30-May-2012 15:28

Ragnor:

Like Zeon said, probably setup on the wrong downstream profile/plan. However with that aside and the current posted speedtest result:

1: Domestic latency half that of ADSL2+
2: More than 3x the NZ average ADSL2+ downstream line rate of 10Mbit (FTTN/cabinetisation goal)
3: More than 20x higher upload than ADSL2+

I would still upgrade to it!

Hmmm...I'm right outside the cabinet so my ADSl speed is 2/3 of that.

I don't care about upload speed .

I doubt I'd notice much difference in the ping, not a gamer.

Probably it comes down to cost I suppose.

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#632711 30-May-2012 16:26

Beccara: Yeah, OP needs to try some other server's in AKL and compare - Also those is that test done over wireless or ethernet?

If Chorus screwd the prov up I'd expect it to be 30/10 not 30/30 so looks like either Orcon's prov mess up or that their speedtest box is overloaded

I did try several other servers, even one in Tauranga... and the speed is pretty rock solid at 30/30... I also understand that these tests arent definitive... I'd never use wireless for this either :p

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#632723 30-May-2012 16:46

Where are you located booGZ?

You should be getting 100/50 easy.

Have you tried bypassing the router and using windows to authenticate the connection instead?

Here is my results on VDSL to orcon's speed test server

Last Result:
Download Speed: 65572 kbps (8196.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 9604 kbps (1200.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 4 ms
Wednesday, 30 May 2012 4:40:38 p.m.

booGz

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#632740 30-May-2012 17:10

I'm in Avondale... Didn't know you could bypass the router ... I'll give it a try tonight and see

booGz

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#632755 30-May-2012 17:27

Wow... this is from the speedtest.orcon.net.nz site

Download Speed: 7842 kbps (980.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 6747 kbps (843.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 84 ms
Wed May 30 2012 17:26:19 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)

After rebooting the router:

Download Speed: 4761 kbps (595.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 6644 kbps (830.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 90 ms
Wed May 30 2012 17:29:44 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)

After rebooting the ONT:

Download Speed: 43269 kbps (5408.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 38692 kbps (4836.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 3 ms
Wed May 30 2012 17:32:48 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)

Problem with the ONT perhaps?

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#632850 30-May-2012 19:58

Hard to say really.
Looks a fair bit better after the ONT got rebooted.

Give it a shot bypassing the router and see how that goes.

You will need to create a PPPOE connection in windows.

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#632904 30-May-2012 21:05

Napster: Hard to say really.
Looks a fair bit better after the ONT got rebooted.

Give it a shot bypassing the router and see how that goes.

You will need to create a PPPOE connection in windows.

That wont work with Orcon.
You need to do it a different way its not a PPPoE based service.

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#633035 31-May-2012 07:20

ptinson:
Napster: Hard to say really.
Looks a fair bit better after the ONT got rebooted.

Give it a shot bypassing the router and see how that goes.

You will need to create a PPPOE connection in windows.

That wont work with Orcon.
You need to do it a different way its not a PPPoE based service.

Yeah its PPPoA.

But this is much better today:

Download Speed: 58293 kbps (7286.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 37611 kbps (4701.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 3 ms
Thursday, 31 May 2012 7:16:55 a.m.

Again I had to reboot the ONT for it to work...

I also disabled a bunch of stuff in the genius router as well... dam thing is way underpowered.

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#633047 31-May-2012 08:07

Have you got any pictures of the installation?

Eg where they came onto your property, where they broke into the house and installed ONT and so on? seems to be a hot topic right now.

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