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.


arnies

525 posts

Ultimate Geek


#107838 20-Aug-2012 20:58
Send private message

Post your speed tests:

here's mine..  Terrible

On the Broadband 100   100GB plan

View this topic in a long page with up to 500 replies per page Create new topic
 1 | 2
mattRSK
822 posts

Ultimate Geek

Trusted

  #674797 20-Aug-2012 21:06
Send private message




johnr
19282 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user


  #674799 20-Aug-2012 21:10
Send private message

I think you should post what plan you are on as well

mattRSK
822 posts

Ultimate Geek

Trusted

  #674802 20-Aug-2012 21:17
Send private message

I changed from AYCE to 100GB plan when they put the price up. Have had master splitter thing installed last year when we were on snap. Last I heard was I need to change modem which is bs as it was never a problem before moving to slingshot. At the end of the day slingshot can not provide a reliable service where I live. However I am moving at the end of the year so no point jumping ship to land in another contract somewhere else. I will just have to put up with this rubbish until then. Looking forward to seeing the back of them to be honest.



dontpanic42
1574 posts

Uber Geek


  #674809 20-Aug-2012 21:28
Send private message

AYCE





For some reason, I tend to get better speeds from LAX (Internode) compared to San Jose (Internode), even though the ping is slightly worse to LAX.

arnies

525 posts

Ultimate Geek


  #674833 20-Aug-2012 21:55
Send private message

johnr: I think you should post what plan you are on as well


Updated my post

vaiohk
37 posts

Geek


  #674834 20-Aug-2012 22:01
Send private message

broadband unlimited

Regs
4064 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Snowflake

  #674868 20-Aug-2012 23:28
Send private message



on a callplus adsl connection




 
 
 

Trade NZ and US shares and funds with Sharesies (affiliate link).
Ragnor
8196 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  #675449 22-Aug-2012 12:49
Send private message

It shouldn't be news to anyone that the ISP with the cheapest plans for heavy users has higher contention/congestion on un-cached international downloads...

International slow down happens periodically until they are more bandwidth which they probably only do at certain thresholds based on number of customers.

choccers
64 posts

Master Geek


  #683587 9-Sep-2012 21:48
Send private message



i'm on an old plan you cannot get anymore - wildfire or something like that


sbiddle
30853 posts

Uber Geek

Retired Mod
Trusted
Biddle Corp
Lifetime subscriber

  #683659 10-Sep-2012 06:43
Send private message

choccers:

i'm on an old plan you cannot get anymore - wildfire or something like that



I can't believe people pay money for such a seriously bad service.


Slingshot
1004 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Slingshot

  #683739 10-Sep-2012 11:07
Send private message

Hi,

If you are having speed issues you are more than welcome to raise them with me by personal message or on any forum here.

Speed tests in general, let alone to San jose is not an accurate reflection of a connection.

Please provide more information such as tracert to local and international sites, modem configuration screen shots, plan information. (If you are on an old plan, is it a limited 256Kbps plan?).

Thanks,
Ben




NonprayingMantis
6434 posts

Uber Geek


  #683740 10-Sep-2012 11:10
Send private message

those of you posting speeds >2Mbps to California (like the OP) should know that those kinds of speeds aren't too bad for DSL, regardless of wich provider you are with. (they aren't great either, obviously, but certianly not 'terrible')

tmadden
97 posts

Master Geek


  #683782 10-Sep-2012 12:26
Send private message


Not complaining too much because I live in rural Canterbury but when I was with Vodafone at the same address it was almost twice that speed. Not surprisingly though it was almost twice the price too.

Nebbie
458 posts

Ultimate Geek

Trusted

  #683901 10-Sep-2012 15:20
Send private message

My suggestions when talking about speed issues like this is run the following tests:

1.) Slingshots Speedtest via http://speedtest.slingshot.co.nz/
2.) Aussie Speedtests via https://www.speedtest.net/
2.) Asia Speedtest via https://www.speedtest.net/
3.) US Speedtest via https://www.speedtest.net/

Last Result:
Download Speed: 92547 kbps (11568.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 80627 kbps (10078.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 1 ms







This above is to give you a indication that "Slingshot" don't necessary slow you down this was run off a connection with 100mbit 1:1 bandwidth...As you can see Aussie is good Asia is OK as we are in that part of the world, the US however not so great.




---------------------------------------------------------------
Nebukadnessar


peterxxmeme
20 posts

Geek


  #684000 10-Sep-2012 17:15
Send private message

Local:


Int: (Comcast in NJ, USA)



Plan: AYCE

 1 | 2
View this topic in a long page with up to 500 replies per page Create new topic





News and reviews »

Logitech G522 Gaming Headset Review
Posted 18-Jun-2025 17:00


Māori Artists Launch Design Collection with Cricut ahead of Matariki Day
Posted 15-Jun-2025 11:19


LG Launches Upgraded webOS Hub With Advanced AI
Posted 15-Jun-2025 11:13


One NZ Satellite IoT goes live for customers
Posted 15-Jun-2025 11:10


Bolt Launches in New Zealand
Posted 11-Jun-2025 00:00


Suunto Run Review
Posted 10-Jun-2025 10:44


Freeview Satellite TV Brings HD Viewing to More New Zealanders
Posted 5-Jun-2025 11:50


HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14-inch Review
Posted 3-Jun-2025 14:40


Flip Phones Are Back as HMD Reimagines an Iconic Style
Posted 30-May-2025 17:06


Hundreds of School Students Receive Laptops Through Spark Partnership With Quadrent's Green Lease
Posted 30-May-2025 16:57


AI Report Reveals Trust Is Key to Unlocking Its Potential in Aotearoa
Posted 30-May-2025 16:55


Galaxy Tab S10 FE Series Brings Intelligent Experiences to the Forefront with Premium, Versatile Design
Posted 30-May-2025 16:14


New OPPO Watch X2 Launches in New Zealand
Posted 29-May-2025 16:08


Synology Premiers a New Lineup of Advanced Data Management Solutions
Posted 29-May-2025 16:04


Dyson Launches Its Slimmest Vaccum Cleaner PencilVac
Posted 29-May-2025 15:50









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.