Slingshot fibre 100mbps issues

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Rand0m

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#140802 20-Feb-2014 17:23

Hey guys

I had fibre installed in the New Year with Slingshot. At first they connected me with the 30mbps plan, a couple of weeks later and half 4-5 phone calls later I managed to get switched to the 100mbps unlimited plus plan that I had initially asked for. The problem is that the max speeds I get is about 27mbps download and 40mbps upload. So my upload is at about the right rate, but the download is less than a third of what is expected. I've been talking to a gentleman at Slingshot for several weeks now who is trying to get this speed issue resolved but we've had no luck so far. I've had a second router send out to make sure the first one wasn't faulty. No change with that one. Anyone here know what may be causing the problem? Slingshot have said that they'll release me from my contract if they can't fix it, so I'll be switching to Snap if it cannot be resolved.

I'm in Dunedin, tried over ethernet and wireless. The router Slingshot uses for fibre is the TriplePlay150.

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#991238 20-Feb-2014 17:23

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#992751 23-Feb-2014 13:03

Have you checked the advice in this thread? http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=135&topicid=136800

Do you get the same cumulative speed if you do speedtests concurrently on 2 computers? I expect Slingshot would have got you to test this already...

Time to find a new industry!

Rand0m

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#992874 23-Feb-2014 16:49

Thanks for the reply.

Yeah, a few weeks ago they got me to run rests on a wired device and a wireless. It's the same speed regardless.

The average speed is 12-14mbps. And I'm on their 100mbps plan. I'm not even getting close to 30mbps 90% of the time.

Rand0m

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#993778 25-Feb-2014 01:16

Turns out that Chorus hadn't configured the ONT properly. All fixed now.

I've gotta say that the customer service I've received from Slingshot to troubleshoot this problem has been beyond excellent.

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#993779 25-Feb-2014 01:25

Just makes you wonder how many others out there are getting far lower fibre speeds than expected and don't know it.... Might benefit the ISPs but how many average users will notice given its still quicker than what they would have experienced prior