Xtra's free Internet downgrade

[GR81]

Me too, and trademe.

is there pr0n on trademe?

[speedpro]

It's all a crock of shit. For my old job I regularly transferred biggish files, up to 1Mb, between PCs using dialup connections. It used to work reasonably quickly. To download a similar size file using the exact same modem on the internet took forever. The problem appeared to be that the download data transfer rate was throttled back. From networking courses (CNE) I know it's possible to prioritise certain types of data and also to throttle back the data speeds depending on certain criteria. Having slow dialup download rates is so good for the (not so) broadband business. It's funny that a broadband connection is soooooo much faster to download the same files, allowing for the faster connection, which indicates that the problem is with the dialup network. You can actually see it happen when you start downloading a file. The data transfer rate jumps to say 40k then drops back to finally settle at about 5k.

My personal opinion is that Telecom is a pack of b a s t a r d s

[Timber020]

OKay so what can we do about this bullshit? Give Ms Gatting a motorcycle escort to work for a few weeks?

[oldrider]

I must have been upgraded, the speed on my broadband is shocking and my quota is over before it begins now boy I am lucky to be with Xtra.
They told me I would be, they said I don't have to do anything!
They were right, it doesn't give me time to do anything, on the internet!

[Smorg]

OKay so what can we do about this bullshit? Give Ms Gatting a motorcycle escort to work for a few weeks?

Im meeting the hag today........maybe i should carry a concealed weapon

[UrbanMyth]

yes! ive noticed this.They said we would have faster internet but my jetstream has gotten much! slower

[kickingzebra]

Mine varies, sometimes faster (in the day time apparently and super late at night) sometimes slower. At 5:30 6 ish. ah well, instant gratification can't be that good for one.

[GR81]

You can actually see it happen when you start downloading a file. The data transfer rate jumps to say 40k then drops back to finally settle at about 5k.

there is actually a logical reason for this.
it doesnt actually start off fast. it starts downloading normally while you select a filename or file location, once you do that it plays catchup on the download meter... then it settles down.
(i read this somewhere not long ago, makes sense)

[Grisdale]

there is actually a logical reason for this.
it doesnt actually start off fast. it starts downloading normally while you select a filename or file location, once you do that it plays catchup on the download meter... then it settles down.
(i read this somewhere not long ago, makes sense)

Yup thats correct, so if you took 5 mins decideing what to call the file then finally click save you speed will be huge, its one of the great features of windows, I think if you use firefox it should give u the correct speed from the start.

Theres a problem with the international gateway at the moment, my work internet is stuffed, downloading at 6kb/s when it normally peaks around 1.5megabytes/s. They are working to fix the problem now. Also Xtra have reported 8000 people have been effected by the upgrading slowness. If you find your internet is going slow call xtra on 0800 289 987 and log a fault, they will check your lines and send you some info on ways to speed up your connection.

[GR81]

...they will check your lines and send you some info on ways to speed up your connection.

so they are blaming poeples equipment before they blame their own system?
sounds about right from them!

[Smorg]

so they are blaming poeples equipment before they blame their own system?
sounds about right from them!

HOW DARE THEEEE

[Grisdale]

hahaha yeah that seems to be the telecom way, "The customer is allways wrong"

[MOTOXXX]

hey dude.. how's the study going?

thought i would throw this in..

I finished study at the start of the year. Worked through so i could finish early.

im now a systems engineer. the company is realy great and its growing realy fast

[sAsLEX]

Theres a problem with the international gateway at the moment



they will check your lines and send you some info on ways to speed up your connection.

Work connection went down and Orcon was on the phone within a minute explaining that they had seen the prob and it was back up in half an hour, that was some decent service we all thought, then the coffee break conversation went into Telecon slagging, I convinced one more person to go the truely righteous way of having no phone line!


INFO: Buy some telecom shares or products and we will increase your speed accordingly