SPADGE

I have just noticed that my 1 meg broadband has been upgraded to 2meg as i requested but the Tx rate is still just 288kbps as opposed to the Rx of 2272! Is this normal

Eagle Systems

thats correct, mine is the same on wanadoo

S1

Yup, quite normal.

SPADGE

Cheers fella's
This is with Wanadoo as well but i take it Tx is transmision and Rx is Receiving so basicly i can see stuff a lot quicker but it still takes the same length of time to post stuff as before

Stu.H

yes mate.

upload is what costs the isp's money, download doesnt.

get telewest, we got 10meg in next few weeks

SPADGE

10 meg is just greedy

foreigneRS

i was reading about this recently whilst looking who to use - i think the A in ADSL stands for asymetrical so you get a faster download speed than upload. that's fine for most users as that's what you do most of

Chrissy_bwoy

SDSL will be along soon so upload wont be a problem, then its fibre and then the skys the limit

Dan B

SDSL is already here, it just costs a bloody fortune compared to ADSL! When MaxDSL (up to 8Mbps) starts to take effect, you'll see upload speeds of up to 784kbps (possibly 1Mbps, depending on provider), and then it's just a case of waiting for ADSL2+ to properly come into play (when BT get a move on), as then we'll start seeing more regular occurrences of a 24Mbps download speed...

Chrissy_bwoy

yeah i meant more mainstream.

could always go LLU or not....

problem with adsl2+ is we cant sustain it over 90% of the network only places like milton keynes with pretty new tpon or all copper networks can carry it. london etc with paper and ali it jus wont hold it.

but there is stuff going on for a new network around the country and a lot more hi tech equipment going in the exchanges very soon

Dan B

If it's BT organising that, I'm not going to hold my breath on it being in place before 2015!

EssexBoyRacer

Just tell BT to replace all their wires with wireless access, you can get 124mbps on those things

Chrissy_bwoy

ull be surprised i do know dates when a lot of the north london stuff is being replaced and it aint too far off at all

in fact one of the exchanges i work off is already using the stuff

Dan B

S'okay, I know rough details aswell, just kidding based on BT's past history of new technology rollouts!

For example, a few years back when ADSL was starting to become a "big thing", the UK was rated 46th (in a survey involving 47 countries) measuring ADSL rollout-speeds, managing to just beat Slovenia, I think it was...

When you look at the internet connection speeds of the likes of Japan (I know their population-base is pretty much squashed into a very small space, so providing fast internet connection is a lot easier & cheaper) and Sweden, both of whom I'm pretty sure have access to 100Mbps (each way) residential connections, it does make you wonder what BT have been up to all these years, and why we're only now branching into the likes of MaxDSL and LLU, for up to 24Mbps asymmetric (ie. fast download, slow upload) connections...

Chrissy_bwoy

yeah i know mate, they have the capabilities they are jus slow on the uptake

Anonymous

Think ADSL2 rollout to the whole country is a while off yet.
Most of BT's network was inherited from the old GPO which was paid for by the taxpayer before BT was privatised...
Can you imagine how much it would cost to rewire the WHOLE COUNTRY and how long it would take...

Smit

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We all know your on wireless Alan stop showing off

Anonymous

Not any more unfortunately - the company went out of business in April

Back to 1 meg ADSL