[nzlug] Broadband bandwidth drop: WTF?

[Michael Adams]

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:46:58 +1300
Simon Bridge wrote:

> Here's something that's been bothering me for a while...
> 
> I'm supposed to get 2M broadband from ihug, but I've never seen more
> than 250k, and usually get more like 120-160k (incoming, ftp say).
> 
> After my data cap is reached, ihug drops my rate to 60k, but I
> experience a drop to 10k.
> 
> 10k is pretty bad, but still better than I got with dialup... a 56k
> modem would deliver 7k on a good day, but usually 3-5k.
> 

Stupid question up front, just making sure you aren't talking kBytes vs
kbits as those figures all look to be one eighth give or take.

-- 
Michael

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