Re: tool for internet connection test
Hi Adrian,
Thanks for info.
> I had a _very_ similar case to you elevated to Level 2 support twice.
> they said that they were clueless as to what was causing the problem
> until I said I would go elsewhere.
Do I have another choice. I mean if lines belong to telstra it sounds
logical that anywhere I got I might have the same problem?!?
Download test from TPG:
2011-02-06 08:36:43 (149 KB/s) - `test3.iso' saved [52328448/52328448]
ping test with 9% packet loss:
64 bytes from www.tpg.com.au (203.26.27.38): icmp_seq=60000 ttl=124 time=15.0 ms
--- tpg.com.au ping statistics ---
60000 packets transmitted, 54381 received, 9% packet loss, time 61064532ms
the speed is terrible but at least I can browse the internet. I used
to he 600 - 800 KB/s
thanks
Lubos
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Adrian Levi <adrian.levi@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4 February 2011 22:42, Lubos Rendek <lubos@linuxconfig.org> wrote:
>> Hi Andrew,
>>
>> I'm on ADSL2. I had constant speed for years and it was always around
>> 6 - 8 Mbps. Suddenly it dropped to 0.3 - 4 Mbps but on average I have
>> 0.9. As you also mentioned I too believe that the weather is to be
>> blamed.
>>
>> My Telstra land line had such a nose that I could not make a phone
>> call. Telstra technician came and said that there is nothing wrong
>> with it and they charged me $105 incorrect call out fees :-) TPG ( my
>> current internet provider ) confirmed weak signal but when the
>> technician came he allegedly did not find any problem. Of course he
>> did not find anything wrong he was on my premises for 10 minutes and
>> at that time everything was fine.
>
> You can use these maps to cross check what sync speed you should be
> getting compated to other people in your area.
> http://www.tpg.com.au/maps/
>
> I had a _very_ similar case to you elevated to Level 2 support twice.
> they said that they were clueless as to what was causing the problem
> until I said I would go elsewhere.
>
> In my case I'm on the Business Unlimited plan at work. It is speed
> limited to 1M/1M between 7pm and 7am and unlimited in speed (dependant
> on line sync) and download quantity the rest of the time. I had a
> Billion 7404VNOX that I think was causing some problems. I swaped that
> out to a Netgear DGN2000 for the purposes of testing.
>
> Im my case I was downloading faster during the speed limited times
> than during the day. Downloading Tpg's speed test iso
> (http://www.tpg.com.au/test3.iso) Also on the weekend I could download
> at the maximum rate.
>
> Best of luck in dealing with TPG's support, I had to hold their hand
> through the process, they kept on expecting me to 'reboot the router -
> hey look it's fixed' when it failed. I humbly suggested that was
> unreasonable.
>
> Adrian
>
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> 24x7x365 != 24x7x52 Stupid or bad maths?
> <erno> hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to
> ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my
> apartment it is.
>
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