[Waverley ARS] Fwd: RE- ISP bandwidth

[Doug Rosser]

Simon
Only Telstra charge for Uploads - and on a price/performance cable is  
usually better performing -
One thing you have to watch is the actual capacity the ISP has into  
the node - Given the still exorbitant costs of E1's you will find  
that most ISPs that deliver over ADSL will end up doing some sort of  
throttling at busy times.
The plus for Optus cable is that the nodes terminate on their fibre  
nodes directly.
Doug

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Simon Buxton <sb at cactii.net>
> Date: 6 April 2007 11:00:58 AM
> To: members at vk2bv.org
> Subject: Re: [Waverley ARS] RE-  ISP bandwidth
>
> Hi Doug
>
> Both Optus and Telstra tend to be very expensive even with all the
> bundling limitations and especially so when they also include  
> uploads in
> your bandwidth allowance. I wonder why anyone chooses either of these
> suppliers except that they are the biggest and most heavily  
> advertised.
> Also cable is subject to severe slowing at peak times as it is a  
> shared
> resource, unlike ADSL with individual links to the exchange.
>
> The best value today is ADSL2 where the supplier has his own equipment
> in your local exchange.
>
> 73 Simon
>
> Doug Rosser wrote:
>> Don't forget to check that you don;t have Optus cable running down
>> the street - excellent download speeds and good pricing if bundled
>> with landline and mobile
>> Doug
>>
>
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