| reply to bobsmith2004
Re: [BC] Trying to get faster speed you're too far from the equipment to get you the faster speeds. the farther you get, the less speed you'll get. it's called attenuation.
this is why it's always advertised as 'up to' since they can't guarantee the max speed at long lengths. granted most people can achieve the max speeds without any problem so they price it as a standard price for a range of speed to keep it simple.
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| "granted most people can achieve the max speeds without any problem"
I wouldn't grant that without some specific source. I know very few people who are getting anywhere near maximum speeds on Telus ADSL. At home in Richmond I get a max of 2 Mbps. At work in central Vancouver I get a max of 3.8 Mbps. What percentage of people really get 6 Mbps or higher? Most customers may not even know if they are getting full speed. |
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 JammerMan79Premium,VIP
join:2004-05-13
Prince George, BC
kudos:10
1 edit | by max speeds I'm sure he means 80-90% of rated speed..
2.4-2.7 on 3.0
4.8-5.4 on 6.0
What is the base speed of the connection you use at work? If it's been there for a while it's probably on a 4.0 plan.
many customers get better than this... BUT these speeds would still be acceptable.
Your quoting 2 connections (1 at work and 1 at home) is not really showing anything either.
Very few people get 6.0 or higher.... BECAUSE they're not on 6.0 or higher plans... 100% of people who are on the turbo plan get higher than 6.0, they'll all be between 10-15.0
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