Real World NBN Speed Comparison Question

sandman87 on 06/02/2018 - 09:20

I receieved notification from NBNco saying that the NBN is now available in my street. I've been looking at different providers and reading as many forum posts on here as possible to gauge which provider most people are happy with.

One thing im trying to work out is which speed to go for. Ive read a lot about people getting slower speeds than they paid for but im trying to work out the following question.

Lets say a person pays for 25/5 speed but only ever gets 10 down and 1 up. If they were to downgrade to 12/1, would they continue to get 10 down and 1 up or would the actual download speed decrease a similar amount to the 25/5 package.

I know that there probably isnt a one size fits all answer to this question, but I would appreciate hearing your experience with different NBN speed tiers and actual speeds experienced.

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Comments

  • [Deactivated] on 06/02/2018 - 09:47

    It’s just like adsl, the further away from the node you are the slower it goes.

    • boomramada on 06/02/2018 - 10:03
      +2

      Unless you have FTTP, then its a different story.

  • pjetson on 06/02/2018 - 10:08
    +2

    Lets say a person pays for 25/5 speed but only ever gets 10 down and 1 up. If they were to downgrade to 12/1, would they continue to get 10 down and 1 up or would the actual download speed decrease a similar amount to the 25/5 package

    They should continue to get 10/1.

  • DavoW on 06/02/2018 - 10:53
    +1

    I've gone with Aussie Broadband on the 100Mbps plan. I regularly get 85Mbps in the evening, I think Aussie has lower contention than other ISPs (the amount of bandwidth shared between a number of users).

    Super happy with them, highly recommended.

  • Halo375 on 06/02/2018 - 11:23

    What are you going to use your connection for and how many people would be using it at once? Are you frequently downloading large files? Do you have 4K TVs and Netflix? Are you running a business? What sort of speed do you have at the moment and how happy are you with that at the moment? Most people aim for the 50 mbs programs. Probably a good middle ground - otherwise start with a lower tier and increase until you're happy.

  • Cheeper on 06/02/2018 - 12:11

    Exetel 25/5 for about 2 yrs and never had less than 90%+ of that. FTTN.
    Some people do their speed test over wifi and bjorked computers & home wiring so read between the lines.

  • Sunshines bright on 06/02/2018 - 19:35

    I use https://www.aussiebroadband.com.au/
    I subscribed to 100Mbps/40Mbps 500GB ($80) [a plan that no longer is available] and my speed runs 95/30 most of the day.

    I am extremely happy with ABB!!! They have the very very best Customer service and they care about your speeds so they do not over sell their lines.

  • Magus on 07/02/2018 - 18:14

    Ok, There are 4 issues here.

    1. Sync speed. With any DSL technology, speed is 'up to'. ADSL is up to 24mbps, VDSL is up to 100Mbps. The maximum speed of your line is the limiting factor. This is a major issue with all FTTN technologies, inc ADSL

    2. Node contention. Think of it as the local backhaul. A node is serviced by only a 1/1Gbps connection, shared among 300+ users. Fixed Wifi and HFC are worse, with some fixed wifi having only 100Mbps links. HFC is already at the limit from Telstra, so with the added connections, node splitting (adding a new node, breaking up the shared segment) is proposed.

    3. CVC. This is the one nbn want us to focus on. An RSP purchases CVC for each area. The assumption was that not all users want to use their maximum bandwith at all times. RSPs get been 1 and 2 Mbps per subscription. This is the cause of the 'peak time' delays. The reason this artificial limit exists is pure politics, with blame on both sides.

    4. RSP routing. They do pay attention to the speed monitoring and caching sites. No, that popular cat video does not download from Youtube US. It likely comes from local cacheing servers. Games and other sites have different routing with different RSPs. Hard to measure accross RSPs!

    So,
    1. if you have FTTP, no issue (at least for the next few years)
    If you have FTTN, check to connection stats page of your router. You are wasting money ordering faster than that.

    1. Have to trust nbn..

    2. Speed test at different times is somewhat helpful. But remember 4. The routing is under controll or the RSP. Just like VW emissions testing, the RSP can make changes to optimise these sites.

    3. RSP routing. This is the grey area for most. Nothing stopping telstra from slowing netflix traffic and speeding up foxtel/stan. We have no net neutrality laws. Some RSPs have more OS bandwith and better caching than others.

    ABB is not selling in our area untill they arrange purchase of more bandwith. This is a sign of a responsible RSP, but it is a pity the process cannot be more automated.

    edit-renumbered!

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