Re: NBN

From	Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: NBN
Date	2017-10-28 21:43 +1100
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On 28/10/2017 1:20 PM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> SG1 <lost@the.races.com> wrote:
>>
>> <bruce56@topmail.co.nz> wrote in message
>> news:7353de29-77e3-4b8e-9b60-07792b07cde0@googlegroups.com...
>>> On Monday, October 23, 2017 at 10:59:22 AM UTC+8, SG1 wrote:
>>>> 25 megabits 'sufficient for the mass market'
>>>> Mr Morrow said 80 per cent of Australians connected to the NBN are
>>>> choosing
>>>> download speeds of 25 megabits per second or less.
>>>>
>>>> "25 megabits would be sufficient for the mass market, for the majority,"
>>>> he
>>>> said.
>>>>
>>>> Only because they can't get a faster speed. The above is stolen from the
>>>> ABC.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Well, I was lucky enough to get FTTH, but I can't see the point of paying
>>> for top-shelf.  I just did an update of Suse Tumbleweed linux (over 2000
>>> items) and it took 7 hours. The download speed was as slow as 30 kB/s.
>>
>> I would suggest that was the server being slow.
> 
> I don't know about SUSE, but the official Australian Debian mirror was
> hopelessly slow the last time I tried it. Getting into the KB/s was an
> achievement! I'm currently using the iinet (if anyone's got a good
> connection, it should be an ISP) and Monash Uni Debian mirrors.
> 
> Looks like iinet's got SUSE as well:
> http://ftp.iinet.net.au/linux/suse/
> 
I use the AARNET mirror for some stuff and it's on the Optus Backbone - 
so I always get good speeds from there. It has to be said however that 
speeds seem to be limited. 4 concurrent downloads are no faster than a 
single download. That's probably a server limitation, not the connection.

-- 

Xeno

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NBN "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2017-10-23 12:59 +1000
  Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-23 19:43 +1100
    Re: NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-10-23 20:00 +1100
      Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-24 03:08 +1100
        Re: NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-10-24 07:05 +1100
          Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-24 08:57 +1100
        Re: NBN Max <max@val.morgan> - 2017-10-24 10:20 +1100
          Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-24 20:04 +1100
  Re: NBN Max <max@val.morgan> - 2017-10-23 22:38 +1100
    Re: NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-10-24 07:09 +1100
      Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-24 08:57 +1100
        Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-24 08:59 +1100
          Re: NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-10-24 09:41 +1100
            Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-24 19:54 +1100
              Re: NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-10-24 21:01 +1100
                Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-25 06:24 +1100
                Re: NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-10-25 08:04 +1100
                Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-25 09:53 +1100
              Re: NBN Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-10-25 17:16 +1100
                Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-26 10:03 +1100
                Re: NBN news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2017-10-27 04:00 +0000
                Re: NBN felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-10-27 15:22 +1100
                Re: NBN news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2017-10-27 11:06 +0000
                Re: NBN felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-10-27 22:12 +1100
                Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-28 15:00 +1100
                Re: NBN felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-10-28 15:50 +1100
                Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-29 06:37 +1100
                Re: NBN felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-10-29 11:32 +1100
                Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-29 14:26 +1100
                Re: NBN news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2017-10-28 23:56 +0000
                Re: NBN felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-10-29 11:41 +1100
                Re: NBN news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2017-10-31 10:56 +0000
                Re: NBN felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-11-01 09:34 +1100
                Re: NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-11-01 10:03 +1100
                Re: NBN felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-11-01 10:10 +1100
                Re: NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-11-01 17:24 +1100
                Re: NBN news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2017-10-28 04:19 +0000
                Re: NBN felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-10-28 15:48 +1100
                Re: NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-10-28 19:32 +1100
                Re: NBN Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-10-28 21:39 +1100
                Re: NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-10-29 06:52 +1100
                Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-29 14:16 +1100
                Re: NBN Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-10-28 21:38 +1100
                Re: NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-10-28 21:45 +1100
                Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-29 06:35 +1100
                Re: NBN felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-10-29 11:31 +1100
                Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-29 14:25 +1100
                Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-28 14:50 +1100
                Re: NBN Lucifer Morningstar <not@for.mail> - 2017-10-28 16:38 +1100
                Re: NBN Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-10-28 21:39 +1100
                Re: NBN Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-10-28 21:36 +1100
    Re: NBN felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-10-25 10:04 +1100
  Re: NBN bruce56@topmail.co.nz - 2017-10-27 00:45 -0700
    Re: NBN "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2017-10-27 18:01 +1000
      Re: NBN not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-10-28 02:20 +0000
        Re: NBN Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-10-28 21:43 +1100
    Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-28 14:54 +1100
    Re: NBN Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-10-28 21:41 +1100
  Re: NBN Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-10-28 13:05 +0700
    Re: NBN "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2017-10-28 16:51 +1000
      Re: NBN news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2017-10-29 00:01 +0000
        Re: NBN not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-10-29 00:58 +0000
          Re: NBN Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2017-10-29 14:05 +1100
            Re: NBN news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2017-10-31 11:02 +0000
        Re: NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-10-29 11:58 +1100
        Re: NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-29 14:21 +1100
      Re: NBN Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-10-30 18:54 +0700

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