Re: Netflix to be geoblocked

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: Netflix to be geoblocked
Date	2016-01-23 19:43 +1100
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"F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:56a330bc$0$25313$c3e8da3$e408f015@news.astraweb.com...
> Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:qp46ablg6rola5v7ri1lvolm3r0qul50hq@4ax.com...
>>> On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 15:24:14 +1100, F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Petzl wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 13:51:17 +1100, F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> news13 wrote:
>>>>>>> On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 01:00:26 +1100, F Murtz wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I tried that but after going to the trouble of finding a UK
>>>>>>>> postcode etc
>>>>>>>> it drove me mad with constant buffering, when and if I get
>>>>>>>> fibre,(Probably never) it might work.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You will still have that problem. Fibre is just replacing the cruddy
>>>>>>> copper between you and the exchange and that same choke points
>>>>>>> will apply.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am in a place with no choice other than Telstra Where my connection
>>>>>> has been artificially slowed  to account for bad lines.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What speed you get?
>>>>> Never had a good line since it was put in had must be a 1000
>>>>> "technicians" look at it all replacing what they thought was a bad
>>>>> "break". Then it seemed the Advertiser got a swarm of complaints about
>>>>> poor quality lines and gave the Telstra's service manager number.
>>>>> He selected two of his own technicians wasn't 10 minutes before one
>>>>> reported my phone was wired wrong. That increased my speed from
>>>>> 300Kb/s to bit over 2Mb/s
>>>>> http://www.speedtest.net/
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5021270836
>>>> Was a bit better a while back after the last line fault(regular
>>>> occurrence) because the tech rerouted it but not so good now.
>>>> Couridjah.
>>>
>>> Ring up Telsta ask to speak to the "Service Manager" SPECIFICALLY to
>>> send out REAL technicians to fix it.
>>>
>>> That "speed" is usless!
>>> They won't give you even half price for less than a quater of their
>>> product. I'm guessing but looks like you have the same deal I had,
>>> something about wiring hooked up to dual pairs?
>>
>> Unlikely given that he said its just been rerouted with little effect.
>
>
> Just after rerouting it was over 2 Mbps for a while but it is not now.

Interesting. That's still obscenely low for 5 KM but does suggest
that the dslam is deliberately reducing the speed because of the
error rate rather than some physical problem like dual pairs.

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                Re: Netflix to be geoblocked "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-23 19:43 +1100
                Re: Netflix to be geoblocked F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-23 21:40 +1100
                Re: Netflix to be geoblocked "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-24 03:48 +1100
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