Adsl speeds can vary depending on the distance to the exchange. Hi, i am currently on bigpond adsl and get about 5. Telstra cable customers given free speed boost as nbn. Cable connections use coaxial cable to deliver internet and pay tv services to your home. Millions of australians use the internet at any one time and this can create congestion, most commonly during peak times between 7pm and 11pm. Cable broadband is offered by three different network providers in australia, and the speeds you can obtain are different for each provider. Testing your broadband speed to get an accurate picture of what the speed. For upload testing, a small volume of random data will be generated from the client and send it to a particular web server and then assess the connection speed. Telstra confirms cable broadband speed boost zdnet. We have cable available at my premises but i was told that cable speeds are impacted by the number of people on the line. Telstra smart troubleshooting fix service issues online. This is a bigpond broadband service that uses adsl, cable or telstra velocity to connect your home to the internet. Telstra offer cable plans with 100 gb of data per month, or unlimited data with no monthly data caps. Telstra has announced boosting the speeds across its cable broadband network for around 500,000 customers, lifting maximum download speeds on its standard plan from 30mbps to 50mbps, and maximum.
Bigpond mobile broadband internet availability checker. Speeds may be slower when your devices are connected by wifi rather than ethernet cable or if youre a telstra air member and youre using your home. Tests whilst on standard cable prior to upgrade indicated. Download speed mid 90mbps but upload speeds around 38mbps. Click the blue arrow next to a plan to find out more information about that plan, or you can click show more telstra plans to. The cable infrastructure is still there but we are not allowed to access it according to the government. Faster telstra cable speeds at no extra cost telstra. Only a small trial section will be retained in redcliffe qld as part on the nbn hfc network. Thats equivalent to the maximum download speeds available on nbn 50, the secondfastest speed available on the nbn. This is written as mbps or just mb, sometimes this is also referred to as meg or megs.
Cannot understand why my download speed from a bigpond server does not indicate increased speed. Telstra currently have me on the nbn tier 50 plan but when provisioning is finished within the next couple of days i will be on the premium speed boost. There are many different factors that impact the speeds you receive including the technology type to your home or business, the speed tier of your plan, network capacity and the internet setup you are using. Apr 23, 2018 telstra has announced boosting the speeds across its cable broadband network for around 500,000 customers, lifting maximum download speeds on its standard plan from 30mbps to 50mbps, and maximum.
Query the most recent bandwidth speed test results for telstra internet. All telstra cable customers, including those paying for the faster cable download speeds of 100mbps, should also see. Test your connection speed telstra speed test is currently experiencing difficulties. User on whirlpool online forum is it just me or does this seem like the best internet service in australia. Never insinuated anything but your max speed correlates very nicely, infact exactly, with the max speed you would expect to see, without the speed pack, on the bigpond hfc network. Broadband speed test how fast is your broadband connection. Previous cable speed was always around 1004 with a speed boost which was thrown in for free by telstra. In many ways cable broadband is fairly like the service that you will get with the nbn.
I live in tintern mews, cheltenham vic 3192 and here we have a lo. Bigpond trials faster cable speeds whirlpool broadband news. Click the blue arrow next to a plan to find out more information about that plan, or you can click show more telstra plans to view more cable plans from telstra. I paid for it, was billed for it and never had my connection test any higher than 36mbs. Nbn is a far cry from the consistent 112mbps we had two days ago on cable. Bigpond cable convert to nbn cable hfc network to nbn. Ive been on it for a year now, full 10040, no dropouts, no congestion, no speed issues, no outagesi can stream 4k. And, if you are a customer with a cable speed boost, you will also see your upload speeds lift from 2mbps to 5mbps. A recent upgrade in parts of sydney, melbourne and brisbane using docsis 3. Telstra internet speed test broadband speed checker. Telstra gives free speed boost to cable customers whistleout. Converted from bigpond cable speed 115mb down 2mbps upload.
I am checking out my connection at and the download speed is between 1 mbps and 6 mbps. Do you want to research connection speed for bigpond. Cable broadband speeds telstra crowdsupport 537943. Connect one laptop or pc via lan cable to the modem in default mode, and any. Adsl connections use the copper phone line to deliver internet, and still allow you to use the line for a home phone service. This test is more relevant to assess real internet connection quality than isp sponsored test since those typically test against a server within the isp and do not test real internet speed. Internet speed tests like the one on this page can provide a great estimate as to how fast your telstra nbn, cable, or adsl connection is. Some plans may slow your connection if you use up all your data, and nbn plans have a range of speed tiers. If youre a telstra cable customer on the standard cable speed tier, you just got a massive speed boost, free of charge. Faster telstra cable speeds at no extra cost telstra exchange.
Unfortunately its not unusual over at wp to read of bigpond customers who have paid for the speed pack but experienced provisioning errors that. The download speed is how fast your connection can download data from internet. Telstra internet download world average download telstra internet upload world. Telstra currently have me on the nbn tier 50 plan but when provisioning is finished within the next couple of days i. Find out how to improve your telstra internet speed and download free internet tools e. Adsl, adsl2, cable, wireless companies are compared and rated. According to an email sent to selected customers, those on the trial may experience download speeds up to double what they received before. Note that it does not measure the speed cox is delivering to your modem since many factors affect the speed in your home as its processed by your modem, device, and everything in between. If youre on our standard cable speed tier your maximum download speeds will rise from 30mbps to a maximum of 50mbps, while your upload speeds will lift from up to 1mbps to a maximum of 5mbps. Telstra nbn cable vs telstra hfc cable speed test telstra cable. Most computers measure filesize in bytes rather than bits. Results based on tests in last 6 months from 22022018 to 22082018. Now we get 23mbps every time we run the speed test and we cant even have 3 devices on the internet at the same time. Optus cable users will be moved to other types of connections as the nbn continues to roll out, and the cable network will be shut down.
Before starting your speed test, try to restart your modem and router, pause all internet use, restart your computer, and clear your web browsers cache to maximise the accuracy of the test. Apr 23, 2018 telstra announced today that it has boosted standard cable download speeds from 30mbps to a maximum of 50mbps. For online documentation and support please refer to. Free speed upgrade for telstra cable network customers power. So you will still be able to watch foxtel over the cable and wont have to switch to using the app but you will lose your 115mbps and get 95mbps in place of it. Check if your telstra internet, nbn, mobile or email service has been affected by a network outage or planned maintenance, along with expected resolution times. The biggest difference between the two technologies is the connection between the node and your home which may affect the speeds you receive. The download speed will be measured to assess the connection speed. Measure your connection speed for your telstra nbn, adsl, cable or mobile data service. Bigpond speed test page 6 telstra broadband whirlpool forums. Bigpond mobile broadband can reach 99% of australias population. Telstra what is the difference between cable and adsl.
This tool can average connection speed for any internet provider, country or city in the world. Most of the time download speed is much faster than upload speed. Good that you will continue to receive foxtel over the cable however the internet portion is listed as affected. Telstra internet connection speed test, average speed, maximum speed. Connecting your optus modem with an ethernet cable, rather than through wifi, is the best way to take advantage of nbn speed. The following tables shows speeds that you can expect on each of the networks. For more broadband options in your home use our full broadband availability checker. Smart troubleshooting fix service issues online telstra. If you take up a 24 month bigpond broadband plan and have a full. Oct 18, 2011 tool for speed testing the telstra bigpond ultimate cable 100mbps max. Broadband speed is generally measured in megabits per second. Tpg fibre to the building save and go ultra fast with fttb. Telstra announced today that it has boosted standard cable download speeds from 30mbps to a maximum of 50mbps.
The average cable broadband speed can be measured at around up to 30 mbps, but this will decrease the further your house is away from the node and you may experience slower speeds during peak times as all users on that node share the same pipe for the internet data. The cox internet speed test is backed by ookla and measures the ping latency, download speed and upload speed between your device and a test server. Slow speed with new hp aio 24f0036a bigpond premium. Please use in the meantime and ensure you select a telstra test server location for more accurate results. The servive is much slower than it was 6 months ago but no changes to. Cable broadband runs a coaxial cable from the node to your home. Telstra provides this test to help customers measure their connection speed. We recommend using the foxtel broadband sydney speed test mirror. Slow speed with new hp aio 24f0036a bigpond premium speed 100mbps velocity plan. The winner will be announced in the first week of january 2019. If you see this page, the nginx web server is successfully installed and working.
Apr 23, 2018 if youre on our standard cable speed tier your maximum download speeds will rise from 30mbps to a maximum of 50mbps, while your upload speeds will lift from up to 1mbps to a maximum of 5mbps. Telstra cable customers given free speed boost as nbn delays. May 09, 2017 we sort of love the download speed of telstra bigpond cable it could be much better, but it is perfectly adequate most of the time, but we hate hate hate its upload speed. Since leaving the isp, telco space, i used to install a lot of smallhome business networks, tv, av, sonos systems, wifi, etc, etc around sydneys upper north shore e. Check nbn availability for your address to see if liimitless data andor nbn is available in your area. We sort of love the download speed of telstra bigpond cable it could be much better, but it is perfectly adequate most of the time, but we hate hate hate its upload speed. Millions of australians use the internet at any one time and this can create congestion, most commonly during peak times between 7pm and.