At 09:33 a.m. 27/10/2006, you wrote:
>I just did a test from our wireless ISP that covers Botany and the
>surrounding area, using the www.consumerspeedtest.org.nz we got the
>following speeds.
>
>Download Speed: 1808 kbps (225KB/sec transfer rate)
>Upload Speed: 1100 kbps (137.5KB/sec transfer rate)
>
>Is this comparative to a 256/128k jetstream connection?
>
>The bonus is that its flat rate and we don't get charged for excess bandwith
>but then the 256/128k jetstream connections seem to be the same so I'm
>wondering if it's worth moving to one of them

Are you on NZ wireless? If so, you should try a international speed test as well. Your international afaik is limited to 256k down. http://www.gasp.co.nz/Site/Products/Residential.aspx. Unfortunately, given the rather small number of NZ mirrors for stuff, a fast national connection is not going to help that much for most users.

On the other hand a DSL user could quite potentially get close to local speeds at off peak times on international sites.

Cheers

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