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Post by yobarr on Oct 22, 2024 11:45:05 GMT 10
Many will know that I am not at all tech-savvy, and this may well be a silly question,but I have just done tests to determine the speed of my internet on my iPad, through a CelFi Go Booster.
The results seem odd, as a test on one test-site gave figures of :- Download speed 31.95Mps, Upload speed 10.54Mbps
However, the test on the other test-site I used gave figures of :- Download speed. 7.72Mbps Upload speed 12.70Mbps
Although my knowledge in this field is Zero, the results do seem strange, as the tests were done at the same time?
Is this normal, and do the figures look OK? Cheers
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Post by nobodyhere on Oct 22, 2024 18:14:54 GMT 10
The first I would ask is whether the results are repeatable.
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Post by yobarr on Oct 22, 2024 18:34:49 GMT 10
The first I would ask is whether the results are repeatable. Just checked again. Now 25.5 Mbps and 15.5Mbps. What does it all mean? |
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Post by arewelost on Oct 22, 2024 19:25:48 GMT 10
You will find the speed constantly varies unless the tower nearest you has excess capacity.
When someone starts downloading a movie, and the tower does not have spare capacity, everyone else gets their speed reduced. In remote areas with small equipment and a small number of connected users this will be more obvious. In a busy area with equipment designed to handles hundreds or thousands, it averages out better. But in peak times when a large proportion of the people are streaning video it is likely to slow down.
If you try at 2:00 am you will no doubt get excellent speed.
Telcos are supposed to quote the minimum expected speed in peak times. Sometimes demand overtakes that figure.
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Post by Mike Harding on Oct 23, 2024 7:20:47 GMT 10
AWL's reply is spot on.
I'm currently camped in SW Victoria and have access to only one cell about 5km distant (700MHz band) the next cell is about 20km away.
My download speed varies from about 18Mbps at 3am to 6Mbps most evenings to 0.5Mbps at 5pm on holiday weekends. This variation is purely due to the number of users at the time.
Telstra is unlikely to do much to significantly improve the mobile network in the near future which is why I'll move to Starlink over the next few months. See my thread in the General forum.
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Post by yobarr on Oct 23, 2024 14:17:57 GMT 10
You will find the speed constantly varies unless the tower nearest you has excess capacity. When someone starts downloading a movie, and the tower does not have spare capacity, everyone else gets their speed reduced. In remote areas with small equipment and a small number of connected users this will be more obvious. In a busy area with equipment designed to handles hundreds or thousands, it averages out better. But in peak times when a large proportion of the people are streaning video it is likely to slow down. If you try at 2:00 am you will no doubt get excellent speed. Telcos are supposed to quote the minimum expected speed in peak times. Sometimes demand overtakes that figure. Thanks Steve, for this advice. Following your suggestion I again tested speeds ataround 2am and got speeds of 25.2 and 13.1 respectively. Now I understand! Cheers |
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Post by peter57 on Oct 23, 2024 18:21:27 GMT 10
Stop bitchin Chris  the girls at Chester road lunch bar in Albany said your Ipad worked fine so just use it there. Besides, the food is awesome. |
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Post by yobarr on Oct 24, 2024 7:55:10 GMT 10
Stop bitchin Chris the girls at Chester road lunch bar in Albany said your Ipad worked fine so just use it there. Besides, the food is awesome. Hi Peter, while there is little doubt that my iPad works fine at Albany, presently I am "in the bush" in NSW and the iPad seems slow. Perhaps, like me, it is getting a bit old so I may start to use the "spare" brand-new iPad pro that I've toted around for a couple of years. Glad that you enjoyed the food at Chester Pass lunchbar. When I was driving Roadtrains based at Albany I regularly had brekky and bought lunch there. They open at 3.30am, from memory, and the girls are fantastic, always smiling and chatty. Great food, great service. Cheers |
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the girls at Chester road lunch bar in Albany said your Ipad worked fine so just use it there. Besides, the food is awesome.