Downlod Speed

[davidthai]

after doing a speed test the results are 1162 kbps download and 430kbps upload, my package is with true via a modem , my package is download 3mbps upload 512kbps , i am trying to watch downloaded movies and u tube and can not watch properly because i get a lot of buffering , can anybody recomend what package i should upgrade to , will a package of either 4mbps / or 5mbps or 8mbps do it , if so what package would you go for ,

[monty]

You're probably better of trying to find a business package.

Friend of mine is on a True 12 Mbps package, and youtube often still buffers.

Maxnet Premier used to be good for youtube, but not anymore.

No idea on other providers.

[dttk0009]

No matter what your package is, True limits each user to a speed per download. This is why people with 12Mb packages still download files at 50-60kb/s.The difference is that those people could download 20 files like that at a time while others can't. Additionally, there's workarounds to this, like getting download accelerators and managers, or just relying on torrents.

On the flip side, I can't say I've had many issues with youtube lately. It seems streaming still works great and has been for a while for me now. I used to get a lot of problems, but it seems the only way to fix that is to either:

a) Know someone in True who doesn't lump you in with the other plebs' bandwidth and actually tries to get your demands met

OR

Cause a gigantic shitstorm at one of their larger stores (Fortune), demand to see a manager, clamor about unsatisfactory speeds and call every couple of hours for a few weeks and they will most likely get someone to look at what's up and fix it, but only because they're annoyed with you.

[MikeWill]

I'm also with TRUE and my package is only 2Mbps/512kbps. In most cases I don't have that 'buffering' problem.

My test results are:

Download Speed: 1715 kbps (214.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

Upload Speed: 369 kbps (46.1 KB/sec transfer rate)

Latency: 133 ms

Monday, January 18, 2010 1:02:37 PM

I think you should contact the customer service of TRUE. As of late, they are trying to be helpful, at least, in my case..