Assume True Does Deliver 100Mbps

[THAIPHUKET]

Let´s assume True does deliver 100mbps or even only 50mbps. My question is= can my simple Acer laptop, or Mini Mac receive that much? Is there a capacity limit on the receiving side, where to check receivable mbps?

Which wireless modem can handle this?

[miksguevara]

uh yeah depending on the hardware of the laptop, like the network interface card....The more modern 11g can transfer the wireless data at a rate of 54 megabits per second at its maximum. wireless n is 100 megabits/second i think..? hope this helps

[FiFtHeLeMeNt]

Yes, your laptop can handle that. But if you think a 50mbps connection is 5 times faster than a 10mbps connection for web browsing then you are wrong. It makes no noticeable difference. Having a high speed connection is one story and being able to utilize it is another.

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[Pib]

A 100Mb connection between your computer and Internet Service Provider servers doesn't mean you'll get a 100Mb connection to severs/websites in Thailand and definitely not to international servers/websites. Think of that 100Mb connection kinda like that last few miles of the connection; it's the remaining XXXX miles to the sites you are surfing to is where the slow down occurs due to various reasons to include such things as the site you are connecting to limiting how many Mb/sec ( bandwidth) it provides each person connecting. Sure, high speed connections can provide some awesome file download speeds when using a download manager/torrent program since it's using/stacking multiple streams, but for everyday single stream browsing, emailing, video streaming, etc., the user experience difference between a good 10Mb and 100Mb connection is probably little....well, except for the monthly internet bill experience.

Heck a person can now get True's 200Mb plan for a mere 9,999 baht plus 7% VAT per month...now that approx USD $340 experience per month must be some real excitement.

But to the OP's basic question, yes your computer can handle a 100Mb internet connection if hardwired to the modem; now if you are using Wifi you will need to ensure you get a Wifi router that provides an "actual" 100Mb data throughput versus just the basic Wifi router to computer sync connection...now that going to be a little tough unless you are close to the Wifi router. Lot's of throughput reviews on Wifi modems....google some up.

[schnazzy]

What is the interface speed of your NIC on your laptop? I'll assume 1gbps. So therefore yes.

If your firewall/router/cable bridge (aka and incorrectly called a modem) has an interface speed (incoming) of 1gbps which is generally rare then yes. if not, you MIGHT be able to get 80mbps actual througput and up-to 100mbps depending on many variables.

Most of the comments are correct in that.... will 100mbps be faster than 50? probably. Will you notice a difference? Probably not. Unless you are downloading a dozen BR tor files at a time or otherwsie moving massive amounts of data you probably won't notice and it probably doesn't matter anyway. My 16mbps with 1mbps up is really maybe 5-8mbst and 1/2 mbps to the western world like Europe and America where most of the Internet is located.

It would be funny to pay all that money and then get no better western world connection than a 16mbps.

Really it is about what you want to do. I like to get to the western world so my speed there is important. Since it is filtered as well as limited to the underwater fiber available, you'll never really get close to any of those speeds at least for the near future.

[THAIPHUKET]

This is all very enlightening indeed. As so often and as I suspected, the consumer is once again being tricked into unreal expectations and related monetary expenses.

[HardenedSoul]

The replies here are more or less on the money. I recently upgraded from ADSL to True's 50Mbps offering and, in day-to-day use, there's not a huge speed improvement in page loading etc but where it really DOES make a difference is in BT downloads and capacity

I've got a desktop running a US VPN, a VirtualBox connecting through a UK proxy and a laptop streaming content from ThaiExpat TV. That lot requires a fair bit of bandwidth which the package provides easily.

If you're connected wirelessly, your download speed is limited by the speed of the connection between your laptop and your router.

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[negreanu]

Actually when you get upto 50/100/200mbps. Then CPU and disk access does come into it especially with multiple downloads from usenet as an example.

The connection can stutter if your storage medium is not capable enough to keep up with the writes. Especially if you have 100 connections to a server.

[Pib]

This is all very enlightening indeed. As so often and as I suspected, the consumer is once again being tricked into unreal expectations and related monetary expenses.

Any consumer definitely needs to understand and checkout any product/service's advertisement. True does indeed provide a 100Mb (and higher 200Mb) connection but as with all internet connections be it cable, ADSL, or dialup that max connection speed is only to the ISP's server/DSLAM; after that it is subject to all kinds of possible bottlenecks, slow downs, bandwidth controls, etc.

As FYI, I'm on the True 20Mb/2Mb cable plan and several months ago the True-provided Cisco modem/router developed an upload speed problem...instead of getting my normal 2.2Mb upload speed I could only get around 1.3Mb...the down speed was fine. So, True techs brought a new replacement Cisco router/modem and he problem was still there...they then tried another modem and the problem was still there. The next day another tech came by with a different model Cisco modem just to check and make sure they could get 100Mb to my resident although I'm only on the 20Mb plan. He hooked the modem up, connected via hardwire connection, ran a speedtest and got 104Mb download and 10.4Mb upload speeds. So in their testing I got to see with my own eyes the line feeding my house would go up to 100Mb if I would ever lose my mind and want to upgrade to a plan that would cost B4,999/month plus 7%VAT. Nope, I'm perfectly happy with my True cable 20Mb/2Mb plan at B1,299/mo; an in fact for over the last month its actually been a 21Mb/2Mb plan...I guess True probably upgraded me a little since I reach the end of my 12 month contract this month. Oh, they did fix my upload problem...they found out some Cisco models had firmware issues with a recent True cable system wide upgrade and ended up giving me a Thomson Wifi router/modem which I like more than the Cisco Wifi router/modem I had.

[tinfoilhat]

if running an ethernet cable from your router to a computer, you should have no issues.

if running wireless, make sure both your router and your laptops wireless are "n" caplable if exceeding 20mbps. With 30 mbps and more True supplies "n" modems.

Interestingly, it is a firmware setting on the modem/router that limits your connection when using docsis/cable. ADSL is limited from source.

[astral]

When I am in the office I am connected to a 100mb/s LAN with no problems

even on my old notebook bought back in 2006

Does the infrastructure, international links etc have the

capacity to handle these high speeds?

[lomatopo]

Does the infrastructure, international links etc have the

capacity to handle these high speeds?

Not every application requires international bandwidth. I have a local (in Thailand) seedbox and my package has "unlimited" FTP speed so I might be able to saturate a 50 Mbps link? (Note that my seedbox package has a max. download rate of 6 Mega-Bytes per second, so 48 Mega-bits per second, and I hit that all the time as seeders are co-located.)

Note that not every DOCSIS modem supports 50, 100 or even 200 Mbps. I think the one we use in the U.S. (Comcast) has a max. rate of ~ 43 Mbps, further it has a 10/100 (Mbps) ethernet connection. Presumably True Online supplies CPE which can support the subscribed rates?