It must really suck to be a 'downloader' in Australia

[Looney]

Wow, you guys are getting pathetic bandwidth if you're getting only 70kb/s average. Maybe try a site other than Suprnova, and you might get some decent speeds. 95% of everythign i download, i pretty much cap it at 300kb/s.

 

[SZLiao214]

I get 900k off the atot topgear ftp server from my dorm room. 5.4l at home 🙁

 

[Allio]

Originally posted by: thereds

Originally posted by: Allio
We have this in New Zealand too. I protest by using dialup (no caps, haha!)

Still working towards hitting 10 gigs in a month. I swear it's doable.

Do none of the ISPs there provide broadband without data caps?

We're just now getting unlimited 256k, but this isn't really scalable, as individual ISPs have to pay excess usage charges to the monopoly telcom for every user who goes over 10 gigs. They rely on the majority of people only using the internet to check their email and trace their family tree, etc etc. If more people start to make use of it, it could collapse.

Our major plan is 2mb/256k with a 64k throttle after 10 gigs of transfer.

 

[gistech1978]

i petition australian downloaders be called 'downlowders'.

my attempt at humor.

 

[Allio]

Originally posted by: gistech1978
i petition australian downloaders be called 'downlowders'.

my attempt at humor.

I laughed. 5 brownie points for you!

 

[acid45]

i luv my 990/kbs and my awsome FTPS axx's 😛


Chris

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Hardcore
Wow, you guys are getting pathetic bandwidth if you're getting only 70kb/s average. Maybe try a site other than Suprnova, and you might get some decent speeds. 95% of everythign i download, i pretty much cap it at 300kb/s.

Linky?

 

[her209]

I've downloaded over 100GB in a week...

 

[thereds]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: Hardcore
Wow, you guys are getting pathetic bandwidth if you're getting only 70kb/s average. Maybe try a site other than Suprnova, and you might get some decent speeds. 95% of everythign i download, i pretty much cap it at 300kb/s.

Linky?

 

[funggorgor]

In here
I am using unlimited 1.5MB broadband
never heard about data caps