After arriving in Sydney last night I have not been able to help myself and have already taken full advantage of the fantastic internet speeds available to the average folks Downunder.
I’m staying at my Mum’s whom has just had an upgrade to ADSL2 installed. Coming from PNG where folks basically rely on shitty expensive dialup speeds with low speed and costly broadband just becoming availbale recently – I can’t help but show off a little here as to what ADSL2 means in real terms as far as performance and download speeds. Unbelievable!!
After Emmanuel shared the other day about how he had just had ADSL installed and was getting…
Speedtest for ADSL broadband by Emmanuel in Moresby
And here’s what I’m getting at my Mum’s – right now – over wireless!
Speedtest for ADSL2 broadband right now at Mum's at Umina Beach
And just to give you an idea – here’s what Mum is actually paying for the above service…
Optusnet ADSL2 Broadband Plans
Mum’s on the 2Gb plan by the way – which costs AU$30 per month – approximately K70 – and guess what? It includes a VoIP service called ENGIN – which means lots of free phone calls!!
Papua New Guinea…. when are you going to catch up and get your act together?
Thanks Rob for the comparisons, at least now we have some concrete goals we can formulate as to what speeds we should and need to get for PNG.
E,
On the subject of comparisons..
…the degree of hangover from a bottle of Livex or Doop is comparable to hangover from a bottle of Jack Daniels #7.
R
[...] I’m gonna take a DEEP breath and go see Telikom as to how much all this is gonna cost me. Rob’s in Sydney right now and he’s reported that he’s on his Mum’s ADSL2 which has a 2Gb plan at [...]
Ahh, yes, Australian conx speeds compared to PNG is the same as Korean to Aus. Aus is so far behind in this regard.
Hi Wayfarer,
You got me curious…
If the average home user in Sydney can subscribe to Internet Services (ADSL2) that avergae out between 3 and 4 Mbps download. What sort of speeds are we talking about in Korea.
If possible run a speedtest at somewhere like http://www.speedtest.net/ and publish your results by way of a comment.
I normally reside in Papua New Guinea and I know for a fact that the folks back there stand in awe at what the public are being offered speed wise elsewhere.
Eg: I’m still on dialup back in Goroka.
Cheers and thanks for your feedback.
R