[LINK] Fwd: Some peace of mind about the NBN

[Roger Clarke]

I received an (unsolicited) assurance about my (TransACT) VDSL2 connection.

When I've checked in the past, it was usually running about 15-20Mbps.

So I ran three speedtests, one immediately after the other, and repeated that three times at 10-15 minute intervals:
-   iinet said        67/12         72/16        72/12
-   oszpeedtest       26            21           23
-   speedtest.net     72/18         69/ 8        72/19

None of the three sites provide any explanation of their method, or any indications of assumptions made.

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From: "iiNet" <support at iinet.net.au>
Date: 1 Nov 2017 10:58:12 +0800
>You don't need to switch to NBN because you're already on our ultrafast VDSL2 broadband network.
>You've probably been hearing a lot about the NBN lately, so we thought we'd help clear a few thing up.
>-   The NBN will not be replacing the network which powers your
>    current VDSL2 broadband service.
>-   That's because our VDSL2 network is already delivering reliable,
>   high-speed internet with download speeds between 20Mbps & 80Mbps*.
>This means that you can keep your current VDSL2 broadband for as long as you'd like. You don't have to switch to the NBN.
>* VDSL2 Speeds: Actual throughput speeds may be slower and could vary due to various factors including interference, customer cabling and equipment, download source, and line length. VDSL2 2 has an upload connection speed of up to 20Mbps.

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