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When talking about 1mb and 2mb I assume 1000kbps or 2000kbps
I always get confused between MBps and Mbps (MegaBytes/sec or Megabits/sec) so I figured others might as well
Anyway, I recently saw download speed using speedtest.net of 50,000 kbps
You can't trust those tests though - my own internet gives speeds up to 12,000 kbps and it's terrible compared to what I had a couple of months ago when readings were typically 7,500 kbps
Like Rich I was then able to watch multiple streams at once without much issue instantly - trouble was that we would go over our 100GB quota earlier every month and be shaped to 256kbps - I couldn't get onto a cheap high capacity plan (I'm on a rim at the exchange) so I switched to WiMax where I could get supposedly faster speeds and 250GB/month for only a little more
Terrible decision - now I am in the process of switching back - I hope I get a socket and I hope it's as fast as before
I'm going with iinet - 100gb Peak/100GB off peak. Fingers crossed
Anyway - on the positive side I have started paying a bit more attention to networks, channels interference and so on.
jk, Robert, Rich - have a look at http://www.netspotapp.com/ and NetUse Traffic Monitor (App Store)
NetUse Traffic Monitor helped me maintain my sanity when my ISP (Adam) were still trying to convince me that everything was fine
Netspot just helped me to know that my WiFi at home was not part of the issue
(drag and drop a pdf of your floorplan, or draw one, and then Netspot will record and draw a heatmap for the entire area through a few test readings at different locations)
They both seem to be pretty great little apps
The iiNet package is the one we have Doug. Even watching a few movies a month we never get close to the 100GB limit, but I'm told having kids quadruples your bandwidth consumption!