Internet
Hello!
Just thought I'd let everyone know that if you're unhappy with your current internet speed, China Telecom have recently installed fibre optic cable around Huafa (new town confirmed) and are offering 12M, 20M & 100M.
Its easy enough to switch, I've been sorting it out today and it should be up & running by Sunday.
Which speed did you opt for, Mike?
How much will it cost per month?
Are they giving you the actual 100M speed? Or is it the server capacity? Just curious. Even with 4M we rarely get the actual 4M.
I don't believe the 100 M, I have 12 M optic fibre and it's fast enough.
Mike
When you say switch do they offer you any incentives to move to them? I know the answer as I type this but I have to ask just incase! We have a contract with another server and the connection is so slow, it would be great if we could speed it up.
if you could give some more details on what you asked for at CT & what you needed to provide to change that would be appreciated.
Thanks
I have a different solution.
If you surf the web, the Great "firewall" slows things down considerably. I got a "virtual provate network" (hope the full spelling, with one word misspelled, deflects government attention), which also allows one to "superspeed" one's Chinese connection, and I notice a considerable improvement.
Email me privately to know the company.
Thanks Toby, we have one of those thingymebobs and it's great, but every so often we just get kicked off the internet and have to shutdown/re-open the wireless connection. it drives my other half mental as it usually does it when he is in the middle of important work stuff!
I wondered if the faster speed internet would mean a better connection and a happier husband?!
I also use that service toby, but you're still limited by the speed of your supplier.
2m 4m 100m whatever... That just get you form your home to ISP internet gateway. Whatever internet speed is up to route and the server you are accessing.
You're incorrect nevermore. It's actually how quickly you can download information off the websites server that you're visiting. So on a 4m line, the max you can download is 400kb/s and with a 100m line its 10mb/s etc. The bumps in speed make a huge difference when you're visiting a website that contains lots of pictures / videos etc.
China Telecom has upgraded our 6Mbps line to the 12Mbps (guess they don't offer the slower speeds anymore) and it is indeed possible to download at speeds upwards 12Mbps. However, most European sites do seem significantly slower.
Note: we are in Huafa Phase 5 which has always had fiber.
: )
Mike_B; Could you try this speedtest on your 100Mbit line and share the results. http://www.pcwelt.de/speedtest/
As far as I know it runs against a server in Germany, for which reason the results are specifically useful to those of us in need of communication with Europe
Sure thing.
Wasn't too surprised to hear that they wouldn't be installing the stuff until today between 9am-12pm... It's half 2pm now and apparently they are coming at 3.
So I'll update when / if they show up!
Update - They had the wrong address in their system for me. So instead of 121 they had 112. They've had to cancel the order and start a new one. Expecting a call back & should hopefully have it by friday, should everything go smoothly.
Ugh... There's a problem with the cables in our building being covered in concrete or something so they're unable to install the fibre for the whole building.
I guess I'll have to wait and see what it's like when I next move
I have fibre 6/1 Mb in SanXiang, speedtest against macau confirms this, but since a couple of days internet from Europe sucks. I checked against the server in Germany Morten gave, it's only 375 kbps down 175 up.... So for me the problem is not which provider you have here, but the Great Firewall that seems to be fortified.
Hi Crispin, I opted for 100M, prices are as follows - 100M, cost 488yuan/month, 4880 yuan/year.
12M, 170/month, 1780/year; 20M-- 218yuan/month, 2180yuan/ year
Cheekygal as far as i'm aware it will be 100M speed meaning on an actual download you will get 10mb/s. Same as the western world. Fiber optic is always more reliable than copper wires meaning more people get the / close to the advertised speed.
Taffy: Sadly there wasn't an incentive to move other than the speed! I was previously with Zhuhai Cable TV & Broadband (not sure if thats the actual name) and they're terrible!
I had asked a chinese friend to actually speak to them and it seemed easy enough. However, I think you need to show a Chinese ID to the installation people so my Chinese friend has lent us her ID. Not sure if a foreign passport will cut it, but it's worth asking. It's also 200RMB for installation costs.
Should have it by tomorrow so I'll update on what it's like :)