MyRepublic Big Launch

[Lehnsherr]

HDD can manage must higher transfer speeds, SSD even higher. So in this case, ur HDD or SSD is not the bottleneck.

I am not impressed at all with this result, not forgetting this is a newly setup network with very very little users on it.

Result I am getting with my Starhub 300m/300m via wireless

Via Wired

Yes HDD definitely can go higher, especially SSD. I am expecting steam to hit full speeds since there is a local server right?

 

[MantisBoy]

HDD can manage must higher transfer speeds, SSD even higher. So in this case, ur HDD or SSD is not the bottleneck.

I am not impressed at all with this result, not forgetting this is a newly setup network with very very little users on it.

Result I am getting with my Starhub 300m/300m via wireless

Via Wired

Hmm, must be something wrong with my setup then.. Gonna go test again..

Edit: Seems my disk usage is being eaten up by the system whenever steam commences any downloads.. Gonna try to solve that problem

 

[nez]

As for steam, it just says disk busy, then it starts to slow down in download speed. Then once disk idle again, it goes back up.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Magickiller9]

Was torrenting half way. Computer hang o.o.. Must have been downloading too fast for too long.

 

[Just Me]

Was torrenting half way. Computer hang o.o.. Must have been downloading too fast for too long.

Your 1Gbps up already? How fast was fast?

 

[exim22]

Can 1Gbps use for a home web server?

 

[azrin619]

Need Static IP... and can ... many doing it...
If you host rubbish...then U get a nice slap from MDA and IDA... for not having a Value Added Network Store & Forward SBO license... *(Aka webhosting)

NB:Note static IP is needed to access devices/services AT HOME
nothing to do with ipv6 *(join me at ICANN49 at rafflescity to talk about this)

 

[prawnyhead]

are there any way to test how fast your hard drive can transfer? so as to determine which part of the network (either drive or bandwidth thru put) is the bottleneck when testing for 1Gbps fibre?

 

[ntec66]

Its really eye opening this is happening, wasting your time and leave for their no show is certainly unacceptable. If this happens, asking for some form of compensation is within your right, here are some guide to better protect consumers:

http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/engineer-doesnt-turn-can-claim-compensation/

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/delivery-rightst

What you should do is after receiving their appt date, write back to them that you expect to be compensated if nobody turns up.

Also I doubt writing to IDA complaining about OpenNet is not going to help much. Your money goes to Myrepublic, contract is with them, not OpenNet. Whatever problems Myrepublic have with OpenNet is between them. If you want to write to IDA, complaining to IDA about Myrepublic is more logical.

 

[Demori]

Hmm. Think will be getting mine soon. Should I upgrade to SSD to make full use of the download speed? Heard somewhere that even SATA cap at 40MB/s. Now internet faster than hardware

 

[ntec66]

Hold on to your hardware upgrade, speedtest results from someone already on 1Gbps are quite disappointing. Looks like as many suspected, the 1Gbps is just a gimmick.

 

[YouKilledKenny]

are there any way to test how fast your hard drive can transfer? so as to determine which part of the network (either drive or bandwidth thru put) is the bottleneck when testing for 1Gbps fibre?

No need to subject your HDD to a bottleneck test. If you want a real-world speed test without your mechanical disk/ssd as bottlenecks, do the following.

Set-up a RAMDisk (AMD Radeon(TM) Memory) and setup several torrents for large files (Alternative downloads | Ubuntu), try to download all versions in that page simultaneously (save the files into the RAMDisk) to ensure you are maxing out your bandwidth capacity.

Make sure you disable disk caching if you are using utorrent (Utorrent Disk Cache settings?). It will force the program to write to the RAMDisk without caching through your mechanical drive/SSD.

 

[nivleK1985]

Its really eye opening this is happening, wasting your time and leave for their no show is certainly unacceptable. If this happens, asking for some form of compensation is within your right, here are some guide to better protect consumers:

If an engineer doesn't turn up can I claim compensation? - Whitegoodshelp

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/delivery-rightst

What you should do is after receiving their appt date, write back to them that you expect to be compensated if nobody turns up.

Also I doubt writing to IDA complaining about OpenNet is not going to help much. Your money goes to Myrepublic, contract is with them, not OpenNet. Whatever problems Myrepublic have with OpenNet is between them. If you want to write to IDA, complaining to IDA about Myrepublic is more logical.

If a appointment was schedule by MyRepublic and it's a no show. We will definitely give out compensation. However, if it's OpenNet, it's beyond us and the clauses prevent OpenNet from giving out any form of compensation.

Singapore has a very unique network structure compared to other country. Thus, we cannot compare our structure with other country. UK installation and activation are done purely by their ISP. While Singapore has 2 different layers. Hardware fully controlled only by Opennet while we only control the speed and routing etc.

 

[ntec66]

If a appointment was schedule by MyRepublic and it's a no show. We will definitely give out compensation. However, if it's OpenNet, it's beyond us and the clauses prevent OpenNet from giving out any form of compensation.

Singapore has a very unique network structure compared to other country. Thus, we cannot compare our structure with other country. UK installation and activation are done purely by their ISP. While Singapore has 2 different layers. Hardware fully controlled only by Opennet while we only control the speed and routing etc.

I find it quite strange and disingenuous that MyRepublic continues to push all the blame to OpenNet.

Since customers does not have a contract with OpenNet or made the appointment with them, it is only right for customers to hold you responsible for the service failure. To consumers, they paid you, you gave the dates and legally you are the sole point of contact; why should they care who are your partners or what problems they have?

MyRepublic has to sort it out with OpenNet between themselves as a company to company matter. Offer a fair compensation and avoid inciting customers anger towards OpenNet.

 

[Casanova81]

Using cmd to ping funshion.com multiple times, I'm getting about 135ms with request time-out every now and then.

For tudou.com, about 275ms with request time-out every now and then also.

Speedtest to Beijing (Beijing Mobile Communications) gives 93down/9.5up/63ms

btw my current 200mbps has better result?

speedtest to beijing (beijing mobile communication) gives 125.88 down/180.21 up/78ms

ping test to todou.com is 121ms and funshion.com is 134ms.

 

[elimmel]

Ooops, my wireless software was throttling the speed to 100/10.. New results to speedtest Beijing (Beijing Mobile Communications) are 70down/117up/124ms. Sorry for the wrong info.

Seems my wireless speed has now been capped by the router limit. Anyone wanna give me a AC router/adapter to test?

btw my current 200mbps has better result?

speedtest to beijing (beijing mobile communication) gives 125.88 down/180.21 up/78ms

ping test to todou.com is 121ms and funshion.com is 134ms.

I think he mentioned something about his router limiting his speed (wireless).

 

[Demori]

Hold on to your hardware upgrade, speedtest results from someone already on 1Gbps are quite disappointing. Looks like as many suspected, the 1Gbps is just a gimmick.

From earlier conversation, I don't think most speedtest servers in Singapore can support 1Gbps Think I've seen speedtest showing 900Mbps somewhere?

No need to subject your HDD to a bottleneck test. If you want a real-world speed test without your mechanical disk/ssd as bottlenecks, do the following.

Set-up a RAMDisk (AMD Radeon(TM) Memory) and setup several torrents for large files (Alternative downloads | Ubuntu), try to download all versions in that page simultaneously (save the files into the RAMDisk) to ensure you are maxing out your bandwidth capacity.

Make sure you disable disk caching if you are using utorrent (Utorrent Disk Cache settings?). It will force the program to write to the RAMDisk without caching through your mechanical drive/SSD.

Issue is what if my HDD is limiting my download? Anyone know if current HDD transfer raite is slower than 1Gbps? Read online that the transfer rate is about 100MB/s to 300 MB/s, but limited by alot of other factors

 

[Triaz881]

Wa got ppl on 1gig already?? eh those with the connection can try and test a few things?

1. download ESO - fast anot?
2. torrent speeds how ah?
3. what's your ping when gaming? e.g. LoL or Titanfall

 

[misato]

Issue is what if my HDD is limiting my download? Anyone know if current HDD transfer raite is slower than 1Gbps? Read online that the transfer rate is about 100MB/s to 300 MB/s, but limited by alot of other factors

FYI, A 1Gbps Ethernet can have a max theoretical speed of 128MBytes/s

A normal performance desktop hard disk has no issue hitting this speed while doing read operations but most desktop mechanical hard disk hardly even write above 100MBytes/s. Thus in order to really stress a 1Gbps connectivity, you really need more than decent hardware to do this. Thus suggestion of SSD or RAMdisk are both valid and within affordable means that can be used for a one off testing.

 

[YouKilledKenny]

I find it quite strange and disingenuous that MyRepublic continues to push all the blame to OpenNet.

Since customers does not have a contract with OpenNet or made the appointment with them, it is only right for customers to hold you responsible for the service failure. To consumers, they paid you, you gave the dates and legally you are the sole point of contact; why should they care who are your partners or what problems they have?

MyRepublic has to sort it out with OpenNet between themselves as a company to company matter. Offer a fair compensation and avoid inciting customers anger towards OpenNet.

I called MR and they informed me that if this OpenNet no-show is not resolved within 2 weeks, I can cancel the order without any charges. If MR can be installed, I'd prefer to sign with MR rather than keep my existing StarHub fibre plan. However, I have zero confidence in OpenNet/MR to resolve this no-show/no-capacity problem.