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 | |  PTCL is Going to Double the DSL Speeds: Again | |
It seems like PTCL is going to double the DSL speeds of broadband
customers very soon, most likely with in month or two, at most – same
like it did last year. According to news the existing packages will
be doubled as
- 1 mbps to 2mbps
- 2 mbps to 4mbps
- 4 mbps to 8 mbps
According to PTCL representative and feedback of different users PTCL
is testing these double speeds on randomly selected subscribers from
different areas of country. These users will be downgraded after the
testing period ends to their original speeds and will be upgraded after
official announcement, which is most likely to be on 23rd
march, but can be delayed as no final date has been announced yet.The up gradation process may take several months according to the
size of network. Though PTCL is using is ADSL2+ which supports up to
24mbps but at same time there are many subscribers on Copper media,
which supports up to 4 mbps at most (that too with distortion).We hope that student package users will also get this upgrade and can
enjoy higher speeds at discounted rates as recently PTCL discontinued
all student packages above 1mbps.We will keep you informed on this, you can also share your experience
in comments if you got this test up gradation.No official words on the situation yet.Update: We are told that feasibility tests for DSL
speed up-gradation has failed, and PTCL will not upgrade DSL speeds, as
of now. Apparently, due to infrastructure constraints and quality of
copper is not allowing PTCL to offer double speed. So no further speed
ups till further decision. | |
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