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adsl has a maximum theoretical speed of up to 20 Mbps for download, and up to 1 Mbps for upload, however, most customers will achieve far less actual speeds.<\/p>\n

Your actual internet speeds on an adsl connection will be determined by how far your home is from your local telephone exchange, the state of the copper wiring running down your street, the internal wiring inside your premises and your internal equipment (including your modem, computer, mobile devices, telephone sockets and more.<\/p>\n

MATE is no longer providing new ADSL internet plans. nbn has been rolling out a national broadband infrastructure project to all Australians that is replacing the older ADSL network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

adsl has a maximum theoretical speed of up to 20 Mbps for download, and up to 1 Mbps for upload, however, most customers will achieve far less actual speeds. 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