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Optus 500/50 Mbps review

Type

Technology
Hybrid Fibre Coaxial

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
97%
Download score
100%
Upload score
94%
Average download speed (Mbps)
512
All hour trimmed minimum download speed
462
Maximum download speed (Mbps)
520
Average download speed peak (Mbps)
511
Average upload speed (Mbps)
47
Minimum upload speed (Mbps)
39
Maximum upload speed (Mbps)
47
Average upload speed peak (Mbps)
47
Average latency (ms)
12
Maximum latency (ms)
22
Minimum latency (ms)
11
Average peak latency (ms)
12
Maximum peak latency
16
Minimum peak latency
11

Specifications

Download speed tier (Mbps)
500
Upload speed tier (Mbps)
50
Matthew Steen CHOICE whitegoods team leader
Matthew Steen

Matthew Steen is the Director of Reviews and Testing, which conducts all the testing for CHOICE. He has had a long and storied history in the consumer movement. Matthew is driven to work at CHOICE for its constitutional mission and its dedication to making Australia more fair, safe and just. Matthew represents CHOICE as a council member on the Standards Australia Council. He is also responsible for CHOICE lowering its environmental footprint. Find Matthew on LinkedIn.

Matthew Steen is the Director of Reviews and Testing, which conducts all the testing for CHOICE. He has had a long and storied history in the consumer movement. Matthew is driven to work at CHOICE for its constitutional mission and its dedication to making Australia more fair, safe and just. Matthew represents CHOICE as a council member on the Standards Australia Council. He is also responsible for CHOICE lowering its environmental footprint. Find Matthew on LinkedIn.