pepper, coax CAN deliver 100Mbps, but in most cases it doesn't for all sorts of reasons that aren't just related to the gateway server. Corrosion, as well as other water-related issues like condensation in the repeaters is the big one, as well as the network topology chosen, which uses "nodes" to which lots of users may be connected.

Then there is the fact that a lot of servers limit upstream bandwidth for various reasons. One solution to that is to use a download accelerator that opens several download channels simultaneously and requests different bits of the file at the same time, combining them afterward. Torrents often reach close to the capacity of the cable as well.

If you routinely see a low but consistent download bandwidth, the chances are you're on a somewhat congested node.

This New Social engineering adventure by Labor is heading towards a $60bn tax payer funded tag.

When Labor loses power, the coalition will have to stop the gravy train.