View Poll Results: Which tech do you have ?
FTTP - Fibre baby, the good stuff
7
28.00%
HFC - it's fibre, but ...
1
4.00%
FTTN - the Trunbull special
2
8.00%
FTTC - better than FTTN
1
4.00%
Mobile Broadband - feel the money burn
2
8.00%
ADSL, still
12
48.00%
I'm a luddite.
0
0%
Voters: 25. You may not vote on this poll
So who's on the NBN?
#16
Re: So who's on the NBN?
It's not expensive like phone or tablet usage though and is about the same cost as ADSL where I am.
FTTC is due here late next year but by then we may not want or need it as a local provider is due to commence a fixed wireless service next month. If it delivers what they hope then the NBN will be dead in this region.
Really hoping it does work.
#17
Re: So who's on the NBN?
I have FTTP here in Gawler, so not even in the city. Still don't get very good speeds, but good enough. Speed test gives around 24 Mbps download, which is faster than it used to be, and around 5 Mbps upload.
#19
Re: So who's on the NBN?
FTTP should always be capable of 100/40, or more.
#20
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Probably a bit of both. I'm with Telstra at home so should look at changing as I think I could get faster speeds for the same price with another supplier. Laziness on my part I guess.
#21
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It's all relative.
For over 2 years I was working on an average of 2.1 Mbps.
The resort I live in has a proprietary system; Telstra infrastructure but with massive contention issues.
Switched as soon as there was an alternative but that still only gives me 5 Mbps.
#22
Re: So who's on the NBN?
****ing Telstra only give you 25/5 by default. They want $20 extra for "Super Fast Speed Boost", which they hide away. That's 100/40 it seems.
They also want $95 for straight unbundled NBN at 25/5 and 500GB.
Whereas others are cheaper. Mine would be $65 for the same, and that's reliable over cheap. 100/40 and 500GB is only $80.
Obviously the bundling makes a difference, but there is a significant markup there, and the default speed is only ADSL level.
#23
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Joined: Dec 2010
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Re: So who's on the NBN?
#24
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FTTN in the semi-rural sticks here, not that much faster than the ADSL2 but rock solid and I have complaints about Internode. Phone bills also slashed since moving to VOIP.
I guess I'm just easily pleased.
I guess I'm just easily pleased.
#25
Re: So who's on the NBN?
They were putting the conduits in 18 months ago and the contractors told me they would be connecting by October (last year.)
A year ago I kept getting letters from providers saying that I was now able to be connected to NBN. Checking the maps shows that I am in the connected area.
Putting in my address shows me that although it is available in the area it is still being "provisioned".
The management of raucous parties in a licensed establishment comes to mind.....
A year ago I kept getting letters from providers saying that I was now able to be connected to NBN. Checking the maps shows that I am in the connected area.
Putting in my address shows me that although it is available in the area it is still being "provisioned".
The management of raucous parties in a licensed establishment comes to mind.....
#26
Re: So who's on the NBN?
Ahh, I did a little digging.
****ing Telstra only give you 25/5 by default. They want $20 extra for "Super Fast Speed Boost", which they hide away. That's 100/40 it seems.
They also want $95 for straight unbundled NBN at 25/5 and 500GB.
Whereas others are cheaper. Mine would be $65 for the same, and that's reliable over cheap. 100/40 and 500GB is only $80.
Obviously the bundling makes a difference, but there is a significant markup there, and the default speed is only ADSL level.
****ing Telstra only give you 25/5 by default. They want $20 extra for "Super Fast Speed Boost", which they hide away. That's 100/40 it seems.
They also want $95 for straight unbundled NBN at 25/5 and 500GB.
Whereas others are cheaper. Mine would be $65 for the same, and that's reliable over cheap. 100/40 and 500GB is only $80.
Obviously the bundling makes a difference, but there is a significant markup there, and the default speed is only ADSL level.
Only issue so far, is that it requires a reset of the NBN black box about once a week.
Hopefully that improves.
The black box does run quite hot. Must be all the porn Kim67 downloads. 😁
Last edited by Alfresco; Sep 26th 2017 at 11:17 am.
#27
Re: So who's on the NBN?
They were putting the conduits in 18 months ago and the contractors told me they would be connecting by October (last year.)
A year ago I kept getting letters from providers saying that I was now able to be connected to NBN. Checking the maps shows that I am in the connected area.
Putting in my address shows me that although it is available in the area it is still being "provisioned".
The management of raucous parties in a licensed establishment comes to mind.....
A year ago I kept getting letters from providers saying that I was now able to be connected to NBN. Checking the maps shows that I am in the connected area.
Putting in my address shows me that although it is available in the area it is still being "provisioned".
The management of raucous parties in a licensed establishment comes to mind.....
Much seems to be down to the infamous 'micronodes', where to fit in with trunbull's dumb FTTN idea they bought loads of 'micronodes' to extend the signal to far flung places, but which apparently didn't work with their system and so have been sitting there for years doing nothing whilst they try and bodge something up.
#28
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#29
Re: So who's on the NBN?
Despite all the hot, sweaty, toned bodies, my sqeals of delight and sometimes closing my eyes and groaning when I watch, The Rugby Championship is not porn!
#30
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Thought this might be interesting, the rollout of the NBN to date
The top two lines are the areas supposed to be 'done' and the actual number of houses connected (the gap is those like Wol, a quarter of a million of them). The yellow line is those actually signed up. The boundaries are total premises and 2020, when its supposed to be done.
Most of the premises up to mid 2016 are FTTP or wireless/satellite. The inclusion of HFC and FTTN past then has bumped up the numbers, but still on the same curve as it was already on.
A very large number of people can get NBN in theory, but aren't signed up in practice. Either the RTC numbers are wrong, or people aren't bothered, or both - but since they are turning off normal phone services after 18months, they will all need to be.
The top two lines are the areas supposed to be 'done' and the actual number of houses connected (the gap is those like Wol, a quarter of a million of them). The yellow line is those actually signed up. The boundaries are total premises and 2020, when its supposed to be done.
Most of the premises up to mid 2016 are FTTP or wireless/satellite. The inclusion of HFC and FTTN past then has bumped up the numbers, but still on the same curve as it was already on.
A very large number of people can get NBN in theory, but aren't signed up in practice. Either the RTC numbers are wrong, or people aren't bothered, or both - but since they are turning off normal phone services after 18months, they will all need to be.