ScottBev

The title explains it.

So...Is Oz Broadband ready?

stevemich

No, we all use dial up, and have hamsters in wheels powering the pc's.

Luma

Ready for what?

Wendy

Actually, I think thats what I have

stevemich

I hope you let Hammy out once in a while to appreciate its better life in Oz

Wendy

Of course. I gave him a night off yesterday, he can have another in a couple of weeks.

stevemich

Lots of sunflower seeds and he'll be right mate!

Vash the Stampede

Find a broadband plan.

fraser

Sort of, it's just not as good as you'd be used to, but it does

coggerocks2

Yes

There's quite a large ADSL2+ network out there now.

It does rely on a copper network rather then fiber-optics though.

If you are in a major city or close to an exchange you probably can get super fast ADSL2+ even if you aren't you can still get broadband.

For example I have a 24,000 k connection to give you some scale dial up is usually max 56 k.

arkon

Broadband ready yes, internet savvy no. Needed a replacement head for my
shaver yesterday...Oz search=273 sites all useless. UK search=414 sites and plenty selling them.

task

just got on the net broadband and it took a long time to arrive from sydney 2 bloody weeks we are in perth this place is so slow its going backwards.
task

Beermonster

Because Australia is so large a country, there are severe difficulties in providing broadband, its very hard to hold a 2,000km long piece of string tight without the knots coming out of the cans at either end.

The climate isnt too helpful either, all that sunlight rots the string really fast

arkon

The possoms nibble at the string too and for some reason the humidity rusts the tin cans, The fresh immigrants have suggested using stainless steel to make the cans out of or even aluminium but apparently steel cans are best and your a whingin pom for daring to suggest otherwise. We have found smoke signals best, they seem to all be using them, and sometimes I find it hard to sleep with the noise of the drums.