Thread: NBN who's happy with theirs?

Bring on 5G

NBN is already a dinosaur.

Originally Posted by Eevo

there are no public ones. closely guarded secret.

But it there is this

NationalMap

shows the node area so you can narrow down where to look for the green box

Originally Posted by Wilyms

But it there is this

NationalMap

shows the node area so you can narrow down where to look for the green box

ha. the map isnt even remotely accurate..
its telling me fttn isnt avaliable yet im on it.

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

anyone have a node map?

Give this one a go. It's maintained by one bloke so doesn't have everything up to date.

For FTTN addresses you can get an estimation of distance to the node and possible speed range (if it has been updated with your node info or to your pilar if not). Zoom in on your location and click on your address to see the info.

NBN MTM Alpha

Note that it only will have the info if pillar/node location has been identified and added to his database.

Alternative is the find your node and use google maps to measure distance.

Originally Posted by Eevo

ha. the map isnt even remotely accurate..
its telling me fttn isnt avaliable yet im on it.

Yep, same here.... I don't think this has been updated for 18 months or so...

Originally Posted by Andrew D

Bring on 5G

NBN is already a dinosaur.

No wireless method, 5G included, has a hope of handling anything like the data volumes that almost any wired connection can. While 5G has a much higher data rate than previous mobile methods, this data rate is shared. With a wired connection, the data rate is not shared (except by your kids). OK, it is shared from your node, but that is exactly the same as 5G is shared from the tower.

Many people find that a mobile connection is adequate, but as demand for bandwidth increases, for example, with a household averaging four or more TVs, when these all change to ultrahigh resolution, all running at the same time, more people will find it is inadequate and can only be tolerated when you actually need to be mobile.

The only way around this is more and more cells, closer and closer spaced - which ultimately begins to look pretty much like the NBN - except that it costs more.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

No wireless method, 5G included, has a hope of handling anything like the data volumes that almost any wired connection can. While 5G has a much higher data rate than previous mobile methods, this data rate is shared. With a wired connection, the data rate is not shared (except by your kids). OK, it is shared from your node, but that is exactly the same as 5G is shared from the tower.

Many people find that a mobile connection is adequate, but as demand for bandwidth increases, for example, with a household averaging four or more TVs, when these all change to ultrahigh resolution, all running at the same time, more people will find it is inadequate and can only be tolerated when you actually need to be mobile.

The only way around this is more and more cells, closer and closer spaced - which ultimately begins to look pretty much like the NBN - except that it costs more.

Had we invested in this method rather than the outdated fibre we might have been in a good position. Thats what i thought when the whole NBN thing started. Thought well the rest of the world has been running fibre for years now, what can we do better, not just try play catchup rather try leapfrog.... However a few years later here we are. Trying to put a second rate fibre connection down for all to complain about.

Originally Posted by SBD4

Give this one a go. It's maintained by one bloke so doesn't have everything up to date.

For FTTN addresses you can get an estimation of distance to the node and possible speed range (if it has been updated with your node info or to your pilar if not). Zoom in on your location and click on your address to see the info.

NBN MTM Alpha

Note that it only will have the info if pillar/node location has been identified and added to his database.

Alternative is the find your node and use google maps to measure distance.

Yeah had looked at that one too and for my location it has even less info than the one I posted. No speed estimate and just a dot for each premises. But if it’s better for other areas then good news for you!

i guess a question is why do you want a node map anyway?
if it’s local, go for a drive and find it. There’s not a lot you can do about your distance from the node and the cabling is often not direct so even measuring it off a map will only give the minimum distance....

If you want to see your max connection, log into the router.

For other info, as far as I know, you’ll need a tech