Thread: NBN who's happy with theirs?

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

On a broader note, I think people are being led (forced) astray by having to pay more for hi-speed, the internet is a utility and should be treated as such, by all means pay for quantity, but what is happening now is akin to slowing the speed of phone calls down, or electricity suppliers dimming peoples lights, or the council restricting the pipes so that a toilet takes 2 hrs to flush!

Agree. Most 'providers' are signing people up to NBN on high speed plans, then saying, oh well if you can't get those speeds we'll downgrade your plan! and theres nothing we can do because it's NBN CO's fault. This is because the Telcos are actually NBN's customers (not us consumers), so they are the only ones who can push for change, but they abdicate responsibility.

My max speed available of 26Mbps is the lowest advertised speed by Telstra. Promise of higher speeds is a con for the majority.

Our problem isn't the speed it's the frequent drop-outs. We have fibre at work so the speed is fine there. Here at home it's the drop-outs that are annoying.
BTW I just checked and we are doing a magnificent (?) 11.4/1.06. Now, how long will that continue today before it drops out?

Internet dead as a dog on the road, solar flares apparently, bloody NBN, er cyclists, who can i blame

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Our problem isn't the speed it's the frequent drop-outs. We have fibre at work so the speed is fine there. Here at home it's the drop-outs that are annoying.
BTW I just checked and we are doing a magnificent (?) 11.4/1.06. Now, how long will that continue today before it drops out?

So, you're getting great speed. Hooray.

I get poor speed, regularly. On my FTTH/FTTP connection. It ain't the NBN, it's the ISP/RSP.
I experience dropouts. When you look at the lights, the NBN connection box is good. Shows all the right lights. It's the ISP/RSP router that's down. Turning it off and on usually does nothing. I just have to be patient and wait.

Take it up with your ISP/RSP.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Our problem isn't the speed it's the frequent drop-outs. We have fibre at work so the speed is fine there. Here at home it's the drop-outs that are annoying.
BTW I just checked and we are doing a magnificent (?) 11.4/1.06. Now, how long will that continue today before it drops out?

Mick they're the speeds I was getting with iinet NBN, then I switched to Telstra and speed doubled. But it hasn' t solved the drop outs. Sounds like we get similar drop outs. Its the copper lines that are the problem on FTTN. That's why no-one will take any responsibility.

Originally Posted by Zeros

Mick they're the speeds I was getting with iinet NBN, then I switched to Telstra and speed doubled. But it hasn' t solved the drop outs. Sounds like we get similar drop outs. Its the copper lines that are the problem on FTTN. That's why no-one will take any responsibility.

I use two systems. FTTH/FTTP three days a week and FTTN four days a week. The FTTH/FTTP is on a 10Mbs plan and drops out occasionally. I'd be typing out something and hit "send" and it comes back with "connection lost". Check the ISP router, nothing but red LEDs. The NBN router is fine and the primary phone (which is with another Telco and plugs into the UNI-V port) is fine. Therefore, ISP problem.

The FTTN is on a different ISP. The owner tells me it's 100Mbs plan. I video stream, audio stream, click on clickbait, I give it a thrashing. Always available. Fast. No issues. When they installed it, they ran new copper, coax, to the premesis.

Yeah in our case it's the ISP router which has to be restarted. Optus listens politely and nothing changes.
At my work which has fibre to the premises and everywhere internally we never have drop-outs.
I seriously doubt if nodes and copper could ever deliver reliable 100 Mbs to all the connections.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Yeah in our case it's the ISP router which has to be restarted. Optus listens politely and nothing changes.
At my work which has fibre to the premises and everywhere internally we never have drop-outs.
I seriously doubt if nodes and copper could ever deliver reliable 100 Mbs to all the connections.

And, yet, you're not using 100Mbs. According to NBNCo, FTTN is good for 1Gbs.