Thread: NBN who's happy with theirs?

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We have fixed wireless NBN here.... Its bloody ****house. When it was first connected, it was spectacular. Fast and 100% reliable. Over the last 8months its just ****house. It's forever down. You ring up and suddenly you connection works perfectly. The NBN are playing games. The local tower obviously has issues. So every time you ring you go through all the bull**** of "fault finding the local setup". Telstra trys to make out its your issue and a problem your end every single god damn time even though I say "It is the tower, when will it be fixed".

Usually it then suddenly works. I'm 100% positive they give you temporary priority on the local tower so you have good internet... then it dies off over the next week. But in the meantime they flag your issue as "fixed". Ours went down last wednesday night. Worked for a bit Friday during the day. Then a bit sunday evening. It's sort of working again now after ringing and complaining.

Basically they have put in a tower that will no-where meet the needs of the local area. So as soon as everyone moved over, it went to ****.

the bit that really ****es me off is them playing games.... and it "suddenly working" after you ring them. They try to make out you fixed it by restarting the modem while on the phone (as in "you stupid person, why didn't you try this its your fault"). Obviously this is the first thing I always try before ringing though.

Hopefully they will oneday upgrade the local tower as it ****es me off no end paying $120 a month for ****.

seeya
Shane L.

That's Telstra playing games with you, not the NBN. They aren't buying enough bandwidth to cover the plans connected to that tower. When you whinge, they push a bit more your way and take a bit from someone else. When they whinge, they get a bit back and you lose out. The whole thing is a cluster****, and shouldnt be allowed. If you pay your momey you shoukd get what you paid for.

The tower itself is capable of supporting many times more people than what are currently using it, it's all about the bandwidth the ISP's are paying for for you to use it.

My FTTN has been on for a couple of days, running quite well so far. 23.9 down 4.7 up. No complaints if it stays that way.

Originally Posted by bee utey

My FTTN has been on for a couple of days, running quite well so far. 23.9 down 4.7 up. No complaints if it stays that way.

Assuming a 25/5 plan?

Originally Posted by bee utey

My FTTN has been on for a couple of days, running quite well so far. 23.9 down 4.7 up. No complaints if it stays that way.

you off the stirling node bee?

Originally Posted by Eevo

you off the stirling node bee?

There's a green Dalek about 500m up the road I assume I'm connected to.

Originally Posted by SBD4

Assuming a 25/5 plan?

Dunno, whatever basic plan I was offered when I signed up sometime early last year. Details will no doubt come up when I get my first bill. I know I was given the option of swapping plans whenever I wanted to at no up front charge.

Originally Posted by Homestar

That's Telstra playing games with you, not the NBN. They aren't buying enough bandwidth to cover the plans connected to that tower. When you whinge, they push a bit more your way and take a bit from someone else. When they whinge, they get a bit back and you lose out. The whole thing is a cluster****, and shouldnt be allowed. If you pay your momey you shoukd get what you paid for.

The tower itself is capable of supporting many times more people than what are currently using it, it's all about the bandwidth the ISP's are paying for for you to use it.

I thought it was something like that. Sometimes it gets to speeds slower than dial-up .... so you ring up and complain.... instantly while your on the phone, you suddenly its instantly fixed and very fast! I'm getting so ****ed off with it all I'm ready to change companies. Does everyone else do this "only give bandwidth to those who complain" caper ?

seeya,
Shane L.