Thread: National Broadband Network (NBN) What do you know?

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

I heard the other day, that they bought the Optus fibre network and have decided not to use it. Yet they haven't sold it on. Not much use to me anyway.....

NBN Co had to dump the Optus HFC network (cable tv network) due to its poor condition. It was going to cost too much time and money to remediate. The premises this affects actually end up getting a much better solution with FTTdp which puts fibre right outside the home (to the kerb):

NBN Co dumps Optus HFC for FTTdp - Telco/ISP - iTnews

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

.....I'll be one of the last to hook up by the looks of things.

Don't know if you are in the area indicated on the map below but if you are, your NBN is being built now - you'll have it soon in that case. If you are saying that you'll be one of the last by choice then fair enough, but you'll have 18 months from the "ready for service" date before you'll be forced to move over. During that time your ADSL 2 connection will be slowing down the connection speed for all those that have switched over to the NBN in your immediate area:

https://www.finder.com.au/nbn-tracke...0,%20Australia

Originally Posted by Homestar

So, it's finally become available here - FTTN unfortunalety, but we're about to see what it can do. My Boss's Son moved in around the corner just before Christmas and had it connected then as ADSL wasnt available.

He's opted for a base 25MBPS connection and he sees 10 to 12 in the evenings which he is happy with, and it's about what I get during the day on my ADSL 2+ connection now.

The bundle I've gone for doubles my current data to 1000 gig, which is good as most months we burn very close to the 500 we have now. It came with the 'speed boost' option - up to 100MBPS. I questioned them about if this works on FTTN a and they assure me it does, but time will tell. Hopefully I can get 20 or so. . It is about the same price as what I'm paying now. The catch is that phone calls are now 'pay as you go' but as we haven't used the land line for years, so that's not a drama.

So, all that is left is for the connection to be made - which is next Friday....

I'll report back on what I end with. Wish me luck (I think I'll need it)!!!

Be interested to hear how it goes Gav, good luck!

Originally Posted by Tombie

Fixed for you....

Not from the work phone...

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

I heard the other day, that they bought the Optus fibre network and have decided not to use it. Yet they haven't sold it on. Not much use to me anyway. I'll be one of the last to hook up by the looks of things.

Our home address used to be on the NBN build list, but last time I checked it had disappeared, so you won't be alone.
Pretty poor show for a city address, I thought.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Our home address used to be on the NBN build list, but last time I checked it had disappeared, so you won't be alone.
Pretty poor show for a city address, I thought.

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My house was scheduled to have NBN September 2017. Checked again a couple days ago to see if this was still the case....


And we don't have HFC here either.

Yeah, it seems the dates change all the time - both ways. When I checked a year ago, Sunbury showed an availability of 2019 so I just thought that would be it - until around 3 months ago when they started sticking boxes in the street with a truck with 'NBN CO' on the side of it. I checked again and it said 'Build under way'

Only took a few months from prep to being avaiable.

On the flip side, Sunbury - which is only 1/2 hour from the CBD was one of the last towns in Victoria to get ADSL - just 12 years ago all we could get was dial up - even when tiny places at the outskirts of the state - like where my Mum lives - 200 people in the town - had it already. They won't get the NBN until next year so I beat her this time.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Yeah, it seems the dates change all the time - both ways. When I checked a year ago, Sunbury showed an availability of 2019 so I just thought that would be it - until around 3 months ago when they started sticking boxes in the street with a truck with 'NBN CO' on the side of it. I checked again and it said 'Build under way'

Only took a few months from prep to being avaiable.

On the flip side, Sunbury - which is only 1/2 hour from the CBD was one of the last towns in Victoria to get ADSL - just 12 years ago all we could get was dial up - even when tiny places at the outskirts of the state - like where my Mum lives - 200 people in the town - had it already. They won't get the NBN until next year so I beat her this time.

The real kicker where I live I can see houses with FTTP that have had it for 2 years or now...

Bugger - I assume your just outside a build zone? Are you on a bit of properly that's technically considered 'Rural' or did they just not finish beyond a certain point?