Thread: Got NBN at work what a joke

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

As Slunni says, complain or nothing will happen. Attach a screen shot to your complaint as proof. Keep complaining.

You missed reading this part.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

However, my fault is intermittent. When it recovers the ISP says "problem fixed".

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Copper connections mean poor service.

Not for most.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

I will add, at the moment I am using FTTN and it's working fine.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

You missed reading this part.





Not for most.

No I didn't miss it. An intermittent fault is still a fault. Attach a screenshot as proof. Keep complaining.
Copper doesn't have the capacity of fibre so the ISPs ration it according to what the customers tolerate. If you don't complain they assume you're happy and service others.
Copper will never achieve anything near the capacity of fibre, it's impossible.
Demand is growing rapidly as consumers discover what is possible. Copper can't even meet current demand, let alone future growth. It's like expecting a Series 1 to compete with a Rangie Sport - impossible.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

No I didn't miss it. An intermittent fault is still a fault. Attach a screenshot as proof. Keep complaining.
Copper doesn't have the capacity of fibre so the ISPs ration it according to what the customers tolerate. If you don't complain they assume you're happy and service others.
Copper will never achieve anything near the capacity of fibre, it's impossible.
Demand is growing rapidly as consumers discover what is possible. Copper can't even meet current demand, let alone future growth. It's like expecting a Series 1 to compete with a Rangie Sport - impossible.

I do complain.
The problem is rectified.
The ISP says "problem fixed".
Problem returns.
I complain.
The problem is rectified.
The ISP says "problem fixed".
Problem returns.
I complain.
The problem is rectified.
The ISP says "problem fixed".
Problem returns.

And so the cycle continues.....

Hey, did I tell you, I was using FTTN last night. It was great. Fast, wow, blew my hair out of its follicles.
I was audio streaming and watching videos on facebook without a problem.
The owner had his FTTN connected a couple of weeks ago. The connection point is just a socket on the wall and a router. No bulky power supply. No fibre connection box. Talk about neat.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

The thing that annoys those of us who live outside major towns and cities is that with all the arguments about FTTP/FTTN, everyone ignores the fact that we were never going to get FTTanywhere, but wireless if we were lucky and satellite if not.

If you get wireless yo9u are lucky - until the wireless is inevitably overloaded, if you get satellite you get a minimum of 500+ms latency, an absolute maximum data quantity of less than the average annual increase in data use by fixed line users, plus an unreliable service that chews power and stops working when it rains (either at your place or at the other end) and is plagued with disorganisation, software issues, and obfuscation.

John

Fixed wireless is what I'm on. Its a little faster than picking it up from the mobile phone network, but even last night I had some youtube clips buffering as I was trying my best at karaoke

In addition to more users being on it, as everything moving across to being internet based like TV etc, it will be interesting to see how it all copes. Looking at it now, I suspect the capacity wont be there to do it as NBN should.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

You missed reading this part.





Not for most.

Did you just quote yourself?

As an aside, if you lose power and the nbn box no longer works, does your phone connection still work? Why I ask is that we are moving to an area that has nbn running.

Originally Posted by jx2mad

As an aside, if you lose power and the nbn box no longer works, does your phone connection still work? Why I ask is that we are moving to an area that has nbn running.

No.

When I question further on this shortcoming, they answer "Use your mobile"".
I have additional UPSs to keep my comms and entertainment powered. Friends have wired in a generator to keep the lights on when all around is dark.

So the phone circuit plugs into the modem unlike the adsl2 setup