Thread: Is this typical?

Let's stop the chatter on bats and halls now please - it will only turn Political - none of that here please.

I blame the cyclists

And it all began here, well almost began in 2010

http://resources.news.com.au/files/2...iness-case.pdf

How the heck do you build a business with this sort of philosophy, three entirely different cost structures at the same price !

A 12Mbps downstream and 1Mbps upstream entry-level offer across allthree access technologies (i.e. fibre, wireless & satellite), at the same price(network ubiquity).

I think i will stick with reading Poor fella my Country, Xavier Herbert, slightly less fictional

They must be watching this thread, this was in my email tonight.




Important information about your NBN™ connection speed


Hello xxxxxx,


We’re writing to give you more information about your connection speed on the National Broadband Network.


NBNCo has connected your property using Fibre-to-the-Node (FTTN) technology. This means that copper cabling has been used to connect your premises to a “node” in your street, or a street nearby.



The internet speeds you experience are affected by the length and quality of the copper cabling that NBNCo has used, which means that the speeds you experience may be less than desired.


NBNCo estimates that your current NBN™ line speed is: 52.019 Mbps

NBNCo is investigating ways to improve the line speeds in your local area.


The team here at Internode understands that you may be on an NBN™ plan with a speed tier that doesn’t suit your line speed. If you’d like to switch to a plan on a lower speed tier, we’ll make sure that any downgrade fees are waived. However, please note that call inclusions vary.


You can change your plan in My Internode. If you’d prefer to stay on your current plan, then you don’t need to do anything.


Regards,
Tote


PS. They must have done something to their network in the last few days though, these results are a lot better than the results I got last time I tested it.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Bought a smart TV today and hooked it up to the NBN router. Now to see what it can do. Might get Netflix.

I get Netflix just fine on ADSL2+, so if you don't on the NBN..... I even get it fine through a VPN

Netflix does modify it's streaming based on your connection though, or so I believe.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Yes, I've got a great connection that I can use 1000 gig a month on if needed, but I pay a lot for it - nearly $130 a month.

Where I am, in a so called 'regional' area, I pay about $15 less than that, for 700 GB a month less. Does include calls though.

Not exactly high speed.

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I live about 40 km from the CBD as the crow flies. I'll get FTTN in around 18 months, allegedly, so absolutely no chance of improvements being done before then.

The whole thing is a sick joke, IMO.

So there are by my count 74 NBN service providers according to a helpful letter NBN sent to us today. I've never heard of most of them.
Apart from price, is there any actual advantage in switching away from the well known ones? Would the service improve if we dumped Optus, or is it just about price.
BTW we had two more dropouts over the weekend. Same deal - switch it off and on and it comes back.

As far as the NBN, it's the same no matter who your ISP is.
As far as your internet, it depends on what deal your ISP has struck with NBNCo.