NBN - Good or Bad

[TradeDraft]

I am finally getting the NBN in July but I have heard Bad and Good Things about it.

I have heard that it can be Worse then ADSL for Some People. Good Thing is that Speed is Constant.

What do you think of the NBN?

 

[LukasTheGreat]

Nothing but good from my end. Slows down in the evening but still 80+mbps. Never stutters or lags even slightly when playing online games, even for prolonged periods.

 

[The Casey Cat]

I am finally getting the NBN in July but I have heard Bad and Good Things about it.

I have heard that it can be Worse then ADSL for Some People. Good Thing is that Speed is Constant.

What do you think of the NBN?

Definitely a good thing. FAR more reliably quick service. Some ISPs will throttle speed for certain connections at times (eg. torrents) but it's rare.

 

[TradeDraft]

Definitely a good thing. FAR more reliably quick service. Some ISPs will throttle speed for certain connections at times (eg. torrents) but it's rare.

Optus(ADSL) during Peak Time Throttle the Torrents but got around it with a VPN

 

[Hawk Dork]

Our town got the crap one
We were supposed to get the real one within months of the last election
Change of government and we got 2 towers instead of fibre.
Im still on ADSL 2 its about the same speed
Hope the next election may speed up by internet

 

[TradeDraft]

Our town got the crap one
We were supposed to get the real one within months of the last election
Change of government and we got 2 towers instead of fibre.
Im still on ADSL 2 its about the same speed
Hope the next election may speed up by internet

Who where the Lucky One's that got the Labor NBN?

 

[Hawk Dork]

About an hour away

 

[blackshadow]

I've been on fttp for almost 2 years with Skymesh as my RSP and its been sensational.

 

[wormburner67]

We are getting ours in July as well.
Apparently i'm in a better position then most because I can get HFC internet.
The NBN guy said that's a faster system than the slower FTTN.

For those that don't know: -
FTTN - Fibre to node then copper to house.
HFC - Fibre to node then cable (Foxtel type cable) to house.

 

[Gralin]

My Telstra cable will be getting turned into NBN cable sometime late next year apparently, better than FTTN at least

 

[ep2018]

Found out the other day after the NBN website update that instead of getting HFC like the website told me this whole time, we are instead now getting the inferior FTTN. Considering how slow our ADSL2 is (we're a few kilometres from the exchange, and also assuming our copper is s**t) I dont think our speeds will increase that much if at all. Really disappointing because my mate just had his HFC installed (he lives in the suburb next to me) and gets 50 down, as per his plan. Fcuking pissed off to be honest. What a balls up.

 

[TradeDraft]

How can you find out what kind you have?

 

[TradeDraft]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/technol...n/news-story/96755a883806958fe2233ff2bdbf4243

 

[wormburner67]

Go to the NBN site http://www.nbnco.com.au/, type in your address and just underneath the main heading it will tell you the Planned Availability and what type is proposed.

 

[blackshadow]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/technol...n/news-story/96755a883806958fe2233ff2bdbf4243

No mention of which providers these customers have. Some are known for terrible speeds mainly because they haven't purchased enough capacity and suffer very badly from congestion, especially during peak hours. Of the *top tier" RSAs I wouldn't consider TPG or Optus.

 

[TradeDraft]

Go to the NBN site http://www.nbnco.com.au/, type in your address and just underneath the main heading it will tell you the Planned Availability and what type is proposed.

Did that and Sadly said we get the Bloody Shitty FTTN

 

[TradeDraft]

No mention of which providers these customers have. Some are known for terrible speeds mainly because they haven't purchased enough capacity and suffer very badly from congestion, especially during peak hours. Of the *top tier" RSAs I wouldn't consider TPG or Optus.

Sadly I have Optus but I use a VPN to get around there Speed Problem during Peak Time

 

[blackshadow]

Did that and Sadly said we get the Bloody Shitty FTTN

Sadly I have Optus but I use a VPN to get around there Speed Problem during Peak Time

You should still get reasonable speeds with fttn if you have a decent rsa and the copper between the node and house is ok. Sounds like it's Optus congestion if you're getting reasonable speed via a VPN.

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[TradeDraft]

You should still get reasonable speeds with fttn if you have a decent rsa and the copper between the node and house is ok. Sounds like it's Optus congestion if you're getting reasonable speed via a VPN.

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What is RSA? How would I know IF I am getting good Copper or Not?

So when Optus get over load they Slow Down Torrents?

 

[blackshadow]

RSA is your service provider in your case optus.

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[TradeDraft]

RSA is your service provider in your case optus.

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So is Optus a Good/Descent RSA?

 

[blackshadow]

Pretty s**t by all accounts on whirlpool

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[TradeDraft]

Pretty s**t by all accounts on whirlpool

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Then what are the Recommended RSP's?

 

[blackshadow]

Telstra, Skymesh, Aussiebroadband get decent feedback

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[blackshadow]

I've been with Skymesh almost two years and extremely satisfied with them.

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