Author Topic: NBN. What is your experience so far. (Read 162470 times)

WilSurf · « **Reply #350 on:** March 18, 2019, 02:12:22 PM »

Started searching for NBN plans in our area.
But first did a speedtest to see how fast our Telstra cable internet really was.
Wow, an amazing 5.5 Mbps download..................... That was on Sunday 3pm.

Did a test in December last year at 7.30pm: 15.6 to 22.2 Mbps.

Spada · « **Reply #351 on:** March 18, 2019, 02:41:01 PM »

Sounds about right.....that's exactly what happened to us. We had decent speeds on broardband, but as soon as the NBN was available in our area the broadband dropped down to almost nothing and we couldn't run more than one device at a time without falling into a black hole

Bird · « **Reply #352 on:** March 18, 2019, 02:54:04 PM »

Quote from: WilSurf on March 18, 2019, 02:12:22 PM

Started searching for NBN plans in our area.
But first did a speedtest to see how fast our Telstra cable internet really was.
Wow, an amazing 5.5 Mbps download..................... That was on Sunday 3pm.
Did a test in December last year at 7.30pm: 15.6 to 22.2 Mbps.

Foil hat time. but I hear this so often, I reckon they do it so people leave what they have for the angels piss that is the NBN...

saph · « **Reply #353 on:** March 18, 2019, 02:58:21 PM »

Technical explination on speeds, its demand and they are not supplying the speeds to fill demands put on for peak times causing the slow down of data speeds and its worse when you hit the download limit. maybe a good idea to start reading your contract fine print for 'shaping' aka throttling of data. they all do this so they can line pockets with cash and not spend on upgrades, also depending on where the main street box is you could be the last on the line because thats where they run the copper lines from since its cheaper then upgrading all the lines.

Also alot of the internet and phone lines are still run along with power lines since its easyer then digging and laying pipes to data centers, my brother does road works and brought me some of the converter stuff they use in the cabnets on the poles.

This is the main street cabnet they use.

WilSurf · « **Reply #354 on:** March 19, 2019, 01:16:18 PM »

Anyone using Exetel for NBN?

Bunyip · « **Reply #355 on:** March 19, 2019, 08:48:06 PM »

This is AFTER the fixed wireless tower upgrade!!!!

Paddler Ed · « **Reply #356 on:** March 19, 2019, 09:03:04 PM »

Nice and steady 11/10 - supposed to be 25/12, but in the 6 years I've been with this ISP I've only had about 4 outages, so that slightly off speed is not a huge concern:

Does help that I have line of sight to the tower just about... few trees in the way mind...

bkim · « **Reply #357 on:** March 20, 2019, 01:35:35 AM »

pretty close to this speed all the time, latency (ping) is a bit high because the test is over 1500km

Merts · « **Reply #358 on:** March 21, 2019, 07:26:21 AM »

Quote from: Paddler Ed on March 19, 2019, 09:03:04 PM

Nice and steady 11/10 - supposed to be 25/12, but in the 6 years I've been with this ISP I've only had about 4 outages, so that slightly off speed is not a huge concern:

Does help that I have line of sight to the tower just about... few trees in the way mind...

That's not 'slightly off' speed. It's less than half the supposed download speed.
(Upload speed is pretty much irrelevant for most home users).

Paddler Ed · « **Reply #359 on:** March 21, 2019, 08:15:58 AM »

Quote from: Merts on March 21, 2019, 07:26:21 AM

That's not 'slightly off' speed. It's less than half the supposed download speed.
(Upload speed is pretty much irrelevant for most home users).

Just re-run it:

Much quicker, but this is what I mean - we don't notice the difference in speeds that greatly, and I have none of the drop outs that the others are whinging about.

Kangaron · « **Reply #360 on:** March 21, 2019, 10:06:18 AM »

Surely that couldn't be right? or could it?

Merts · « **Reply #361 on:** March 21, 2019, 10:24:39 AM »

Quote from: Kangaron on March 21, 2019, 10:06:18 AM

Surely that couldn't be right? or could it?

18 download is a bit better.

Agreed the 'faster than' % seems a bit odd.

tryagain · « **Reply #362 on:** March 21, 2019, 10:49:08 AM »

Quote from: Kangaron on March 21, 2019, 10:06:18 AM

Surely that couldn't be right? or could it?

I am guessing that is based on the tests run from Australia, most people with decent speeds don't have a need to test it, it's when it's running slow that they do.

paceman · « **Reply #363 on:** March 21, 2019, 10:50:19 AM »

Quote from: Kangaron on March 21, 2019, 10:06:18 AM

Surely that couldn't be right? or could it?

they should add a 'that have run this tool' on the end of that statement...

plenty of internet users who would never have run a speed test in their life...

Bird · « **Reply #364 on:** March 21, 2019, 11:13:34 AM »

Quote from: Kangaron on March 21, 2019, 10:06:18 AM

Surely that couldn't be right? or could it?

but slower than 80% of the world..

remember wazbot in a backstreet motel in Mexico... Think how smooth that 8k porn would be on that connection

http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=40063.msg920543#msg920543

tryagain · « **Reply #365 on:** March 22, 2019, 11:16:38 AM »

Always like checking the connection at Uni for giggles.

Bird · « **Reply #366 on:** March 22, 2019, 11:33:23 AM »

Quote from: tryagain on March 22, 2019, 11:16:38 AM

Always like checking the connection at Uni for giggles.

why cant we have that speed at home?

tryagain · « **Reply #367 on:** March 22, 2019, 11:53:34 AM »

Quote from: Bird on March 22, 2019, 11:33:23 AM

why cant we have that speed at home?

You probably could if your pockets were as deep as the Universities.

Bird · « **Reply #368 on:** March 22, 2019, 12:03:12 PM »

Quote from: tryagain

You probably could if your pockets were as deep as the Universities.

shouldnt need em to be that deep

I'd be happy with Mexican speeds

Cruiser 105Tvan · « **Reply #369 on:** March 22, 2019, 03:26:45 PM »

Checked mine at 0320 (3.20AM for those not familiar with 24 hr)

Download 16.9 Mbps

Upload 4.7Mbps

Ping 10ms.

Fibre to the Node, that replaced Telstra ADSL 2.

Fizzie · « **Reply #370 on:** March 23, 2019, 08:38:51 AM »

That's a bit of a worry, because

is also faster than 85% of Oz

What, there's nobody between 18 & 22

& that's on a 25 / 5 HFC Cable plan, so happy with it

jclures · « **Reply #371 on:** March 23, 2019, 11:06:44 AM »

I still only have adsl2, have no idea when we will get nbn.

Bird · « **Reply #372 on:** March 23, 2019, 01:59:15 PM »

Kangaron · « **Reply #373 on:** March 23, 2019, 02:11:52 PM »

Quote from: Bird on March 23, 2019, 01:59:15 PM

So you upgraded after all?

Bird · « **Reply #374 on:** March 24, 2019, 03:13:32 PM »

Quote from: Kangaron on March 23, 2019, 02:11:52 PM

So you upgraded after all?

told em i was cancelling, and could get it for 60 elsewhere... I think ramjeet said he'd match it
but ovre this period Im changing everything to my new gmail account so I can go anywhere at drop of hat.

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