How's the NBN working for you?

[Mary Anne]

Evening so my Internet Speed is slowing down again, though not as slow as usual..
Andrew I feel for you.

[tandeejay]

Hmmm... just had an interesting thought... with the increasing uptake of nbn services, I wonder if there are times when these speed tests are invalid... I mean, if 100 people all happen to attempt the speed test at the same time, and they all have 100mb links, then isnt the host providing the speed test files going to have their bandwidth maxed out, and everyone doing the test will see their slice of the speed test providers bandwidth rather than their own max bandwidth?

[ricktas]

PS. Did I mention that we were the first "overhead cabling" trial group in Townsville
Hooray..our cables will get taken out in an average cyclone, so I will have to ring out on my mobile until the base station goes flat in 2 hrs

Down here in the southern state, in the cities they dug up the streets and put the cabling underground, but in the country they have overhead cabling, not just though the towns and rural areas, but between them too. My mum's town has overhead cabling, and the cabling runs overhead between the towns. First bushfire anywhere along the cable path and out goes all the communication, except mobile phones.

The NBN is a great idea, implemented with as much farce as a British pantomime.

[ROA44]

Well just tried mine hope link works. I only bought the 12Mb/s download option.

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4485675267. This is mine @ the moment Fingers crossed

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Well just tried mine hope link works. I only bought the 12Mb/s download option.

Not sure how you captured image but here's the results

Ping. 23ms, D/L 11.29, U/L 0.97, Line quality 2.6/5

[ameerat42]

ROA44. Fixed the link for yer.

[MrQ]

Cable isn't always what it's cracked up to be ... but in many instances I only get 2Mbps!!

I'm also on Optus cable - and it has been fantastic over the past 15 years. The last couple of months have been a different story. I think they totally oversold the service with their recent "unlimited everything" plans and network congestion is taking a heavy toll. Like you, I usually get 80+ Mb/s but currently am lucky to get 2 Mb/s in the afternoons/evenings. Hopefully they'll sort it out soon.

[ROA44]

Thank you amerat42. Not a real techy when it comes to software.

Also thanks for the lifting of my rating, although I don't know that I quite qualify in some ways I appreciate the sentiment with which it was awarded and hope I can meet the rating once I start shooting & posting again.

ROA44. Fixed the link for yer.

[ameerat42]

Take it as a challenge, ROA. That's what I did. At least it will put the brakes on from slipping backwards.

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Oh, PS: About that link. I went to the page and got the LINK from the button there. Pasted it into the post and
tidied it up a bit with URL and IMG tags. Do a "Reply with quote" and have a look at the code.

[ROA44]

Sorry , is that a reply & quote of the image you have posted.

[arthurking83]

..... Hopefully they'll sort it out soon.

Take a deep breath ... and let is out ASAP! .. I ain't holding my breath.

What modem did they give you.
For the first 15years, I had the crappy old Motorola SB4100.
Very late '13 - early '14, I upped my data allowance plan and with that they sent me a Cisco modem/router, against my request .. even tho they asked me which type do I want.

With that change of modem, I went from a maximum of 20mb/s to just over the 100 mark as shown. That old motorola modem was a piece of junk!

[ameerat42]

I got THIS INFO from an Optus page.
Am.

[MissNarniee]

I have this router with my 25/5 NBN.
http://www.austin.net.au/asus-rt-n66...amond-n90.html
The router i had before was causing drop outs as i think maybe it couldnt handle the speeds. Havent had drop outs since getting this one

[MrQ]

What modem did they give you.

I have one of their latest Netgear modems now. This is the third one I've had from them over the years, and yes, they've all provided a speed bump. 80Mb/s was fine - and acceptable on a 100Mb/s max speed plan when you remember cable bandwidth gets shared. 2Mb/s on the other hand ...

I'd be happy to get the 30 Mb/s I was getting before they upgraded my speed

[ricktas]

I also think the netflix factor has affected speeds of late. When you get a heap of people all streaming HD video via their net connection, and there is a limit to total bandwidth being pushed through the pipe at your local exchange, something has to give. Certainly in my area, since netflix began, speeds have reduced at peak times (evenings).

[Kym]

NBN Fibre 100/40 with 'node... It slows down in the evening (now) ... I've had faster results at other times

[Kym]

Cable isn't always what it's cracked up to be.
Damned expensive by comparison to many other broadband services, and for that money you'd expect decent services.

This is what I usually get:

<snip>
but in many instances I only get 2Mbps!! .. and probably due to network congestion .. damned idiots all watching netflix or whatever at the same time.

Cable upload sucks. I run a server from home and also upload stuff (a copy of the site software source etc.) to the AP site. Site maintenance etc.

[farmmax]

NBN? What's NBN

Thinks that is what we were supposed to get just as the government changed and now there is no mention of it at all for us. If it ever comes, it will be wireless for me, but I don't care. I'm happy with the adsl2 I have now. Any thing is better than the 15 minutes/very basic page I had originally. There are plenty of people around here still on dial up.

[Hamster]

Someone here (at work, not AP) mentioned that it's now changed to only fibre to a central node and then the old copper from there to the customers? Is that true? Seems a bit poor if so.

Luckily I get 40 Mbs odd through Telstra cable, but I'd quite like to get some alternative options as it's priced according to the other options I have.

[Kym]

@Hamster; - a bit more complicated.

Some existing planed areas will get Fibre to the Premises (like me - yay)
The remainder will get

• Fibre to the Node (a box down the street) then use copper to the premises
• -or- Fixed wireless
• -or- An enhanced cable service when the NBN take over T$/Foxsmell cable

The fibre to the node sites can buy fibre to the premises add-on for about $1k

[ameerat42]

Someone here (at work, not AP) mentioned that it's now changed to only fibre to a central node and then the old copper from there to the customers? Is that true? Seems a bit poor if so.

Luckily I get 40 Mbs odd through Telstra cable, but I'd quite like to get some alternative options as it's priced according to the other options I have.

Oh, Telstra cable!