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Location: Morayfield
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I'm on FTTN, I'd love FTTP but happy to not pay the extortion to replace copper with fibre
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Barossa Valley, South Australia
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Not sure where the closest node is but can't be too close with those numbers. My old house which was about 100m from the node saw a sync speed of about 44mbps.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I have to say I've not noticed any difference between my old adsl2 (15 Mbps) and my new broadband (45 Mbps), both tested at speedtest.net.
I did get some netflix problems when my speed dropped to 4 Mbps due to a line fault. My only complaint is 'weak' wifi on the new gateway the ISP supplied me with, silly me thought being new it must be better than the old one. So the NBN has given me no noticeable speed increase but taken away some wifi, I was better off with adsl2 and a modem that had better wifi. |
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Location: Kenthurst
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It works for me at the moment .... so no complaints.
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#126 | |||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Personally I’m on FTTN and am close enough to get 100/40 and have a maximum of 117 residences that can connect. Throw in a lot of elderly and local node congestion isn’t an issue for me. Still hate this model of NBN due to its limitations |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2005
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I Hate being bound by an ISP's router.
I use a wifi router connected as a switch (No DHCP server). I want to be able to VPN to my home from a remote location, and VPN to a remote location from my home router. I want content filtering on my router based on periodically downloaded rules. I do not want an archaic and/or consumer piece of HW between me and the world. Draytek support said that they could help out by replacing the ISP (Optus) supplied router, and putting it in a DMZ to keep the phone going ... this is my plan ... however I have some 'flux' in my work life that may delay this. |
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#129 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2016
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I switched off the 5 Ghz wifi already because non of my devices have it.
Now I'm looking at wifi extenders but to be honest I think there's something else going on like a dodgy netcomm wifi router. |
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#131 | ||
Rob
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Woodcroft S.A.
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Same.
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#132 | |||
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Do not use a Wifi Extender ! Wifi Extenders take multi devices and channel it via a single wifi connection to the master Most will give you another SSID (not zero handoff like we are used in on mobiles) Best option is get a wifi router, ideally one that will step frequencies if it finds noise/competition (Netgear NightHawk is very good) Something with Multi external aerials Look at your placement - if you have some ethernet cabling in your home is is a great advantage (I have Cat6+ to all TV points, and some bedrooms) Check your area using an app like "Wifi Analyzer" in Android Store by Kevin Yuan - might see that your neighbour is blasting you with a strong signal. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Canberra
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I've got my letter advising NBN will be ready mid June. I'm currently paying $59.99/mth for unlimited ADSL2+ and getting north of 10mbps+ consistently. Router currently showing 14.5mbps.
The lowest they are offering is NBN12 unlimited for the same price but have NBN50 which is an extra $10/mth. I live close to both a node and the exchange so I hope I would get a decent speed on NBN50. Problem is you don't really know until you get it. |
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#134 | ||
Falcon RTV - FG G6ET
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Location: In Da Bush, QLD
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Wirless here for about 18months. It works, a bit slow, however does not work in rain, slightly heavier rain stops it completely.
Good thing is we're in drought at present.
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: sa
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My adsl 2, 30 years ago was faster than my 50 mbps nbn plan im on now
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Supercity
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I have been on FTTP with TPG 100/40 for nearly 3 years now. I changed the generic router they send out to a TP-LINK Archer C9 which made a huge difference.
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Sydney, NSW
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The slow rollout sort is working in our favor. God knows why they would cut this awesome cable and replace it with inferior NBN. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
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NBN connected via HFC in the last 2 weeks. Went with the 46 Mbps plan bundled with phone and Fetch TV. Speed tested at 46Mbps and is an improvement over ADSL2 we had previously.
All good.
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Wait, what?
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: South eastern melbourne
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Got our NBN modem sitting on the dining room table, it’s been there for a week, happy enough with what we’ve got currently but then, we didn’t get home internet until last year so it’s a non issue anyway..
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Lyminge, Shepway, Kent
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Location: Geelong - Go Cats
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Moved from ADSL to NBN 18 months ago.
Can't tell the difference.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Canberra
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I had the NBN connected today on FTTN and am very happy that it far exceeded expectations despite all the horror stories.
Bonus is with the new router, the Wifi doesn't cutout when the microwave is on so can continue watching Foxtel when cooking ![]() I picked the TPG 50 plan and have got it up over 47 down and about 20 up. |
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#142 | ||
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Central Coast
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General Note:
A lot of computers HDD are limited to around 80/60 that is where SSD will improve performance...
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FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
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Location: Bibra Lake WA
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Just moved from Cable to HFC with Telstra and my download speed has fallen from over 100 MBPS to less than 50 MBPS. Help desk has gone from polite and perfectly understandable English speaking Manila to unintelligible broken English with thick Indian accent and rude patronising attitude so I am have no luck getting it sorted. I am thinking of giving Foxtel broadband a try.
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FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
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Location: Bibra Lake WA
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Previously:
PING ms 12 DOWNLOAD Mbps 113.32 UPLOAD Mbps 5.02 Now: Ping 10 ms Jitter 2 ms Download 48.0 Mbps Upload 18.2 Mbps
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Ford Fanatic
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Brisbane
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FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
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#148 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Is that the plan you requested?
Check your address at https://myrepublic.net/au/ it will give you a more accurate speed estimate than nbnco give out. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Barossa Valley, South Australia
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Should go with an ISP that actually cares about their customers and knows what they're doing when it comes to troubleshooting, not Telstra or Optus.
Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk
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Au Falcon = Mr Reliable
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: North West Slopes & Plains NSW
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