NBN FTTP Upgrades

EBSXR6 · 27-06-2023, 09:13 PM

I thought this maybe of Interest.

This is a link to the Suburbs and Towns that will be getting a FTTP upgrade between Now and 2025.

https://techau.com.au/here-is-the-fu...-now-and-2025/

1970XW351 · 27-06-2023, 10:16 PM

Only two and a half years away...

arm79 · 27-06-2023, 11:33 PM

Interesting... Upgrades to my suburb apparently began in Feb 2023. But I haven't seen anyone digging and it seems my address is ineligible for any upgrades.

That said, i'm not sure what all the fuss about FTTP is.

We connect at 44/11 and can run 2 concurrent 4K streams while browsing the net on a couple of mobile devices and a computer.

Downloading big files I'm punching 4.8 to 5Mb/sec. Gets me an hour TV episode in under 1 min.

EBSXR6 · 28-06-2023, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by arm79

Interesting... Upgrades to my suburb apparently began in Feb 2023. But I haven't seen anyone digging and it seems my address is ineligible for any upgrades.

That said, i'm not sure what all the fuss about FTTP is.

We connect at 44/11 and can run 2 concurrent 4K streams while browsing the net on a couple of mobile devices and a computer.

Downloading big files I'm punching 4.8 to 5Mb/sec. Gets me an hour TV episode in under 1 min.

Some connections are pretty bad.
A mate lives in Country Vic and had FTTN.
He switched to Starlink well worth the extra he told me. His town according to the list is due to be upgraded December this year.
I don't know if he will switch back to the NBN.

Interceptor · 28-06-2023, 08:15 AM

December 2025....

b0son · 28-06-2023, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by arm79

Downloading big files I'm punching 4.8 to 5Mb/sec. Gets me an hour TV episode in under 1 min.

Not at 4k it doesnt. A 1hr 4k rip is around 8Gb, that's going to take 25-30min.

I got the upgrade late last year. I can download an entire season of a 4k show in that amount of time now.

arm79 · 28-06-2023, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by b0son

Not at 4k it doesnt. A 1hr 4k rip is around 8Gb, that's going to take 25-30min.

I got the upgrade late last year. I can download an entire season of a 4k show in that amount of time now.

A 1080p version in x265, 150 to 250mb is size is more than sufficient. We cant tell the difference between 1080p and 4k on our TV's. Not enough to warrant the bother of downloading massive files.

b0son · 28-06-2023, 10:45 PM

I understand where you're coming from, I persisted with a 720p TV for a while because the improvement with 1080p was only marginal. But to my eye, there is a noticeable gain going to 4k, particularly when viewing HDR (which isnt supported in anything less than 4k). However, it's only in the last 3-4 years that producers have started to really exploit 4k/HDR cinematography with the sort of regularity that justifies spending extra on a connection that facilitates downloading this sort of content exclusively.

simon varley · 29-06-2023, 07:48 PM

wow! we're in there. didn't expect that for a little out of the way seaside town miles from Geelong! Dec 2024

T3rminator · 30-06-2023, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by arm79

Interesting... Upgrades to my suburb apparently began in Feb 2023. But I haven't seen anyone digging and it seems my address is ineligible for any upgrades.

That said, i'm not sure what all the fuss about FTTP is.

We connect at 44/11 and can run 2 concurrent 4K streams while browsing the net on a couple of mobile devices and a computer.

Downloading big files I'm punching 4.8 to 5Mb/sec. Gets me an hour TV episode in under 1 min.

You don't appreciate how far behind we are until you've been to places where people keep up with technology. Could not believe the speed and instantaneous response I was getting when I was in HK....that was like in 2016, and is still infinitely better than what we have here now. With FTTN I think the performance you get will largely depend on how many people are on the node and how they use it. The node is the bottle beck. Bandwitdh is just half the story, the other one is latency. I'm surprised you are happy with 44/11.

The other thing is, a connectivity is only as fast as the slowest point. We don't want to be the bottleneck when communicating with the rest of the world.

arm79 · 30-06-2023, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by T3rminator

You don't appreciate how far behind we are until you've been to places where people keep up with technology...

Bandwitdh is just half the story, the other one is latency. I'm surprised you are happy with 44/11.

I think this is where the subjective part of it comes into it.

It does everything we want with it without missing a beat. As I said, a couple of simultaneous 4K Netflix streams and browsing/Facebook on 2 or 3 mobile devices at the same time. I don't sit there any constantly complain about how **** our internet it.

If I download a 10Gb file, would I like it to be faster... Yes... But I do that maybe once every 3 to 6 months. And I leave it go while I'm working or going out shopping.

Ping times are are generally between 10 and 15ms to Brisbane as well.

If they upgraded the area to FTTP and offered 100Mbps or 1Gb connections for $20 a month or $50 a month more I'd sit there and question the need to upgrade.

And to make matters more interesting, we are about 1100m give or take from the node as far as I know.

arm79 · 30-06-2023, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by b0son

I understand where you're coming from, I persisted with a 720p TV for a while because the improvement with 1080p was only marginal. But to my eye, there is a noticeable gain going to 4k, particularly when viewing HDR (which isnt supported in anything less than 4k).

One of the things we've been fortunate with is being about to buy some good high end Sony LCD TVs in the last 2/3 years. Their upscaling and image remastering is second to none. It's amazing the things it can do with relatively poor source imaging.

So for us a 720p or 1080p x265 download gives exceptional results. Although I do go to the effort of securing 4K HDR content specifically for the HDR aspect for some movie I'm itching to see and I want to see it at its best.

Even then its super over the top exceptional to watch for us. Maybe I need to watch a proper uncompressed 4K Bluray to get the full experience.

MITCHAY · 30-06-2023, 11:39 PM

I have been on NBN FTTN and have little dramas with it but I have no idea how the FTTP upgrades work.

TPG are not listed but insist they are and there is a lot of confusion about it.

I would sign up for a faster plan if they can deliver. I have the NBN node and the exchange on the same street.

FTTC is literally on the other side of the street

T3rminator · 20-07-2023, 06:44 PM

If one ever needed a lesson or reminder why our network is so yesterday, just try to stream the world cup on 7 now. It can barely cope!

arm79 · 20-07-2023, 10:19 PM

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If one ever needed a lesson or reminder why our network is so yesterday, just try to stream the world cup on 7 now. It can barely cope!

Or maybe its a sign that not even the NBN likes soccer.