NBN is connected!!

stui magpie · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 4:07 pm

I've got Telstra cable. I'm not complaining now but I might be if/when I have to change to NBN and get slower.

Just tested my speed here https://speedof.me/

62mbps download speed, 5mbps up.

Dave The Man · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 4:32 pm

Bucks5 · Nicky D - Parting the red sea Joined: 23 Mar 2002

Blows my Optus ADSL out the water. I only get:

6.87Mbps download
660kps upload

What'sinaname · Joined: 29 May 2010 Location: Living rent free

sounds like you have cable at max speed so hold off as long as you can. They'll eventually force you across.

Dave The Man · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 7:51 pm

think positive · Side By Side Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere

HAL · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:07 pm

I think mobile reception is a lot of things. I'm glad you got a laugh out of it.

KenH · Joined: 24 Jan 2010

K · Joined: 09 Sep 2011

"That's not a mobile phone. That's a mobile phone."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W09ghiWskUk

think positive · Side By Side Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere

wow guys, thanks for all the info, glad its not just me peeved!!
so i tried early, before dinner, and got 11 point something, and i just tried again and got this

5.54 Mbps download

0.70 Mbps upload

Your Internet speed is slow - no $�$%^%%$ kidding einstein!

i wonder if its because my eldest has her gaming pc on? its a pretty flash set up.

ill try again later, cheers

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

I had the NBN available July 2017, within a month it was unavailable as they had to do some more work. It's now available again as of this month and I have 18 months to sign on. I am on Telstra Cable with unlimited data with minimum of 35mbs down at $50 a month. To go to NBN with a suggested minimum of 45mbs (not guaranteed) through HCF and only 1TB of data for $70. Um no thanks as the price is bullshit when they cannot guarantee a service. Hopefully in 14 months they have fixed the plethora of bugs and varied the price low enough. The NBN is a cluster fck brought to us by Malcolm.

think positive · Side By Side Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere

11.9 download and .8 upload seems to be average until the kids are both streaming shows.

ill ring next week, and culprit i see what you mean! they promise the world and the fine print says we can guarantee the speeds! telstra seriously suck, but better the devil you know it seems

Dave The Man · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:59 pm

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nbn-co-plots-upload-speed-cut-to-fixed-wireless-500366

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

TP it's a major issue and I am lucky, I can sit back and wait. I think the major issue and it's coming to crunch time where a lot of people who haven't switched to the NBN they will be cut off and if they do it last minute they will be without a connection for up to 8 weeks. Least it will coincide with a Federal Election.

watt price tully · Joined: 15 May 2007

We've got Optus cable & not sure of the speeds but very fast.

We also had NBN installed on the outside wll (not connected) and have about 15 more months left. I'm not doing anything for 12 months then I'll start looking. Hopefully the competition will have improved prices (and services).

Like a lot of others I'll have to pay more for an inferior product.

F*ck Abbott & Turnbull, they utterly f*cked up here. They only see infrastructure spending in terms of roads & subsdizing the mining industry.

Give me the PMG anyday Wink