by bennymacca » Mon May 21, 2018 4:57 pm
by bennymacca » Mon May 21, 2018 4:58 pm
Gozu wrote:HH3 wrote:Gozu wrote:Psyber wrote:NBN plan is 100GB at $54.90 per month
That's crazy good I think when I last looked at iiNet's NBN plans 50GB was something like $80 a month. I'm paying about $65 a month for my crappy broadband connection right now which is so slow mentioning the download limit is pointless as I couldn't get anywhere near it even if I tried
Due to complementary upgrades along the way, we're paying $79/month for unlimited NBN.
I don't know if it's the case on NBN but I remember reading with regular broadband deals that 'unlimited' deals were actually bad. What I read was along the lines of those on limited deals are given preference by their ISP's at the exchange so those on unlimited deals actually end up with inferior speeds. That might have changed now.
by Gozu » Mon May 21, 2018 5:08 pm
bennymacca wrote:FTTN will use your existing landline phone port
That is the wiring that you could get redone if it’s the issue
by HH3 » Mon May 21, 2018 5:10 pm
by bennymacca » Mon May 21, 2018 5:32 pm
HH3 wrote:Maybe since technically we signed up for a 250gb plan, then they upgraded us to 500gb, then to unlimited, we're still getting treated the same as a 250gb customer?
I don't know, but if anything, our Naked DSL got better over time, and our NBN is obviously even better again.
by mighty hounds » Mon May 21, 2018 10:58 pm
HH3 wrote:Jim05 wrote:From what I’ve been told from someone who works in the industry Benny’s summarisation sounds spot on. I do believe there was a regular poster on here that was in that industry but their name escapes me and not sure if they are still on here or not
Wasn't it Fisho's partner? From memory he worked at Adam.
by mighty hounds » Mon May 21, 2018 11:00 pm
Gozu wrote:bennymacca wrote:Kahuna wrote:bennymacca wrote:I think my general analysis is good enough though right?. but thanks for giving us the correct answer
Yes absolutely good enough. Someone had to be a smartarse though!
I would have done the same thing if it was the other way round, so I cant fault you on that one
A good summation bennymaca I'm currently jostling with the idea of switching to NBN. I have an old house and the connection is garbage I was getting a positively brisk 0.6 mbps now down to 0.3 mbps. Numerous calls to iiNet they play around with things at their end and I might get back to 0.6 but with constant disconnections.
I have a FTTN box up the end of my street but how much better could my shitty connection get when clearly the old wiring in the house is garbage? They can't tell me other than to say it will be much improved, I just don't want to switch and start paying more for a similar speed I currently get.
by mighty hounds » Mon May 21, 2018 11:14 pm
by bennymacca » Mon May 21, 2018 11:36 pm
mighty hounds wrote:
Gozu, which area do you live in? Wireless could be a good option for you and then no ISP can force you to go onto NBN as they can't disconnect your internet.
by mighty hounds » Tue May 22, 2018 7:36 am
bennymacca wrote:mighty hounds wrote:
Gozu, which area do you live in? Wireless could be a good option for you and then no ISP can force you to go onto NBN as they can't disconnect your internet.
I was on fixed wireless for nearly 10 years before moving to NBN - our area was an ASDL1 only area as it was a RIM. Started off with Adam and then Nuskope.
Personally I would NOT recommend fixed wireless if you have the option for NBN. It really is chalk and cheese, in terms of maximum speeds, latency, and congestion at peak times.
If adsl is your only option then I would recommend it though but you will regret not putting the effort in to get an nbn connection working (if the wiring is all that is needed)
by bennymacca » Tue May 22, 2018 8:26 am
by Dutchy » Tue May 22, 2018 10:00 am
by mighty hounds » Tue May 22, 2018 10:58 am
Dutchy wrote:Well Ive bitten the bullet and signed up with Uniti Wireless, they came and did the install last night and I now have new antenna on my roof, they couldn't get the wiring down our side wall though after 3 hours the installer gave up! Im supposed to get a call today to reschedule another installer to come out for a look, not sure why its so hard, the house is only 10 years old.
So far the service has been less than impressive and I have had to chase them up multiple times, you would have thought they were paying me for it.
Anyway as long as we get it set up correctly and get much better speeds than we are getting (7-8 range) Ill be happy. Will update when its all done.
by Dutchy » Tue May 22, 2018 11:57 am
by Gozu » Wed May 23, 2018 1:19 am
mighty hounds wrote:Gozu, which area do you live in? Wireless could be a good option for you and then no ISP can force you to go onto NBN as they can't disconnect your internet.
by mighty hounds » Wed May 23, 2018 1:00 pm
Gozu wrote:mighty hounds wrote:Gozu, which area do you live in? Wireless could be a good option for you and then no ISP can force you to go onto NBN as they can't disconnect your internet.
I'm at Elizabeth supposedly just over 3km from the exchange which according to iiNet is why my connection is so ordinary. Thanks for the wireless suggestion but we've got one of those green boxes less than 100m away down the street which they assure me will markedly improve my speed if I switch to NBN.
I've been with Adam/iiNet for years so when I do it I'll probably get them to do me a no contract NBN deal if they want to keep me if not I might try Aussie Broadband.
by Gozu » Wed May 23, 2018 1:24 pm
by woodublieve12 » Wed May 23, 2018 2:27 pm
Gozu wrote:That's right I forgot all about that! No wonder their customer service is so shithouse now.
Yeah Aussie Broadband it will likely be for me.
by Psyber » Thu May 24, 2018 6:23 pm
Gozu wrote:Psyber wrote:NBN plan is 100GB at $54.90 per month
That's crazy good I think when I last looked at iiNet's NBN plans 50GB was something like $80 a month. I'm paying about $65 a month for my crappy broadband connection right now which is so slow mentioning the download limit is pointless as I couldn't get anywhere near it even if I tried
by Dutchy » Thu May 31, 2018 10:39 am
Dutchy wrote:Well Ive bitten the bullet and signed up with Uniti Wireless, they came and did the install last night and I now have new antenna on my roof, they couldn't get the wiring down our side wall though after 3 hours the installer gave up! Im supposed to get a call today to reschedule another installer to come out for a look, not sure why its so hard, the house is only 10 years old.
So far the service has been less than impressive and I have had to chase them up multiple times, you would have thought they were paying me for it.
Anyway as long as we get it set up correctly and get much better speeds than we are getting (7-8 range) Ill be happy. Will update when its all done.
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