Hello,
So like the title says, I'm getting NBN soon from TPG 12mbps (to be exact 31st of January) and am wondering how fast is it compared to normal ADSL2+
I'm Getting NBN Soon, Is It Better than ADSL2+ and Exactly How Fast Is It?
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Myrepublic too, gamer plan
Got 90/95/94/94 just now
You're posting this speeds, what connection type are you using? FTTP?
FTTP
On FTTN
Maximum upstream line rate: 13.25 Mbps
Maximum downstream line rate: 45.66 Mbps
pretty much to be expected FWIW
i'm ~700m away from both of the local NBN "boxes" down/up the road, using 50+ year old copper, and getting 41/13, though this changes infrequently to 38/11. I signed up with TPG when it was first available, i.e. within the first week of it being available. For the whole period of 2016 i was getting ADSL2+ speeds 13/0.7 on a 100/40 plan for almost a whole year.
Made several complaints, offered to pay for service calls with NBN and suddenly, 41/13 to 46/13 in 2017, after some strongly worded emails in reply to emails asking me to run speed tests 3 times a day to see if it was overprovisioning, i.e. everyone using netflix in the area throttling speeds for everyone.
Still drops out every 3-7 hours on average, but the reconnection periods are shorter than ADSL2+.
Still trying to chase down what happened, but it's the NBN.
We are about the same distance, though we had about 20 dropouts over the first 2 days but none since.
Knocks on wood
I suppose it's luck of the draw where your node is.
I've got a FTTN NBN Connection. With Telstra. Have hadit for a month. It's good and bad. I've had no congestion issues per se, but the connectivity is HORRIBLE! IT CONSTANTLY DROPS OUT! ALL THE TIME! Though, when it doesn't, it's incredibly fast and I almost always get the 100 down and 40 up.
I just wish it would be more stable.
You need a 3rd option in your poll - Depends
OP stated that his current speed is ~3mbps… based on that, there is no way it would slower right?
I was on NBN Wireless, it was great at first, then after NBN allowed it to be over subscribed I would get speed less the 1 Mb.
And the depends is about how good you copper pairs are, if you are already suffering slow speeds on ADSL you may well have bad copper from the node to your house, if that is the case you will not get much better on NBN until they replace the copper to your home.
That is what I meant by depends…
Make sense, thanks for clarifying!
I was actually thinking the same thing, but what's the point if like everyone just votes "depends"
If everyone votes depends, then the answer to your question isn't as simple as the yes/no answers you're looking for and you're not going to get helpful answers.
In your case, if the price is similar to what you're paying, just do it. It can't be worse.
the fact you even have to ask this question says so much about the failure that is the NBN, the answer should be a resounding yes, but with the thrown together infrastructure mix and just terrible communication who knows
I think for almost everyone it will be better, however for a lot of people it won't be much better, and it's nowhere near as good as it could have been if they hadn't crippled it - and it's still going to cost nearly as much. As of January 2016 [and I haven't see any updates] Telstra were still installing copper into certain new estates FFS!
OK…
4 brief comparisons that won't confuse the ***k out of ya.ADSL2+ - (if you are NOT close to the exchange) Hands and knees crawling.
ADSL2+ - (if you ARE close to the exchange) Fast walk or jogging.
NBN 25/5 - Fast bicycle or car.
NBN 100/25 - Sports car to Formula 1Clearer now?
Lol I got Nbn 12/5
Any comparisons for that?
running… duh!
Chased by dobermans?
You mean 12/1.
If you got 3Mbit/sec on ADSL, then your new NBN connection can be up to 4x the speed for downloading.
Your upload speed will be the same.
get the highest one, i dont see a point in getting a 12/5 which is basically adsl2+
100/40 not 100/25.
ADSL2+ - (if you are NOT close to the exchange) Overtaken by a snail.
Fixed.
Can someone please tell me when will i get NBN ?
confused about region identifier, this is what on telstrawholesale site.Identifier ## Suburb (Rollout Region1) ## State ## Customer Service Area Name ## Expected date of Ready For Service 3
3TNI-01 —— Tarneit —— VIC Werribee 2 CSA —— 12-May-2017
3TNI-02 —— Tarneit —— VIC Werribee 2 CSA —— 05-May-2017
3TNI-04 —— Tarneit —— VIC Werribee 2 CSA —— 14-Dec-2017
3TNI-60 —— Tarneit —— VIC Werribee 2 CSA —— 01-Jan-2020
3TNI-62 —— Tarneit —— VIC Werribee 2 CSA —— 16-Nov-2017
3TNI-63 —— Tarneit —— VIC Werribee 2 CSA —— 03-Jul-2017
3TNI-64 —— Tarneit —— VIC Werribee 2 CSA —— 13-Apr-2018
3WER-64 —— Tarneit —— VIC Werribee 2 CSA —— 20-Oct-2017
I didn't find Finder to be very reliable. It said in my area the NBN wouldn't be built in the next 3 years, whereas they have already commenced building and have received the official NBN letter saying that we are due to be connected by March.
Sign up with Skymesh for NBN
No one comes close
Myrepublic bags out every other provider in their ads on TV but nothing but congestion issues and oversubscribed POI's with massive CVC / Congestion issuesSkymesh have been perfect since day 1
If you are on FTTN it may be WORSE than ADSL2 dependant on a few factors
Take caboolture qld for an example of how the goverment royally f***ed up that townFTTP should make a huge difference
Using TPG at the moment for FTTP with 25/5 Mbps connection. Saw Skymesh prices higher.
Any other suggestions for getting good value for money for 100/40 Mbps connection.
Was thinking to go to myrepublic.I wouldn't
60 per month for unlimited garbage
Higher pings
Horrrid lag during peak hour
Some people get lucky but 9/10 complaints are all over whirlpoolI'd go with tpg over a dodgy Singaporean ISP who claims they're superior to everyone here with their advertising
I've had people get good results but most are getting pretty horrid long term issues with congestion and CVC capacity not being upgraded but what can you expect for 60 per month
If you want to gamble a 12 months contract go for it
Skymesh are realistically priced
Offer good plans and data limits
Australian support
Upgrade capacity and CVC as required
Very active in whirlpool forums
Not cheap but if I was going to go for 100/40 I'd go with tpg over my republicFirst hand experience as a nbn rollout expert
$60 plan is garbage as it has high ping. You need to go for gamer. The prices are only for this month and Myrepublic will be expensive as well.
If our Prime Minister is listening, Aussies want faster internet and yes, 4g or 5g cant be used as they are not reliable and very expensive. Plans need to be more affordable as well for NBN.
With IP securities cameras, Video streaming services, Mobiles, PCs/laptops, Air cons, Fridge,etc all connected to internet, people need more bandwidth.
I will ask TPG for 100/40 plan upgrade.Ping in all honesty does not matter to 99% of people
Xbox Live runs from US servers to begin with
Overwatch has an australian server but from a console you're still hitting 40-60ms anyway
Ping times are really only critical for PC gamers with local servers in their capital cityOnce people start realising ping isn't critical and the fact of having a reliable service is most people will understand the truth of the NBN and the better providers
I know the cheaper spin off to Telstra belong has a ping of 30ms default as all the traffic is routed through sydney, never had too many dramas playing xbox off that connection
International traffic is also something people should be worried about more so as well
makes a difference to youtube and netflixAlso I will add Australians wanted internet to be available everywhere and the whole point of the NBN initially was to give everyone fair access to any provider they wanted not being locked into the monopoly called telstra who own the lines in most areas + rent out exchange space to other vendors
Unfortunately that Vision has changed and its now just a money grabbing exercise and they are providing "best effort" services to people, a far cry from the promises made all those years ago
Unfortunately FTTN and Wireless services suffer the same issues ADSL do, once you start subscribing too many users into a node + Exchange capacity issues you start to find yourself back to square one
I have also heard people say they went from a solid 25mbit ADSL2 connection before FTTN work started and now they get 12-18mbit due to the interference from the VDSL frequencies cross talking the old DSLAM equipment in the exchange, I have even seen in my work on the NBN people on ADSL2 get better speeds than their FTTN neighbour
The problem is the last mile is copper, copper in some areas is 50 to 60 years old and the amount of corrosion and join issues are a joke causing VDSL to be horrendously slow due to line faults, remembering VDSL2 will show more issues than an ASDL2+ line due to the increase in bucket capacity
FTTN has worked into Telstras hands nicely, they essentially only care about their own customers and line faults for Telstra FTTN customers are dealt with much faster than other vendors, sloppy work still happens and it becomes a clean up for the NBNCo
Unfortunately this issue will continue to happen until properly deployed technologies are implemented into our country, the issue is our terrain and rural locations are left behind due to the nature of the land and the inability to service those areas with fibre
The government of course 25% of the way through a project changes their mind and went for the cheaper fttn / wireless options / Satellite (whilst fast has high ping and a limit of 135gb per month MAX)
The NBN is a joke and its now pushed the rental market apart as people now want to make sure at least FTTP or FTTN is in a property before they move in
With that all said NBNCo does have a lot of competiton in areas they don't service which means 100/40 is certainly possible with the right equipment and some wireless knowledge, in brisbane alone with have 2 companies LBNCo and Ignite Broadband competing for building access rights to deploy high speed internet to residents suffering ADSL hell.
@shawncro 222: Yes, I do PC gaming. Ping is important…. For example for BF1, Aussie servers shows my ping 5-10 ms Which is good and gives edge even with 25/5 Mbps speed. Getting 100 due to more requirement in the house now.
I wouldn't
60 per month for unlimited garbage
Higher pings
Horrrid lag during peak hour
Some people get lucky but 9/10 complaints are all over whirlpoolI guess I'm part of the 1/10 lucky ones. I haven't experienced any of these issues.
Not cheap but if I was going to go for 100/40 I'd go with tpg over my republic
As someone who used TPG for 7 years before the switch to MR, I completely disagree.
I can't promise everyone will be as lucky as me, but I'm super happy with my MR connection.
Your ping of 5-10ms in game will most likely be 20-30ms once you factor in actual latency / game server location etc
In game ping is wildy inaccurate and rate hacking was one of the issues we had with counterstrike source back in the day
I run game servers for a living and get people crying all the time about their pings, good players with skill work with the ping they get and don't use it as an "excuse" for poor game play, lower pings equal better game play to a point, servers themselves have restrictions of data rate and update rates called "tick rates" which ensure all players no matter their ping have a even level of game play, I tend to find joining an american server for source I can slaughter and dominate the match because they can't hit me with accuracy, so it does work both ways I guess
The people who have the edge are the people who are closest to the server datacentre ie Sydney Hosted Game Server, Sydney Users, provided their ISP routes through Sydney direct you will tend to get the best ping
MyRepublic day is coming, its only a matter of time before they get dethroned off their high horse, they spend more time "bagging" out the competition when in fact I have never heard a positive thing from most of their clients on the "cheap" packages
Skymesh are the honest choice, I would recommend them a #1 without a problem
Sure your connection with MR might be good now, wait until CVC and congesiton kicks in and how quick they "back pedal" on their promise and blame everyone but themselves, Sorry but I have bad experiences with MR and that sour taste won't leave quickly
Good on those who can get a good connection, mine was far from it.
Sorry but I have bad experiences with MR and that sour taste won't leave quickly
Whoah.. they only launched 2 months ago. You got them and left already? How'd you get out of the contract?
If you don't mind uploads being counted, have a look at aussiebroadband
Any reason to choose them as they cost same as TPG with 1000 GB download for $95.
@Gaggy: They have amazing support.
Also im on the 500GB plan which costs $90 on TPG and $75 on Aussie. $79 on exetel. Only other cheaper option is probably my republic. So for my needs its good and I don t have to wait 30 mins on the phone speaking to someone who barely can speak english.
+1 here for Skymesh
I just went and looked at their 100/40 plans. I'm not impressed at all.
For $100, you have a choice of 600GB peak and 12TB off peak, for a total of 12.6TB, or you can go 1TB peak, 2TB off peak for a total of 2TB. You can have an extra 400GB any time but lose 11TB total in exchange. For these prices, why not just offer unlimited like TPG and Optus do, and do away with the peak/off peak annoyance? If your answer is because 1TB is already a massive amount and it's unlikely you can use up 12TB anyway, then even more reason to just make it Unlimited.
Secondly, your NBN options are only FTTP, Fixed Wireless, Satellite, or Redtrain fiber. If you're on FTTN or HFC, seems they won't even service you. Only a minority of the country were lucky enough to get FTTP before Turnbull took over. Their prices are not cheap for what you're getting, and that's assuming you're lucky enough to be able to get them at all.
I cant wait till it comes to my area then i can finally play battlefield and have no ping issues. Hahaha as if!
Game on…
You forgot the mole part lol
I don't think you'll get a huge improvement in ping.
Routing may improve a bit, but geography can't be changed with faster internet, nor can the speed of light.
Go with a 50mbps a second plan, after that it's diminishing returns for a single user.
You're not going to feel the difference much with 12mbps.
Your poll doesn't really work.
There is no 'normal', as there are too many variables.
If we compare theoretical max, then ADSL2+ @ 24Mbps is slower than NBN @ 100Mbps.
If we compare your speed now, then 2.53Mbps is slower than the lowest NBN plan @ 12Mbps.
If you lived near the exchange, you could be syncing at 20Mbps and then 12Mbps NBN will be slower. Though, you could pay more and get 100Mbps, then.. it would be faster…
Getting just over 50 mbps here
I was on a FTTN for a few months, was getting just over 100mbit.
I was about 250m from the node.
I am on fixed wireless NBN and get the worse service I have ever had in over 11 years. I pay for a 50Mbps connection and get about 3Mbps in the day. Wee early morning hours I hit 40+ Mbps. NBN notified me through my ISP that it is due to a congestion on the cell. There is a plan to upgrade that tower but no ETA so I'm left with speeds that are slower than some ADSL1 connections. Worse internet service I have ever experienced.
That can be fixed if you take the complaint directly up with your ISP and log each time you do so
Most cells are ISP congested as I have a client on fixed wireless getting great speeds granted they couldn't get ADSL prior to the nbn so it's a win situation
Skymesh's CVC isn't congested but rather the tower's cell has too many customers subscribed to it (rural QLD).
This has been an ongoing issue since the 13th Dec, two NBN support tickets, an NBN technician has been out and Skymesh has passed on the information from NBN saying it is planned to be upgraded but not date as to when - what else can I do to speed the upgrade up or gain an ETA ? I thought I might just write a letter and start sending it to my local, state and federal government and local media and just keep sending it weekly… I just want an ETA.
Less than 3 Mbps is insane. Before moving to our new house my ADSL2+ service was so much faster.
Try vividwirless but it depends as the nbn have taken up a lot of LTE band 40 for their rollout (2300mhz) and mostly 4500mhz as well
Just remember though a lot of small rural towns never had any form of internet apart from satellite that was slow
Once you leave the town centre you're dependant on horribly maintained copper that won't support ADSL let alone a dial tone
Wireless nbn works fine it could be the fact yes the tower has too many people attached or there isn't enough backhaul to support higher speeds which whilst it sucks you're doing better than the other farmers or out of towners who aren't getting anything like you are
At a minimum 12/1 should be offered but it looks like nbnco have fallen into the too hard basket with deploying wireless and if I could afford it I would start my own wireless point to point mesh network going to bring faster speeds to locations suffering no ADSL or internet at all.
3mbit speeds would indicate this
Just remembering most of the nbn towers are fed by radio link over 20 to 24ghz to a central transmitting station as they can't run fibre to every tower@shawncro 222:
I get over 40 Mbps in the morning. I am on the town located tower there are several towers located all around the surrounding area that would feed majority of the farmers on outlying properties apart from those without a line of sight. Regardless, they offer 50/20 on our tower I get it roughly from 2-6am and it drops throughout the day for e.g. 7-8am might be 10-20mbps by midday 3 sometimes less. Right now I am getting 4.3 MbpsNBN are the ones who have said my issue is due to congestion of the tower I am on. vividwirless isn't available here.
@swilso:
Unfortunately thats how it will be due to the fact they use radio backhaul for those towers
best of luck with it as it could take months to increase tower backhaulUnfortunately fibre backhaul wouldn't be suitable for the terrain although if power runs there you'd think theyd feed a run of fibre along the same length of road
Government thinking for you, tight arses at best
Well someone is a youngster who never experienced the "joy" of dial-up ;)
No mate, When I had dial up for the time the service was great that's the comparison I'm making, the service - I didn't say it's the worse speed I have ever had.
Might not be faster than cable download. Upload yes
Should be faster but the min I would choose is 25/5
I Have FTTH currently have 2 Connections 100/40 with iinet and a 25/5 with Telstra, I can only tell the difference between the two when downloading large files. I can still stream 4k Netflix while the kids watch youtube all day with no buffering on the 25 /5 plan just as well as the 100/40 plan
I went for 50MBS with internode, Had Terrible congestion at first. Got onto Whirlpool and complained on there and a Rep from internode actually acknowledged the issue and soon after the completed a CVC upgrade and all is well. Its funny though , even though I had approx. 25 MBP the connection fluctuated so bad it was worse than a slow ADSL connection.. anyway I hope it goes well for you.
You're all over the shop..
"Exactly how fast" is the NBN? - Well as you signed up for 12mb/s I guess it is potentially exactly 12mbps fast??
How fast is it compared to normal ADSL2+
Well it's slower than my ADSL2 but it may be faster than some other peoples..
Please vote ONLY if you had experience with NBN
Can I vote if I have experience only with NBN but not ADSL2? Can I vote if my NBN is 100mbps? Yes? But not if I have had ADSL2 but not NBN?
This thread is a $h*^ show OP!!
The above was meant in jest (mainly)
What's the point of this thread? OP is clueless or attention seeking for no reason?
"am wondering how fast is it compared to normal ADSL2+"
U wot?
"I'm getting NBN soon from TPG 12mbps"
U wot?
I'd say it's speed is equal to roughly 12mbps compared to "normal adsl2+" (Which ADSL2+ speed can fluctuate based on distance from exchange etc and you never provided any details on what speed you have gotten on ADSL2+ if you were even on ADSL2+ to begin with.)
What's the point of replying if you have nothing good to say?
I'd say it's speed is equal to roughly 12mbps compared to "normal adsl2+" (Which ADSL2+ speed can fluctuate based on distance from exchange etc and you never provided any details on what speed you have gotten on ADSL2+ if you were even on ADSL2+ to begin with.)
Okay fair enough
even the cheaper plans on NBN destroyed my adsl connection (I had FTTP - NBNCo box in my unit). sadly i have moved and can only get VDSL
I got FTTN telstra 100down 40up.
Throughout the day i get 94-97mbps download and a constant 40mbps upload. You can haggle with Telstra and get a bunch of freebies from them. My plan cost $95 which included a telstra tv, 3 months nextflix, $20 voucher to bigpond movie and 6 month presto(foxtel) also the modem and home phone was free of charge.If you plan to play online games, i get around 5-10 ping each game.
NBN is a convoluted term we shouldn't use, i want fibre to the premises FTTP. Google fibre would be the dream…
I was also getting the NBN soon in my area, 6 years ago. Still waiting.
i had dodgy internal wiring, so i got an electrician to wire directly from the luca box outside to a wallport inside via a central filter\remote splitter, and now i get a constant 17mbps adsl2 connection :)
looks like this:
http://www.digitaltvhelp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/a…
12 MBPS speed on NBN reflects the vision of Mr Abbott. #SMH
A lot of people that complain about NBN have never taken the time to check their own phone lines, sockets, cabling and especially their computer setup. Before throwing rocks at your isp or nbn make very sure that everything at your end is as it should be because rarely is it so. Most that I have seen that bitch about it have major problems within their own control but find it easier to blame elsewhere.
The thing that people don't understand about FTTN is that it would cost more than the country could afford to fully complete and furthermore the time to complete the mammoth project would mean that most would never see an improved connection in their lifetime. That is the bare facts that the politicians that promised FTTN never considered as the votes meant more.
FTTP works fine and is making fast access available to many people in a much shorter time which is what was needed.
Agreed
However fttn is 80% deployed all they are doing is cutting your line at a piller and dumping a fibre conversion system into a box which whilst is a good idea falls short of the fttp to everyone promiseOf course that was never going to happen, Telstra for sure would be to blame for this as the fttp meant everyone would churn away from being locked into them with their monopoly
Fttn is good when you have a good line and good ADSL as it stands, however the moment you have a bad or faulty line VDSL shows the issues much quicker due to the increase in buckets and frequencies being pushed down the copper
Fttn deployed properly can be just as good as fttp in short distances
I have fttb via a 5ghz backhaul ubiqiti link into a DSLAM running vdsl and get 120/60 no issues whatsoever so it's not just the nbn providing these awesome speeds tbh
As they say crap in equals crap out and you're very right to not blame the ISP for a bad line
However getting it fixed may be another story
It will be fast as hell, make sure you have a good modem!
I just got NBN for 11/2 day, my previous ADSL2+ speed is 800-900kbps. Here is the current https://imgur.com/a/HmzEi (FTTN)it did went up higher than that last night.
EDIT: I dont know much about NBN so Im using generic modem that Dodo gave me, no special software for it eitheredit read the stats wrong, ignore.
I recently got NBN FTTN. My Republic - so 100mbps. I didn't expect much as I was only getting ~3-5mbps on ADSL2+. Using speedtest.net I have gotten between 20-87mbps, usually around 50-60mbps. Saving $15/month too. I love NBN.
It depends what type of NBN connection you have.
It would be worth finding out if you have fibre all the way to the house (Fibre To The Premise) or if you have fibre to Node. If you have FTTN, I suggest you check to see how far away the Node is from your house. (big green cabinet on the verge) If it is FFTN, between the Node and your house will be old existing copper which may bottleneck your connection.
If you have FTTP, or FTTN with the node close to your house then I would bet it's going to be faster than ADSL2+
NBN has just changed plans again with FTTK, (fibre to the kerb) which will result in a very small node inside the pit outside a house feeding 4 or so houses.. slightly better than FTTN but still not as good as FTTP.
I am investigating what ISP to sign up with…will be moving house in a month's time. Thanks to this thread, I learned that skymesh is offering unmetered netflix.
Is Skymesh good for people in Perth?
This post is ACADEMIC. Once they deliver NBN to your area they will cut off your ADSL2+ in due course. So within a few months you wont have a choice anyway. Besides they have already stopped upgrading the ADSL exchanges years ago so ADSL will just get slower and slower. People I have spoken to about NBN are not impressed either.
So within a few months you wont have a choice anyway
Well you get 18 months actually.
Is this written in stone/law?
From http://www.nbnco.com.au/connect-home-or-business/information… :
"After notification that you can switch to the nbn™ network, you will have 18 months to move your services to the new network before the existing network is switched off."
Damn, I'm so envy. Our NBN is ETA mid of 2018. I'm stuck with TPG for another 1.5 years.
Depends what NBN tech they use, which ISP you go with and what plan.
I was on TPG 10 or 12Mbps (getting about 1.25MB/s) ADSL2+ and switched to MyRepublic Gamer plan, 100/40 Mbps for $59.95 using HFC. I'm extremely happy with the service I got, though YMMV. I'm getting 96 Mbps down and 36 Mbps up. For the price I'm paying, I consider it a steal. It's just so fast. I download at 12 MB/s and I pay the same as I paid on TPG ADSL2+ 10Mbps. Even TPG's 25/5 plan costs $69.95 and is $10 more expensive than MyRepublic. Other telcos charge $99.95 for what MR charges $59.95. It's a $40 saving and I couldn't be happier.
But I don't promise you will get those speeds. Not everyone does.
Paid for 100 they could only give me 33 as lines were bad quality
Right now with TPG I'm at 2.30MPS, I ordered the superfast(100) with TPG so I'm hoping for at least 50MPS. I'll update when I get it in 2 weeks.
Hmm.
Do you know if you are FTTN or HFC?
If you're FTTN, I wouldn't get my hopes up. 2.30 Mbps is abysmal. I can only hope it is due to a long distance between your house and the exchange, and that your node will be much closer to you. If it is caused by line degradation, you'll be feeling it even on NBN.
I think it is because of the distance to the exchange because when I was with Telstra the speed was 20mbps(memory) their exchange was much closer. I'll find out in 2 weeks.
You are guaranteed at least 12Mbps during the co-existence period, and 25Mbps after the co-existence period is over. So, once connected, if you do not get 12Mbps, log a fault with your RSP.
I'm sure you will be fine though.Thanks for that extra info. I would be happy with 25Mbps I can update my PS games, play online and watch netflix while others are online as well.
PS speeds are pretty bad though. Even on 100Mbps it is slow for me.
If you're paying for 100, I would not be 'happy' with 25 Mbps. If you get only 25 Mbps, I would downgrade to the 25 Mbps plan.
Also, the Huawei white modem TPG supplied me is bad bad bad. Not very configurable and it will hijack browser tabs when your internet cuts out, which it did a lot for me on NBN.
I have FTTP 25mbs with iinet, I get 5ms ping which is the theoretical max afaik. Im getting FTTN in my second house which is similar distance away from the Node as my first house so will be interested in the comparison. Fyi who in the fek voted libral, I hate you.
NBN is nice, but too much baggage to go with it if we were to get another term of Gillard/Rudd.
I'm no economist, but laying down FTTP which Labor was, is a great decision that would stick around for over a century, and the only reason Liberal fought against it is simply because they could, just to oppose labor… The savings made going FTTN by liberal is insignificant compared to the long run expenditure on maintenance of the copper lines that FTTN uses. The party system is BS and doesn't always work in the benefit of Australia, as opposing the other party is more important when it comes to some of these matters (at least that's what I see). So I don't consider liberal to be better than labor, they are all just deceivers playing the system. But I'm no expert…
Agreed completely. But the alternative is communism.
I'm on FTTP NBN with iinet - I get around 96/36 on a 100/40 plan with a 2 to 3ms ping, been over 2 years with it and its amazing.
10ms ping in World of Warcraft
I've been curious about iinet's pronunciation for about 15 years now but never bothered to ask..
Is it eye-eye-net, or is it two-net?
I used to be on FTTH NBN with iinet and was on 25/5 it was faster than my previous 600kb adsl 2+ could stream 1080p smoothly
now i'm on FTTB with TPG (previously wondercom) and have 100/40 which is a breeze now
i'd highly suggest that you go with 25/5 to feel a difference
if not and you were fine with your previous speed then by all means go for itYes !!!! We're getting 86mbs download and 26 MBS upload it's super super fast ;) quicker than our ADSL2 and my 4G speeds by a long sho!
I'd be interested in seeing your results using https://fast.com/. Many ISPs deliberately shape speedtest.net so you get higher speed test results than real-world use. Fast.com is run by Netflix and uses their servers. The speed you get from https://fast.com/ will be the speed your ISP operates Netflix on – which is usually lower as Netflix is a drain on their infrastructure and heavily in-demand by users.