Does Standard NBN Worth It?

newbiesh on 01/12/2017 - 23:06

so nbn just arrived to my place and im currently on adsl 2 wondering if the standard nbn is really worth it compare to adsl 2? or i need to upgarde the nbn in order to really see the difference?
the standard nbn on their website says between 8-12 mbps, thanks

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  • Some Human on 01/12/2017 - 23:37
    +30

    Yes. Standard nbn does worth it

  • follow on 01/12/2017 - 23:43
    +4

    depends. can something go as far as even want to go more look like?

  • rambutann on 01/12/2017 - 23:47

    If your ASDL doesn't cut out then you probably won't notice a difference.

    • newbiesh on 02/12/2017 - 02:09

      it does not at all and am getting around 2.68 Mbps doing google internet test

      • rambutann on 02/12/2017 - 08:44

        If you can get on 'my republic 100/40' nbn for the same price as or less than your current provider then I'd do it but I wouldn't do 12/1 nbn if your ADSL works fine.

        I switched to 12/1 and it was slightly slower than my ADSL but it was super reliable in comparison to the ADSL that I had - so for me it was worth it.

  • twobit on 01/12/2017 - 23:55

    What is your current adsl sync speed? What NBN technology is in your area?

    Id personally not get the 12/1 NBN and rather go up a tier to 24/5 (i think). Most wont get speeds near the 100/40 so 50/20 is posiibly the better value for money.

    • newbiesh on 02/12/2017 - 02:10

      2.68 Mbps download, according to google speed test.

  • dcep on 02/12/2017 - 00:28
    +1

    go speedtest your current adsl2+

    check if it's above 12mbps

    • newbiesh on 02/12/2017 - 02:10
      +1

      im getting 2.68 Mbps download atm, so the nbn can actually get to 12mbps??

      • AlienC on 02/12/2017 - 03:56

        My FTTN gets 12 mbps download and 1 mbps upload on a 12/1 non plan so I am happy.

        Some dropouts occur maybe once a fortnight for anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours but other than that nothing major.

        Full speed the rest of the time at 1.5 megabytes a second.

      • NuclearWessels on 02/12/2017 - 07:55
        +1

        Our FTTN service gets the full 100/40 we're about 400m away from the node. I realise that there is a lot of negativity going on about the NBN, but prior to it arriving this place just had wireless 3G or 4G as the only option so we're quite glad to have it.

  • [Deactivated] on 02/12/2017 - 00:30
    +1

    OP, you really need to clean up your English if you're not ESL. It's barely decipherable.

    [Deactivated] on 02/12/2017 - 00:30 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • newbiesh on 02/12/2017 - 02:08

      msged u lol

      • [Deactivated] on 02/12/2017 - 02:13
        -1

        Start with the title.

        • newbiesh on 02/12/2017 - 02:13

          did u check ur inbox ? :)

        • [Deactivated] on 02/12/2017 - 02:14
          -4

          @newbiesh: Yep, but I'm not your teacher.

        • newbiesh on 02/12/2017 - 02:14
          -3

          @Burnertoasty:
          dont spam

        • [Deactivated] on 02/12/2017 - 02:18
          -4

          @newbiesh: Yeah, language like that won't fly here.

        • newbiesh on 02/12/2017 - 02:19
          -2

          @Burnertoasty:
          can u not spam? please??????

        • [Deactivated] on 02/12/2017 - 02:20

          @newbiesh: I'm not spamming, I'm telling you that you need to learn how to write a coherent sentence, otherwise people won't understand what you are saying.

        • newbiesh on 02/12/2017 - 02:22
          -1

          ok

  • Nugs on 02/12/2017 - 08:04

    our very short experience - one week since changeover.

    we were on ADSL with 7.5km line length from exchange
    typ tests showed around 2 Mbps, some as high as 3.5 but not very often. in the five years we have lived here we have had 4 line fixes needed so connection has always been compromised.

    switched to a '15 peak' plan with Telstra (was classified as a 25/5 plan a few weeks earlier at same price point).
    technician stated we have 2km copper from node (might be an estimation?, it's 1.3km of driving distance), was surprised that we were included in rollout.
    handful of tests run and have shown low 20's for speed so well worth it in our circumstance

  • original15 on 02/12/2017 - 08:46

    Would definitely be happy wth nbn esp with your current <3mbps download speed

    nbn blokes came to scope out our place last weekend and said they'd be putting the box this week just gone but think we were perhaps impacted by the announcement of HFC being pushed back..sigh lol
    There is no HFC cabling in our area (bloke of 9 units) and while we are only 1.5km from exchange, that's line of sight and there's a reserve/park in the way with no roads running right through so distance via roads is closer to 5.5-6km
    We get anywhere from .5-4mbps but typically less than 2 so looking forward to whatever we can get from the nbn whenever we can get it lol

  • Magus on 03/12/2017 - 19:33

    25/5 speed will be a big difference. eg on getting a new phone, it took 3 days to sync over adsl. It would be overnight on 25/5
    If you have more than one person browing the internet, or you receive a call at the same time, there is a difference between 12/1 and 25/5

    Although some in the media have stated Netflix will work on 5Mbps, so you can be watching 5 different streams on 25Mbps, they are at best wrong. Netflix does work on 5Mbps, but it will automatically lower the quality of the image. You would want 12Mbps minimum (higher if you watch action flicks)

    Find out if you can even get 25Mbps.. Telstra and others have just had to pay back many who could not.

    50Mbps if you have a family of 4. 100Mbps is probably not worth it as you are unlikely to get it unless in a new estate.

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