Can NBN and 4G/5G Be Split on The Same Download?

pformag on 02/02/2018 - 16:19

If this idea could get off, someone will make money. Hopefully I can explain

With regards to NBN and 4G/5G.

There are a lot of people that can't get the maximum speed with their NBN due to a variety of reason.

Can someone come up with a modem that splits the speed of NBN and Mobile Data (4g/5g). So if you get 80Mbps max,4G will kick in and top your speed up to 100Mbps or higher, but your usage will be split 80/20 on the respective networks, thus your data will be lower on the 4G side, with the NBN taking most of the usage.

Is this possible?

I hope I explained this.

Computing

Comments

  • Marrk on 02/02/2018 - 16:26
    +1

    It is already possible to combine internet connections together at both a software and a hardware level.

    Not sure whether it works how you mention it though (80Mbps from NBN, additional 20Mbps from 4G).

  • geek001 on 02/02/2018 - 16:27

    Yes, it is possible. You need a device called a load balancer.

  • Halo375 on 02/02/2018 - 16:27

    Telstra has a modem that gives you 4G is a backup:
    https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/02/telstras-gateway-frontier…

    I remember reading an article about a guy who joined 2 NBN connections together to increase speed so it certainly is possible:
    https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2017/01/how-to-get-the-fastest…

  • trinkasharma on 02/02/2018 - 16:28

    It is possible for sure. Enterprise routers can choose assign different costs to various network routes and use the cheaper ones.

    Using two NBN routers at the same time can be cheaper.

  • ausdday on 02/02/2018 - 16:41

    In Samsung S7, it's called Smart Network Switch, and Download Booster. Both will utilize 4G to help the performance when WiFi becomes too slow / unstable.

    • JIMB0 on 02/02/2018 - 17:35
      +3

      ios does the same thing, they call it wifi assist. Doesn't seem to work well as I always find myself having to turn off wifi manually when a page won't load.

    • lxndev on 02/02/2018 - 17:36

      Extra: unless they haven't updated their website for a long time, the Samsung version only works with HTTP v1.1 so no HTTPS, rules out modern Apps, tethering, privacy etc. So you might be at a detriment if you're stuck with that version.

      For me it's built into the ROM I use on my OnePlus, the setting's under Developer Options (Since Marshmallow). Mine works with tethering but it can be temperamental, lots of lost packets if my WiFi drops out but that's to be expected. Might be worth it to check there if you use another brand.

      For other phones (iOS/Android), there's apps like speedify but usually paid. I occasionally use something similar on my download box (Raspbian) where stability isn't as important, but only if I'm after something urgently.

  • BigLeviathan on 29/10/2018 - 12:50

    I'm interested in the same topic; consider I only have ADSL2+ and 4G at the moment (NBN is the thing in the future for me :( )

    What I have gathered so far, Load balancer would only balance the load (round-robin) itself and not to increase the bandwidth.

    I've looked at PfSense and ZeroShell, seems these two that can accommodate it in a cost-effective manner (free); although PFSense can only do load-balance; while ZeroShell can do an internet bonding.

    ZeroShell documentation is horrible though, thus needs a technical background to do this (I haven't successfully done it, but looks some people managed to do this…)

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