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[VIC] DGTek FTTP 1000/1000 $89/M for 9 Months, 150/150 $59/M for 9 Months & More (Limited Areas, New Customers) @ Pineapple Net

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[VIC] DGTek FTTP 1000/1000 $89/M for 9 Months, 150/150 $59/M for 9 Months & More (Limited Areas, New Customers) @ Pineapple Net
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aka nioh on 25/05/2024 - 23:14 pineapple.net.au (9945 clicks)
Last edited 27/05/2024 - 13:08 by 2 other users
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Pineapple Net is a reseller of the DGTek private fibre network, an NBN challenger primarily located in Melbourne, but also with some buildings in New South Wales and Queensland. From https://gizmodo.com.au/2024/05/pineapple-net-internet-plans-…
Which was a great read.

If you're lucky enough to be in the areas they service their plans blow NBN out of the water(I'm not). They sound like the old Aussie broadband before they listed on the ASX (customer service focused).

Also they have a referral service for 1 month free. Help em grow their service so they can expand their reach and topple NBN.

Check your address.

Note: This is not NBN FTTP. DGTek FTTP is only available in very limited areas near Melbourne CBD and some South Eastern suburbs.

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  • Vancomycin 1000mg on 25/05/2024 - 23:18
    +5

    Any deal on Avacoda net ?

  • GenerallyClumsy on 25/05/2024 - 23:28
    +53

    My goodness I wish they were in more locations! Proof that it isn't that hard for consumer fibre internet to be symmetrical. F you NBN

    • aka nioh on 25/05/2024 - 23:37
      +15

      Support em by spreading the word about PineAppleNet until Australia is PAN and not NBN.

    • MagnamoniousRex on 27/05/2024 - 13:14
      +5

      NBN could flick the switch tomorrow and give everyone on FTTP 1000/1000, but the people stuck with copper and HFC would feel aggrieved. David Littleproud would be on TV asking why rural people were being left behind without an ounce of self-awareness.

      It should have been a public utility from the start, not the (profanity) disaster it's been forced to become because it needed to be plumped up and sold.

  • Reecey on 25/05/2024 - 23:31
    +40

    1000/1000 even off discount at $119 p/m is insane

    • aka nioh on 25/05/2024 - 23:36
      +4

      I know ay, I did a double take at the $59 a month 150/150 plan esp the 2nd number. I pay $65.80 for 100/20 on More😂

      • SmokeyTheCorgi on 26/05/2024 - 09:02

        How are you paying so little for that ? Is that before or after the CBA discounts? I have 100/40 for 79.

        • aka nioh on 26/05/2024 - 09:03
          +1

          After CBA discount of 30% and it's 100/20 not 100/40

    • BargainKen on 26/05/2024 - 10:23
      +3

      Its bananas!

    • tolchok on 27/05/2024 - 13:33

      Yep (and upvoted your comment), but I'm happier that it is $89, as I can now justify it to my better half as that is same as paying at moment for worse speeds.

  • bonechiller on 25/05/2024 - 23:33
    +10

    I wish there were more locations. The symmetric upload just makes it worth it

    • aka nioh on 25/05/2024 - 23:34
      +1

      Yep, hopefully this deal gives em more business so they can expand

  • sunyuanxin on 25/05/2024 - 23:38
    +8

    Sorry, unfortunately Pineapple Net is not available at your address but we hope that will change soon.

  • Clain on 25/05/2024 - 23:46
    +14

    Glad to see NBN competition, really looking forward to faster upload in my area.

  • ohgee on 25/05/2024 - 23:55
    +10

    It'd be nice to have an alternative to the Non-existent Broadband Notwork…

      • WhyAmICommenting on 26/05/2024 - 00:23
        +25

        Nah it’s a strung-together mess. Thanks, Libs, for another quality effort!

          • dontpanic on 26/05/2024 - 03:33
            +57

            @Clear: You were just lucky you got some of the legacy FTTP build from the previous Labor government. Any area that wasn't too far into the build to reverse, was scrapped by Abbott/Turnbull for FTTN or FTTC. In my area it took them years to roll out crappy FTTN, and only after we ditched Morrison did I finally get the chance to upgrade it to FTTP. The Libs wasted a decade of productivity and tens of billions of dollars on a network not fit for purpose. And they pretend they're good economic managers. They're a joke.

            • Clear on 26/05/2024 - 05:12
              -1

              @dontpanic: Correct. I didn't expect anyone to know that.

              • Clear on 26/05/2024 - 15:14
                -1

                @Clear: Dirty Neggers looking stupid thinking dontpanic is wrong. That's exactly what they did. They honoured it.

                • dm02 on 29/05/2024 - 19:21

                  @Clear: Uh?

                  • Clear on 29/05/2024 - 19:31

                    @dm02: I basically said the same as dontpanic except he got the votes and I got a shit ton of negs, so I removed the comment.

            • alidli on 26/05/2024 - 17:52
              +6

              @dontpanic:

              Any area that wasn't too far into the build to reverse, was scrapped by Abbott/Turnbull for FTTN or FTTC.

              All thanks to that prat Murdoch.

      • PR0r on 26/05/2024 - 06:50
        +1

        It might work "flawlessly" but I bet your not on 1000/1000 for $89 p/m.

        • Daabido on 26/05/2024 - 06:59
          +6

          My not is.

        • jv on 26/05/2024 - 14:56
          -5

          I don’t need 1000.

          I average 265 on a 250 plan

      • MrMcHairyHead on 26/05/2024 - 08:34
        +6

        Mine is stuck at 25mbps - they won't even let us order a plan above 50 if we want to - and we wouldn't reach 50 anyway — and it drops out when it rains.

        Not so "flawless" for m-

        Oh it's JV. Why bother.

      • aka nioh on 26/05/2024 - 08:57
        +3

        At a flawed price

      • KangaDrew on 26/05/2024 - 10:49
        +2

        It's a pity your argument is flawed… as expected though, so kudos for consistency.

  • Maths Debater on 25/05/2024 - 23:56
    -1

    Insane price…if I needed gigabit upload.

    • adam149 on 25/05/2024 - 23:59
      -4

      Don't generalise

      • Velocita on 26/05/2024 - 01:12
        +14

        How are they generalising? They’re talking about their own needs, not others.

        • adam149 on 26/05/2024 - 09:52
          +5

          They changed their comment. The original one said 'who needs symmetrical upload in a residential setting'.

  • Dejy on 25/05/2024 - 23:58
    +2

    Great deal on the 150/150 but seems very limited availability.

  • jv on 25/05/2024 - 23:58

    @ Pineapple Net

    @ Apple Net…. @ Pineapple Net…

  • aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa on 26/05/2024 - 00:01
    +12

    Coverage map - https://check.dgtek.net/
    Seems like this is pretty much only available in Melbourne

    • Wiadro on 26/05/2024 - 00:08
      +6

      I love that a 100 year old house in melb can get faster and cheaper internet than me in a 1 year old house in Sydney

      • ginger-gin on 26/05/2024 - 00:14
        +5

        100 years > 1 year?

      • vovka on 26/05/2024 - 00:24
        +35

        It's waited for much longer.

    • wildstone on 26/05/2024 - 00:29
      +2

      They could have just listed the suburbs that are available, rather than providing an address checker.

      • BlueSkyAPI on 26/05/2024 - 11:13
        +6

        free market research to size up where to expand to next

    • hashtagbargain on 26/05/2024 - 02:22
      +3

      This is misleading, my folks address is serviceable in the above link but the pineapple website says service unavailable.

    • retainer on 26/05/2024 - 07:23

      Damn, whatever dgtek is, their coverage ends 2 streets from me!

      • Sidor on 26/05/2024 - 09:35
        +1

        They may still connect you, just a matter of paying six figure quote.

        • chorong on 26/05/2024 - 10:10
          +1

          Even if you’re in the coverage zone you might get quoted 5 figures to get connected.

          I asked one of the DGTek RSPs since I was in the DGTek coverage zone and it was around 30-40k to pull the cable and get the hardware set up.

    • Breno785au on 26/05/2024 - 08:50

      Oh so yes, maybe might hit Pakenham in 10 years time

    • cooleagles on 26/05/2024 - 11:35

      Damn. 1 street away from me :(

    • x x on 26/05/2024 - 12:16

      I did some random searches of addresses in the red area but they all say 'not available at your address' , e.g. 32 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne VIC, Australia

      Can anyone find a Melbourne address (or any address) that this service is available to?
      Sounds like a marketing exercise and they are not available anywhere yet.

      • Shmeestar on 27/05/2024 - 12:39
        +1

        Yeah I've got it (it's amazing, those upload speeds chefs kiss). I live in a high-rise though and I've mostly only seen it available to other high-rise buildings

      • tolchok on 27/05/2024 - 13:40
        +1

        Yes, my apartment building (on City Rd, Southbank, Vic - so just around corner from yours) has availability and I signed up.

        From the posts on Whirlpool (including https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/348yj183), it seems fantastic.

  • Tacooo on 26/05/2024 - 00:29
    +1

    Australia’s Premuim Fibre Optic Network

    Premuim

    • SteveBuscemi on 26/05/2024 - 07:13

      They’re so premuim their speed tiers are in “Mpbs”. Megas per bitsecond.

  • Empharand on 26/05/2024 - 00:30
    +8

    @ Pineapple Net

    Are they on the Pizza Network?

    • vovka on 26/05/2024 - 08:27

      If they are then the whole Lygon Street is a missed opportunity.

  • GreenRomeo on 26/05/2024 - 00:49
    +4

    Still quite a while until it’s available at more locations than just inner Melbourne, but still upvoted for spreading the news. We deserve better services than NBN.

  • xyron on 26/05/2024 - 00:58
    +1

    Blimey. I'm about 500m north of where the network cuts off at Moreland Road. Would be keen on this for sure if the network expands further!

  • kazer on 26/05/2024 - 01:54
    +2

    I think its $89 per month for 9 months and not just the first month.
    Went till the final page using dummy details and this is what I could see
    https://imgur.com/a/qAUV5MT

    • Angelscrap on 26/05/2024 - 09:14

      Curious to know where about you are located. I've checked Vic Collins st this is not available.

      • kazer on 27/05/2024 - 21:36

        lonsdale st

  • payless69 on 26/05/2024 - 02:25

    Bummer, only bananas at my place.

  • buyJELLO on 26/05/2024 - 03:30
    +1

    I'm hoping the 70 upvotes means that's 70 people saying it's good and worth signing up to?

    • hashtagbargain on 26/05/2024 - 11:22
      +2

      Nope it’s just thirsty ozbargainers lusting at that sweet symmetrical bandwidth dreaming their nbn daddy will show them these speeds someday.

  • BadAtNames on 26/05/2024 - 03:46
    +2

    This and the TPG FTTB deal makes me wonder, wtf is NBNco doing?

    • tsk2 on 26/05/2024 - 08:15
      +14

      Attempting to provide a service across Australia rather than cherry picking high value markets.

      • Sidor on 26/05/2024 - 09:36

        Exactly

      • BadAtNames on 27/05/2024 - 22:13
        +1

        Owned by the government, a lot of advantage with start up build costs. They should be doing a lot better than they currently are.

        • tsk2 on 28/05/2024 - 05:38
          +2

          Coalition…when idiots cause you billions of dollars of rework because they went against you sound technical advice and demanded you reuse infrastructure that was not fit for purpose.

          • goldiep on 28/05/2024 - 20:50

            @tsk2: Well, in their defence, they were voted in, with the NBN being one of the "us vs them" between Labor and liberal at the time. No idea how it got up and voted in, so thanks libs and the rest of the voting citizens!

  • AceKiller97 on 26/05/2024 - 05:55
    +3

    Moving to one of these buildings just for this deal!

  • PR0r on 26/05/2024 - 06:44
    +11

    This is what NBN should have been

    • Russ on 26/05/2024 - 12:30
      +8

      The NBN could beat these speeds, if they wanted to, at least on the part of the NBN that was designed by Labour, the FTTP part.

      With FTTP, the original plan was to run a couple of spare fibres in every fibre bundle. These could be used for a separate higher-speed network. Current NBN runs on 2.4GPON, i.e 2.4Gbps, which is split to provide for up to 32 users.

      2.4GPON is old technology, better speeds are now available. NBN themselves have been talking about NG-PON2, which can provide 10Gbps symmetric to each user: https://www.nbnco.com.au/blog/industry/gpon-vs-ng-pon2

      With the spare fibres already in place, all that is required is to add a new GPON splitter wherever there is demand for these high speeds. Which is relatively cheap to do, and won't affect anyone on the existing 2.4GPON network.

      However, upgrading just the FTTP network isn't sufficient, you'd also have to upgrade all the undersea fibre links as well, and they're already running at the maximum speed that current technology allows. And that's really expensive, as new fibres will have to be laid.

      And therein lies a problem, as the bits of the NBN the Libs did (HFC and FTTN) are more expensive than FTTP in two ways: maintenance costs are higher, and many of those customers can't order the higher-speed (and more profitable) NBN plans. Both of these factors cripple the profitability of the NBN, so upgrades aren't being done as quickly as they should be.

      • DogGunn on 26/05/2024 - 12:40
        +2

        However, upgrading just the FTTP network isn't sufficient, you'd also have to upgrade all the undersea fibre links as well, and they're already running at the maximum speed that current technology allows. And that's really expensive, as new fibres will have to be laid.

        This is nonsense by the way.

        Most content is held on shore through caches and other utilities, and overseas links isn't not a concern for NBN. Internet providers deal with that issue.

        • Russ on 26/05/2024 - 12:42
          +2

          A large amount of international traffic is encrypted, caches can't touch that.

          • DogGunn on 26/05/2024 - 12:45

            @Russ: Not sure what you mean by that.

            If you watch Netflix or Youtube for example - that data is encrypted between you and the server, but that content is still hosted locally on a cache.

            • Russ on 26/05/2024 - 12:58
              +1

              @DogGunn: Those companies have their own local caches, or pay a local provider to do it for them. Smaller companies don't bother, and modern web browsers try to enforce secure connections, so access to most overseas websites is encrypted.

              Also just look at the number of OzBargainers who are apparently using VPNs to get cheaper subscriptions to Spotify and Netflix, that traffic is encrypted. Let alone the people using encrypted torrents.

              • DogGunn on 26/05/2024 - 13:02

                @Russ: Look two issues with this:

                1. International traffic is a minority of the internet traffic of Australia. Most data hungry content is served locally via caching. International connections are capable of being upgraded and consistently are.

                2. International connections are not an issue or really a proper concern of NBN.

                • Russ on 26/05/2024 - 13:35
                  +1

                  @DogGunn: In reply to your points:

                  1. If international traffic is x% of total traffic at the moment, it will continue to be x% when everyone's speed increases. So the amount of international traffic will increase.

                  2. International connections are a concern for the NBN, but not directly. NBN's competitors are primarily the mobile network providers, and they have considerably larger scale than most NBN RSPs. It is a weakness of NBN that the individual RSPs have to purchase international traffic themselves, or go through an aggregator. Both of these factors make international traffic through the NBN more expensive than the deals the mobile network providers can obtain, due to their size. So if data speeds go up, RSP expenses go up at a higher rate than will be experienced by the mobile network providers, squeezing the profit margins of the NBN RSPs, which makes them increase prices. Which makes NBN less desirable for consumers, so they move across to a mobile network data plan - as we're already seeing. Fewer customers for NBN is definitely something that NBN is concerned about.

                  Edit: Optus and Telstra have already funded parts of some international fibres, which must make their costs significantly lower, or they wouldn't do it.

      • Twix on 26/05/2024 - 12:49
        +3

        nbn are going with XGS-PON for the FTTP network. The Nokia OLT being used can support 25GS PON, 50G PON, and 100G PON.

  • nightqueen on 26/05/2024 - 07:31

    I use Google wifi, does this ISP use dhcp for quick automatic churning?

    • DogGunn on 26/05/2024 - 12:46

      It does - but you're likely going to need a FTTP build out to your house. And also they don't serve NSW yet.

  • cooni on 26/05/2024 - 08:00

    Not that they can service my address but with these other fibre companies… if you want to connect do they need to run fibre to your premises and install an NTD like device?

    • xmagic on 26/05/2024 - 08:22

      Sure is. As long as it's a PON network, it requires an ONU. NTD is just NBN's play on the name of an ONU.

      • Russ on 26/05/2024 - 12:48
        +2

        NTD also applies to HFC connections, I think NBN just wanted to have one "name" for all such devices. It's describing the device by what it does, not what it is.

  • tsk2 on 26/05/2024 - 08:13
    -1

    Cherry picking markets vs. NBN which is meant to provide a base level of service across Australia.

    • vovka on 26/05/2024 - 08:31
      +2

      Why this base level is so low? What is wrong with providing at least 250/250 for a reasonable price.

      • tsk2 on 26/05/2024 - 08:44
        -2

        Apparently they are increasing it. Probably something about country/city divide and cross subsides; honestly you’d have to look at the what the legislation sees NBN needing to deliver.

        • vovka on 26/05/2024 - 09:48
          +1

          The legislation comes from the same people who created NBN.

  • xmagic on 26/05/2024 - 08:19
    +1

    Yeah that's the problem for private fibre ISP - they don't reach far enough to most subscribers.

    Still symmetrical speed sounds amazing and really should be the norm.

    • xmagic on 26/05/2024 - 12:59

      And the OP should really point out what "very limited" coverage really mean.

  • TangoCharlieAlpha on 26/05/2024 - 08:36
    +11

    Unobtainable for 99% Australians.

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