Basically a micro-node is just a small scale node servicing either 16 or 48 premises/lines, if you are too far from the normal node or there is only a few houses where you live this would be a cheaper option to deploy.
The micro-node should be would be connected directly to fibre which would then be connected to your nearest top hat (I suspect a new top hat will be installed close by) then to your house:
Micro Node > Top Hat > Your Home
If you are 100 meters away from the micro-node you should easily get speeds of 100Mbps and faster in the future.
WOW!!!. Thanks seaQuest. You have made me one happy guy. Yes, there are only about 60 residences in the area I live. I was preparing myself only getting around a max of 25Mbps as I'm 1.2 k's from the Telstra pillar:-)
He stated that if I could get at least 10 neighbours to pay $250 NBN would be able to connect our home directly to fibre.
Complete BS.
NBNCo contractors no nothing more than what's on there job sheet for the day. Nothing more but sometimes less.
Has anyone around the Woonona area received any info from ISP's regarding the NBN? I've received nothing which is a bit strange considering we're supposed to be connected in the next couple of weeks.
yup woonona popes road received letter from iinet optus and another provider. have been for months now.
but no NBN yet?
Was shopping on Tuesday at the Warrawong plaza (formally Westfield).
On Cowper st, saw a truck with a big spool of either blue or green cable (drove by too fast didn't pay attention). And a bunch of guys mucking around in the sewer.
Don't know if this was the NBN or not?
no fracas june 10 i think we go live
Ok, thanks Zac
I have a date of 17 June I am near Edgewood estate but I think some of those houses may be different no letters received yet.
Same up here at Joseph St Woonona, RFS date of 17th June, only 1 letter from TPG but not keen to go with them, hopefully skymesh will be able to do FTTN here one day.. The node and pillar is on the corner of the street approx 200m from my place so hopefully the copper lines dont loop all the way around before connecting to me! Heres hoping for good speeds. (Has to be better then 4mbps on naked dsl anyway lol) i thought there would be more ISP's advertising FTTN plans by now?? Seems like alot of people are getting fttn in the next month or so..
Have been told by Telstra that in Coledale, the date NBN will be available will be July 8th.
just went with XL bundle with TPG in the 2WLG-06 (Fraudband) looks like it is Ready for Service??? let the bullshit copper service begin :(
Did you have ADSL before/now?? Maybe you should have stayed with it for the 18 month countdown period.
I know I will when they turn on nodes in Farmborough heights later this year.
I sync at 6800 now and it's kind of reliable too.
Not keen on when they turn on the node with 384 people connected and the peak speeds drop to 2Mbs.....
Applied for FTTN NBN in 2WLG-06 on Friday, 6 May via iinet (existing customer). Yet to hear back with any confirmation though!
modem sent today!
just went with XL bundle with TPG in the 2WLG-06 (Fraudband) looks like it is Ready for Service??? let the bullshit copper service begin :(
modem sent today!
2WLG-06 FTTN install via iinet scheduled for 30 May. No need to attend according to the message.
No need to attend according
I think they just "jumper" you down at the node off the PSTN copper from the exchange and onto the NBN fibre at the node leaving you with your copper from the node to your house and once that's done you should be able to plug your new FttN modem in and away you go (hopefully).
No need to attend according to the message.
I'm also in 2WLG-06 and had my FTTN install done yesterday via Internode. There was no need to attend. My ADSL went dead at around 7am and the FTTN connection was working by 7:30am. I was surprised how smoothly it went given when I connected to FTTP for my office it took 4 tech visits and 5 weeks to get a working connection
Just saw like 5-10 guys wearing NBN vests all crowded around the pillars and nodes on Balgownie Road opposite the servo and on Cabbage Tree Lane, opposite the corner shop.
It's coming!
Ffs my rfs date has been the 13th of june this year. Now i check and it says august.. fk you nbn the bloody nodes have been installed for 8 months now
Anyone in Dapto already on the NBN with Skymesh or Nuskope? How are they?
Initially went with 100/40 TPG that was great to start with but now sadly it is worse than my original woeful ADSL.
Anyone in Dapto already on the NBN with Skymesh
Yep. On 100/40 with add-on VOIP on 2DAP-06 with SkyMesh on a custom plan and so far so good. I do get some speed issues during peak but nothing that I would raise a complaint about as not sure if it's a SkyMesh issue at the POI (2WLG) or just local NBNCo congestion at 2DAP.
As they are monthly plans you could try them and if it doesn't work out for you you can swap without penalty.
there are NBN guys everywhere in Balgownie. The ones at the servo have been working there each night for the past week or so..
Last i saw on the mynbn website was a RFS on the 26th of August.
But it is ridiculous that no more than 150metres away there is FTTP, whilst the rest have FTTN... this little digital divide that includes Balgownie, Fairy Meadow and Nth Wollongong have FTTN, whilst every single suburb that borders us, is all FTTP.
Absolutely ridiculous.
Same here for me in woonona literally meters away fttp in every difrection but just the main town of woonona gets fttn... over it. Cannot wait to move to a fttp area.
Yep. My business is in Fairy Meadow and I live in Mount Pleasant so it is FTTN all around :(
I can't believe the man hours it takes to rig up a node.
I am between two nodes in Mt Pleasant. Can't wait to roll the dice on my node lotto.
Theres 3 nodes within 400 meters where iam. My node is 89 meters lenght so i should easily get 100 mbps i hit 22 mbps on adsl now. My area has been service class 10 for 8 months now. Im gonna call some people and find out why it keeps getting delayed..
So i will be getting connected anytime from next Friday onwards nbn information was wrong and its still june 17th.. winning :ad
I have what I think is called a micro node around 150 metres from my house in Coledale. There are around 35 houses up here in this settlement. The nearest pillar/tophat (I think that is what it is called) is over a kilometre away. In 4 weeks we should be able to connect to NBN � FTTN. Pardon my ignorance but how does this microcode work? I've done research everywhere but all I get is fibre to the distribution point. I don't think NBN has got this up and going anywhere yet. People have told me there should be a pillar located near the micro node but there is no sign of one. Could it be in a NBN pit near the micro node? Does the micro node need a pillar near it? Thanks
My area (Thirroul ) still has June 17th as build ready date, but haven't heard a thing about it other than a few flyers from companies.
I can't even find any nodes!
I've found out in the Coledale region is July 8 and for Thirroul it is still June 17. I think you will find most work has been completed in Thirroul. I use to see heaps of work done in the area. Some of the nodes I've seen are in High and Lachlan streets, George street, just up from Ryan's hotel, in the park just opposite the Catholic primary school and 2 in Henley road, about 150 metres apart, one of them near the park. Hope this gives you some hope Valkatron:-)
It did, I will go node spotting tomorrow night with the wife and dog, should be a fun time.
It is great that Labor has announced today that they will go back to FTTP if they are elected but ...
what does that mean for suburbs that have had or are close to having FTTN installed?
what does that mean for suburbs that have had or are close to having FTTN installed?
I reckon those on FttN and any of the other non-FttP NBN implementations such as FW will be the last to get FttP as they already have NBN while many other in Oz have nothing so it makes no sense to start ripping out infrastructure to keep a promise while delaying many more from even getting a NBN connection of some type.
Yep exactly. Ill be happy with my 100 meg fttn until they replace it with full fiber to my home
Not everyone will be able to get 100 from FTTN though will they ...
Nope they wont.. my brother is atleast 650 meters from the node that was installed last week. With the very poor copper in their area i reckon he'll struggle to get 30 mbps
Mount Warrigal
After early optimism as I had a pillar just 350m up road, it looks like I may have run fowl of the 1 for 2 Pillar to Node offer.
There have put a Node in at the junction of Cuthbert and Landy drive, where there was no pillar.
With the short stumpy pillar at the end of my street, they have replaced it with a much higher pillar with handle bars.
I am now around 600m from the node.
There may be other nodes on back streets, means I need to go for a walk.
Is there a map for nodes?
Would be really interesting to see where they are placed around the Illawarra. Plus the houses closer to the nodes may end up being worth a few hundred more! Haha.
well fk me sideways woonona is getting pushed back to atleast august according to the non official rollout..
well fk me sideways woonona is getting pushed back to atleast august according to the non official rollout.
Where did you hear that? Mynbn still says 17th June
Optus nbn checker and telstra over the phone both quoted august 5th. Last week they both said june 17th.
Are u serious? Us Woonona heights people have been delayed over and over again! We just missed out on the FTTP and followed by 3 more push backs, they finished working on the local nodes months ago. What a joke.
Yes mate its a fn joke. Im over the slow upload speeds.
Telstra rollout spreadsheet still says 24th June for Woonona 2COR-04.
Has for a few weeks now.
https://www.telstrawholesale
Yep i realize this but both Telstra and optus have said no its now August 5th.. im hoping for tomorrow believe me but it doesnt suprise me if they screw us over again. Like mentioned above we are the only fttn game in town everywhere else in like a 5 km radius has fttp. Pretty sure im just gonna move to save myself the headache.
My brother just moved around the corner in CORR and put in an Application for DLS.. will be interesting to see what happens re NBN..
Fairy Meadow � https://www.facebook.com/even
Woonona � 2COR-04 � https://www.facebook.com/events/1085726844794467/
Edit �
Sent a message to the admin of the facebook group, this was the reply -
I have two dates for 2COR-04. either the 17th of June or the 24th of June and it will be ready for services.
There are from the official Telstra spreadsheets
https://www.tels
www.telstrawhole
telstrawholesale.com.au
These were last updated on the 9th of June
Thanks for posting this mate
It's worth noting that the Telstra Excel spreadsheet and PDF(which is the same document) lists 2COR-04 under the "Expected date of Ready For Service" section rather than "Actual Ready for Service date" section. This means it's still not 100% commited/confirmed that the 24th of June is the RFS date.
The document hasn't been updated for a week but it gets regular updates, usually each Friday.
Yup i see that. Well only have to wait to call telstra tomorrow and see what happens
If anyone has luck with an application today, particularly on 2CORR-4 please let us know.
Will do mate im 2 cor 4 ill post when i know more/ edit seemms june 24th is the magic date... im not holding my breath though
Spoke to Telstra via chat and they said they can take my order but it won't be active until 24th.
Sam: okay, if I'm right, we are looking for the NBN serviceability status at this place . ?
anon403: yes
anon403: thanks
Sam: Great!
Sam: Let me now check this real quick.
Sam: Thanks for waiting.
Sam: Upon checking here, the NBN service over FTTN is already available at your place.
Sam: However, it states here in the NBN system that the connection will be available starting 24/06/2016.
Sam: A note states here that the NBNco is finishing minimal connections/updates for the Node that is located around in this Suburb.
anon403: what does that mean?
Sam: This means, we can now get an NBN plan but the Service of NBN will be activated by 24/06/2016.
anon403: ok
Sam: Also, the timeframe for the NBN connection will be within 7-10 days or sooner. It will be best if you order a plan as early as possible so you can have the NBN service working on the day itself. 24/06/2016)
anon403: thanks Sam
I just called iiNet but they still say not ready for service and couldn't give me a date at all. Told them id try back next Friday (24th)
telstra told me August 5th over the phone. they said nobody could of ordered from 2 cor-4 because its not active.. startin to get the shits, these nodes have been installed for months yet they keep pushing the dates back and back. im done
Telstra wholesale spreadsheet updated to RFS dates as of 16th June, 2COR-04 is still expected RFS of 24th June
Telstra told me 5th August. Will accept applications from 6th August with a lead time of around 10 days from application to active nbn connection.
Don't know what they've done in Towradgi but our phone went out yesterday and ETA for fix is some time before 30/6. Might be coincidence but they've been doing a lot of work on the nodes and our phone pillar in Carters Lane was being worked on yesterday.
Hi people of the Gong.
I am trying to get a decent NBN provider for my FTTP when it comes to international, single threaded, speed.
Any suggestions or tests? A speed test on a US or European server that shows something more than 10mbps would give me hope.
Residential plans of course, if someone is on Telstra residential I would like to know what's the speed like at this time of the day when testing on international servers?
Thanks folks!
Ok thanks ill try telstra again
iiNet reporting that NBN-CO database still says inactive for 2COR-04.
Perhaps NBN-Co database refresh takes a day or two? I wonder where Telstra Wholesale get their info...?
Suggest you/i/everyone check this tonight when it is updated to see what happens �
https://www.telstrawholesal
The spreadsheet says I went live but the NBN rollout page says I am still under construction.
When can I place an order? I am in a reasonably large apartment complex.
Telstra had some nbn team members at the door at wollongong mall he said yes woonona is getting switched on tosay took my details, my plan and all the other stuff they needed.
Nope unfortunately but he did say next week is when majority of people will get to sign up but ill be before them ;)
When can I place an order? I am in a reasonably large apartment complex.
Contact your preferred RSP and ask them is your address active. Being in a apartment complex or MDU (Multiple Dwelling Unit) adds to the complexity as it relies on your Body Corporate being on the ball and getting involved with NBNCo to sort the infrastructure out within the MDU.
My family has an apartment in Wollongong an the area went RFS last year but due to issues with their MDU roll-out no one in the complex has been able to connect yet as they can't get FttP into each lot. They are now looking at a FttB option which will be the same as FttN being fibre to the basement (node) then the existing copper to each unit.
Being in a apartment complex or MDU (Multiple Dwelling Unit) adds to the complexity as it relies on your Body Corporate being on the ball and getting involved with NBNCo to sort the infrastructure out within the MDU.
My apartment is being serviced by FTTN not FTTB so why would there be any body corporate issues ?
My apartment is being serviced by FTTN not FTTB
Sorry my assumption you were getting FttP so sorry again on both accounts :)
Just ordered with telstra
Edit
They said my speed would be 25 mbps lol dunno why the copper path is short at 190 meters. I think they havent done speed checks and just put the minimum to cover their rear ends
I just ordered with Aussie Broadband earlier in the week. I'm under contract for another yr with Telstra but they stated that once the NBN becomes available at my place I can break the contract.
Just ordered with telstra
Edit
They said my speed would be 25 mbps
Better check you haven't been duped into signing up to ADSL2+. No other ISP appears to be taking NBN orders for 2CORR-04.
Nbn brother and i already have adsl2 lol optus are taking orders aswell. Tech booked for Friday jumper only he said so should be a quick swap to fttn.
"Zach, today we discussed the connection to NBN. We have confirmed that you wish to have the Large Bundle for $99 per month. You have also requested the 100/40 speed boost. We have agreed to this for $15.00 per month. We have confirmed that NBN have estimated the speed at 25/5, please run a speed check once active and if not able to get above 50Mbps will need to remove the speed boost. We have confirmed the NBN appointment is booked for 01/07/2016 between 8am and 12pm. The modem delivery is booked for 29/06/2016. "
This is my estimate
Fetching SQ for 02428*****
Exchange Service Area: CORR
DSL Codes on Line: Yes
Cable lengths:
Exchange to Pillar: 150m
Pillar to Premises: 198m
Looks like NbnCo database/iINet finally got the updated data � showing as service class 11 which means we need to wait a few more days apparently (something about copper pairs). Needs to be listed as Service class 12 before iinet can put the order in. Will follow up mid next week but looks like NBN is indeed ready.
Thats good weird about not putting a order through though.
Put in my order today with Telstra, connected to 2COR-04-07.
Signed up for the "Large" NBN bundle because it gave a bonus 500GB of data per month(totaling 1000GB) for $114 with the 100/40 speedboost. Hopefully I'm connected up this week, will post speedtest results when connected.
Nice mate im connecting to 2-cor-4-05 and also done the $114 deal with telstra. How far is the node/pillar from you?
I'm 200m from the node and pillar, should be getting close to max theoretical speeds i hope.
Same here
Hmmm 700m + for me :(
Telstra had some nbn team members at the door at wollongong mall he said yes woonona is getting switched on tosay took my details, my plan and all the other stuff they needed.
Really? I had an appointment with the Telstra store in the mall at 3pm on Friday to sign up and they said since my area (2COR-02) wasn't listed as active they couldn't do it.
Checking on google maps, I am either 550m or 400m approx from the node, depending on which way the copper runs. Is there a way I can find that out?
Ok 2COR-02 is live, accounting to Telstra. They just signed me up over the phone. I got the 200gb plan (which come with double data so + 200gb) for $79/month and a free modem :) Appointment is mid week.
Mid this week or next?
I got the 200gb plan (which come with double data so + 200gb) for $79/month and a free modem
Why did your stay with Telstra, many better deals out there than what they offer and as they no longer own the infrastructure there really is no need to pay exorbitant prices for the lowest value plans?
Many RSPs could have provided you what Telstra did at much less but each to their own.
Because most rsp have issues with backhaul and cant keep up the the demand. Telstra on the otherhand haven't had much backhaul issues. I can max my 20 mbps adsl out no worries and i bet ill be able to max out my fttn also.
Because most rsp have issues with backhaul and cant keep up the the demand.
I would wait to you on the NBN before you praise your RSP. As for not keeping up with backhaul (CVC), then simply don't sign up with a RSP that offers "unlimited plans" as that is a sure pathway to frustrations as those RSPs have to save $$$$$ some where and it all start with poor CVC to user ratios.
Have a look at the forums especially iinet or tpg in regards to nbn.. horrible reports. Dont even bother looking at the lower end market its even worse there.
Have a look at the forums especially iinet or tpg in regards to nbn.. horrible reports.
Well done, you picked one the largest "unlimited" RSPs being TPG and they own iiNet so not hard to realise why their standards have dropped.
Dont even bother looking at the lower end market its even worse there.
Yes but down at that end you only find resellers of other RSPs products as their own but there is still many more other RSPs out there offering better for cheaper.
I wouldnt say better.
Why did your stay with Telstra, many better deals out there than what they offer and as they no longer own the infrastructure there really is no need to pay exorbitant prices for the lowest value plans?
Cost is not such an issue for me and 200gb is about the most I'll ever need. I've been with Telstra, TPG Internode, and iiNet; Telstra has beat them all for speed and stability over the years.
2WLG-06-13 I am 575 copper metres from the pillar still going
after 4 days on Fraudband
Last Result:
Download Speed: 45918 kbps (5739.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 23311 kbps (2913.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 6 ms
Jitter: 1 ms
Packet Loss: -1%
27/06/2016, 07:27:30
50 megs ok
Application for NBN on 2CORR-04 just put in with iiNet.
Parents went with telstra in 2cor-01-04
8th of August is when the technician is meant to show up!
Only 3 more days till friday connection day :D
Anyone knows where node 2WLG-06-15 location. Thanks.
Anyone know when Cordeaux Heights (2PKE-08) will be complete?
Completely done with 1mbps speeds
8pm hits 8 mbps down 39 up 10 ping... dear o dear
Don't you mean 8mbps UP ?
Nope 39 up and only 8 to 25 download speeds since around 7pm.. dunno what the go is but im hoping this aint the norm. Otherwise ill be asking for the speedboast to be free
8 to 25 download speeds since around 7pm
That's must be due to that great RSP you were telling me about. Told you to hold your praise until were hooked up and at least tested their service delivery.
but im hoping this aint the norm
LOL...... even with that best copper in the Gong.
ill be asking for the speedboast to be free
Even louder LOL...... sorry couldn't help myself :)
must be a telstra issue wait time was over half hour for nbn team lol yeah i know haha give it too me ;) but i reckon itll be ok. friends in wollongong on fttp said telstra was slow tonight too usually it wasnt they said.
Opened a ticket with telstra last night, 10 mbps is not acceptable with pings in game going from 10ms to over 200.. not impressed.
Well Indeed!
this will be your NBN for at least 10 years in the Illawarra
Welcome to the wonderful world of FRAUDBAND!!!
what the go is but im hoping this aint the norm
Welcome to FTTN!
This isnt just fttn its also fttp telstra havent enough cvc. Im already slowing dowm to 45 mbps from 95 now at 330 pm. Ive already had a lengthy chat with telstra whom ill be calling back when speeds hit rock bottom again later on.
This isnt just fttn its also fttp telstra havent enough cvc
Correct.
speeds hit rock bottom again later on.
Best of luck, however suggest you consider exercising your cooling off period if you arent happy (if you have one). You will be at the mercy of Telstra upgrading CVC capacity for your area.
Yep will do mate, i do want to stick with telstra because of the excellent overseas speeds and reliability for gaming. Im gonna push and see what they say
So any recomedations on who to go with for Fttn??, I'm here in figtree and and hoping we will finally get some sort of better internet in the next few months.. have a node right next to my house so hoping it is still fairly quick but would like a stable conection for gaming etc..
So any recomedations on who to go with
Go with an RSP that wants you as a customer rather than one where your just an account number paying the bill.
My RSP would be happy to upgrade their CVC backhaul capacity if their statistics (well the NBNCo tool they use) show that congestions is as result of their under capacity rather than NBNCo lack of capacity and that ain't cheap at $2k/m for 10Gbps in extra CVC capacity but then if they have congestion they probably have the customer base to support this extra expense.
Unfortunately they don't do FttN yet :(
General at this point in time i have no idea anymore seems most if not all rsp using fttn/fttp have some kind of congestion. But fttn will feel congestion more because as mentioned above we just dont have the capacity that fttp stations have. Let me know who you choose
we just dont have the capacity that fttp stations have
What does this mean? Never heard of a station before except one where a train pulls in.
The fiber conect points. Cant think of the names lol
The fiber conect points. Cant think of the names lol
FAM or SAM. I can't remember which one is which.
Thats them. Anyways telstra slated july 4th for the wollongong area congestion relief.. dunno how legit this is but wait and see
Just a heads up for those that didn't bother reading too much in the federal election: if Labor win, and there hasn't been any existing Liberal contracts in place already for you to get FTTN, you will get FTTH.
Those of us getting FTTN will get FTTH eventually, but it will be after the others next in line (fair go, i gather) get their NBNco deployments; whether that is a area specific term, or in general, not sure.
Gist, if you voted for Liberals, last time and this time, then you are an idiot.
if Labor win, and there hasn't been any existing Liberal contracts in place already for you to get FTTN, you will get FTTH.
Not to get political as by no means am I anti Labor but as long as you realise that Labor's original plan was for 93% FttH and now they are now only committing to up to 39% FttP which is somewhat disappointing for the 54% of the nation that, although getting better internet connection, will end up with something less than promised .
As for them retrofitting exisiting or planned MTM to FttP I think that will be another pipe dream and would be hard to justify as you can see by their willingness to only change a further 15% to FttP above the current planned 24%.
Labor cant change anymore contacts without loosing millions if not billions of dollars..
Labor's original plan was for 93% FttH and now they are now only committing to up to 39% FttP which is somewhat disappointing for the 54% of the nation that, although getting better internet connection, will end up with something less than promised .
Yep, and we didn't change government, and then squander $15 billion dollars on a sub-par M(alcolm) T(urnbull) M(ess). Shake that endless supply of money trees.. Mind you, the Liberals are saying 20% fiber, but I love your reasoning. Wheres that famous Bob Hawke quote while we're at it.
Labor cant change anymore contacts without loosing millions if not billions of dollars..
And what do you reckon their "non-existent promise" to convert all FttN to FttP will eventually cost?
Labor are prepared to let FttN be rolled out at a cost of billions due to existing contracts that the same contractors would probably get under a new FttP build to then later rip it all out (there is no real FttN to FttP upgrade pathway) and pay another multiple of billions rolling out FttP. Yes there would be penalties etc for stopping FttN rollouts not yet started but no where as much as 1) Roll-out FttN 2) Decommission and rip out FttN 3) Rollout FttP.
It ain't (the end of FttN) going to happen, pure and simple.
disappointing for the 54% of the nation that, although getting better internet connection, will end up with something less than promised .
DOCSIS 3.1 for the 3.6 million HFC premises by 2017? That brings your "54%" without fiber / better connection to quite a lot less don't you think?
It ain't (the end of FttN) going to happen, pure and simple.
fttdp is being trialed, and may become the next default, come next year. From what i understand the costs involved are only a few hundred dollars higher to that of the fttn rollout. So yep, fttn can be phased out if all the existing trials pan out, regardless of who takes office.
The big winner under Labor is going to be regional areas and outside the metro's.
That brings your "54%"
It's not my "54%" but merely a simple calculation between Labor's once promised FttP claim to their current FttP promise (93-39=54) and if they wanted to include the upgraded HFC spec as FttP I'm sure they would have but we both know in terms of the NBN, a DOCSIS 3.1 enabled HFC is not FttP.
fttdp is being trialed, and may become the next default, come next year.
Call it what you like but it still ain't FttP.
You miss the point. The figure is irrelevant � it is how you used that figure that is misleading. Expecting the new opposition to be on-par with the previous party stance and old policy, is not realistic, too. Though considering there are many factors that have changed since they were elected, lost government, and (hopefully) reelected. The monetary factor is the most dominant one � if they could get back what MTM has thrown into the fire, it would most certainly be FTTH all the way.
You know the routine...
This is national infrastructure the needed to be done right. Once and the first time.
Oh and, 12Mbps is enough for anybody...
You miss the point. The figure is irrelevant
It's only irrelevant if you understand that what once was is no longer and from my reading of the tea leaves (WP) and my antedotal evidence is that many still believe the ALP will deliver them FttP.
it is how you used that figure that is misleading.
How is it misleading when all I am doing is referring to the ALP's documented policy on FttP that has changed? The difference is just a mathematical equation between two sets of figures with only a suggestion that sometime in the future that the answer may change.
Well Indeed!
this will be your NBN for at least 10 years in the Illawarra
Welcome to the wonderful world of FRAUDBAND!!!
what the go is but im hoping this aint the norm
Welcome to FTTN!
Time to complain tonight.. only getting 10 mbps
Isn't it a guaranteed minimum of 25mbps?
only getting 10 mbps
And you will find with school holiday in NSW that the "peak time congestion" your currently suffering due to the lack of CVC provided by Tel$hit will most likely extend into daylight hours (9-5) as all those little one play their online games and downloading torrents.
Probably mate but its still not good enough being the best service apparently but slower than adsl by a margin.. im done being on the phone to those morons for the night.. nbn saves team calling me tomorrow hope they have their saving boots on.
Adsl telstra never slowed down always had 19 mbps download speed 24/7
Well i got a permanent $10 a month off so now im paying 104 a month for 1000gb 100/40... more like 6/40
When Telstra show up to switch you over do they send a SMS or email to confirm that the job is done?
good enough being the best service
Id be interested to think why you consider Telstra been the best? I feel sorry for people who get sucked into the mentality that more $$$ must equal better.
Netflix has Telstra rated as 6th best,
https://ispspeedindex.n
Speedtest.net has at Telstra 3rd best,
http://www.speedtest.net/awards/au/new-south-wales
PC Mag test from 2015 again does not rate Telstra very highly either
http://au.pcmag.com/ne
Those ratings would be averages, no? That means some Telstra connections could be much faster than the fastest connection of the top rated ISP. So for some people they would be the best.
(On ADSL with Telstra until tomorrow and compared to iiNet and TPG at the neighbour's, I'm in clover. I get 6mbps while they get 4mbps. So they are the best...for me).
I go on overseas connection speed and stability and telstra has always had the best connection speed and reliability for overseas gaming and the like.
this is why i stay with telstra http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5453294559
Well done NBNCo !
I signed up with NBNCo to be notified when the NBN was ready at 2WLG-09 by email. And TODAY the email arrives !
Not so good was that my area went live about two weeks ago and I already have had a order in for over a week.
Oh and thanks for FTTN and not FTTB in my large apartment complex.
Who ya with, distance from the cabinet and what ya syncing at?
My appointment was for 8am-2pm today. When the tech hadn't arrived I called the Telstra NBN team. No record of the order or the appointment. Very odd, since I had a guy call the other day to confirm that the modem had arrived and the time and date of the appointment.
The woman finally found the order (after ten minutes waiting). Sorry, she said, the appointment was abandoned because of poor weather. As it's been sunny in Wollongong since a bit after 9am that's incredibly annoying. No SMS or call to let me know, either.
Earliest appointment is now 15 July.
EDIT: and since I got off the phone to them (it was a tense conversation!) my ADSL speed has dropped! Donning my tin foil hat.
Telstra i dunno what youve done but i constantly see 95/39 now 24/7 even Friday night im maxing out the speed.. :D
I also had an NBN appointment at Austinmer cancelled yesterday. Rang Optus and they said there were technical problems. When re-booking the appointment, they said the technical problem was "bad weather"!! rebooked for 14th July.......hope its a sunny day.
Same boat and only found out on my way back from having a break yesterday. So much for coming home to the NBN. I was already annoyed that I was keeping posted on the activation date only to check it and find out it went early and I got queued behind every other random punter in the 2Cor exchange. Now don't even know when it's going to happen as Telstra haven't advised. Now back to enjoying 1 flaky ADSL line after already disbanding my rip-off bonded ADSL service in anticipation of NBN install.. Plus, having read the comments about preformance, even with Telstra, after being scared off going back to TPG, I'm far from excited about the NBN prospects for Austinmer..
So I never received a callback from Telstra on Friday about my new appointment to get switched over. Called them back last night asking what was going on and why I had to keep chasing them, no real answer as always. Then found out that they were only booking in another time to switch me over because I'd called up, they hadn't even bothered to do it. To make matters worse the next available booking was on the 27th of July and our ADSL is getting cut off on the 19th.
I'm far from excited about the NBN prospects for Austinmer
Where in Austi are you? I'm in Asquith Street.
For what it's worth a friend up the top of Hospital Road in Bulli is getting pretty much full speed. Not sure it's off the same exchange though.
Where in Austi are you? I'm in Asquith Street.
For what it's worth a friend up the top of Hospital Road in Bulli is getting pretty much full speed. Not sure it's off the same exchange though.
Buttenshaw. I think I saw the node getting installed in Buttenshaw Pl, but I'm not entirely certain. If not and its down hill from Asquith, I'd have a lot less faith. On top of the I've had ADSL line issues constantly, so the I'm totally dubious about the quality of the line from the pit to the house and how that will play into things on top. Anyway now behind the other guy here who got his install also cancelled last Thurs here in Austi and its not happening till the 19th now which is further pissed me off. This fraudband is so much fun and I haven't even got it installed yet..
You mean one of those big green boxes? I was wondering where the node was; hopefully it's where you think. I might drive up there later and look. I haven't seen one anywhere on Asquith; nearest one is Kirton Road, as far as I know.
Anyway now behind the other guy here who got his install also cancelled last Thurs here in Austi
I think that's me.
Yep it's in Buttenshaw Place, just down on the right. Much closer than I thought it'd be.
edit for people wanting lower pings using gateway max disable ipv6
Now I'm getting really peeved off. I live in Buttenshaw Drive Coledale and last week, the site was saying my address was ready to connect to the nbn. Now when I put my address into the nbn site it states that additional work is still required in order to make your address ready to connect to the NBN network. Most other streets around me are ready to proceed. The nbn site stated I needed to contact my preferred internet provider. When I rang them they did not seem to know why they had to contact the nbn. Anyway, they will contact them and I should have an answer from the nbn anywhere up to 10 business day. I wonder if it has anything to do with the crappy phone lines we have up here. Go figure!
I have an email from Telstra confirming my appointment in Austinmer on Friday and the weather looks good for the day so hopefully I'll have good news to report then!
so hopefully
So things have improved and now you've now got a 50/50 chance of being hooked up by the weekend :)
I live in Shell Cove and just spoke with some technicians in my street, they have installed FTTH to my place. This is an older area of the suburb (~8yrs), they said everyone South of Southern Cross blvd is getting FTTH and the rest FTTN. Very happy but in reality will it mean my speeds will be faster than FTTN?
Cheers.
Very happy but in reality will it mean my speeds will be faster than FTTN?
In a sense, yes. Providing your RSP has enough backhaul and congestion doesn't bring it down during peak hour.
Got NBN FTTN today here in Woonona, didnt get much time before work to give it a good try out but so far VERY happy, getting 92mb down and 39mb up with Skymesh! I am about 160M from the node so guessing thats why. ( my adsl2 connection before was 4.9mb down, 0.8mb up LOL.. ) Yeeeeha! Finally!
I am about 30m from the node in Kirton Rd so hopefully get full speed. My rescheduled appointment is today (cancelled due to bad weather on 7th). Its a little windy here today so not getting my hopes up, appointment was between 7-12, nothing so far.
Just got connected in Coledale (FTTN).
Initial speeds are good � http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5475299735
Although I'll wait till tonight and this weekend before I get too ahead of myself with excitement.
edit: tested again at 5:30pm after resetting modem. Upload sync was a bit better, download is about the same. Overall an improvement in speed both ways though. http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5475665183
Initial speeds are good
Holy hell that looks good.
NBN are building what looks like a node on the side of the hospital in Warrawong.
Also up and down Cowper St has been a lot of activity lately.
Sorry, but I think the nearest node (I'm in Asquith St) is in Railway Ave opposite the station. As I'm new here, perhaps one of you Whirlpool wizards can confirm or deny this as it's been gleaned from the many discussions I've seen about distance from the node and speeds dropping off. The node in Buttenshaw Place is not in our exchange area but the one in Railway Ave is. It's hard to spot because it's tucked away on the left hand side next to a culvert as you're heading north along Railway. In fact, after much searching it was my 11 year old daughter who found it. The pillar associated with it is also obscured by bushes and is a little south of the node.
Arghhh. Why would the Buttenshaw Place one not be the one I connect to? (I'm at the very top of Asquith).
So I took a drive. The node in Buttenshaw Place is labeled "2COR-02-11-FNO-001". The one in Railway Avenue is labeled "2COR-02-06-FNO-001". When I search for my address on the finder.com.au site I'm told I'm in the 2COR-02-11 area. So...I think I'll be right.
On the finder.com.au map you can drop pins on locations and it'll tell you the node that services buildings near that spot. From the top of Asquith down to about 20 Asquith it shows 2COR-02-11, below that it shows 2COR-02-06. Hope you are close to whichever of those it is that services your place :)
My telstra adsl got disconnected about 12:30, rang Optus at 3:30 � something needed replacing at the node. Finally up and running at 5:30.
http://www.speedtest.ne
Whereabouts are you?
Initial speeds are good � http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5475299735
No, for FTTN that is not 'good'. That is rip your clothes off and go dancing down the street naked with bottles of champagne in both hands, singing at the trees and throwing steaks at neighbourhood dogs.
nice ping. Getting a sagemcom vdsl modem to use on telstra on Monday.
I could be wrong but I've been told by my ISP that there is a problem connecting to the NBN for those people who live in the northern part of Buttenshaw Drive, Coledale. I was told there is a system error and the address was not updated. My address has to be reclassified from service class 10 to service class 13 (whatever that means). It could be up to a further 4 weeks before the northern part of Buttenshaw Drive will be able to connect to the NBN:-(
No, for FTTN that is not 'good'. That is rip your clothes off and go dancing down the street naked with bottles of champagne in both hands, singing at the trees and throwing steaks at neighbourhood dogs.
Yeah I am under no illusion and well aware that I might have got a bit lucky with my connection for now, it didn't drop in speed at all through the night either (it actually got a bit faster like I mentioned after restarting my modem at around 5:30).
It's not something I expected from iiNet after reading all the posts on here (it is iiNet even though it says Internode there).... But I'm not going to complain. Eventually my node will get more users and it'll probably slow down like most other areas.
My address has to be reclassified from service class 10 to service class 13 (whatever that means).
Service Class 13 Site is serviceable by copper, all infrastructure is in place.
My appointment was confirmed by email on Wednesday as between 7am and 2pm today. It's not done, but Telstra just assured me it will be *drums fingers*.
It's not done, but Telstra just assured me it will be *drums fingers*.
So we've gone from 50/50 to 80/20 but I will let you determine if that's in your favor or not :)
My ADSL connection just went down :). 95/5 :)
95/5
100% :)
On 25/5 with Telstra, getting:
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5478168038
Diagnostics tell me:
Max Bandwidth Down
79.26Mbps
Max Bandwidth Up
44.56Mbps
Bingo.
if anybody has access to their full vdsl2 stats please post youre interleaver depth. im to believe it should be 1 1 but mine is sayinh 4 8.. thanks
Glad you're up and running. In answer to your previous post, we're about 600m from the station and about 800m from Buttenshaw Place. Looking at connecting through TPG. Don't know anyone else who has experience with them in this area though.
got rid of that telstra gateway and am using a optus sagemcom in bridge mode and my ping has stayed at 7ms and speeds are generally the same. to keep the phone working ive connected the gateways wan port to my r7000 lan port, disabled wifi and other stuff and phone works fine.
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5480179301
Telstra has added the speed boot to 50/20 on my connection in Austinmer. Getting 46/18
I'm in 2WLG-07 and it's apparently ready for service but our strata manager has had no contact from NBN Co. and we've had no works done at the property. We're an apartment block of 30 odd units on Corrimal St. Any idea what this means? Are we in the 10% that's not actually done yet but they mark as completed? Thanks for any clarity you guys can give.
Having a nightmare experience switching to FttN in 2COR-04. I'm with Telstra and had an appointment on the 12th July to connect to NBN. That night I tested it and I was still only getting an ADSL connection. So then Telstra booked in another NBN appointment for 8am-12PM today. Sure enough I'm still not connected. The technician was meant to call me this avo to update me because he was supposedly running late but I never heard from him. So bugger if I know if they have even showed up on both occasions.
To add further salt to the wound, the bright sparks at Telstra cut my ADSL connection on Friday when they knew my NBN connection wasn't properly completed. And now they are saying they can't turn it back on because the legislation says they can't compete with NBN. So who knows how long it will take to get the internet again. Amongst all this I've spent over 4 hours in the last week dealing over the phone with Telstra and was getting nowhere so made a complain to the ombudsman today. Lo and behold I get a complaints manager call me this afternoon....we will see if that gets me anywhere.
Well I'm sitting here at 2:45, after yesterday's NBN appointment confirmation email to finally get my weather postponed service up, only to find ADSL is still very much in place, despite the 7am-2pm scheduled timeframe. Had a feeling I'd have this kind of luck. So who knows where it's at. Add to that the weather forecast has rain beginning at 3pm.. I get deja vu for an installation once for something else that required dry conditions and was delayed at least 3 times thanks to fact they kept managing to match the next rain pattern by leaving it 2 or so weeks. Hope this scenario doesn't happen today, but it wouldn't at all surprise me..
I had the same install window. It went live about an hour late. So hang in there :)
I had the same install window. It went live about an hour late. So hang in there
As in last weeks install, the one that you got infront of me on that pushed mine into to this week ;). So after all that you went for 25/5 btw? I'm reasonably confident now that I know I'm definitely in the 100ish metre rang from the node. Was told the techs were still on site at 3pm, so I went past 5 mins later to have a look and sure enough no sign of anyone � typical. Still waiting. Bring on the real speed, I hope...
So after all that you went for 25/5
Yep. Then when I saw what my line was like I upgraded to 50/20. That'll be plenty for us.
Let us know when yours lights up!
How many ppl been connected to 2 cor 4-05? See my attainable rates and snr slowly dropping. Im not too worried once adsl gets shut off vectoring will shine
Yep. Then when I saw what my line was like I upgraded to 50/20. That'll be plenty for us.
Let us know when yours lights up!
Ahh ok, I was a bit confused by what you said, but yeah that's more like it after waiting for it to arrive.
I'm still in limbo... Supposedly 'up' in the system but still only ADSL. Even checked they hadn't screwed up and enable my old adsl line.. So as is the luck for me so often with this stuff, I'm nowhere still now 4hrs later...
So after chasing up Telstra again they tell me my 2nd appointment that was booked on the 18th was cancelled by NBN Co due to "capacity issues". So basically you get no notice of a cancelled booking. Bloody brilliant set up this is. Rebooked for the 21st, I bet I'll still be without internet.
Make sure they don't turn off your ADSL connection until you are properly connected to the NBN. Mine was cut off last Friday while they knew the NBN connection wasn't working and now I'm still without internet.
Just checked my speed. Doesn't seem to vary much through the day or evening. I'm about 350-400 metres from the node � no idea where the pillar thing is.
Well I'm still sitting here after 9pm with no sign of nbn, just existing adsl.. Telstra saying rather uselessly, 'all lights are green'. I've asked now to verify that we are talking about the same bloody line, not say the neighbors joint who caused me all kinds of issues with the pit when they moved in for example.. Of course my situ had to be a saga with Telstra, story of my time as a customer and across several accounts.. Otherwise all I've gotten out of them is watch the moron level modem hook up guide and uhh is there anything else on the line.. Ahh no I have the equivalent of a small business grade network Meraki network in a compact IT cabinet professionally installed and I've personally ensured their VDSL capable modem has been running correctly bridged into my system for the last week after disbanding my bonded set up...
Ugh.
I only just submitted my application but one of the morals of the stories in this thread is don't go with Telstra.
Nonsense. It's the NBN who mess up the appointments. And it's the NBN who mess up the physical connections.
So I'm getting fed total crap from Telstra that essentially is aimed at making me look like a luddite, not a guy with business grade small network in his home and knows his sh*t. They were wanting to send an 'in home' tech out tomorrow, the kind who no doubt looks for Joe Average to have totally stuffed something up. On the contrary I am now flagging two key indicators that the upgrade did not occur. Firstly no outage whatsoever yesterday as constant online use throughout the time, including streaming and secondly no IP change which would have tripped up the DNS service I use and immediately stopped the US HBO service my wife was watching. I later went through the process of switching to the other old adsl line to very quickly show it no longer was in service. So still going with Telstra on this...
Those of you getting FTTN.. how long after your RFS date have you been able to get connected? and what modem are you using? got your own or ISP provided?
counting down the days... https://tinyurl.com/nicksnbn
7 days for me. Netgear d7800 gateway max
Call in the ombudsman mate. You will get a dedicated complaints manager at Telstra within the day that is based in Australia. It's probably your best bet.
A friend of mine actually took 7 weeks to get his NBN connected with Telstra. He ending up calling the NBN through the ISP number and the guy he got knew what he was talking about. He explained to him what Telstra was doing right and wrong. He also ended up getting a free speed boost to 100/40 and he said others have got that also. So I will be pushing for that when mine is finally resolved.
My speeds went back to normal at 10.30. And no ever since i swapped to nbn i loathe telstra..
Yep i think so
Weird. I've had nothing but good service from Telstra over many many years.
Yep i think so
Just make sure its not your CPE or an issue with you line to the node as swapping RSPs will not resolve any inherent problems.
Im not sure what the issue is tbh..
Weird. I've had nothing but good service from Telstra over many many years.
We're currently with them on a SOHO plan and we spend a reasonable amount with them. I called up to try to transfer to the NBN and hung up after 35 minutes and being transferred through 6 different operators. They actually tried telling me they wouldn't be able to activate me for 3 months.
Signed up in minutes with Internode and we'll see when we go live but it's scheduled in 10 days. Reading this thread I'm happy with the choice.
Ha ha we have a node on the side of Warrawong Hospital.
Now waiting for everyone in Warrawong to get theirs :)
Has anyone in Austi moved to NBN with a provider other than Telstra? I'm wondering whether I can save some $$ without suffering from pathetic performance.
We currently have Telstra ADSL2 & last week Telstra sent us an NBN modem. Note on the box says using it deems acceptance of the T&Cs, which were apparently sent in a separate letter that we haven't received. We received a follow up phone call where the guy said I just need to plug the modem in & it will call back to them to advise that the connection is ready for upgrade. Apparently no change to my existing month to month contract, stated verbally.
I believe I live within 20m of the buttenshaw pl node so distance shouldn't be an issue.
Any Austi, non-Telstra NBN customers got some feedback?
Thanks
any gamers who want the absolute lowest ping dont use the telstra gateway max. it seems it has phyr (upstream) disabled.
Has anyone in Austi moved to NBN with a provider other than Telstra? I'm wondering whether I can save some $$ without suffering from pathetic performance.
We currently have Telstra ADSL2 & last week Telstra sent us an NBN modem. Note on the box says using it deems acceptance of the T&Cs, which were apparently sent in a separate letter that we haven't received. We received a follow up phone call where the guy said I just need to plug the modem in & it will call back to them to advise that the connection is ready for upgrade. Apparently no change to my existing month to month contract, stated verbally.
I believe I live within 20m of the buttenshaw pl node so distance shouldn't be an issue.
Any Austi, non-Telstra NBN customers got some feedback?
Thanks
I'm about 100m from the Buttenshaw Pl node. I had been contemplating going back to TPG after being a previous customer since rollout of ADSL and then ADSL2+ when I was based in the CBD. However, I got scared off after reading a bit of feedback here on the forums, so I ended up staying with Telstra for $10 more per month than TPG for full speed FTTN 1 TB package. So far so good and a massive saving from the total rip off that Fusion Broadband was while I had it for a little under a year just to get usable speeds.
Called up Telstra to complain about my speed issues, still only reaching 37/17 Mbit/s today. I was told that it was due to congestion in the area and there was no ETA given on when it would be resolved. Are there any other people in Woonona on FTTN with Telstra who are able to share their speedtests? Surely congestion can't be the reason, it's like this 24/7, not just during on-peak times.
Your issue isnt congestion its the sync speed and distance to the node.
Yeah that's what I suspect, it's getting that through to Telstra and the NBN Co im having issues with.
["Yeah that's what I suspect, it's getting that through to Telstra and the NBN Co im having issues with."]
What do you expect Telstra to be able to do about your distance from the node?
Nbn techn said he was 400 i dont think he is but id probably ask some neighbour's about their sync speed and possible msg rendrag about youre exact distance.
Also congestion is still bad so far ive been discounted $50 this month. Id suggest more people to follow this suit. I know my neighbours and family are and Telstra must be loosing a sht load of money.
So I've called up Telstra again as there's been no improvement tonight. Was told again it was due to congestion in Wollongong, queried the ETA for it to be resolved and was told by 9th of August they will have completed their upgrade to their backbone in Wollongong. I then queried the length of the copper run between the node and my house and confirmed it was 200m.
Congestion is horrible i cant even stream Netflix at 1080p... gaming forget about that
What games are you playing? I'm not having any ping issues with the ones I play.
black ops 3 xbox one the download speed is flucuating so high and low that its screwing my ping
Ha ha we have a node on the side of Warrawong Hospital.
Now waiting for everyone in Warrawong to get theirs :)
I've seen nbn workers doing work on Green Street and on the corner of 1st Ave South and Cowper Street. Not sure if a node will be put in either place though (nothing in either location at this stage).
If your area is getting FTTN, is it still required to switch to the nbn after a period of time it goes live in the area like it was with FTTH?
Congestion is horrible i cant even stream Netflix at 1080p... gaming forget about that
Wow really, that's seriously disappointing. I've been able stream Netflix @ 2160p since my install was completed last week. At the same time HBO 1080p is getting streamed from the US elsewhere in the house. Hasn't made a difference what time of day its being done either.
If your area is getting FTTN, is it still required to switch to the nbn after a period of time it goes live in the area like it was with FTTH?
TBH not sure but I heard from some one its like 18 months.
Anyone correct if I'm wrong.
Yep peak times is shyte in woonona for me... least im not paying for it
TBH not sure but I heard from some one its like 18 months.
Anyone correct if I'm wrong
Correct, Finder even tells you the cut off date (eventually).
TBH not sure but I heard from some one its like 18 months.
Correct, Finder even tells you the cut off date (eventually).
Thanks guys, appreciate it.
Upgraded to 100/40 in Austinmer
Anybody in Figtree have NBN commissioned yet? I *just* got ADSL2+ going at my address (moved in 2 months ago) and the speeds are pretty woeful (2.18Mbps down � downloading at 270kb/s) � barely enough to stream 720p. I'm around 4km from the exchange.
iiNet tell me October is when it'll be available for my address. I'm just happy to have the internet right now, but coming from Cable, these ADSL speeds are a little tough to digest, haha.
Only places in Figtree with NBN are the new estates around Redgum Ridge. The rest of us have to wait until October for FTTN. They've been installing the nodes for the last month or so.
Thought as much. I'm happy to wait until then. Just so long as it actually happens!
2PKE-## has dropped off the Telstra rollout list?
Looks like you're doing well Jellicle. Update on our situation is that I put an order in with Telstra Friday before last and heard nothing by last Tuesday so I called and after waiting for about half an hour was told the problem was with being unable to port our number. Solution simple according to the consultant: just change your number. Not after 8 years I said and then was put on hold for Telstra's NBN area. Waited for another half hour and then was told I needed to go back to sales. OK. Phone battery went flat while I was waiting for another 20 minutes. Next chance I had to ring was on the Thursday when I spent an hour with a brilliant consultant who immediately identified the problem: Telstra had 1 digit wrong with our home phone number. She then proceeded to fix the order, gave me the large bundle with speed boost included for $99 plus her details if there are any further problems. Downside is that we're waiting until August 18 for connection but I'm not surprised given the demand there'd be in the area. I'll let you know how we go.
Just received an email from iiNet (my ADSL ISP) stating that NBN is almost ready, and to select a plan. Looks promising.
Just signed up with Telstra adsl, with the plan to switch to fttn come 2nd september.
You know you're on the right path when the telstra customer service rep's first name is Jesus. ;-)
Where are you located if you don't mind me asking?
Me? cordo, just across from figgy. :)
Im currently with iinet too on naked dsl and out of contract.
I signed up to the Telstra L Bundle which is on special atm. iinet wouldnt match it so im leaving.
Makes sense! I just signed up to the iiNet 100MBps "Liimitless" bundle for $99.99 p/m
I was just interested to see if you were close to me (which you are) to get a rough idea of when NBN would be available.
iiNet did not provide a date (I'm sure I could call them) � so I'm going off of Telstra's 02/09 date.
Out of interest, what are your DSL speeds? I download a max of 273 kb/s (sad).
I was just interested to see if you were close to me (which you are) to get a rough idea of when NBN would be available.
This is fairly accurate and updated frequently:
https://www.telstrawholesale
Out of interest, what are your DSL speeds? I download a max of 273 kb/s (sad).
I get 5mbit on naked dsl.. and im roughly 500m from the fttn cabinet so not expecting more than 50mbit tbh, but fttn is a lottery, so who knows.
Looks like you're doing well Jellicle.
Yeah I got off lightly with just one canceled appointment :) A friend in Thirroul has had less luck. While she's going with Telstra the NBN haven't shown up to 2 appointments and her install date is now 17 August. She went to the TIO and now has a case manager and the NBN have to respond to her complaints.
Yeah I got off lightly with just one canceled appointment :)
And, sadly, another update. Partner receives call from Telstra today: "How's the service going?" "Um, we haven't even received the modem yet." "That's odd." Order number provided to consultant. Apparently there's a delay with our order. The delay is the order doesn't exist. Partner puts the number in to her computer and sure enough, it doesn't exist. Eerily similar to the last time we tried to hook up with Telstra for ADSL when we moved here in 2011, although at that time the relevant consultant who couldn't find the order passed it on to a supervisor who proceeded to berate my partner as a liar, despite her having the order number from Telstra in an email. So, what's happening now? Our "new" order is "being built in the next 24 hours" whatever that means. I was led to believe I already had one "built" including modem dispatch, appointment date, Telstra account, directory entry, number port and a free speed boost. Now we're apparently looking at the modem arriving by the 17th and the rest is up for grabs. And after all this, my question is: if no order existed, why did Telstra call to ask how our service is going?
I had a similar thing happen, but after the modem was delivered and after I got a call from them confirming the day for the appointment.
When that first appointment didn't happen I called to ask why, only to be told the order didn't exist. After 30 minutes on hold they came back and confirmed that it did in fact exist. My error was not getting the order number from the agent when I phoned to sign up, and not hassling them for an email confirmation of the order number in the days following that first call.
thanks for the heads up on telstra blunders.. it gave me motive to call local sales and confirm my order. the bloke from the overseas call centre hadnt completed it as yet even though i was told he had submitted it there and then.
no emails thus far to confirm order being placed etc and getting it sorted now over phone :S
I've never had an email from Telstra confirming anything � just a phone call a couple of days before the first appointment. The system is broken, clearly, with terrible communication between all the parties.
The system is broken, clearly, with terrible communication between all the parties.
Sure looks that way. How anyone reading this thread could sign with Telstra is beyond me.
Signed with internode. Two phone calls with emails and texts arriving as promised. Both calls sub 2 minute waits and 5 minute totals, Australian call centre with efficient, knowledgable staff. Modem arrived on time, NBN connected me on time the first time. Up and running full speed at 25/5.
Yep i agree totally � im just there for the L bundle special thats on atm. XD
They fleshing out 100mbit (from what i have been told), 1TB quota, Roku box aka Telstra TV, 3 months stan and presto and unlimited local/national/mobile calls for $99.. like i said i tried to get iinet to play ball but they said no hence the current persistence/ frustration with the big t order. XD
Sure looks that way. How anyone reading this thread could sign with Telstra is beyond me.
To me it's worth it � the sign up hassle is usually a one-time thing. And the reason it's worth it? Mid-evening, when the neighbours on iiNet and TPG are struggling to get 10mbps on their 25/5 connections I'm getting 80-90mbps on Telstra.
To me it's worth it � the sign up hassle is usually a one-time thing. And the reason it's worth it? Mid-evening, when the neighbours on iiNet and TPG are struggling to get 10mbps on their 25/5 connections I'm getting 80-90mbps on Telstra.
And this probably why I will cut across from Iprimus to Telstra. Not sure when mount Warrigal will go, but sometime before Christmas...perhaps. With luck I may be able to negotiate a 50 mbps connection as well.
I know this isn't the 'choose your isp' thread but would anyone help me choose between..
- staying on Exetel at 25/5
- spending a bit more and going to iiNet
- spending a fair bit more and going to 100mbps on Optus with Fetch TV?
I reckon I'm about 400m from the node so hopefully goingt to get above 50mbps when I go RFS in 7 days.
With luck I may be able to negotiate a 50 mbps connection as well.
From what I've heard Telstra are offering sweeteners to their existing customers to stay, but not to new ones. But who really knows? It can't help to ask...
Saturday arvo in Austinmer:
11am, today Sunday Austinmer: http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5534083765
No complaints here
And Sunday evening:
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5534603204
Next door he's getting 13/3, on a 25/5 plan with TPG.
I'm only getting 5 mbps in the middle of Woonona. But then I cant get NBN where I live so I guess I'll have to make do with that.
count yourself lucky... http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5534666484 . where in woonona? all of woonona is rfs now isnt it?
getting slower.. gaming is a joke the latency spikes are horrible due the the large download speed swings
Yeah, my area, street, house next door are all rfs. Just not my place lol. I'm in a duplex and apparently the nbn can't cope with that :/
I don't suppose anyone has any contact at NBN that I could have a chat to about sorting this out?
whichever isp youre with id be getting them to do the nbn chasing. can other people in woonona/austi/ or wollongong area post nbn speedtest on telstra? im thinking its the node thats overloaded. fastest speeds are 16 mbps. wife cant watch netflix because im gaming and the lag is killing me. Not a happy wife not a happy life :/
yeah....
Last Result:
Download Speed: 14641 kbps (1830.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 19176 kbps (2397 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 40 ms
Jitter: 47 ms
Packet Loss: -1%
8/7/2016, 8:14:12 PM
So just wondering. According to the Telstra wholesale info etc, 2COR-09 (Mount Pleasant, Balgownie etc) is rfs on the 12th August (at least the last time I checked). I'm O/S at the moment and I'm just wondering whether anyone has received anything from isp's or nbn in regards to this date?
So just wondering. According to the Telstra wholesale info etc, 2COR-09 (Mount Pleasant, Balgownie etc) is rfs on the 12th August (at least the last time I checked). I'm O/S at the moment and I'm just wondering whether anyone has received anything from isp's or nbn in regards to this date?
I haven't but I'll let you know if I can place an order after Friday.
I haven't but I'll let you know if I can place an order after Friday.
Thanks very much. Whom do you plan on going with? I'm currently with internode but I think I'll look into some other providers.
I'm trying to figure that out. Potentially I'll just stay with Exetel, but I'm thinking about upping my spend and going with Optus.
Is anyone around Wollongong on Skymesh or should I not bother? everyone on Telstra here seem to get pretty good speeds.
Everyone on telstra gets good speed? Hardly lmao
Is anyone around Wollongong on Skymesh
Yes but only good for you at the moment if you are on FttP (Fibre), Fixed Wireless (FW) or Satellite (SkyMuster) as they haven't quite got to releasing their FttN (Node) product but are in testing and you may find some in the local area who are part of their testing program.
I would bother as long as you don't want an unlimited plan as their service is quite good, very responsive other than recently due to some well documents reasons, ISP reps heavily active on WP and as cheap as any other RSP.
So FttN or unlimited makes them not the RSP of choice at the moment but for anything else I would recommend them.
Census night, 7:30pm Austinmer.. http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5539349728
Not much to complain about still speed-wise
Census night, 7:30pm Austinmer..
That because the Census site went into the meltdown it couldn't have and has been offline for the past hour.
Gongdude what modem do u use?
That because the Census site went into the meltdown it couldn't have and has been offline for the past hour.
My point was more that even during mid-even, census night or not, I'm still seeing quite decent speeds. But btw, I'd literally just completed the Census with no issue about 15 mins prior, so don't know how it was down for last hour..
Gongdude what modem do u use?
D7000, ditched the Gateway Max, too glitchy in bridged mode in my network.
So FttN or unlimited makes them not the RSP of choice at the moment but for anything else I would recommend them.
Thanks, I emailed them a few weeks back and they said I should be able to get FTTN when my service goes live (next friday), might have to ask again. At least their plans are monthly so it'll be easy to switch if it's not great.. but coming from 3mbit exetel anything will be better than this crap.
Hi guys,Im in Woonona Heights & been with Skymesh for a month now and i can say i have had zero problems and highly recommend them.
on FTTN about 160M from node, using a netgear d7800 modem.
Very happy with speeds..
http://www.speedtest
D7800? Whats youre sync speed?
I just went ahead and bought a d7000. Now to sell my r7000 lol i wanted all in one solution and judging by nbn speeds its great. edit: i think im off to skymesh
Very happy with speeds..
Thanks man, that modem looks great too. Time to order 3 (inlaws and parents RFS same date as mine).
edit: shoulda checked price first. damn.. those are pricey.
The d7800 has issue's with fttn i sent mine back
Telstra are clearly opening the tap around 7pm every evening. While I reliably get around 85+mbps during the day, at this time of night I get:
The d7800 has issue's with fttn i sent mine back
I know there is alot of people saying the modem has issues with fttn but im honestly having no probs at all. They have also released another firmware for it too (1.0.1.10)
I have read somewhere that if your phone line is a bit dodgey or are really far from node the d7800 becomes unstable, who knows i might be just lucky with mine.
I will post syncs speeds 2moro if i can (work nights)
I dont have a dodgy line lol sync on the d7800 was only 99.98 mbps compared to gateway max 109 mbps. And snr is 12db down 7 up. The d7800 has major issue's with loosing the internet connection but sync stays. Could happen once or twice in 24 hout period or happen every 10 to 60 minutes. Go have a look on the netgear forums at the d7800 thread. Good if youre not having issues mate thanks yea post them when u can
DSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 103.59 Mbps 43.47 Mbps
Line Attenuation 10.80 dB 11.10 dB
Noise Margin 11.80 dB 6.90 dB
DSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 103.59 Mbps 43.47 Mbps
Line Attenuation 10.80 dB 11.10 dB
Noise Margin 11.80 dB 6.90 dB
do you know your distance to node & pillar?
Not bad i couldnt get it too sync higher than 99.98 mbps. Looks like they've lifted the limit of 100 mbps
Gman, what did youre isp modem sync at?
From memory i think the skymesh supplied modem was about the same, not much difference in speed either, was maybe 2mb slower then the d7800. Im guessing once more people get hooked up the node the speed will most likely drop? And also 50% of my street are over 70 years old, so i cant imagine them using the net much if at all lol. As mentioned before about 160m to node and pillar is about 2m from that. All the speed in the world wont help anyone lodge a census form online though lol. What a stuff up!
thanks yes i done the census at around 3pm today. i did have the d7800 but now im with the d7000 and its faster overall. i guess its due to the broadcom relationship it has with the nbn node.
Telstra are clearly opening the tap around 7pm every evening. While I reliably get around 85+mbps during the day, at this time of night I get:
Tap appears to be well and truly open here right on 6:30pm : http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5544755866
from:http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5540807247
to: http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5545013090
my street is full of young families so yeah lucky you living near the old folks
The system is broken, clearly, with terrible communication between all the parties.
You're not kidding. Been involved in two NBN install experiences now. One swapping to new provider, one staying with existing. Both have been WOEFUL (and still are � neither resolved yet). Conflicts with existing service, long delays, 'errors' in cancellation of exisiting line with no follow-up to inform me (on third attempt to cancel now), 'preconfigured' modem sent with wrong settings and a total of about 10 hours on call or hold with tech support teams that are unable to help with anything beyond their script.
2COR-09 is RFS today.
I haven't tested widely but only optus seems to say im good to order.
2COR-09 is RFS today.
Just rang Skymesh for my dad and they said "we'll contact you when we're ready for FTTN there".
That's.. annoying. Guess it'll be internode or iinet for a few months.
hey gongdude which settings didyou use for the d7000? did you let the router decide or manually ? And can you post youre noise margins for me please.
my street is full of young families so yeah lucky you living near the old folks
I dunno, I see a lot of families living on my street. My daughter has a friends living one house up from us. Might just be that we're probably one of the first on it still and only 160m to the node.
Maybe haha. Which fw you running on the d7000? my ping has doubled from 6ms to 12ms with the d7000. which settings do you use to get 7ms?
2COR-09 is RFS today.
Thanks for the info. Good luck with the seeming speed lottery.
I checked internode just now by entering my address and it says I may be able to get fttn. More than it has said previously. I'll be submitting an order when I get home from o/s.
Thanks for the info. Good luck with the seeming speed lottery.
I checked internode just now by entering my address and it says I may be able to get fttn. More than it has said previously. I'll be submitting an order when I get home from o/s.
Optus checker now goes backwards and says I'm only available for wireless now! d'oh. Reckon it's been delayed.
hmm, managed to get an order in.. but Optus say that Exetel needs to do a change of ownership on the line. I have no idea what that is about.
Can anybody in the woonona area post a speedtest on telstra. Some funky stuff been happening since last night. So telstra claim nbnco doesnt have enough bandwidth for 2-cor-4 yet nbnco blame telstra... -_-
Mount Warrigal
Got a "NBN is Coming to your Area ' from TPG yesterday. I used to be with TPG quite a number of years back. However changed to Iprimus as TPG for some reason never offered ADSL 2 services at Warilla Exchange. TPG � your lack of service in that distant past = no customer from me.
Strangely Iprimus my current ISP is quiet.
I will probably change to Telstra at least until the mud dries a bit on the FTTN.
how long before RFS do you get notice? Cordeaux Heights estimated RFS 2nd September and have heard nothing so far
I was able to put an order in with internode for 2COR-09 (was hoping to go with skymesh but not quite yet). So fingers crossed. Although internode hasn't updated the order in any way in the tracker, so not really confirmation. The Telstra wholesale pdf list which is current as of 11th of August seems to also list 2COR-09 as being rfs too.
Be prepared to pay a solid for telstra nbn plans are set too rise soon.
I was able to put an order in with internode for 2COR-09
I am in the 2COR-09 area, NBN-co auto emailed me two days ago saying they had not reached my address yet.
I am in the 2COR-09 area, NBN-co auto emailed me two days ago saying they had not reached my address yet.
has anyone else been able to put in a order for 2COR-09?
I am in 2COR-10, and its suppose to be ready for service this Friday (19th August), but looking at the nbnco website, the 2COR-09 area has not changed to ready for service. So i am assuming there are delays.
Anyone know?
I was able to put an order in with internode for 2COR-09
How did you do this? it still says unavailable for the area when I try.
Anyone know?
I'm in exactly the same situation. Dad on 2COR-09 I'm trying to sign him up but nothing yet. Wondering how long it'll take us in 2COR-10. I'm sick of my 2.5mbps (and I work from home fulltime!).
before RFS do you get notice?
Shellharbour � strange thing is nodes were all installed over Mount Warrigal about 2 months ago, yet on the Telstra wholesale PDF, Shellharbour does not even exist.
Telstra wholesale PDF, Shellharbour does not even exist
You need to look down in the bottom section, 2SHHH-05 is showing November 6.
How can i tell where my closest node is? I will be on FTTN
How did you do this?
Just went to internode, entered my address and it told me I could get nbn. I did a check with Telstra (yesterday in fact) at my address and it said it was ready too. I'm not saying it hasn't been delayed though, it probably has and Telstra and internode are just using incorrect info. :(
How can i tell where my closest node is? I will be on FTTN
By walking the streets around your place. But be aware that the closest one might not be the one you are connected to.
According to Telstra, 2COR-10 has been pushed back 3 weeks.
That doesnt suprise me mate us in 2cor4 got pushed back around 5 months i think it was due to getting access to electricity for the nodes
How can i tell where my closest node is? I will be on FTTN
What suburb are you in??
You need to look down in the bottom section, 2SHHH-05 is showing November 6
Thanks !, I just ASSumed it was in strict state order.
According to Telstra, 2COR-10 has been pushed back 3 weeks.
Where/how/from whom did you get this information?
According to Telstra's own website from last week, it is still scheduled for the 19th:
https://www.telstrawhol
If you are in the Woonona area pray that the NBN / Telstra tech gets the job done right today he has an off sider that looks to be 13 if he is lucky. Said child has just removed the cover on the pillar helping out Dad!
2COR-09 here in Mount Pleasant.
Telstra have booked me in for the NBN to switch me from ADSL to FTTN on the 1st September. Gonna stick with Telstra for now until Skymesh is ready to do FTTN here as I was able to just continue with my current Telstra contract. Getting a free Telstra TV box sent out as well.
Telstra rep was a bit vague on what speed I was being connected at and did mention 100/40 at one stage but i'm pretty sure it will be 25/5. Once I switch to Skymesh i'll up it and see what the line can actually handle :)
Edit :- Frustrating that both NBNco and MyNBN.info both say still under construction and I have received to calls or brochures from ISP's so far..... Guess it means there is less people to fight off for appointments if almost nobody knows it is active!
Telstra have booked me in for the NBN
Who do you call for this? https://www.telstra.com.au/br
According to Telstra, 2COR-10 has been pushed back 3 weeks.
Source please.
i am in 2COR-10 � FTTN.
Just ordered 50/20 with Optus. Technician will come on 1st Sept.
100m from the node (i can see the box up the street.. and mostly oldies in my street as well).
Bring it!
EDIT: i tried Skymesh as well... but they dont do FTTN yet. A pity!
Just ordered 50/20 with Optus. Technician will come on 1st Sept.
just called them? why do you need a technician, FTTN is just a modem config?
just called them? why do you need a technician, FTTN is just a modem config?
Yep, just called them.
No idea why we need a technician, (my house was just re-wired from the street to the house as well by telstra 4 months ago), as its just using existing cooper lines.
Lets wait n see
just called them? why do you need a technician, FTTN is just a modem config?
Because who's going to switch your connection on at node line unless a technician does it for you � as per what people have been writing about in relation to techs at other nodes around the area today for example :
If you are in the Woonona area pray that the NBN / Telstra tech gets the job done right today he has an off sider that looks to be 13 if he is lucky. Said child has just removed the cover on the pillar helping out Dad!
Because who's going to switch your connection on at node line unless a technician does it for you � as per what people have been writing about in relation to techs at other nodes around the area today for example :
ah OK, i thought you meant technician to the house :)
I just called internode, I've signed up at 2COR-10. My date is next friday. Woohoo!
Dad in 2COR-09 still can't sign up for some odd reason.
hmm, how long does it take for an order before you find out when the connection date will be?
Last week I put an order in, and for various reasons I selected I wanted an additional, not replacement, service. They called me and said a replacement service costs $300 in govt charges. So I said, ok, I'll just do a replacement service. But then they said I needed a change of ownership form to be completed by my current ISP. But they would call me back sometime this week.
So instead of waiting on hold I just put a new order in and now I'm waiting to see if I'll get an installation date.
Extraordinary news: a friend in Thirroul had her Telstra appointment for connection set for this morning. At 7:03am her ADSL went down. Ten minutes later her NBN was up.
Amazing.
Telstra have booked me in for the NBN to switch me from ADSL to FTTN on the 1st September.
Just found out my appointment is 29th August.
100m from the node (i can see the box up the street.. and mostly oldies in my street as well).
As I understand it nodes are placed on the edge of the boundary of your service area, because that is how the copper was laid out back in the day (correct me if anyone knows better). Thus you may get magnificent performance or your connection node may be a different node entirely.... even if you are one house away from a node.
As I understand it nodes are placed on the edge of the boundary of your service area, because that is how the copper was laid out back in the day (correct me if anyone knows better). Thus you may get magnificent performance or your connection node may be a different node entirely.... even if you are one house away from a node.
I just recently had my house re-done, and when the telstra tech came to my house to install a new copper connection, he told me that the node up the road is my node, and i will get a excellent connection, as there are only 6 houses between mine and the box.
Who do you call for this? https://www.telstra.com.au/br
When I punch my address into the tool it says :-
GREAT NEWS, YOU CAN GET TELSTRA INTERNET VIA the nbn� network
According to Telstra, 2COR-10 has been pushed back 3 weeks.
Well it looks like Telstra lied to me...
They're now putting my order through.
Edit: Booked in for Aug 31
Blackbutt, NSW 2529, How can i find the nearest node to me?
What should I look for?
What should I look for?
Big green box on your street: https://i.imgur.com/xIIGy5i.png
Even though rollout for me isn't until February can i still expect to find a node nearby?
They're probably only just starting to build now. If you don't notice anything obvious yet they probably haven't started in your street yet.
Happy to report that my speed hasnt dipped below 90 the last 3 nights heres hoping all is good.
good to hear � im waiting for another 10 days before rfs. :)
i ordered the L bundle back when i posted last and just scheduled it for mid sept adsl install.
was told that i could secure the special and just redo the order for fttn come 2nd.
not expecting more than 50mbit though.. so anything above that and ill be happy.
Feels good downloading xbox one games at around 70 mbps sometimes it dips to 20 but not as bad as before.
Oops back down to solid 20mbps tonight... :/ least my last 2 months have been free on telstra
What should I look for?
Go to https://www.mybroadband.communications.gov.au put in your street address. Left hand side will show your exchange is WRLA da number. Eg 8 Egret place blackbutt is DA80
Next find your pillar by walking around, once found it will have a da or ca number on it. Look for a node near the pillar.
Next do dial before you dig
https://www.1100.com.au
Manual excavation out the front of your house and your neighbours to see how your cable gets to the pillar. That way you work out your distance to the node.
There is 1300 on fttp and the other 2000 in flinders blackbutt are on fttn (3300 houses total)
I pretty sure your on 2SHH-04. Check on mynbn
https://www.finder.com.
Telstra has rfs Jan 20 2017, whilst mynbn is still out in April 2017
Cheers
Extra
Your help is immensely appreciated. What does the pillar typically look like?
our help is immensely appreciated. What does the pillar typically look like?
https://upload.wikimedia.org
Cheers
Extra
Pillars also come in an underground version. In my case it's under a concrete cover halfway between me and the node.
swapped over to iinet 100/40 unlimited speeds from 6pm till 9.30 where between 60 and 96 and after 10 i got this :
Last Result:
Download Speed: 95573 kbps (11946.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 37644 kbps (4705.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 7 ms
Jitter: 0 ms
Packet Loss: -1%
8/25/2016, 11:42:11 PM
whilst in peak times netflixs fast site and xbox live download test both showed constant 90+ so it seems iinet priotise those which is good since iam a gamer
My FTTN connection is set for Sept 1. Just thinking about what I am going to end up with already bums me out as we are over 500M from my node as the crow flies. God only knows what the copper distance is. My two neighbours that back on to the rear of my property, one can get FTTN while for the other its a no-go. My neighbour right next to me can get FTTN but the neighbour next to him... nope.
my install date today... waiting anxiously to get disconnected!
Are you 2cor-10? I just saw plenty of nbn playing around with the pillars on cabbage tree.
and I'm live!
http://www.speedtest.net/result/5580856143.png
uplink is nice.. downlink could use some work. pretty happy though :)
and I'm live!
http://www.speedtest.net/result/5580856143.png
uplink is nice.. downlink could use some work. pretty happy though :)
How far from the node are you?
If you get 40 up does that mean you can get 100 down?
How far from the node are you?
It's hard to say because i'm in an apartment block way back from the road.
According to this thing I just plotted it says about 600m if the cable runs this way https://i.imgur.com/rUvSI7a.png
silly question but how do you guys know how far away from malcomes node you are?
im getting fraudband on soon and im curious to actually know how many meters of old corroded shitty copper line between my house and the node .......im in mt pleasant near cabbage tree lane :-)
Does anyone know where 2COR-01-09 is? A friend near Thirroul Station is on that node, even though another one (2COR-01-06) is just metres from her house.
Go here pinky https://www.mybroadband.communications.gov.au
....and look up your address. Once the pointer is on your house to the left of the map you will see (data ID no. XXXX:YY). XXXX is the exchange and YY is the pillar number. Mt pleasant road west is serviced on pillar 47, which is where the node is, the corner of Brokers Rd and New Mount Pleasant Rd. Cabbage Tree Lane is pillar 40.
it says core48 any idea where that one is?
it says core48 any idea where that one is?
On the corner of Ramah Ave and Ocean View Parade.
im about 800meters away.........this is going to be shit
Same pillar as me.
There is another node hidden away up on Sublime Ave, which would make more sense for anyone near the school, but I guess it doesn't work like that.
I doubt its 800 meters, the furthest premises in that area is about 570 meters from the node according to google maps.
My connection is at least 850-900 though, even by shortest possible street route. Actually, considering I am surrounded by neighbours unable to apply for connection to the node, even though they must be on the same copper, I suspect I am at the very maximum copper distance from the node before the powers that be classify NBN to be connected by other means.
There is another node hidden away up on Sublime Ave, which would make more sense for anyone near the school, but I guess it doesn't work like that.
The problem is pillars are positioned at the boundary of the area they serve, the side closest the phone exchange, not the middle. I am really close to a pillar... but I know its not the one I connect too. Sublime (I guess you mean Cres not Ave) is for area CORR:98 and Pleasant Heights school (my kids went there, back in the day) is in CORR:40.
How does it work with the new pillars they've put in? I'm in CORR:39 which is on the corner of Carter's Lane and Weber Crescent. They've put in new pillars on Pioneer Road between Marlo and Murranar and between Murranar and Towradgi but who will use these? Will it only be for properties East of Pioneer Road?
Also, there's a much bigger unit (about 2m tall and the same width IIRC) on Towradgi Road outside the 7-11. Anyone know what that is?
It's hard to say because i'm in an apartment block way back from the road.
I'm in the same complex haha
My connection date is tomorrow, I'll let you know how I go in terms of speed.
Having terrible problems in Austinmer:
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