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Yuglamron


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Thanks Mergatroy,answers a few questions for me.

What P*****s me off most is back in 1984 I had a computer that could download at 56Mbs and at busy times now I can only get that speed and this is 28 years later.

 



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if you want to know when the National Broadband Network will be in your suburb click here and enter your postcode

http://www.nbnco.com.au/rollout/



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An equally pertinent question might be:-

"Are you going to connect to it"?



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Wizardofoz wrote:

An equally pertinent question might be:-

"Are you going to connect to it"?

 it would depend on the cost's involved at the time it comes around



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Not on magnetic island. We just got mobile phones!

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Thanks for that Wombat.  Good to know.

Cheers,

Sheba.



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Wizardofoz wrote:

An equally pertinent question might be:-

"Are you going to connect to it"?

 Do we have a choice ?

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Sheba wrote:
Wizardofoz wrote:

An equally pertinent question might be:-

"Are you going to connect to it"?

 Do we have a choice ?

Cheers,

Sheba.

 I think you will still have a choice, the speed should be a good factor but  then it depends on what speed you are getting now and the price you are paying for that speed and also the gb download/upload you get now compared to what you would get by changeing, also your current provider may choose not to use the optic system.

I think it will end up like trying to decide what phone company you get the best deal from, here we go again I hear you all say.



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WMB


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By the look of it our area is going to miss out. Mandy &Wayne

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bill12 wrote:

Not on magnetic island. We just got mobile phones!

 bill, you are so close to MI that it is strange that you have only just got MP, but then again phone companies only want to make a profit.



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WMB wrote:

By the look of it our area is going to miss out. Mandy &Wayne

 they are saying all will be finished by 30 June 2015 so I can't see how you are going to miss out, unless you do not live in Australia then that could be a reason 



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One question re NBN,

IF the govt are buying Two satellites to cover the rest of the country at $620 odd million .Why the hell do we need a fibre optic network, surely the satellites would be capable of covering the whole country.

If they can stream full High Defination movies they can download at a decent rate.

Just a question from someone who does not know the ins and outs of network logistics.

 

 

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Yuglamron wrote:

One question re NBN,

IF the govt are buying Two satellites to cover the rest of the country at $620 odd million .Why the hell do we need a fibre optic network, surely the satellites would be capable of covering the whole country.

If they can stream full High Defination movies they can download at a decent rate.

Just a question from someone who does not know the ins and outs of network logistics.

 

 

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 I think you will find it's about government dept's one look's after satellite's the other is looking after the fibre optics, and you know what happens when two gov depts can't communicate with each other, it turns out to be a stuff up and cost's tax payers a lot of money



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There is a delay in using satelites. They are bandwidth limited usually.
Also with them its easier to get a broadcast, eg Hi def TV, as only one upload is needed and many can download at a time, if you have the equipment and decodes etc.

With internet everyone has to upload and download, so the satelite has to handle more multiple up loads (and downloads).

Short answer its more complicated and expensive.

Easier to layout optical fiber and optical fiber has heaps more bandwidth avaliable. Of course more than one optical fiber can be layed at a time, each with the same bandwidth avaliable and (hopefully) they dont interfere with each other unlike Radio/Satelite transmissions would.

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.. hmmm .. cant find  "Itinerant" listed .. must be a special postcode ..



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What a lot of people have not realized is that thousands of homes will have to be re-wired to take advantage of the NBN's faster speeds. This will add substantially to your connection costs.

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When I looked up on that link it stated that there was no plans for our area at the moment. We have a satellite dish for internet and its not a cheep option but its either that or dial up. The joys of living in the bush.

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I will clear up a few myths about te nbn. We were one of the first in tassie to connect. A letter is sent out whean your area is being connectect with a permission slip to return by a set date so they can wire your home for free without the obligation to connect, if at this point you decide you dont want the connection it will be a cost at a later date if you do. The speed is at least 10 times quicker than the fastest telstra could offer us (smithton as had good internet as its been used for lots of pilot programs like te nbn), the cost for us was $25 a month cheaper and 4 times the download and included extra email addresses. So I would sugest when the opurinty arises at least have the connection put to your house
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jonathan wrote:

.. hmmm .. cant find  "Itinerant" listed .. must be a special postcode ..

 jonathon I just contacted the NBN and your postcode is special, here it is:

233873452319230094765874`8712398-0`1241235998458176`54



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Thank you Blaze for the info regarding re-wiring house . I was given that info by my federal member. That will teach me a lesson for believing a politician.

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WMB wrote:

When I looked up on that link it stated that there was no plans for our area at the moment. We have a satellite dish for internet and its not a cheep option but its either that or dial up. The joys of living in the bush.

 I repeat, they are saying all of Aus will be complete by 30 June 2015.



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blaze wrote:

I will clear up a few myths about te nbn. We were one of the first in tassie to connect. A letter is sent out whean your area is being connectect with a permission slip to return by a set date so they can wire your home for free without the obligation to connect, if at this point you decide you dont want the connection it will be a cost at a later date if you do. The speed is at least 10 times quicker than the fastest telstra could offer us (smithton as had good internet as its been used for lots of pilot programs like te nbn), the cost for us was $25 a month cheaper and 4 times the download and included extra email addresses. So I would sugest when the opurinty arises at least have the connection put to your house
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 blaze, thanks for that info, sounds like it maybe a good option



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No NBN planed for mobile homes at this stage so we won't have to worry

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