# NBN (The other one) **URL:** \ **Category:** Technology\ **Created:** [February 7, 2017, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543 "2017-02-07T08:26:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![JasonF](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jasonf/32/349220_2.png) [@JasonF](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JasonF)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/121 "2018-01-21T09:59:34Z")
just a quick question my half of where i live is getting the nbn in march and im with telstra now i been told coz we r fttn all we can get is 25mbs when we get connected is that right ??? or is it coz its with telstra ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/122 "2018-01-21T10:02:14Z")
> [@mubd](#): > > This is despite the fact that they have run cables down our street which consists exclusively of strata units!!! Jesus it really shits me. My understanding was that Optus (and Telstra) ran cable down every street they could without regard for whether it was able to service anyone or not. ---
**Author:** ![Nicholas](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nicholas/32/114_2.png) [@Nicholas](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Nicholas)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/123 "2018-01-21T10:03:15Z")
> [@JasonF](#): > > just a quick question my half of where i live is getting the nbn in march and im with telstra now i been told coz we r fttn all we can get is 25mbs when we get connected is that right ??? or is it coz its with telstra It depends on how far away you are from the node. If you are \< 200m from the node, then you should be able to get 100mb download, but if you are very far away from it, then you might be lucky to get 25mb. Also depends on how congested your area is. ---
**Author:** ![ando9185](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@ando9185](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ando9185)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/124 "2018-01-21T10:09:25Z")
I’ve been spending my weekend preparing my case to ditch my RSP. I’m now getting the 97Mbps for a period from around 1am - 8am and all the rest of the time it’s slowing and slowing until it gets to around 0.5Mbps. Impossible to watch Fetch or download files or do anything useful. I’ve signed up for a trial with Launtel who are the ones offering gigabit speeds for the lucky bastards in Launnie and Hobart with FTTP but for me I’ll be able to get the 100Mbps plan where they make sure the contention isn’t an issue. Apparently you can change the service speed daily too so I can go for a cheaper 25Mb plan and then ramp up to 100 if I’m planning on downloading heaps on the weekend and things are charged on a daily basis. Support has been good so far too, I used the contact form after I accidentally signed up for the free trial and then explained I was under contract still with my current provider and within half an hour I’d had 4 emails from the CEO with all sorts of useful info and links. Fingers crossed I’ll be able to get a decent connection soon and also be released from early termination charges when I show the speeds being experienced regularly. > [@JasonF](#): > > just a quick question my half of where i live is getting the nbn in march and im with telstra now i been told coz we r fttn all we can get is 25mbs when we get connected is that right ??? or is it coz its with telstra I’m about 100m from our node and my sync speed in the modem is about 107Mb/s with speedtest getting from 92 - 104Mb/s when it’s at peak. > [@Squee](#): > > I’ve got an ETA of FTTC by July 2019 in my area. > > It’s a relief that my current ADSL is just good enough (10/1) to cope with it until then. I’d also rather wait another year if it’s going to be FTTC instead of FTTN as originally scheduled. FTTC would be very nice! I knew with the 2013 election that our region would be completely shafted and we were, we were slated to have FTTP by the end of 2014 but that was all canned and we got FTTN in August last year. ---
**Author:** ![JasonF](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jasonf/32/349220_2.png) [@JasonF](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JasonF)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/125 "2018-01-21T10:11:14Z")
and that speed is what telstra told me ---
**Author:** ![JasonF](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jasonf/32/349220_2.png) [@JasonF](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JasonF)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/126 "2018-01-21T10:11:15Z")
that i dont know yet as i havent seen any nodes yet for my area of town ---
**Author:** ![melbournefan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@melbournefan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/melbournefan)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/127 "2018-01-21T11:14:05Z")
Still no ETA on when we will get the NBN Yes, NBN. . . . . . . . . . ---
**Author:** ![WAtvVideos](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/watvvideos/32/246910_2.png) [@WAtvVideos](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/WAtvVideos)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/129 "2018-01-21T12:26:55Z")
> [@JasonF](#): > > just a quick question my half of where i live is getting the nbn in march and im with telstra now i been told coz we r fttn all we can get is 25mbs when we get connected is that right ??? or is it coz its with telstra Telstra may have told you that because you’re a fair distance from the node. But to be sure, have a look on [NBN MTM Alpha map](http://nbnmtm.australiaeast.cloudapp.azure.com/nbnmtm.html). It’s a bit outdated but most areas have info. Should tell you how far your line travels from your planned node and what speeds to expect. ---
**Author:** ![ando9185](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@ando9185](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ando9185)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/130 "2018-01-23T11:20:01Z")
So further to my post the other day, after having a weekend of absolutely atrocious speeds on MyRepublic (98Mb/s until about 7:30am and then down to around 0.5 until midnight) my change to the Launtel trial occurred Monday afternoon and wow! Had a phone call from them confirming that they’d do it, had a call from the wife 15 minutes later saying that the net wasn’t working. A reboot of the modem and it was up in 5 minutes. Been getting speeds from 60 - 90Mbps 24/7 now which is fantastic. The Fetch works like it’s meant to and downloads are successful and web pages actually load. I’ve just tested the plan speed switch because they operate on daily billing and switched my speed to the lowest 25/5 plan. Clicked go, the order changed to in progress and 5 minutes later my modem had rebooted and my speed has been a solid 23/5 the last couple of hours and the Fetch and everything still works. I reckon I’ll go with the 50 plan though which will end up with me saving money still from the MyRepublic plans. The NBN will finally be back to usable! The network itself is ok (although should have been FTTP to be future proofed) so it shows how much the right RSP can make a difference. Will have a fight with MyRepublic about the early termination but they still haven’t replied to my inital email to them so I won’t bother chasing them up for another day. ---
**Author:** ![WAtvVideos](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/watvvideos/32/246910_2.png) [@WAtvVideos](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/WAtvVideos)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/131 "2018-02-18T15:14:21Z")
> [@WAtvVideos](#): > > Will definitely try the 100 Mb/s plan next month! Upgrade kicked in tonight at midnight AEDT. Not bad at all! ![speed%20test%2018%20feb%202](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/4/7/47b95ea6eb7295184a423cabf5be53ab94097f89.png) ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/132 "2018-02-18T22:09:08Z")
[![](http://www.speedtest.net/result/7070192573.png) ](http://www.speedtest.net/result/7070192573.png) I’m on NBN Tier 50 ---
**Author:** ![SamSamTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/samsamtv/32/27247_2.png) [@SamSamTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SamSamTV)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/133 "2018-02-21T21:02:38Z")
Same here, this is my speed this morning ![](http://www.speedtest.net/result/7078942120.png) ---
**Author:** ![Rob2144](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Rob2144](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Rob2144)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/134 "2018-02-21T22:47:48Z")
Here’s mine on 100/40 this morning: Local server: [![](http://www.speedtest.net/result/7079148358.png) ](http://www.speedtest.net/result/7079148358.png) Los Angeles AT&T server: [![](http://www.speedtest.net/result/7079154402.png) ](http://www.speedtest.net/result/7079154402.png) ---
**Author:** ![littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/littlegezzybear/32/219836_2.png) [@littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/littlegezzybear)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/135 "2018-02-21T23:00:32Z")
In Canberra. [![](http://www.speedtest.net/result/a/3674662670.png) ](http://www.speedtest.net/result/a/3674662670.png) ---
**Author:** ![melbournefan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@melbournefan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/melbournefan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/136 "2018-02-22T06:10:04Z")
Optus. Any issues with them? ---
**Author:** ![littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/littlegezzybear/32/219836_2.png) [@littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/littlegezzybear)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/137 "2018-02-22T06:13:01Z")
There’s been a couple of unannounced overnight outages for maintenance, and had to reboot the modem a few times, but it’s been 99.99% good. ---
**Author:** ![Squee](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/squee/32/267645_2.png) [@Squee](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Squee)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/138 "2018-02-22T06:51:20Z")
Sadly, some of us are still stuck on ADSL 😛 [![](http://www.speedtest.net/result/7079910121.png) ](http://www.speedtest.net/result/7079910121.png) But fear not, the rollout ETA at my place is now Jan-Mar 2019 rather than Jul-Dec 2019 😃 (and FTTC to boot) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/4/a4e87437428904988b81f6f100579d43285a9b45.png) I’m just thankful that my connection is rock solid at this very speed, it’s just enough for 720p streaming and games. ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/139 "2018-02-22T07:04:14Z")
Same here, still waiting for the MDF in my building to upgraded to get NBN, which is otherwise available in my area. My NBN node is right outside my building so I should get a great speed (when it happens!). I think we HAVE to cut over by September this year before ADSL is switched off. Though my ADSL 2 speed is pretty good for what it is. ![IMG_0793](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/7/37b6833a47c6f2fc6a81660a8d1f42cd9ee7ea2a.PNG) ---
**Author:** ![ando9185](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@ando9185](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ando9185)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/140 "2018-02-22T07:07:35Z")
Labor are promising to upgrade all the northern and north western FTTN sites to FTTP if they win the Tasmanian election. The provider I’ve switched to recently, Launtel have also just launched a new pricing structure too which they believe all ISP’s will change to eventually. Rather than being speed based or having a data quota and getting shaped, it’s now netload based. They take readings every minute (1440 a day) and order them from highest to lowest and the 121st reading is your netload for the day which is effectively your 2 hour average across the day. I cancelled my Fetch recordings the other day which had me getting a daily netload of around 6Mbps per day and I’ve cut it down to about 1.5-2 per day. The pricing works with a daily rate based on your speed - $2.50 for a 50Mb/s plan to $7.00 for gigabit and including 1Mb/s netload, any netload on top will be charged at 80c per Mb. All that happens when you reach your netload is that you go from a completely congestion free network to to a network with possible congestion so it’s a bit of a gamble but people can choose how perfect they want their connection to be. Going to be interesting to see how it goes. ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543/141 "2018-02-22T07:21:57Z")
Sounds a bit confusing. Not sure that the general public will understand that. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543.md?page=6) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nbn-the-other-one/2543.md?page=8)