Internet woes (but not all bad).

Unicorn · January 31, 2019, 05:07:57 PM

:laugh2: .... on ya Jeff .... that's them to a T ...... shirt

JeffH · January 31, 2019, 05:33:46 PM

We should ask Steve if they have come yet. Possible answers "Yes" or "No" -and did they contact to make another date?
If Steve doesn't answer then that means they have pulled their common trick; cut off the old service but not get around to activating the new service. Should we run a sweep on how long he will be without internet in that case? I would like to draw a ticket of about 7 to 10 days -that seems to be the common delay (at least around here).

I was thinking of buying one of those T shirts. Yes, they are available on-line. Might do it tomorrow or perhaps the day after. :lazy2:

Unicorn · January 31, 2019, 06:53:55 PM

:laugh2: ..... I'll have 5 and 6 ...... don't rush on the shirts, I'm sure if we wait they'll go on special.

Triggersmob · January 31, 2019, 08:21:46 PM

OK, it's not all bad, I'm back.
Seems they didn't have to come to the premises
to do FTTN, so they just switched it over and didn't
tell us. I rang iinet and they said to plug the new modem
in and then talked me through the set up. All good now.
Download has gone from 12 to 46 and upload has gone
from 0.8 to 19. I'm happy with that at peak time on a
50 mbps plan.

P.S. Jeff, that's one of my favourite songs.

Robster · February 02, 2019, 10:50:10 AM

Finally working on cabling our suburb - It seems we are getting FTTC (fibre to the curb) so I look forward to the results. A double pit has been constructed near our front boundary so we should only have 15 - 20 feet of copper into our home - will update as work progresses :blush:

Unicorn · February 02, 2019, 12:27:39 PM

I reckon you'll have the tunnel to Coopers done before that Robster!

Robster · February 03, 2019, 10:30:05 AM

Haha - Coopers have just spent several million building an on-site barley processing plant - smells divine

JeffH · April 28, 2021, 04:12:39 PM

Just for a change; this could be good news for rural areas where NBN performance generally ranges from bad to woeful.
Elon Musk's Starlink gets approval for satellites closer to Earth
Mt Musk's satellite service is already available in some areas of Australia. The main issue, when it becomes generally available might be the price.