The Interweb
-
@crucial Thanks that's extremely helpful and pretty much confirms a lot of what I was thinking.
Looking at a different map, I see you're right about most of Wakefield still only planned for UFB - apart from the small enclave. At first glance my thought was maybe it's this weirdo - but, it's not (that statue makes for a great pub quiz question around Nelson though).
There must be a main line that already runs to Wakefield though and I'd guess my neighbours are right and it runs past my gate on SH6. Would have been good if they'd put a duct line in the same trench - even if they'd not connected it up to anything at present.
I'd guess that we're not scheduled to get anything in the current plan. Optimistically, entering my address in the Chorus site shows VDSL "may be available" though most others say it's not - I'm less than a kilometre from where their map shows the VDSL boundary (and from where the planned Broadband rollout ends).
Main thing I don't really understand is on Tim's maps they're apparently putting in State Highway coverage for miles on the roads out of St. Arnaud and Murchison etc. Why would they do this - almost no-one lives there?
-
Yeah, I don't quite understand what those other maps are showing. They refer to UFB but seem to be more along the lines of backhaul to access points.
It's possible that duct was laid alongside the main line outside your place but not probable as it isn't in the plan nor does it have any connection points (cabinets).
I know chorus had to argue the case with CFH just to allow the rather practical step of allowing properties to tap into lines run to schools etc. getting them to pay for other non plan work is unlikely.
I would follow up on the VDSL possibility though. The maps only show where they have connected not where they can connect. What's the distance to the cabinet for your copper? A couple of years back chorus changed the band plan used for VDSL and a side effect was higher speeds and less drop off. If your ISP is willing to come out and check a technician will be able to test the line at your end and let you know.
I've mentioned this before but one of the biggest problems on speed is actually the wiring at the house. Get rid of all and any excess spider wiring to extensions (as was the fashion when putting extra phone points around the house was in vogue). Make a clean uninterrupted line to your modem access point. -
@crucial said in The Interweb:
I would follow up on the VDSL possibility though. The maps only show where they have connected not where they can connect. What's the distance to the cabinet for your copper? A couple of years back chorus changed the band plan used for VDSL and a side effect was higher speeds and less drop off. If your ISP is willing to come out and check a technician will be able to test the line at your end and let you know.
That bolded bit is kind of what I hoped. Years ago when we upgraded from dial up to broadband they were sceptical that it would work, but when the technician came to try it worked pretty well. I talked to my neighbour (the wife) yesterday and asked whether they have VDSL - she didn't know but said they use netflix, lightbox etc with no issues and don't have any issues with their speed.
I don't either - except when I do those Oookla speedtests and see how slow mine are - they really are slower than Lebanon average.
-
-
Quiet for Android: TCP using near-ultrasonic sound from speakers to microphone, for Android devices.
About 7kbps, nearly inaudible to adults, across air-gapped devices.
GitHub - quiet/org.quietmodem.Quiet: Quiet for Android - TCP over sound
Quiet for Android - TCP over sound. Contribute to quiet/org.quietmodem.Quiet development by creating an account on GitHub.
-
@kirwan said in The Interweb:
Not bad for over wifi
Now I need to get a dongle to see what it can do over ethernet
-
-
-
-
BTW - this is an improvement in the last month or so from 17 down 3 up. I pay $69.99 a month for this shit, and have tried a higher speed plan to no avail. 800m of copper will fuck you like that.
Note the bit that says "Faster than 85% of AU" - that might just be trying to make me feel better, but its probably just a fucking indicator of how sad things are
-
@nta said in The Interweb:
@Kirwan What does this cost per month? Is it just internet or include VOIP etc?
I don't think we can get these speeds with any company in Oz (not yours, the NZ ones).
Anyway, don't feel too bad, you're faster than 85% of Oz. This is me (with the new private company I went with, not Telstra or their subsidiary Belong), not bad for Oz:
-
@nepia This is Exetel who I've used for over a decade. Their "engineers" in Sri Lanka are useless turds, but the price point is decent compared to a lot of them.
Telstra are nothing but a whirlwind shitshow of gouging fuck knuckles and no idea why anyone goes with them if they have someone else in range.
My Fritz!Box 7490 A/VDSL router tells me I can actually squeeze a bit more out of this line, but my plan is 25/5 so I'm sticking with that.
Here's the connection table for those interested in looking at third world internet.
-
@nta Actually, that's pretty good for 25/5.
I'm with Telecube, the plan I'm costs $59 (1000GB on peak, unlimited off - never gone close to the 1000GB). I must have got some sort of sweet deal, because the same plan now is $100.
Belong (cheap Telstra) just straight out lied to me for months about the congestion that was screwing with our internet. The Ombudsmen are toothless though so there's no point even contacting them.
-
@nepia the ADSL infrastructure is going to be switched off in a month, so I'm interested to see if it makes any difference to speed.
I would gladly part with $100 a month for 100/40 or even 50/50 if it comes to that. But I simply don't have that option.
They're saying 5G will make the NBN redundant, but companies here will charge a fuckload for data so its a moot point from where I'm sitting.
-
@nta said in The Interweb:
@Kirwan What does this cost per month? Is it just internet or include VOIP etc?
$120 for me. I’m experimenting with no VOIP this time, saving $10 per month.
Only calls I received were from spammers and one elderly relative. All other calls were on our mobiles.
-
-
@kirwan Yeah, it’s Ethernet. My wifi maxes out at a theoretical 866 Mbps but in practice I can’t get more than about 750. Pays to check regularly too. When I first got fibre I was on a 200 Mbps plan and never thought any more about it. I found out by accident that they had a gigabit plan for $20 a month cheaper. In practice I don’t really notice the difference in performance.
-
This guy doesn't notice the difference either
