How 100 Mbps broadband will rock your world

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Don McKenzie

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Makes you want the NBN.

Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large
downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in under
15 minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast
broadband.

Three of the 1,500 residents in the coverage area of Telstra's
fibre-to-the-home (FttH) trial network have spoken to iTnews about their
experiences.
--------------------------------

Cheers Don...



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On 19/07/2010 6:34 AM, Don McKenzie wrote:
Makes you want the NBN.

Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large
downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in under
15 minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast
broadband.

Three of the 1,500 residents in the coverage area of Telstra's
fibre-to-the-home (FttH) trial network have spoken to iTnews about their
experiences.
--------------------------------

Cheers Don...
Click to expand...
you have a link mate ?
 
Don McKenzie wrote:
Makes you want the NBN.

Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large
downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in under
15 minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast
broadband.

Three of the 1,500 residents in the coverage area of Telstra's
fibre-to-the-home (FttH) trial network have spoken to iTnews about their
experiences.
--------------------------------

Cheers Don...



While I like the idea of fast comms, I do wonder whether its worth it to
Click to expand...
deliver stuff like movies and other packaged consumer items. How much
does all the infrastructure cost, compared to the cost of posting a DVD
through snail-mail ?

--
Regards,

Adrian Jansen adrianjansen at internode dot on dot net
Note reply address is invalid, convert address above to machine form.
 
On 19/07/2010 8:37 AM, z1 wrote:
On 19/07/2010 6:34 AM, Don McKenzie wrote:

Makes you want the NBN.

Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large
downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in under
15 minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast
broadband.

Three of the 1,500 residents in the coverage area of Telstra's
fibre-to-the-home (FttH) trial network have spoken to iTnews about their
experiences.
--------------------------------

you have a link mate ?
Click to expand...
Sorry, yes a link would help somewhat:
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/219996,revealed-how-100-mbps-broadband-will-rock-your-world.aspx

Cheers Don...



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On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:01:58 +1000, Adrian Jansen <adrian@qq.vv.net> wrote:

:
:Don McKenzie wrote:
:>
:> Makes you want the NBN.
:>
:> Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large
:> downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in under
:> 15 minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast
:> broadband.
:>
:> Three of the 1,500 residents in the coverage area of Telstra's
:> fibre-to-the-home (FttH) trial network have spoken to iTnews about their
:> experiences.
:> --------------------------------
:>
:> Cheers Don...
:>
:>
:>
:While I like the idea of fast comms, I do wonder whether its worth it to
:deliver stuff like movies and other packaged consumer items. How much
:does all the infrastructure cost, compared to the cost of posting a DVD
:through snail-mail ?


Yes, I agree. It doesn't make any sense to spend over $30B just so homeowners
can spend their leisure hours downloading and watching movies in almost real
time. It is not as if people are not time-poor now when they should be spending
more time interacting with their kids and family instead of stuck in front of a
computer or networked TV set watching stupid movies. If that is the main aim of
the NBN then it is a sad waste of resources which could be better targetted to
business, medical, education sectors who would benefit from such bandwidth and
speed. 99% of the population certainly don't need it.
 
On 19/07/2010 9:01 AM, Adrian Jansen wrote:
Don McKenzie wrote:

Makes you want the NBN.

Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large
downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in under
15 minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast
broadband.

Three of the 1,500 residents in the coverage area of Telstra's
fibre-to-the-home (FttH) trial network have spoken to iTnews about
their experiences.
--------------------------------

Cheers Don...



While I like the idea of fast comms, I do wonder whether its worth it to
deliver stuff like movies and other packaged consumer items. How much
does all the infrastructure cost, compared to the cost of posting a DVD
through snail-mail ?
Click to expand...
Will all the movie downloads choke the speeds?
 
"Ross Herbert" <rherber1@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:01:58 +1000, Adrian Jansen <adrian@qq.vv.net
wrote:

:
:Don McKenzie wrote:
:
:> Makes you want the NBN.
:
:> Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large
:> downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in under
:> 15 minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast
:> broadband.
:
:> Three of the 1,500 residents in the coverage area of Telstra's
:> fibre-to-the-home (FttH) trial network have spoken to iTnews about
their
:> experiences.
:> --------------------------------
:
:> Cheers Don...
:
:
:
:While I like the idea of fast comms, I do wonder whether its worth it to
:deliver stuff like movies and other packaged consumer items. How much
:does all the infrastructure cost, compared to the cost of posting a DVD
:through snail-mail ?


Yes, I agree. It doesn't make any sense to spend over $30B just so
homeowners
can spend their leisure hours downloading and watching movies in almost
real
time. It is not as if people are not time-poor now when they should be
spending
more time interacting with their kids and family instead of stuck in front
of a
computer or networked TV set watching stupid movies. If that is the main
aim of
the NBN then it is a sad waste of resources which could be better
targetted to
business, medical, education sectors who would benefit from such bandwidth
and
speed. 99% of the population certainly don't need it.
Click to expand...

Yep, we can pretty much do all that now on ADSL2+. Seems like a waste to me
as well, I keep thinking I must be missing something.
 
Don McKenzie wrote:
Makes you want the NBN.
Click to expand...
Not at the proposed cost.

Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large
downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in under
15 minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast
broadband.
Click to expand...
What's the big deal?
My Bigpond cable connection has for years been able to pull a movie down in
under a claimed 10 minutes:
http://www.bigpond.com/internet/plans/cable/

And in practice it is indeed insanely quick at downloading anything that is
sourced directly from the local proxy server at Bigpond and not actually via
the net.
If the content comes via the actual net then it's still as slow as the
thinnest pipe.
Real shame I get charged for uploads though...

Dave.

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"Adrian Jansen" <adrian@qq.vv.net> wrote in message
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Don McKenzie wrote:

Makes you want the NBN.

Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large
downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in under 15
minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast
broadband.

Three of the 1,500 residents in the coverage area of Telstra's
fibre-to-the-home (FttH) trial network have spoken to iTnews about their
experiences.
--------------------------------

Cheers Don...



While I like the idea of fast comms, I do wonder whether its worth it to
deliver stuff like movies and other packaged consumer items. How much
does all the infrastructure cost, compared to the cost of posting a DVD
through snail-mail ?

--
Regards,

Adrian Jansen adrianjansen at internode dot on dot net
Note reply address is invalid, convert address above to machine form.
Click to expand...
Yes, there's something dodgy about such a huge expenditure which is open to,
and likely to be used primarily for, things like B-grade movie downloads,
gaming and gambling and porno. Can't quite put my finger on it in our free,
choice-oriented society.
 
On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:53:42 +1000, "David L. Jones"
<altzone@gmail.com> wrote:

Don McKenzie wrote:
Makes you want the NBN.

Not at the proposed cost.

Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large
downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in under
15 minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast
broadband.

What's the big deal?
My Bigpond cable connection has for years been able to pull a movie down in
under a claimed 10 minutes:
http://www.bigpond.com/internet/plans/cable/

And in practice it is indeed insanely quick at downloading anything that is
sourced directly from the local proxy server at Bigpond and not actually via
the net.
If the content comes via the actual net then it's still as slow as the
thinnest pipe.
Real shame I get charged for uploads though...

Dave.

--
================================================
Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast:
http://www.eevblog.com
Click to expand...
What exactly does this article mean.
It seems that 3 out of 1500 residents are downloading movies.
What are the other 1497 people doing?
 
"Mauried" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:4c440d42.593076442@news.tpg.com.au...
On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:53:42 +1000, "David L. Jones"
altzone@gmail.com> wrote:

Don McKenzie wrote:
Makes you want the NBN.

Not at the proposed cost.

Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large
downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in under
15 minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast
broadband.

What's the big deal?
My Bigpond cable connection has for years been able to pull a movie down
in
under a claimed 10 minutes:
http://www.bigpond.com/internet/plans/cable/

And in practice it is indeed insanely quick at downloading anything that
is
sourced directly from the local proxy server at Bigpond and not actually
via
the net.
If the content comes via the actual net then it's still as slow as the
thinnest pipe.
Real shame I get charged for uploads though...

Dave.

--
================================================
Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast:
http://www.eevblog.com



What exactly does this article mean.
It seems that 3 out of 1500 residents are downloading movies.
What are the other 1497 people doing?
Click to expand...
A fair percentage of them are renting DVDs, and before long they'll be
downloading movies.
 
On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:53:42 +1000, David L. Jones wrote:

If the content comes via the actual net then it's still as slow as the
thinnest pipe.
Click to expand...
Or, what will become more important, the capacity of the server to
respond.
 
On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:32:09 +0000, Mauried wrote:


What exactly does this article mean.
It seems that 3 out of 1500 residents are downloading movies. What are
the other 1497 people doing?
Click to expand...
Porn
News
Sport
Dead sex/geneaology.
web browsing
emails to great Aunt Shirley
trading dog and cat stories
......???
 
"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:kwT0o.40920$Ls1.10002@newsfe11.iad...
If the content comes via the actual net then it's still as slow as the
thinnest pipe.
Click to expand...
Something that still seems to be totally ignored in all the hype.

MrT.
 
"Mauried" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:4c440d42.593076442@news.tpg.com.au...
What exactly does this article mean.
It seems that 3 out of 1500 residents are downloading movies.
What are the other 1497 people doing?
Click to expand...
Probably reading a few emails and maybe some online banking, at a projected
cost of $42Billion!

MrT.
 
On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:54:22 +0800, "kelly" <manamanup@no.com> wrote:

:
:"Ross Herbert" <rherber1@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
:news:1na7461ciqhadvutt4928n22sljvf4uc87@4ax.com...
:> On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:01:58 +1000, Adrian Jansen <adrian@qq.vv.net>
:> wrote:
:>
:> :
:> :Don McKenzie wrote:
:> :>
:> :> Makes you want the NBN.
:> :>
:> :> Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large
:> :> downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in under
:> :> 15 minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast
:> :> broadband.
:> :>
:> :> Three of the 1,500 residents in the coverage area of Telstra's
:> :> fibre-to-the-home (FttH) trial network have spoken to iTnews about
:> their
:> :> experiences.
:> :> --------------------------------
:> :>
:> :> Cheers Don...
:> :>
:> :>
:> :>
:> :While I like the idea of fast comms, I do wonder whether its worth it to
:> :deliver stuff like movies and other packaged consumer items. How much
:> :does all the infrastructure cost, compared to the cost of posting a DVD
:> :through snail-mail ?
:>
:>
:> Yes, I agree. It doesn't make any sense to spend over $30B just so
:> homeowners
:> can spend their leisure hours downloading and watching movies in almost
:> real
:> time. It is not as if people are not time-poor now when they should be
:> spending
:> more time interacting with their kids and family instead of stuck in front
:> of a
:> computer or networked TV set watching stupid movies. If that is the main
:> aim of
:> the NBN then it is a sad waste of resources which could be better
:> targetted to
:> business, medical, education sectors who would benefit from such bandwidth
:> and
:> speed. 99% of the population certainly don't need it.
:
:
:Yep, we can pretty much do all that now on ADSL2+. Seems like a waste to me
:as well, I keep thinking I must be missing something.
:


Oh, and it gets even better when you consider that homeowners may not be allowed
to opt out of having their current copper based communication facilities
upgraded to fibre when it is being rolled out in the neighborhood. I encourage
you to read the Telstra documentation regarding their Velocity (FTTH) offering
which will form the basis on which the NBN is to be rolled out
http://www.telstra.com.au/smartcommunity/homeowners.html

Imagine the situation where an elderly non-computer savvy person who is not
interested in having the NBN connected. They may only require a fixed line
service and no internet. So if the copper network and dedicated Telstra PSTN
exchanges are going to be made redundant with the advent of FTTH then they will
be up for added expense and ongoing maintenance for their UPS (read the battery
pdf). It will be the responsibility of the homeowner to monitor the condition of
the UPS back-up battery supplying the ONT during mains power outages. AFAIK,
small UPS of the type installed for the ONT don't have a battery test and
monitor facility so how does a non tech-savvy pensioner know when to change the
battery to ensure a reliable telephone service during power outages? They will
probably only find out at some distant time in the future when the mains power
is off for several hours and they try to use the phone and get nothing because
the battery is dead. They will be responsible for ensuring the battery in the
UPS is changed regularly by a licensed contactor at great expense. A Panasonic
12V, 7Ah battery will set them back around $40 plus the contractor fee (approx
$60 - $70 min) to change it over for them. This will be a far cry from the
present community service access provisions of the copper based PSTN network we
know today.

That's progress???
 
On 20/07/2010 12:58 PM, Ross Herbert wrote:
On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:54:22 +0800, "kelly"<manamanup@no.com> wrote:

:
:"Ross Herbert"<rherber1@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
:news:1na7461ciqhadvutt4928n22sljvf4uc87@4ax.com...
:> On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:01:58 +1000, Adrian Jansen<adrian@qq.vv.net
:> wrote:
:
:> :
:> :Don McKenzie wrote:
:> :
:> :> Makes you want the NBN.
:> :
:> :> Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large
:> :> downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in under
:> :> 15 minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast
:> :> broadband.
:> :
:> :> Three of the 1,500 residents in the coverage area of Telstra's
:> :> fibre-to-the-home (FttH) trial network have spoken to iTnews about
:> their
:> :> experiences.
:> :> --------------------------------
:> :
:> :> Cheers Don...
:> :
:> :
:> :
:> :While I like the idea of fast comms, I do wonder whether its worth it to
:> :deliver stuff like movies and other packaged consumer items. How much
:> :does all the infrastructure cost, compared to the cost of posting a DVD
:> :through snail-mail ?
:
:
:> Yes, I agree. It doesn't make any sense to spend over $30B just so
:> homeowners
:> can spend their leisure hours downloading and watching movies in almost
:> real
:> time. It is not as if people are not time-poor now when they should be
:> spending
:> more time interacting with their kids and family instead of stuck in front
:> of a
:> computer or networked TV set watching stupid movies. If that is the main
:> aim of
:> the NBN then it is a sad waste of resources which could be better
:> targetted to
:> business, medical, education sectors who would benefit from such bandwidth
:> and
:> speed. 99% of the population certainly don't need it.
:
:
:Yep, we can pretty much do all that now on ADSL2+. Seems like a waste to me
:as well, I keep thinking I must be missing something.
:


Oh, and it gets even better when you consider that homeowners may not be allowed
to opt out of having their current copper based communication facilities
upgraded to fibre when it is being rolled out in the neighborhood. I encourage
you to read the Telstra documentation regarding their Velocity (FTTH) offering
which will form the basis on which the NBN is to be rolled out
http://www.telstra.com.au/smartcommunity/homeowners.html

Imagine the situation where an elderly non-computer savvy person who is not
interested in having the NBN connected. They may only require a fixed line
service and no internet. So if the copper network and dedicated Telstra PSTN
exchanges are going to be made redundant with the advent of FTTH then they will
be up for added expense and ongoing maintenance for their UPS (read the battery
pdf). It will be the responsibility of the homeowner to monitor the condition of
the UPS back-up battery supplying the ONT during mains power outages. AFAIK,
small UPS of the type installed for the ONT don't have a battery test and
monitor facility so how does a non tech-savvy pensioner know when to change the
battery to ensure a reliable telephone service during power outages? They will
probably only find out at some distant time in the future when the mains power
is off for several hours and they try to use the phone and get nothing because
the battery is dead. They will be responsible for ensuring the battery in the
UPS is changed regularly by a licensed contactor at great expense. A Panasonic
12V, 7Ah battery will set them back around $40 plus the contractor fee (approx
$60 - $70 min) to change it over for them. This will be a far cry from the
present community service access provisions of the copper based PSTN network we
know today.

That's progress???
A most unlikely model ou are proposing , the logical conclusion is dsl
Click to expand...
/100mbs from neighbourhood fibre connection distributors which makes the
most economic sense considering they can be dropped into existing
exchanges for a fraction of the fibre to the house proposal , imagine a
western town with a few hundred houses and fibre to the nearest large
town 30k off.Running fibre to the local exchange is drawn via existing
infrastructure and a router is dropped into the frame for bugger all
relative cost , if the copper wont handle the distribution then a cheap
wireless link which is stable and piss easy to install.

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Mr.T wrote:
"Mauried" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:4c440d42.593076442@news.tpg.com.au...
What exactly does this article mean.
It seems that 3 out of 1500 residents are downloading movies.
What are the other 1497 people doing?

Probably reading a few emails and maybe some online banking, at a
projected cost of $42Billion!
Click to expand...
*snort*

And of course Stephen Conroy is going to #$%^ it up like everything else.
Victorians have a chance to boot him out at the next election:
http://filter-conroy.com/
PLEASE!
If he gets booted I promise to publically admit that Melbourne is better
than Sydney!

Dave.

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================================================
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"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote in news:Rt91o.39936$f_3.34137
@newsfe17.iad:

Mr.T wrote:
"Mauried" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:4c440d42.593076442@news.tpg.com.au...
What exactly does this article mean.
It seems that 3 out of 1500 residents are downloading movies.
What are the other 1497 people doing?

Probably reading a few emails and maybe some online banking, at a
projected cost of $42Billion!

*snort*

And of course Stephen Conroy is going to #$%^ it up like everything
else.
Victorians have a chance to boot him out at the next election:
http://filter-conroy.com/
PLEASE!
If he gets booted I promise to publically admit that Melbourne is
better
than Sydney!

Dave.
Click to expand...
The software guys here have told me they are going to vote 'below the
line' and put Conroy last. So that should help a little! Everyone who
feels that way should take that effort.
 
On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:03:38 +1000, atec77 <atec77@hotmail.com> wrote:

:On 20/07/2010 12:58 PM, Ross Herbert wrote:
:> On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:54:22 +0800, "kelly"<manamanup@no.com> wrote:
:>
:> :
:> :"Ross Herbert"<rherber1@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
:> :news:1na7461ciqhadvutt4928n22sljvf4uc87@4ax.com...
:> :> On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:01:58 +1000, Adrian Jansen<adrian@qq.vv.net>
:> :> wrote:
:> :>
:> :> :
:> :> :Don McKenzie wrote:
:> :> :>
:> :> :> Makes you want the NBN.
:> :> :>
:> :> :> Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large
:> :> :> downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in
under
:> :> :> 15 minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast
:> :> :> broadband.
:> :> :>
:> :> :> Three of the 1,500 residents in the coverage area of Telstra's
:> :> :> fibre-to-the-home (FttH) trial network have spoken to iTnews about
:> :> their
:> :> :> experiences.
:> :> :> --------------------------------
:> :> :>
:> :> :> Cheers Don...
:> :> :>
:> :> :>
:> :> :>
:> :> :While I like the idea of fast comms, I do wonder whether its worth it to
:> :> :deliver stuff like movies and other packaged consumer items. How much
:> :> :does all the infrastructure cost, compared to the cost of posting a DVD
:> :> :through snail-mail ?
:> :>
:> :>
:> :> Yes, I agree. It doesn't make any sense to spend over $30B just so
:> :> homeowners
:> :> can spend their leisure hours downloading and watching movies in almost
:> :> real
:> :> time. It is not as if people are not time-poor now when they should be
:> :> spending
:> :> more time interacting with their kids and family instead of stuck in
front
:> :> of a
:> :> computer or networked TV set watching stupid movies. If that is the main
:> :> aim of
:> :> the NBN then it is a sad waste of resources which could be better
:> :> targetted to
:> :> business, medical, education sectors who would benefit from such
bandwidth
:> :> and
:> :> speed. 99% of the population certainly don't need it.
:> :
:> :
:> :Yep, we can pretty much do all that now on ADSL2+. Seems like a waste to me
:> :as well, I keep thinking I must be missing something.
:> :
:>
:>
:> Oh, and it gets even better when you consider that homeowners may not be
allowed
:> to opt out of having their current copper based communication facilities
:> upgraded to fibre when it is being rolled out in the neighborhood. I
encourage
:> you to read the Telstra documentation regarding their Velocity (FTTH)
offering
:> which will form the basis on which the NBN is to be rolled out
:> http://www.telstra.com.au/smartcommunity/homeowners.html
:>
:> Imagine the situation where an elderly non-computer savvy person who is not
:> interested in having the NBN connected. They may only require a fixed line
:> service and no internet. So if the copper network and dedicated Telstra PSTN
:> exchanges are going to be made redundant with the advent of FTTH then they
will
:> be up for added expense and ongoing maintenance for their UPS (read the
battery
:> pdf). It will be the responsibility of the homeowner to monitor the condition
of
:> the UPS back-up battery supplying the ONT during mains power outages. AFAIK,
:> small UPS of the type installed for the ONT don't have a battery test and
:> monitor facility so how does a non tech-savvy pensioner know when to change
the
:> battery to ensure a reliable telephone service during power outages? They
will
:> probably only find out at some distant time in the future when the mains
power
:> is off for several hours and they try to use the phone and get nothing
because
:> the battery is dead. They will be responsible for ensuring the battery in the
:> UPS is changed regularly by a licensed contactor at great expense. A
Panasonic
:> 12V, 7Ah battery will set them back around $40 plus the contractor fee
(approx
:> $60 - $70 min) to change it over for them. This will be a far cry from the
:> present community service access provisions of the copper based PSTN network
we
:> know today.
:>
:> That's progress???
:A most unlikely model ou are proposing , the logical conclusion is dsl
:/100mbs from neighbourhood fibre connection distributors which makes the
:most economic sense considering they can be dropped into existing
:exchanges for a fraction of the fibre to the house proposal , imagine a
:western town with a few hundred houses and fibre to the nearest large
:town 30k off.Running fibre to the local exchange is drawn via existing
:infrastructure and a router is dropped into the frame for bugger all
:relative cost , if the copper wont handle the distribution then a cheap
:wireless link which is stable and piss easy to install.


I don't know where you live mate but that is not the scenario in Australia with
the proposed NBN. This will be FTTH only in capital cities and wireless for
rural areas off the beaten track. The reason we won't get a NBN based on fibre
with copper for the final 300 metres (so-called FTTN) is because Telstra owns
and maintains the existing copper infrastructure and all the other ISP's have to
rely upon Telstra for providing and maintaining their networks while at the same
time competing with them. With the advent of the NBN, Telstra - who owned and
maintained the copper - will have to sell their underground infrastructure to
NBNCo so they can use it to pull their fibre through. This means that Telstra
will give up their copper network completely and no longer support it. Unless
you have fibre to the home you won't get anything - unless you go for wireless.
 
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