Are you connected to the NBN?

[wareubin]

Do you have a NBN connection?

[poddster]

If you have a fast internet connection then you can check it for your self by knowing what your link speed is and then testing to an off shore site  and measure the data transfer speed

This site does just that in real time to servers of your choice worldwide

http://speedtest.net

It has been doinbg that for years and you can also see the average of any country in the world

Around 25 Mbps is the average of the HIGEST speed country in the whole world

I achieve 1Gigabit over copper in my network and for your information copper has the same latency as fibre, both abour 66% of the speed of light.

So copper is not the limitation that you have been led to believe:)

[lakeland27]

well yes, it is.

[poddster]

It would be interesting to see the result of a connection that is NBN and 100Mbps to see if that speed was attained to an off shore server, say in the US for instance.

As most of the internet content originates off shore and the top average data transfer speed globally is around 25 Mbps it seems pretty pointless to have a potential speed of 100 Mbps

[poddster]

LL do you have NBN and if so at what speed?

[lakeland27]

 LL do you have NBN and if so at what speed?

not yet, its due soon.. but when it rains (which it does a lot less ATM due to global warming) a technician has to blow water out of the lines from a nearby pit. he uses compressed air , and does it roughly 3 times a week. i can barely hear on my landline most of the time, the copper definitely needs replacing, and i think optic cable (not affected by water ) is the best replacement, it will save a fortune in maintenance as well as the efficiency gains.

[monman12]

JMK: " or the number of bank CEOs who can afford the thousands to collect fibre to their home"

Let me see, the  4 major banks  = 4 CEO's, the remaining 20 Australian banks = 20 CEO.s. Then we have 8 foreign-owned subsidiary banks, and 30 branches of foreign banks = 36 CEO's

68 CEO's collecting fibre to their home, oh gosh!

 

"I can hardly wait."

As it is the NBN JMK, you will have to wait, and wait, and wait.

[poddster]

LL you cant blame it on the copper, blame the pooly designed pit that it is in.

And if you think that fibre wont have problems from water where it has been terminated , think again.

Fibre terminations are MUCH more critical than copper

[lakeland27]

LL you cant blame it on the copper, blame the pooly designed pit that it is in.

And if you think that fibre wont have problems from water where it has been terminated , think again.

Fibre terminations are MUCH more critical than copper

The pits are being re-built /modified as the cable goes in (i've been watching) the telstra technician himself said that a fibre to the home connection will solve the water problem.

[poddster]

When are you likely to be conneted?

[lakeland27]

When are you likely to be conneted?

well, i will tell you that its currently on not so far away.  i was also told the sept 14 deadline is not that significant as the contracts and materials are secure.

perhaps i can report back later.