NBN speed? How about zero? Zero download speed and zero upload speed.
Today is Wednesday . . . so, 8 days ago my ADSL internet and my landline telephone stopped working because now I have an NBN modem and something called an Arris box which connects to a fibre optic cable (originally a Foxtel cable) which runs outside my home, and so, my service provider turned off my old service, and no, they said they couldn't turn it back on again, now I was on the NBN.
And the problem is that this new whizz-bang internet hasn't worked since installation. I don't know whose fault this is; the NBN's or my service provider's. I only know that after waiting the stated 48 hrs in which I was assured that my problem would at least be addressed (no promise to fix it), I still haven't the internet service and phone service for which I have paid, and no further updates from my ISP.
So, I went out and bought a 5 gig credit on a dongle for my computer and a 30 day credit for my old "dumb" phone.
Now, this might even turn out to be a cheaper and more reliable option. I'll have to wait and see how long it takes me to chew through 5 gig.
If it lasts me a month or even more, then it's going to be a whole lot cheaper. Even if I have to cancel my contract with my ISP and pay any penalty fees (although I am thinking that because they are in breach of their contract to supply a service then it is they and not me who have terminated the contract . . . any contract lawyers out there in chinwag land?)
