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TELSTRA is the premium network: it is the tag line that has gone from
a point of pride to a punchline.
From <http://www.tanyaplibersek.com/nbnfail>
NBN in my area is a lie. My husband happened to have a chat to the
guys from the “nbnco” on the corner who were installing the “nbn” to
this area. We just want to be able for two of us stream different
things at the same time, but “Australia doesn’t need faster internet
speeds” – The greasy Christopher Pyne. The nbnco installer guys
crushed those dreams (not that it’s their fault of course) by letting
us know that they are in fact not installing fiber to the curb , they
are not even installing fiber to the node, they are only replacing the
copper lines AND the old ones are NOT recycled!(thanks to the out of
touch Malcolm Turnbull). They have though installed fiber to the
exchange which will make virtually no difference to us or anyone in
the area. So come 6:30pm there will still be massive laggouts and drop
outs, and this is now, imagine in the future when the population is
more reliant on the internet? But no, “The internet is just a fad” –
Tony Abbot. The nbnco installer guy was angry that he was even having
do this! He couldn’t understand why he was replacing the wires when
our lines get flooded with water and they can’t drain them, he was
very apologetic. I hope everyone else has better experiences with
their NBN. This is of course only my experience and I only use the
internet for news, games, social, research and watching entertainment
as I don’t have a television. These may seem like frivolous things but
also think about other experiences and uses people have, like kids and
their educations, how far left behind will they be if they can’t
access anything? Even socially? Then there is business, It’s
ridiculous trying to upload anything to Youtube, I can only imagine
how frustrating it would be for some to send and receive data. All the
while we are being pushed with one hand to be an “innovative society”,
ridiculous. Well we certainly will have to be innovative in a few
years when the internet no longer works sufficiently to keep up with
the rest of the world.
Surprised that all exchanges aren't already served by fibre.
With ABS figures still showing demand rising exponentially in this
country, perhaps it's time to stock up on canned food and bottled water.
If our government can manage telecommunications so poorly, heaven knows
what else is about to fail.
--
David Boxall | "Cheer up" they said.
| "Things could be worse."
http://david.boxall.id.au | So I cheered up and,
| Sure enough, things got worse.
| --Murphy's musing
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