The deal to allow Qantas to use NBN satellites for in-flight Internet
may technically have little impact on capacity, but it's seen in the
bush as an insult. Proof positive, if any were needed, that neither nbn™
nor our government "get it".
<https://www.facebook.com/bindisnbulldust.com.au/posts/662051663949715>
Hey you all, just a little vent this morning about the #datadrought
The NBN has their new SkyMuster satellite up and going but we are
really not getting good value for money. Our plan is dearer than with
the previous satellite and our current 35GB peak and 50 GB off peak
for $59.95 is not even getting us three weeks into the month.
The trouble is when you are homeschooling four children in a remote
location from grades 10 to Kindy you really need to be able to access
the internet. We can't just pop down the road to the library or
McDonald's and use the free wifi. We can't just get into the library
to borrow a book, so all research has to be done online, including the
study load of what a certificate III course needs for research.
Ok so what do the children need to access the internet for?? Well we
have SpellingCity, ArtVenture, MathsOnline, RazKids, NessyLearning,
ReadingEggs, DyslexiaAid, KidoLand and BorrowBox. Then we have the
multitude of YouTube clips we would like to watch like 'the magic e
song', and 'tectonic plates' but we are generally experiencing
problems even when we have full internet speed.
Master Bulldust14 is trying to make a movie at the moment for school
and would like to download some songs. As we have already used our
peak data our plan has been shaped so we are slower than a snail and
most web pages just wont load. He waited up until 1am this morning to
download a couple of songs. So when he came stomping down the stairs
this morning I knew something was not successful. Apparently he waited
until 1:07am oh yes that is the OFF PEAK TIME :( and the speed didn't
improve so he just went to bed.
Master Bulldust6 is also getting some tutoring to help us moving
forward with his dyslexia, for this I buy data blocks of 1GB for $5
just for him to get through a one hour session using FaceTime when we
run out of our current plan. We are not allowed any more than 75GB in
total (NBN policy) though I would never be able to afford that much
anyway.
Than to hear that Qantas is able to have it's passengers access
internet through the Skymuster satellite -- it is a slap in the face
for anyone in remote locations trying to run schoolrooms to educate
our future generations let alone to try and run business.
Come one #fairgo lets think realistically about letting our kids in
the bush have a decent education, stop this #datadrought #bushkids
#homeschooling #bindisnbulldust
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David Boxall | For when the One Great Scorer comes
| To mark against your name,
http://david.boxall.id.au | He writes-not that you won or lost-
| But how you played the game.
--Grantland Rice
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