Same.. I have NBNCo teams outside my house today putting shit on the ground only i'm confused as I have Fibre Optic to my house via OptiComm ..so i'm a little puzzled as to what they are *installing* moreover why i'm higher on the priority list :)
--- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.riagenic.com On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 2:54 PM, mike smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Looking at the rollout, it's scheduled to be available for me by end of > year. Which is somewhat unfair, being I've already got vdsl2. > > > On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 2:51 PM, GregAtGregLowDotCom <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Like most people, I’d love to have FTTH.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> However, I have zero confidence in the current government’s ability to >> deliver it in a reasonable timeframe. Wishing for it won’t make it happen. >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Given a choice between paying $3K-$5k to connect our house to a local >> node in 2016, and a dream of a service that’s unlikely to appear before I >> retire in about 10 years’ time, there really is no serious choice to be >> made. I’d pay the $3k-$5k in a heartbeat.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Regards,**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Greg**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Dr Greg Low**** >> >> ** ** >> >> 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913fax >> **** >> >> SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *David Richards >> *Sent:* Wednesday, 4 September 2013 2:38 PM >> >> *To:* ozDotNet >> *Subject:* Re: [OT] NBN revisited**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Apart from the use of "impacted", a nice article.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> For some reason, this whole argument reminds me of the republic >> referendum some years back. I knew a number of people who didn't like the >> idea of a politician appointed president and thought voting "No" meant "the >> people" would vote for the president.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> The fact is, the vast majority of people who vote on such things do so >> without all the facts. Certainly not enough to be responsible for making a >> decision.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> People on this list will tend to be looking at it from a technical point >> of view. I doubt any of this has any meaning to the population in general. >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> If the NBN was available in my area, I'd get it. For cable, my only >> option now is Optus which is what I have. Telstra told me I could get ADSL >> with a fraction of the data and for a lot more money. If only I had a >> choice...**** >> >> >> **** >> >> David >> >> "If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes >> will fall like a house of cards... checkmate!" >> -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama**** >> >> ** ** >> >> On 4 September 2013 13:53, Bill McCarthy <[email protected]> >> wrote:**** >> >> Here’s a good read from today : >> >> http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/gadgets-on-the-go/turnbulls-fragmented-nbn-dooms-australia-to-repeat-the-mistakes-of-the-past-20130904-2t4cr.html >> **** >> >> **** >> >> Hopefully that will help some folks see past the one tree and start >> looking at the forest.**** >> >> ** ** >> > > > > -- > Meski > > http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv > > "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, > you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills >
