[LINK] Telstra apologises over Birdsville's Easter mobile and internet blackout and tourism disruption

I'm still waiting for some demonstration of the putative superiority of the private sector. Telstra has apologised to customers in the remote Queensland town of Birdsville after a mobile and

Re: [LINK] The NBN is already out of date, but it's not too late to change course

On 30/03/2016 3:42 PM, JanW wrote: ... - the ping pong of politics will kill this state. Long term projects are nearly impossible to attempt. ... Has Democracy reached end-of-life? -- David Boxall| I have seen the past | And it worked.

Re: [LINK] The NBN is already out of date, but it's not too late to change course

At 03:16 PM 30/03/2016, David Boxall wrote: >Sadly, today's Conservatives seem terrified of the future. Asking them for >anything "with long-term sustainability in mind" is asking them to confront >that which causes them to soil their nappies. It's the same at state level. You should have

Re: [LINK] Antony Barry shared an article with you from Pocket

At 3:55 + 30/3/16, Antony Barry wrote: >A programmer almost broke the Internet last week by deleting 11 lines of code >http://www.sciencealert.com/how-a-programmer-almost-broke-the-internet-by-deleting-11-lines-of-code As a 1970s-80s developer, I find this astounding: >npm decided to take the

[LINK] The NBN is already out of date, but it's not too late to change course

.au/comment/the-nbn-is-already-out-of-date-but-its-not-too-late-to-change-course-20160329-gnt18u.html> ... There's some good news. Both our average and peak internet speeds have increased by 11 per cent and 6.4 per cent year-on-year, respectively. However, that's a bit like kicking six unan

Re: [LINK] Fwd: Re: The wonders of NBN

On 30/03/2016 12:56, Paul Brooks wrote: There's also the TIO, which the original ISP should have alerted them to, who will kick the ISP and NBN's butts until its fixed. I've been led to believe NBNCo are immune to TIO complaints. -andyf ___ Link

Re: [LINK] Fwd: Re: The wonders of NBN

Jan - did the original complainant ring the 1800 number and talk to to the NBN help desk, maybe even open a ticket? They're usually fairly responsive, especially when it concerns a fault in an existing service, rather than an installation query. There's also the TIO, which the original ISP

Re: [LINK] Fwd: Re: The wonders of NBN

On 2016-03-29 09:47 JanW wrote: > http://janwhitaker.com/a-minister-replies-re-nbn-sort-of/ The reply is completely inappropriate because it rambles on about a delay in initial connection whereas the complaint concerned a delay in restoring service, quote: "Thank you for your email dated 15th

[LINK] VNC Roulette

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/25/vnc_roulette/ "Pics X-ray equipment, farm machinery, electricity generators. Security cameras, desktops with browsers logged into Facebook, stock inventory software. Sales registers, home alarm equipment ... the list goes on. All this and more on VNC

Re: [LINK] Does NBN need a third satellite?

On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 3:16 PM, Tom Worthington < tom.worthing...@tomw.net.au> wrote: > > However, there is no harm in the satellites being used to download movies, > when there is capacity available. But I suggest priority should be given to > services such as health and education. So does

Re: [LINK] Does NBN need a third satellite?

On 29/03/16 09:39, Hamish Moffatt wrote: And outback Netflix? It seems reasonable for taxpayers to buy a satellite for outback kids education, but not to subsidize Netflix's business model. However, there is no harm in the satellites being used to download movies, when there is capacity

Re: [LINK] A non-sensationalist look at Australian internet speeds

On 3/25/16, JanW wrote: > I would just like to know why YouTube vids stop every 5 minutes. It's not my > network connection/provider because it doesn't happen with other streaming > services like Netflix. It's just Youtube. And of course if Youtube > recognises there's a