Re: [LINK] Thanks for installing my nbn Telstra....

2016-02-24 Thread Kim Holburn
When did Telstra start installing the NBN? On 2016/Feb/25, at 11:32 AM, David Boxall wrote: > But I can't turn my water tap on now! > > > -- > David Boxall| For when the One

Re: [LINK] Fwd: Telstra's ADSL 'Fair Go'

2016-02-24 Thread Bernard Robertson-Dunn
On 25/02/2016 2:47 PM, Fernando Cassia wrote: Isn't this the country of the NBN? And isn't it 2016 now? why are people still on ADSL? I live on the Northern Beaches in Bronwyn Bishop's electorate and next door to Tony Abbott's (all expressions of sympathy greatly appreciated). All I can get

Re: [LINK] Fwd: Telstra's ADSL 'Fair Go'

2016-02-24 Thread Fernando Cassia
Isn't this the country of the NBN? And isn't it 2016 now? why are people still on ADSL? VDSL2 should be it, in areas where last-mile is still copper https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very-high-bit-rate_digital_subscriber_line_2 FC On 2/25/16, JanW wrote: > >>>the problem

Re: [LINK] Malcolm's muddle

2016-02-24 Thread David Boxall
On 25/02/2016 10:38 AM, Andy Farkas wrote: On 15/02/2016 11:18, David Boxall wrote: ... in the places where people are switching on their second-rate copper NBN ... ... Late last year I mentioned that Bundaberg was one of the first and largest trial sites for FTTN. It doesn't seem to be going

[LINK] Thanks for installing my nbn Telstra....

2016-02-24 Thread David Boxall
But I can't turn my water tap on now! -- David Boxall| For when the One Great Scorer comes | To mark against your name, http://david.boxall.id.au | He

Re: [LINK] How fast is the NBN?

2016-02-24 Thread Brendan
On 02/23/2016 02:06 PM, David Boxall wrote: > If memory serves, our NBN is supposed to be "finished" by 2020. In > reality, it looks like we'll need to go back to the beginning and start > over before that year. > > > Did they

Re: [LINK] Malcolm's muddle

2016-02-24 Thread Andy Farkas
On 15/02/2016 11:18, David Boxall wrote: >> ... in the places where people are switching on their second-rate >> copper NBN for the first time; instead of getting the faster broadband >> they were promised, people are now getting slower broadband services >> than they were getting with ADSL. Late

Re: [LINK] How fast is the NBN?

2016-02-24 Thread Andy Farkas
On 25/02/2016 09:00, JanW wrote: > At 09:52 AM 25/02/2016, Andy Farkas you wrote: > >> All ISPs are required by law to do this, at 50%, 85%, and 100%. >> >> > Isn't that only mobile

Re: [LINK] How fast is the NBN?

2016-02-24 Thread JanW
At 09:52 AM 25/02/2016, Andy Farkas you wrote: >All ISPs are required by law to do this, at 50%, 85%, and 100%. > > Isn't that only mobile data? I'm on ADSL at home. And the warning

Re: [LINK] Cyberwar: Hypothetical Scenario for Teaching ICT Ethics

2016-02-24 Thread Roger Clarke
At 8:49 +1100 25/2/16, Tom Worthington wrote: >Last week I attended a series of seminars as part of the "Securing our >Future in Cyberspace" Conference, hosted by the Australian National >University. This gave me inspiration for new material to teach ICT >Ethics at ANU. Here is a draft.

Re: [LINK] How fast is the NBN?

2016-02-24 Thread Andy Farkas
On 25/02/2016 07:48, JanW wrote: > I got my first 'warning' re date quota use last month, which I thought > was a nice touch from internode. All ISPs are required by law to do this, at 50%, 85%, and 100%.

Re: [LINK] How fast is the NBN?

2016-02-24 Thread Glen Turner
> Rod Tucker's info-graphic for The Conversation envisages a typical > Australian home in 2020 having a tablet computer, a laptop, four > smartphones and three TVs, all in use simultaneously: > https://theconversation.com/infographic-how-fast-is-the-nbn-54392 Hi Tom Rod's wrong (sorry mate).

Re: [LINK] Bureau of Communications Research Data Lab

2016-02-24 Thread Andy Farkas
On 24/02/2016 20:02, David Boxall wrote: > Might come in handy: > > Handy for what? A bunch of red and yellow coloured graphs that show the current govt. is stifling the econimic growth of Australia? I can't

[LINK] Bureau of Communications Research Data Lab

2016-02-24 Thread David Boxall
Might come in handy: -- David Boxall| My figures are just as good | as any other figures. http://david.boxall.id.au | I make them up myself, and

[LINK] Health stories

2016-02-24 Thread David Boxall
> ISSUES FACED: > > * Slow internet speeds & unreliable connections > * Limited Data – most rural families are limited to 25GB of data/month > * Very expensive – Telstra Satellite customers pay $69 per GB > * Not being aware of options available > >

[LINK] An interesting perspective from the ISP/RSP side

2016-02-24 Thread Andy Farkas
"At the APRICOT[*] conference this week it has been interesting to meet so many people that operate outside of Australia or NZ that have assumed Australia would provide better internet options for end users than NZ.