Re: [LINK] NBN technologies [WAS] FTTN(ot working)

2017-03-28 Thread David Boxall
On 29/03/2017 1:41 PM, David Boxall wrote: ... an ABC reporter filed from Airlie Beach over the motel's land line. It was the only working telecommunications at the time. This, when the Productivity Commission is trying to phase out the land line USO. Why are they trying to kill us? :/ ... The

Re: [LINK] NBN technologies [WAS] FTTN(ot working)

2017-03-28 Thread JanW
At 01:49 PM 29/03/2017, David Boxall you wrote: >>... Back in the day of Ka band, which replaced C (the bigger dishes we used >>to grab signal from early satellites), rain was an issue. Lots of noise. I >>didn't know if it continued with Ku or not. >>... > >Out of curiosity, I looked it up: >>The

Re: [LINK] NBN technologies [WAS] FTTN(ot working)

2017-03-28 Thread David Boxall
On 29/03/2017 1:22 PM, JanW wrote: ... Back in the day of Ka band, which replaced C (the bigger dishes we used to grab signal from early satellites), rain was an issue. Lots of noise. I didn't know if it continued with Ku or not. ... Out of curiosity, I looked it up: The Ka band is more susce

Re: [LINK] NBN technologies [WAS] FTTN(ot working)

2017-03-28 Thread David Boxall
On 29/03/2017 1:22 PM, JanW wrote: ... I was going to mention weather impacts. Back in the day of Ka band, which replaced C (the bigger dishes we used to grab signal from early satellites), rain was an issue. Lots of noise. I didn't know if it continued with Ku or not. ... Sky Muster uses Ka b

Re: [LINK] NBN technologies [WAS] FTTN(ot working)

2017-03-28 Thread JanW
At 12:21 PM 29/03/2017, David Boxall wrote: >I've seen a post from someone in the danger zone who'd managed to power their >Sky Muster S-NTD with a genset, but couldn't get signal. How much of Sky >Muster's failings are down to Ka band limitations and which to cost-cutting on >the ground is anyb

[LINK] NBN technologies [WAS] FTTN(ot working)

2017-03-28 Thread David Boxall
On 28/03/2017 7:48 PM, Nicholas English wrote: Gosh!! Won't all those in storm ravaged Queenslanders wish they had FTTN or even better a Sky Mustard connection. These are infinitely superior technologies suited to our climate. I don't really wish to politicise the weather, but the reality is I