Australian Politics Forum - Distance from the node: HOW RELEVANT will it be?

Carl D

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Re: Distance from the node: HOW RELEVANT will it be?
Reply #15 - Oct 20^th, 2017 at 1:28am

And, even if the node for FTTN is right outside your front door that's no guarantee of decent speeds.

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2464648#r7

(that whole thread makes interesting reading)

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Then at a later date realise that you wasted your time, because the copper to your premises ran the other way from the pillar, to the end of the street, around the corner, down the next street and then back to your house – and just for fun it crossed sides of the street half a dozen times or so before it made it to your place.

Like Greg, thank goodness I got FTTP 2 years ago. Only because it was already contracted to be done under the previous Labor Federal Government before the Liberals won in 2013 and made a mess of the NBN.

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Re: Distance from the node: HOW RELEVANT will it be?
Reply #16 - Oct 22^nd, 2017 at 3:14pm

oh dear wrote on Oct 19^th, 2017 at 7:02pm:

Aussie wrote on Oct 19^th, 2017 at 1:53pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 19^th, 2017 at 12:21pm:

I'm not sure it is.

No matter how far you are from the node, you can still upgrade to a different tier if you like.

https://www.nbnco.com.au/learn-about-the-nbn/speed.html

Clear as mud.

Aussie the best advice I can give is find your area on Whirlpool Forums and ask questions.
Watch the ABC 4Corners show this coming Monday which is titled

' Whats wrong with the NBN'

I think it would be very interesting to see exactly how many Australians watch that program!

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Re: Distance from the node: HOW RELEVANT will it be?
Reply #17 - Oct 22^nd, 2017 at 3:16pm

Carl D wrote on Oct 20^th, 2017 at 1:28am:

And, even if the node for FTTN is right outside your front door that's no guarantee of decent speeds.

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2464648#r7

(that whole thread makes interesting reading)

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Then at a later date realise that you wasted your time, because the copper to your premises ran the other way from the pillar, to the end of the street, around the corner, down the next street and then back to your house – and just for fun it crossed sides of the street half a dozen times or so before it made it to your place.

Like Greg, thank goodness I got FTTP 2 years ago. Only because it was already contracted to be done under the previous Labor Federal Government before the Liberals won in 2013 and made a mess of the NBN.

All thanks to Kevin Rudd: he gave the nation Fibre to the home and will never be forgotten for it!

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Re: Distance from the node: HOW RELEVANT will it be?
Reply #18 - Oct 22^nd, 2017 at 4:46pm

Looks like distance definitely has an impact on speed.

NBN say:
Your choice of speed and provider
To get the best nbn™ network experience, check your address and contact your preferred service provider about the options that are available to your premises. Not all speeds greater than nbn™ 25 are available at all premises.

https://www.nbnco.com.au/learn-about-the-nbn/network-technology/fibre-to-the-nod...

• At 100m, FTTN could deliver about 100Mbps

• At 500m, that drops to about 50Mbps

• At 1km, it drops to about 25Mbps

Lot of interesting info including how to determine your cable length to the node and maximum speed you can expect.

https://choice.community/t/with-nbn-distance-from-node-determines-speed/13707/19

These are the factors that IINET say will impact the service:

Length of the copper line from your premises to the NBN node (typically in your street or a street nearby).

Weather conditions that may impact the copper.

Quality of copper line, including overall length, condition and joins.

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