Got the fttp upgrade from fttn. Whilst definitely better it certainly wasnāt the silver bullet I was hoping for. I still donāt get what Iām paying for but itās well within spec according to NBN
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Baku@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© ago
Ok good news, the phone lines arenāt fucked. It took about 40 mins and 2 restarts, but the NCD stopped clicking and flashing and turned solid and Iāve been able to setup the wifi. Canāt be arsed setting up the other mesh node yet, so thatās a problem for later, but oh well - good enough
Did a download rest and Iām getting about 109 down and 18 up. I pay for 100 down and 20 up (though apparently for an extra fiver a month I can get 40 up). Iāll be honest, Iām mega bummed about not being eligible for the free FTTP upgrade, but Iām trying to remember that the last place only had 50mbps, and I had no say in it. At least here I have double download speeds and can get double upload speeds if I decide itās worth it
TinyBreak@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© ago
Baku@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© ago
Might I ask what speeds you pay for/get? Gigabit would be ideal and is probably what Iād stretch to if the budget allowed, but Iād be happy with 800 down
TinyBreak@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© ago
Paying for 100 down, currently gettingā¦ well shit Iāll stop complaining, 108. Thatās a lot better than the test when I first got it, was struggling to hit 90
Baku@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© ago
Oh okay, were basically on the same plan then, just youāre on FTTP while Iām on FTTC
Wanna trade places? Iāll take your unused gigabit š
Cendana@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© ago
Copper technologies in general are not fit for purpose.
FTTC boxes are also more sensitive to lightning strikes.
Baku@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© ago
I have heard that. Iāve also heard that sometimes after power outages the actual DPU pit doesnāt come back online how itās meant to, and can require an NBN technician to come out and look into it
Since the DPUs are reverse powered, I wonder if you plugged your NCD into a UPS if that means youād still have internet and phone lines during a power outage? We had a brief power outage at my last place a few weeks ago, and it was a couple blocks away (listed as āanimal damageā) We only lost power for about 5 seconds before I guess another nearby grid picked out house back up. It seems our nearest HFC exchange or pit or whatever they use was right near the power pole that was damaged was, so our internet was dead until morning when Jemena finally got someone round to fix it
Cendana@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© ago
It should work just fine, provided that at the NBN side, the few bits that need power still has power or their batteries are still good.