https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/afeb0a86-21e9-4d45-b002-c543ea9e88e1
FTTN. Connected last week. It all depends on your distance back to the node. Mine is approximately 392m.
Once your area goes live, you can go to https://futurebroadband.com.au/sq/ and enter your address. This will tell you what NBN estimates is possible for your address and so far I’ve found it to be accurate within 1Mbps over a few tested connections.
Also I’d suggest going with a high quality, highly skilled and transparent company such as Aussie Broadband.
If you like, I can assist you along the way and answer any questions you have. In exchange I’d ask that you use my referral code when signing up for Aussie Broadband so that we both get $50 credit. (I’m handing out my mums referral to get her a discount).
Refer-A-Friend Code: 1068923
"With H.265, 4K streaming could be possible with as little as 20-30 Mbps of bandwidth." http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/25/h265-is-approved/
so all the connectivity options besides FTTP will struggle to have one stream going and be incapable of doing almost anything else while someone is watching one stream. will this impact aussie retailers by crushing the viability of 4K TV sets and the reason to upgrade?
open for business?
OK, so your handover point is the cable modem. This probably has gone to NBN and they've got graphs which show your signal to noise ratio and signal strength from your cable modem over the past 24 hours / week etc. This is one of the things the engineer at NBN looks at to determine whether your cable modem is talking back correctly. They also see stats from your cable modem about uptime, how long it's been online etc.
NBN will refuse a tech visit unless something is out of spec on the RF (coax cable) side of things, or you've got more than say a drop a week. I don't know the exact numbers, but if you're connection is bad, you're going to get dropped .. like... 40 times a day. If it's twice per day, it's probably other interference, which isn't just affecting you (Power issues?)
For all they know, if you're insisting on using wifi, the times it's dropping out are actually when you're using your microwave (which also operates on 2.4Ghz) and you're saying that's NBN's fault, or it could also be interference from your neighbours house or something.
It's not NBN's problem to determine the cause of that fault, they're not there to fix your home network. Their handover point is the cable modem.
You'll need to get logs which show what's happening on your side with the drop outs etc and see if NBN can match that to something that's happening on their side.
Get something like ping plotter:
https://www.pingplotter.com/products/standard.html
ping something like google at 8.8.8.8 or Cloudflare at 1.1.1.1
See when it's failing; and if it's failing after a similar amount of time each time, or if it's at regular times etc etc then that gives ABB the information they need to go after NBN, or otherwise help you find the offending piece of equipment that's breaking things on your side.
DD-WRT is trash, go for one that supports OpenWRT
Similar to /u/myemailisa I've got a WRT 1900AC and a WRT32x
Both work great with Aussie Broadband, even with IPv6.
The WRT32x especially gets obscenely good speed tests on Wi-Fi
Then screenshot it and show me. I had a similar router to that when I first got on NBN, I might be able to see a way around it.
Also, if it's the third DNS server, then your computer will bias to the first two. So long as the first two are faster than the 'router enforced' one, then the router DNS doesn't matter. Again, this is how it works at my house, the gateway is the 3rd DNS option but the computer uses the first two because they are the fastest to respond.
Please screenshot your DNS settings on the PC, the routers interface and run GRC's DNS benchmark to see if you are using the best DNS servers available. Personally I'm using 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 with 10.0.0.138 as a third option if the other two are down.
Download wi-fi analyser or something like it. Check how messy your area is for wifi signals. Idealy for 2.4ghz, you want /everyone/ in your area using channels 1, 6 and 11 and nothing else (Using any other channel introduces interference). Likely though, people will be all over the place; so try and find the least congested channel and tell your modem to use that one manually in its settings.
https://www.speedtest.net/result/10274464250
100/20 FTTP 1ms 109Mb down 18.5Mb up
Getting what I paid for. I'll be on 100/40 soon, and if I get around to adding ethernet to the rest of the PCs I'll go 1000/50.
Worse speeds is due to having multiple sockets in the apartment, and cross talk from having more people join up to NBN, causing copper degradation. (also MDF using old pins from 1960s - Telecom}
For example I was getting 90/32 always then one day ( about 2 months ago ) my speeds dropped to 84/28, i had a cabler in and he removed sockets and improved the connection and now getting 93/38 always.
Plus for $59.99/month
Friday night 9.45pm -
https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/52956485-374f-4b99-92aa-d60e4dc2036b
That must be the old modem. The new Kaon one pushes 800mbps+ (though it seems I now suffer the wrath of the upload cap, it was 100mbps when I last checked it)
when I moved to NBN all they did was connecting existing blue telephone wire to the fibre optic cable inside the pit on my boundary. (FTTC) [NB: mu house has the separate cables buried underground via the conduits for both Telstra/Optus HFC as well as copper wires during the construction]
after they connected the NBN connecting device I plugg'd in the ethernet cable from my existing router and it was up and running in 4 min.
Could be the backhaul to the tower? My tower, I can get 200+mbps on 4G 2/4 bars on my iPhone at home - to be fair, my tower just got 5G in the last 4 months, so fresh fibre etc to the tower (what the Optus tech told me)
https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/i/4079396429 (6pm peak times)
Telstra is amazing. I have 100/30 which runs consistently at 107/38 and am only paying $65 per month. They accidentally cut my NBN off a few months ago and I complained heaps so now I’ve got a permanently cheaper plan. Mind you they have me free 4G while I was without internet.
What is your speed test right now?
Next time the "NBN goes down" - you want to isolate it, plug the PC/Laptop directly into the Black NTD Ethernet port (If you are on ABB) it should automatically get an IP address and you can browse the web from it. If you get good speeds etc after directly connecting to the NTD then it's not the NBN's problem of "not working".
Usually you go through an internet provider to sort it out.
In my area Optus HFC was dumped. They are using the old Foxtel system for HFC.
The connection point could be labelled Foxtel.
It should look like an antenna port with a thread on it.
Like the bottom port on the attach link.
https://www.amazon.com.au/IBL-1-Ethernet-Gold-plated-Cable-Plate/dp/B01KWOBCD2
If Wifi range is the main issue I would recommend getting a Wifi Mesh system that you can plug into a LAN port of your existing Telstra Smart Modem (Turn the Wifi off on the Telstra Smart Modem) such as this . If you are gaming then I would highly recommend running Ethernet cables to your PC/consoles instead of relying on Wifi.
1: Buy a better wifi router. Get a TP-Link mesh unit.
2: Also check the channels aren't being overlapped . You can use this app by farproc on an Android Phone to check the channels ---> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&hl=en\_AU&gl=US
honestly the netgear should be more than fine, and it sounds more like there's steel beams/electrical components etc in the walls messing with the wifi.. consider something like running an eero or two through the place
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&hl=en_AU&gl=US
Install this on your Android phone. Check what channels you can see and move to one that is free.
If you can get something like this:
TP-Link Archer TX50E AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.2 PCIe Adapter Link
This will give you a better signal and speed than a wifi usb dongle.
To be fair I've been with them for 2 years and the 90% speed guarantee has been true for the 100/40 plan I was on.
On the new 1gbps plan, I'm getting downloads of 890/48 which is pretty good. Downloads of games I find though caps out at 30MB/s.
I got FTTN going on 5 years ago and attainable sync was ~130/55, actual was 115/48, throughput never went over 94/38.
A year later I moved into my current house and lucked out again with similar line. Right now attainable is 126/46, actual is 103/43 and throughput is still https://www.speedtest.net/result/9735817788
I get 100 no issues: https://www.speedtest.net/result/9580002656.png
One point worth noting, by default my router thought it was a 50/20 and refused to connect faster.. once I told it explicitly the connection was a 100/20 it connected at that no issues...
Edit: this is the spot I'm talking about
Throttled 50/20 plan. They reduced the speed down to 35 down a few months ago. Still a good deal, been with them for 9 months. https://www.speedtest.net/result/9449992058
It’s an Optus issue - hit me up for a discount code when you are ready to switch to Aussie Broadband. (We both get $50 off).
They don’t mess around. One four minute phone call and a few buttons on their end had me off their CGNAT, enabled all ports for forwarding (your current issue), and IPv6 working.
Prior to this I was stuck on slow copper that'd drop out at random, but especially when it rained.
Hasn't dropped once since FTTP was installed.
I think what's being described is if you think about old LAN party days. So everyone would bring their PC/Xbox and y'all would hook into the router with the ethernet cable each. Or having multiple devices hooked in via ethernet to the modem. Except you have just a box they all plug into and then the box is plugged into the modem/router your using. network switch
It's a similar thing, the ports should all have ethernet cables, so you need a network switch (really cheap to get) which is a board they would all plug into. So think of the ports like xboxs and the switch like the router/modem all your mates would plug into. Then that network switch once all the cables from the ports are plugged in, will plug into your router/modem.
So you would have modem - network - ports.
Also the cables should still be in place. It's a matter of finding the ends to them. When the NBN was installed in most places, they just left the old wiring alone if it wasn't repurposed for the net, costs more to rip that all out then it is to just leave those ports alone, even where I live, I have all the ports still,
Slow NBN won't be the fault of your router. Here is a quick easy speed test. https://fast.com If the big result number (download speed) is more than 10% slower than what your plan says it should be, call your ISP and request a line test, and/or discuss your options.
While this could be a glitch on the part of fast.com (which is rather common), it's likely you were upgraded by your RSP for free due to the current NBNCo's ongoing "Focus on Fast" campaign, offering faster plans for the same price as slower plans.
Its obvious you're just trying to shit on the NBN while posing it as a question.
For the vast majority the NBN is more than sufficient. 90% of the problems on the NBN are also only temp issue, or issues within the house.
Its kinda like people in Sydney shitting on SydneyTrains for being shit, when compared to globally it shits on every train network around the globe and is reasonably priced.
Now most people meme about the NBN being shit, but they themselves don't have shit internet. They also blame the choice of Technology when it can be caused by any number of things.
This is my speed test result with FTTC. It does a bloody great job.
https://www.speedtest.net/result/9134804711
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So maybe take a step back and actually critically look at your internet service and usage. Realize that because of the NBN memes, you also look for negative aspects of the NBN to validate your feelings of the NBN. Then think about what issues you actually have on the NBN and how that actually effects you. Then ask yourself, how did you know this was the NBN fault.
A lot of people who have an optimistic view of the FTTP deployment of the NBN haven't actually experienced it, and will often undervalue the issues that the FTTP deployment has. They'll also overlook the issues that people have in FTTP such as if there is congestion they'll suggest it would have to be caused by the provider, when it could still be the NBN itself.
Yep, the wifi speeds were definitely not normal. I worked out why...
I downloaded an app on my phone to analyse the wifi that it was seeing. I found the following:
2.4 Ghz
Channel: I was on channel 1. The same channel with 8 others on it.
Strength: At the farthest edge of the house, the signal strength is -80dB. I was being swamped by another, stronger signal. Most likely
because that room is closer to my neighbours, and they may have their modem right next to our house.
5 Ghz
Channel: I was on channel 1. The same channel with 2 others on it. Strength: At the farthest edge of the house, the signal strength is -80dB. I was being swamped by another, stronger signal as mentioned above.
I made the following changes:
2.4 Ghz
Channel: Changed to a clearer channel, between two other used channels.
5 Ghz
Channel: Changed to a clearer channel and narrowed the band to avoid the other networks.
Results:
I saw an immediate increase in download speed in the study from 9.6 Mbps to 11.2 Mbps. At the farthest edge of the house, I noticed a much more stable connection, and maybe an increase in speed. Unfortunately, the strength is low, so I'm looking at getting an access point to boost my signal.
Current speed tests:
The ethernet results are almost identical.
So, in conclusion: WiFi settings were the default, just like all my neighbours, so there was a stack of overlap.
Thanks everyone for all the ideas and feedback, it was extremely helpful!
No I didn't bother as the whole seeing 5G on my SGS 10 5G was a novelty.
Back in Bowen now and this is the best I can get on 4G
https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/5672682303
112/8 so it flogs the NBN on download but the upload sucks.
That 5G test is the only time I have ever seen 5G lol
As far as I'm aware all 5g deployments in Australia so far are NSA (non-standalone) so it uses 4g for the upload. Do you have a 4g speedtest from the same location? Here's a 5g test I did on my Note 10+ in Cairns https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/5583184423
Most of us agree that using the existing Telstra copper is a crappy plan but apparently they've been able to get it to go faster than 25/1 recently, up to 105/45:
http://www.zdnet.com/au/nbn-co-hails-fttn-trial-proposes-tpg-tax-7000028482/
This could be a plethora of different issues. It's either...
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To test the first point of failure, run a test at speedtest.net or fast.com and see what results you get. If the results are equally as bad, do a test directly plugged into your UNI-D port on your FTTP box.
Use the following quick tests to ensure that the WAN can maintain a high quality connection.
it's not limited to 12/1 now, here's a speedtest I just did. https://www.speedtest.net/result/8619254333
RSRQ: -8dB
RSRP: -104dBm
RSSI: -75dBm
SINR: 3dB
Band: 28
Upload bandwidth: 10 MHz
Download bandwidth: 10 MHz
I would look into the Unifi range as one great option if you already have Ethernet around.
https://unifi-network.ui.com/#
You will need to install software on a computer to set them up initially but after that it does it's own thing.
I wanted to do something similar a couple of years back and got one of the current ones at the time and found I didn't need a second or third because it's range covered my entire small house and grounds.
FYI. I'm setting up a reverse tunnel via https://ngrok.com/I run the ngrok client from my NAS which is also running a VPN server.
I forward the VPN ports to the tunnel, then use the dynamic tunnel address to get back into my network from the Internet.
The downside is that you need a separate tunnel per TCP/UDP Port (which is fine in my case as I just need the one port for OpenVPN tunnelling).
>sp.chorus.co.nz/produc...
:-)
speedtest from just now https://www.speedtest.net/result/8103445359 - not bad for an old 2014 Asus router with ipset lists (blacklists) etc on it ? Running Asus-Merlin if interested.
That's my peak speed. Average speed would probably be about this though : https://www.speedtest.net/result/8064687931.png
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I was wondering if there's any NBN plans I can get to get better speeds than this? Cheers.
How recent is that feedback, is that going back many years, or in the last year or so (interested as a shareholder)
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I had some issues getting connected, took a few weeks, but didnt blame Dodo for it, i havent been with any other NBN providers so i cant compare.
Im getting 23.1 down, 4.7 up on 25/5 plan right now
https://www.speedtest.net/result/7781653410
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You've been used to the Internode experience. When I had them for my DSL, they were knowledgeable and were willing to spend the time to troubleshoot the connectivity and line attenuation issues I was experiencing. They went as far as performing isolation and line noise tests with the copper within the house to finally rule out issues there before sending off a fix notification request to Telstra to test the pit and interconnectors.
I dropped DSL about 10 years ago to get onto the Telstra HFC and the approximately 10x speed increase from that. It was lucky through negotiation and their now-ended disconnections line that I was able to score bundle and discounted deals.
With NBN, I wasn't able to snag anything similar and they don't offer discounting. So I made the switch and I have recently signed up to Aussie Broadband. The experience I had with getting the connection and plans agreed to was similar to what I had with Internode back 10 years ago. They were knowledgeable, understood their product and what things were required to get the connection online.
Mobile phone SIM cars were sent the next day and I got my phones ported over that evening. NBN technician was booked and I had 4 notification reminders that this was happening. Tech turned up within the allocated window and deployed the HFC modem, replacing the Telstra one that was in place. Now I've got a live ABB connection and the speed tests I was doing last night lived up to the advertised speeds of 83mbps download. I was consistently getting 90/13 to 93/16 speeds going through both Speedtest.net and Speedof.me
I'd recommend to give ABB a go. Pricing is slightly higher and that stems from their knowledge of product, knowledge of systems and so far, the lack of fluff I've had to wade through to get what I'm after.
What type of NBN? Over Wifi in your house? Where do you live? Where's the server?
I'm on NBN FTTP, wired directly, in QLD.
Using this list of servers, I get 15-20ms RTT on most all the distinct IPs listed on the front page.
That is a fuckin' disgrace in 2021. Mate if you're in at least a somewhat sparsely populated area, Musk's Starlink might be worth a look. It's 800 bucks for the equipment and like 120 bucks a month for up to 100 - 150mb down, and apparantly won't really be effective in bigger population centres but it might be worth a look.
Also Speedify VPN is pretty affordable and is the only one I know of that can BOND mobile and wifi into a combined speed. Might give you a little boost and you can set a limit on how much mobile speed to "inject" so you don't risk going over any caps.
OR Aussie's could get educated and vote for a federal political party that care about anyone or anything other than themselves.
PS. It's like the longest of long shots but have a look if you're on the list of suburbs getting a fibre extension in the next 2 years. Far as I know it goes down the street and you can nominate to get connected for fttp. ALSO if you can afford a couple of hundred bucks get a cabler into your home to disconnect all but one dsl port and rewire the place, will maximise your speeds.
To be honest You'd be better off to set it up on your PC / device - NordVPN has a good app for all major platforms.
Even if you can find a way to run the VPN Client / Server off your Telstra Router it will run like a bucket of shit - most ISP issued Routers are pretty under resourced RAM / CPU wise.
If you do opt to run a Router based VPN in the future i'd recommend either one of the higher end Asus Routers, some ubiquiti Gear or build / buy a PFSense box if you feel like a weekend project :)
NTD is the box which NBN installed which terminates the connection at your home .
Android App can be downloaded from playstore
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.aussiebroadband.myaussie
Sign-up with your registered email address with ABB.
You might be able to squeeze more performance out of your current Wi-Fi router, depending on the unit you have.
Region (in order of preferability) = Australia / Other or World / USA / Europe. China is missing some 5Ghz bands.
Running ethernet for all your devices is the ideal solution.
Powerline adaptors are decent, but not great
Don't use a repeater if you can avoid it. People will recommend these, but it's a bit like yelling in a crowded room. You start yelling, others will too... Much easier if everyone whispers.
Grab wifi analyser, you'll likely see that there's a bunch of overlapping 2.4 GHz networks. If you can, login to your router and change your channel to one with less other people.
Another notable ISP alongside ABB is Launtel.
They offer per-day pricing so you can try different speeds or run a large download for a day but then drop back to a lower tier for the rest of the month.
I think the reason I love launtel though is their performance. They’re using the same transit network that NordVPN runs off and don’t suffer the massive slowdowns in the evening or when a big game update is released and “breaks the internet” for Aussie and Telstra
No it should NOT have been coax should of been Cat8 cable https://www.amazon.com.au/Cat8-RJ45-Tool-Free-Keystone-Cable/dp/B07JQ4BV3T/ref=asc_df_B07JQ4BV3T/
Get a reliable paid VPN and you will be secure. Just don't use free ones and look it up if the VPN doesn't log, hasn't been caught logging because there are cases like this. If you need recommendations - get NordVPN or PIA. I would say they are both one of the better ones. I personally use Nord because I use it not just for torrenting but to watch Netflix, because PIA doesn't really work with it, but it depends what you will be using it for.
Heya bud! Sorry to come back, but I have a new issue.
I am signed in fine, passing traffic, all is well. I'm now trying to get OpenVPN working, as this device is AES-NI compatible.
I have carefully followed the instructions provided by my VPN provider, however I think I maybe have not correctly imported my certificate, as I am getting auth errors.
Anyway, I should be able to sort that out myself. I think my problem now is that the interface created by the OpenVPN client is attempted to use the OPT1 interface, which I have a feeling does not understand it has to come out my re0.2 interface with VLAN2 tags? (I may entirely misunderstand how OpenVPN/Interfaces/Network Ports work in pfSense)
I also opted not to delete all the normal NAT rules as suggested in the guide, as I use a OpenNIC DNS, so I am not too concerned about DNS leaking.
I've been in contact with Mullvad support who are somewhat helpful. I'm thinking I might just go to a different VPN provider with a complex installation?
Personal experience with BlackVPN. Use an Australian endpoint - good consistent speeds. Bonus - privacy from the Australian surveillance state. Their company is Hong Kong based so not 14 eyes jurisdiction. They are not cheap but I've tried everything cheaper and found all the others unacceptable.