Re: Hel$tra vs TPG

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: Hel$tra vs TPG
Date	2016-11-30 05:23 +1100
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"keithr0" <user@account.invalid> wrote in message 
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> On 11/29/2016 8:39 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "felix" <me@nothere.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:ea2djrF6dt1U2@mid.individual.net...
>>> On Wednesday, 23 Nov 2016 9:32 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "felix" <me@nothere.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:e9jq5iFlsdtU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> On Wednesday, 23 Nov 2016 7:40 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "felix" <me@nothere.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:e9jkpdFkhutU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>> On Wednesday, 23 Nov 2016 12:02 AM, felix wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, 22 Nov 2016 7:29 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:e9idkdFb0btU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "felix" <me@nothere.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> news:e9i62mF99tpU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, 22 Nov 2016 12:50 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> "felix" <me@nothere.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>> news:e9hdipF45hdU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, 22 Nov 2016 7:52 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "felix" <me@nothere.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:e9fdn8FjavaU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, 21 Nov 2016 3:35 PM, felix wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, 21 Nov 2016 2:21 PM, SG1 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "felix" <me@nothere.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:e9f2liFh3n9U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> recently disconnected Hel$tra cable and signed up with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TPG. only took 4 days from initial phone call to TPG
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for new phone and internet connection to be up and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> running including modem delivery and installation of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NBN equipment.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now go out and buy a decent modem.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that would be a waste of money. they one they supply
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> works just fine
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> checked speed again 23.35 down, 4.61 up
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It isnt just the speed that matters, stupid.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> what else matters
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> How well it does voip, torrents, wifi etc and how often you
>>>>>>>>>>>> get dropouts and how often you need to reboot it, fuckwit.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> voip is the same as it was with helstra,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We'll see...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> torrents I don't use,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> More fool you...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> wifi is as good as ethernet, no dropouts,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The only person who has ever got that with that particular modem
>>>>>>>>> then.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> you're right. I discovered it was getting the wifi signal from
>>>>>>>> the repeater which is connected via ethernet. when I connected
>>>>>>>> direct to the modem wifi it was surprisingly poor, only 2Mbps down
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> why is the modem wifi so crap??
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Because it costs more to do it properly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> are those twin antennas just for decoration.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nope. The problem isnt the antennas,
>>>>>> it’s the wifi hardware that drives them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can't believe it is so bad!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can.
>>>>>
>>>>> you mentioned voip. the voip box is connected via ethernet to the
>>>>> modem, so the voip performance should be the same as it was with
>>>>> Telstra, right?
>>>>
>>>> Not necessarily. When I changed from the Billion 7202G which
>>>> used to periodically see the Mitron MNFMV1 ata which provides
>>>> a voip service have to be reset, that problem went away.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> should I get something like this for better wifi performance?
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Tenda-N60-Dual-Band-600Mbps-Wireless-Router-Gigabit-WIFI-NBN-QoS-WPS-USB-/282269576596
>>>
>>
>> I havent got around to researching that yet, havent even gotten
>> around to working out if my current Billion will be fine on the NBN.
>
> Unless it does VDSL or you are getting FTTP it seems unlikely.

I didn’t mean that, I meant bridging the some steaming
turd that does VDSL2+ and keep using it that way.

> I bought a Billion 7800N a few years ago on the basis that it would be 
> good for the NBN but, since we got FTTN here, it is useless for that. Its 
> a pity as it is a better router than the Huawei crap that TPG supplied.

Yeah, I've got a 7800NXL and it should be fine with a bridged steaming turd.

Remains to be seen what I will do that, like I said I havent researched it 
at all yet.

Certainly wont be going with TPG, they are fucked IMO.

I'll have to stay with dodo for at least 9 months and then we will
see who is offering what at that time. Unlikely to use TPG tho.

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  Re: Hel$tra vs TPG "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2016-11-21 13:21 +1000
    Re: Hel$tra vs TPG felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-11-21 15:35 +1100
      Re: Hel$tra vs TPG felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-11-21 16:06 +1100
        Re: Hel$tra vs TPG "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-22 07:52 +1100
          Re: Hel$tra vs TPG felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-11-22 10:16 +1100
            Re: Hel$tra vs TPG "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-22 12:50 +1100
              Re: Hel$tra vs TPG felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-11-22 17:14 +1100
                Re: Hel$tra vs TPG "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-22 19:23 +1100
                Re: Hel$tra vs TPG "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-22 19:29 +1100
                Re: Hel$tra vs TPG felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-11-23 00:02 +1100
                Re: Hel$tra vs TPG felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-11-23 06:31 +1100
                Re: Hel$tra vs TPG "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-23 07:40 +1100
                Re: Hel$tra vs TPG felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-11-23 08:03 +1100
                Re: Hel$tra vs TPG "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-23 09:32 +1100
                Re: Hel$tra vs TPG felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-11-28 21:01 +1100
                Re: Hel$tra vs TPG "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-29 09:39 +1100
                Re: Hel$tra vs TPG keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-29 15:53 +1000
                Re: Hel$tra vs TPG "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-30 05:23 +1100
                Re: Hel$tra vs TPG keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-30 20:41 +1000
                Re: Hel$tra vs TPG "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-12-01 05:46 +1100
                Re: Hel$tra vs TPG keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-12-01 21:17 +1000
        Re: Hel$tra vs TPG felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-11-22 10:21 +1100
    Re: Hel$tra vs TPG keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-21 22:16 +1000

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