Anyone on Starlink internet connection ?

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FormulaNova said..
(Makes me wonder if you could have gotten broadband over the old copper?)

Yes I did get broadband over the old copper.

Then Telstra said they didn't supply it anymore and I had to go to NBN.

Then Telstra said they can't supply NBN because NBN has decided I am in Sky Muster territory being 15km from the city centre and having a perfectly good copper cable to my house.

I assumed Telstra refused to supply Sky Muster because they were bastards. Turns out it was because they refuse to on-sell NBN crap.

So I ended up with Sky Muster via some provider run from an old dunny in outback Queensland. Which was poor, unreliable, slow and unusable for my requirements.

Requirements that were well served on the old copper.

The old copper that Telstra used to deliver broadband on before Telstra said they didn't supply it anymore and I had to go to NBN, even though they couldn't supply any NBN service to me.

So eventually that's why I thought I'd try Starlink.

Which has now arrived, and is so far very good.



Haven't you been keeping up with this tread? There is only you and me on here and I still have to re-summarise everything every two pages ????


Anyways, enough of that. I have been wondering. I wonder if it was possible for me to get broadband over the old copper cable and if I can't get it any more should I get NBN Sky Muster or Musk's Starlink ?




Also, is a 8.5m2 fully cammed red sail faster than a 8.5m2 fully cammed blue sail ?

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FormulaNova said..
What I was suggesting was that Telstra may have to supply phone services over copper, as per the USG/USO requirements. If they do, then maybe they might also be able to deliver ADSL (again).

Nope, they can't.

Try to keep up with the program.

Telstra sold the network to NBN. It was legislated they had to sell it back to the government. $10bn wasn't it ? The same network that got privatized by John Howard.

So Telstra don't own it anymore. They only rent the space on it.

And the owners (NBN) don't allow ADSL over it. Only voice services.

Been like that since 2019.

Do you need me to provide you with a factsheet on it ?




And................What's better 1, 2, 3 or 4 fins ?

So, the NBN has already become the old dinosaur stifling internet speeds, competition, innovation and new technology.

Wow, and nobody saw that coming ? Well, OK, probably not that soon.

What - a state owned monopoly trying to run at a profit ? Get's upset at private innovation ? Wants to raise prices well beyond CPI ? And have the law changed to favour them ?

The company operating the National Broadband Network has claimed competition from wireless services including Elon Musk's Starlink is threatening the viability of its business

"A significant and growing source of competition in markets in which NBN supplies residential services is from 4G, 5G, fixed wireless network and low-earth orbit satellite operators that are expanding their footprint and aggressively marketing their services as a substitute or alternative to a NBN fixed line service," it said in its submission

www.smh.com.au/business/companies/nbn-claims-musk-s-starlink-is-wrecking-its-business-as-telcos-slam-price-hikes-20220525-p5aog6.html


Meehhh, I don't really think they "aggressively market" their products. How much marketing for Starlink do you see ? Hell, if you want it you have to go begging for it, then pay a deposit, then wait for them to decide if they want to give it to you. Marketing budget must be <$0.00.

Bit like MacDonald's blaming apple trees for ruining their product.

And a "substitute or alternative" ? Mmmm, bit like saying FormulaNova is an alternative to Carantoc's wit and wisdom. Chalk and cheese mate, chalk and cheese.



Sorry, forgot - Seabreeze.com.au may be accessible via any internet provider but for that seamless experience of all things watersports that it provides a telecommunication system that actually works is generally considered the best.