20-06-2017, 08:25 AM
All
Thanks for the varying comments. It looks like the NBN experiences are like Forrest Gump's proverbial box of chocolates.
I will either try out Exetel or will stay with the current provider and try to talk them down in $$$ since I have been a customer for about 7-8 years. One of my criteria is a static IP address but most NBN providers only seem to allocate them to their business plans or don't say anything at all about static IPs.
Regardless, step one seems to be to save the router configuration file (as supplied by the provider) to a PC before trying to make any adjustments. I have always done this after the setup is actually working but usually not beforehand.
The NBN providers all seem to suggest 2-3 weeks for a changeover (even from ADSL ?) but that surely is not the "disconnected time". It would have to cover the paperwork trail to arrange the physical connection change and the actual disconnected time would only be more like a day.
I have a wireless "hotspot device" with an active SIM card plus a mobile so I can handle a short-ish interruption ok.
My QTH is about 200-250 metres from the closest green FTTN NBN termination box along the footpath so I would anticipate quite a healthy connect rate even if I only go for the likes of a 25/5 plan.
Thanks all for the guidance.
73 Doug
Thanks for the varying comments. It looks like the NBN experiences are like Forrest Gump's proverbial box of chocolates.
I will either try out Exetel or will stay with the current provider and try to talk them down in $$$ since I have been a customer for about 7-8 years. One of my criteria is a static IP address but most NBN providers only seem to allocate them to their business plans or don't say anything at all about static IPs.
Regardless, step one seems to be to save the router configuration file (as supplied by the provider) to a PC before trying to make any adjustments. I have always done this after the setup is actually working but usually not beforehand.
The NBN providers all seem to suggest 2-3 weeks for a changeover (even from ADSL ?) but that surely is not the "disconnected time". It would have to cover the paperwork trail to arrange the physical connection change and the actual disconnected time would only be more like a day.
I have a wireless "hotspot device" with an active SIM card plus a mobile so I can handle a short-ish interruption ok.
My QTH is about 200-250 metres from the closest green FTTN NBN termination box along the footpath so I would anticipate quite a healthy connect rate even if I only go for the likes of a 25/5 plan.
Thanks all for the guidance.
73 Doug
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