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NBN is here and the telephone system has been shut down.
So what do you do?
Well that depends on your situation, lets try and work it out.
First we will look at a married couple or single person.
Typically there will be either, a home phone with internet or just a home
phone, plus at least one mobile.
Most mobile phone plans include a data allowance, which is typically wasted
and not used.
In this instance I recommend dumping the home phone entirely and using the
mobile for phone and internet. We utilise something called 'tethering' which
links the phone to the computer and is very easy to do. Don't have a mobile?
Get one on a prepaid plan it's super cheap and 4G mobile internet is usually
faster than Fibre to the Node.
For a family; again 2 options.
If all the internet users have there own mobile, then everybody can tether
to their own device.
For command and control of children, I suggest switching to the NBN, all modems
have some sort of parental control built in. The hardest part is ensuring
a good connection around the entire house, either network cabling, powerline
adaptors or wi-fi extenders are available.
Two key points:
All providers are now resellers of the NBN service. This means that whoever
your provider is you are going to receive pretty much the same connection
service. Telstra no longer have any control over the NBN and there is no benefit
in staying with them. Actually they have the worst reputation and receive
the highest number of complaints per customer, out of all the internet providers.
Other than that choose any of the providers listed on the government website.
http://www.nbnco.com.au/connect-home/service-providers.html
Many of the smaller providers are all Australian and often provide excellent
and personalised customer support
The second point is speed, in areas that have 'Fibre to the Node' you will
typically have an average download speed of 50Mbps regardless of the speed
plan. This is the limitation of using the existing copper wire.
If you have Fibre to the Premises then up to 100Mbps is available however
unless you have a specific need I suggest subscribing to a 50Mbps service
and you will usually achieve the full 50Mbps.
For a free recommendation email support@albatrosscomputers.com.au
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