Back in 2004, iiNet decided to try and build its own network to try and combat Telstra’s monopoly. Today the company announced its just installed its half-millionth broadband port in Gosford, NSW. The lucky customer connected to that port also wins out, with iiNet giving her 500,000GB of data and a Fetch TV service – hopefully she doesn’t have to use all that quota in a month… [iiNet]
Erck
Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 12:30 PMMy God, she can finally download the internet!!!
Phil
Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 1:52 PMAnd yet there’s still nothing (iiNet’s words, “NOTHING”) iiNet can do about long old copper cabling, owned by Telstra (well more like disowned) that connect many people in old suburbs from the iiNet exchange kit to their homes, giving us in return unacceptably low speeds. I like iiNet, but I’m not happy about the fact that they and the other providers can do nothing to improve the situation for many of us. A situation caused by the copper-cable monopoly of Telstra.
Only when iiNet start installing their own cable to homes, or forcing upgrades will they be able to seriously combat this stalemate. But for some of us, the idea of switching to wireless 4G services like Vivid Wireless is becoming a better option, that will provide more than double current ADSL cable speeds.
Will the NBN help?
RB
Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 4:37 PMWill the NBN help?
Certainly will… Essentially the NBN will be replacing that cruddy old copper with fibre optic cables, which will be installed and maintained by NBNco.
Dan
Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 2:29 PMThat’s grate, but for people leaving in the bayside subs of Melbourne we still don’t have their super high speed network.
Sean
Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 2:35 PMwish they had built a network in wyong instead of gosford
Joshua
Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 3:56 PMAnd here I am still waiting for ADSL2 because of the stupid RIM…
blinky
Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 4:00 PMthats great now continue with the rest of the coast for example Mannering Park :D