I haven’t been able to add to the blog recently because the internet here ‘fell over’. I have already blogged about the poor quality of the internet here and this certainly confirmed it. On the bright side I was quite impressed with the online process that I was put onto as a remedy for the situation and after about 30 minutes it was resolved. If I had been either less technically minded (or of an older generation) then this might not have been so successful, as it did require a level of knowledge similar to what I have used to configure the school’s server etc.
So I’ve been able to ask some people why it is that it is so poor here compared to NZ. In New Zealand the fibre optic cable is connected to each house, whereas in Australia if fibre is available it is installed in various ways i.e. fibre to the node or fibre to the curb. The closer to the home the better, however it still requires the use of the copper network to finish the job, causing slower speeds.
Again I say thanks for the common sense governance in NZ.
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