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Buzzard said:
I don't know of any other ISP that allows you to pause a service.
Just be aware that you can only pause for up to 60 days. When we are away longer, I just log into my account via my mobile, unpause for a day or two then pause again.
PM me if you ever want a referral, I'm pretty sure we both get something.
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This "pause" option is a good find, thanks. Will really suit me, but not until later this year. I searched their referral t&c, states...

However there are a few of rules (of course!) :-
  1. This discount is only received if both the person referred to us and the person who referred them are both on the new plans (plans since April 2018). So if you’re on the Legacy plans you may want to consider moving
So may not apply to "grandfathers" (plan).
 
Brissy1 said:
This "pause" option is a good find, thanks. Will really suit me, but not until later this year. I searched their referral t&c, states...

However there are a few of rules (of course!) :-
  1. This discount is only received if both the person referred to us and the person who referred them are both on the new plans (plans since April 2018). So if you’re on the Legacy plans you may want to consider moving
So may not apply to "grandfathers" (plan).
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I only signed up about 2 years ago when we moved house.
 
I have been with TPG and is cheaper then all other options comes with phone line and unlimited internet. ( very fast ) but is on all the time for reasons of home monitoring.

The other extremely fast service I used is Telstra 5 G home internet. They send a modem, and the speeds are phenomenal at -( 900-950 MB/Sec) in the CBD up and down.
 
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If a lightning storm is imminent in your area, turn your NBN set off.
Looks like my NBN modem is fried after the lightning last night in Adelside.
Was working great till the storm came, and now NBN modem is ticking like a clock...
Not funny, as the 2nd light keeps blinking red.
Have tried everything, turned it off and on, replaced, even checked outages, none in my area.
Contacted my ISP, they are sending someone out on Fri, so am using lots of data for banking and bill paying, checking em emails etc.
Reddit and other websites show its a known issue, but ISP not too keen on sending me new modem, instead sending techie out.
 
AustraliaPoochie said:
If a lightning storm is imminent in your area, turn your NBN set off.
Looks like my NBN modem is fried after the lightning last night in Adelside.
Was working great till the storm came, and now NBN modem is ticking like a clock...
Not funny, as the 2nd light keeps blinking red.
Have tried everything, turned it off and on, replaced, even checked outages, none in my area.
Contacted my ISP, they are sending someone out on Fri, so am using lots of data for banking and bill paying, checking em emails etc.
Reddit and other websites show it’s a known issue, but ISP not too keen on sending me new modem, instead sending techie out.
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Valid advice for any sensitive electronics. Unfortunately, we are not always home so a surge protector is recommended.
 
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After watching NBN activity on and off for a couple of years, they eventually pulled the fibre up my street, and a month after that I got an email telling me I could up grade. So leapt into action, and we had an appointment for a week later. The tech was on time, and had the job done in a couple of hours. Internal unit is where I wanted it. External work isn’t quite as tidy as I’d like. ISP had the connection live within minutes.

Clocking in at 925/47. But the difference isn’t just in the download speed. It’s much more responsive, with far less lag and stuttering.

At the moment we’re the only people connected in the street. One other family tried, but it turned out that the fibre hadn’t been pulled to their pit, and the “infrastructure” people would need to come back. That has actually happened now, so now they’re just awaiting the installer.
 
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We were initially supposed to be Fixed Wireless. Then NBn realised that connecting less customers to each tower will reduce contention and increase speed. So we were then given FTTC.

Now 3 years later we have FTTP via the free upgrade. From 1Mbps to our current plan of 250Mbps. I think I'll drop back to 100Mbps but get the 40Mbps upload
 
AustraliaPoochie said:
If a lightning storm is imminent in your area, turn your NBN set off.
Looks like my NBN modem is fried after the lightning last night in Adelside.
Was working great till the storm came, and now NBN modem is ticking like a clock...
Not funny, as the 2nd light keeps blinking red.
Have tried everything, turned it off and on, replaced, even checked outages, none in my area.
Contacted my ISP, they are sending someone out on Fri, so am using lots of data for banking and bill paying, checking em emails etc.
Reddit and other websites show its a known issue, but ISP not too keen on sending me new modem, instead sending techie out.
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Lightning is generally not a problem with NBN FTTP service. But lightning can impact power and damage anything connected to the power infrastructure. Lightning has always been a problem for ADSL/VDSL/HFC (all copper to the home) services. I had a modem destroyed with we had FTTP/VDSL service. Was just another ++ for upgrading to FTTP when it was made available to us.
 
NM said:
Lightning
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Is thought to be a problem for FTTC modems

The DPU that sits in the street which converts fibre signals to copper VDSL signals are reverse powered. Meaning the modems in the house sends power to the DPU. I suspect they were built on the cheap as other FTTN /adsl modems that rely on copper leadins generally didn't fry as much in storms.

The earlier FTTC modems would fry in storms. We get a lot of storms but one FTTC modem died but not after a storm, I suspect it's because our power supply voltage is invariably between 247-253V
 
AustraliaPoochie said:
The one with the usual 4 blue lights white oblong box, that says it shouldn't be removed from premises, but for which lots of people sell on ebay, as used.
Mine was new from isp.
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What NBN connection do you have?

Fibre to the Home, Fibre to the Curb, Hybrid (Cable TV). The last two have copper wires that are nice conductors of lightening and power surges.
 
SYD said:
Fibre to the Home, Fibre to the Curb, Hybrid (Cable TV
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FTTP is not oblong but white rectangular and does not have blue ligjts

HFC is not white oblong but black rectangular

FTTC is white oblong and has 4 blue lights and has property of NBn don't remove from property

@AustraliaPoochie
If you check your address in the NBn address checker you may find that your FTTC is upgradable for free to FTTP
 
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