Even if it wasn't about about "super-fast", people need "super-reliable internet", if relying on old copper, that's probably not going to be a reality. If paying for 25Mbit/s, that is what one should get. Not 5Mbit/s with all sorts of packet loss.
Anyway, it's a real shame. I telecommute for work daily (SRE) and I can honestly say, the NBN rollout hasn't done much to improve my situation. Pulling packages and depdencies, cloning large repos, working with Docker containers and hconference calls are often very average experiences for me. It was really quite problematic while interviewing for remote positions, a laggy conference call doesn't exactly impress potential employers :)
Here is what I often have to work [1], this is about a 2 month old connection and this happens intermittently. I'm just starting the (often long winded), support dance now. I know others who have similar experiences, this is nothing new for a lot of people in Australia.
I guess whatever old and degraded copper lines people relied on before NBN rollout, are still the same old and degraded copper lines after the rollout?
Anyway, it's a real shame. I telecommute for work daily (SRE) and I can honestly say, the NBN rollout hasn't done much to improve my situation. Pulling packages and depdencies, cloning large repos, working with Docker containers and hconference calls are often very average experiences for me. It was really quite problematic while interviewing for remote positions, a laggy conference call doesn't exactly impress potential employers :)
Here is what I often have to work [1], this is about a 2 month old connection and this happens intermittently. I'm just starting the (often long winded), support dance now. I know others who have similar experiences, this is nothing new for a lot of people in Australia.
I guess whatever old and degraded copper lines people relied on before NBN rollout, are still the same old and degraded copper lines after the rollout?
[1] https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3vGeC5VUAAK0lV.png