[LINK] Is the NBN Ready for Extreme Weather?

[Michael Skeggs mike@bystander.net]

On 6 December 2012 20:13, Kim Holburn <kim.holburn at gmail.com> wrote:

> <snip>
> Except the "mobile network" is not a single network, it's a number of
> parallel competing networks.  If we could use any cell then we wouldn't
> have that problem.
>
> Kim
>
>

What makes you think this? Surely if Telstra Vodafone and Optus are all
individually congested at a football match etc. then roaming will offer
little benefit?
On the same subject, can I keep this article for the next non-engineer who
tells me wireless would be a reasonable substitute for the NBN? My Telstra
NextG iPhone typically gets 1Mbps or so for downloads. My ADSL does about 8
times better, and I trust a fibre link will be better yet.

Regards,
Michael Skeggs