[LINK] Wireless Broadband for Regional Australia

[Jan Whitaker]

At 08:53 AM 21/12/2013, Tom Worthington wrote:
>Provided the cost is not significantly higher, I can't see why people
>would want to access different devices, servers and content at home, to
>the ones they use when out and about.

It's not a matter of what one wants to connect to from home or 
elsewhere, it's a difference of cost. Wifi is much more expensive 
than wired broadband if you are a heavier data user, which one would 
tend to be in the home with multiple people using the same 
connection. (cont. below)


> > ... its the same sloppy thinking that conflates "broadband" with "the
> > Internet"...
>
>Do homes have many broadband interconnected devices? Home NAS servers
>don't sound like common consumer items. I assume that most people would
>be using broadband to connect to on-line storage and services outside
>the home, via the Internet, thus making "broadband" and "Internet"
>synonymous.

It's the number of people with multiple devices involved, not remote 
storage or added bizarre appliances, such as fridges or remote 
control devices. Eg right now I have a tablet and a laptop connected 
and on. I could also have my desktop going and, if I had one, a Smart 
TV. Think a typical family of 2 parents with 2 children. That is a 
potential of four people in one household using a wired BB with an in 
house wifi network, nothing to do with NAS. Kids are going to use the 
home network and avoid using their 4G connections if they have any 
limitations on those accounts in terms of data limits.

e.g. Telstra prepaid wireless is $140 for 8Gb. Internode home wired 
service, not phone bundled, is $50 for 50Gb. Major pricing 
difference. TPG is 500GB for $50, even better!

There is obviously the question of availability in regional areas, 
which was the start of this thread, so things will vary in those 
environments. But for those who can get a wired service, it makes 
much more sense to do that and get a mobile service only if you need 
to be mobile for things like smart phones and possibly tablets.

Jan



Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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