[LINK] Bindis n Bulldust
David Boxall
linkdb at boxall.name
Sun Aug 28 09:45:37 AEST 2016
The deal to allow Qantas to use NBN satellites for in-flight Internet
may technically have little impact on capacity, but it's seen in the
bush as an insult. Proof positive, if any were needed, that neither nbn™
nor our government "get it".
<https://www.facebook.com/bindisnbulldust.com.au/posts/662051663949715>
> Hey you all, just a little vent this morning about the #datadrought
>
> The NBN has their new SkyMuster satellite up and going but we are
> really not getting good value for money. Our plan is dearer than with
> the previous satellite and our current 35GB peak and 50 GB off peak
> for $59.95 is not even getting us three weeks into the month.
>
> The trouble is when you are homeschooling four children in a remote
> location from grades 10 to Kindy you really need to be able to access
> the internet. We can't just pop down the road to the library or
> McDonald's and use the free wifi. We can't just get into the library
> to borrow a book, so all research has to be done online, including the
> study load of what a certificate III course needs for research.
>
> Ok so what do the children need to access the internet for?? Well we
> have SpellingCity, ArtVenture, MathsOnline, RazKids, NessyLearning,
> ReadingEggs, DyslexiaAid, KidoLand and BorrowBox. Then we have the
> multitude of YouTube clips we would like to watch like 'the magic e
> song', and 'tectonic plates' but we are generally experiencing
> problems even when we have full internet speed.
>
> Master Bulldust14 is trying to make a movie at the moment for school
> and would like to download some songs. As we have already used our
> peak data our plan has been shaped so we are slower than a snail and
> most web pages just wont load. He waited up until 1am this morning to
> download a couple of songs. So when he came stomping down the stairs
> this morning I knew something was not successful. Apparently he waited
> until 1:07am oh yes that is the OFF PEAK TIME :( and the speed didn't
> improve so he just went to bed.
>
> Master Bulldust6 is also getting some tutoring to help us moving
> forward with his dyslexia, for this I buy data blocks of 1GB for $5
> just for him to get through a one hour session using FaceTime when we
> run out of our current plan. We are not allowed any more than 75GB in
> total (NBN policy) though I would never be able to afford that much
> anyway.
>
> Than to hear that Qantas is able to have it's passengers access
> internet through the Skymuster satellite -- it is a slap in the face
> for anyone in remote locations trying to run schoolrooms to educate
> our future generations let alone to try and run business.
>
> Come one #fairgo lets think realistically about letting our kids in
> the bush have a decent education, stop this #datadrought #bushkids
> #homeschooling #bindisnbulldust
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