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[Andy Farkas]

Haha! A story for Tom[0]:

<http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/nbn/the-video-that-will-make-you-think-twice-about-your-internet-speed/news-story/bb803e27824fb10dc4a905bac1453c13>

Worth watching the 6:00 minute video[1]:

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMmckCrK-zs>

<quote>
On Facebook they wrote: “Overseas visitors to Australia, make sure you 
pack a sh*tload of patience with you” and; “We’re the laughing stock of 
the developed world.”

Online, the group wrote that Australians are forced to work within a 
system that is “outdated, expensive and slow”.

“We strive to see an end to geo-blocking discrimination, we demand 
faster more affordable access to content and subscribe to the ideals of 
a free, fair and open internet.

“We are currently ranked 44th in the world in internet speeds. How are 
we supposed to compete with Slovakia, Thailand and Germany if we can’t 
even get a solid connection? Don’t even get us started about tha gad dam 
kiwis across the ditch. They are beating us in the Rugby, Netball and 
now the god damn Internet speed. Shame, shame, shame.”

According to British newspaper the Telegraph, Australia actually ranked 
worse than 44th in 2015. The UK came in 23rd, the US was 20th and 
Australia was a disturbing 50th place.

Ireland, Hong Kong, Sweden, the Netherlands, Japan, Switzerland, Norway, 
Latvia, Finland and South Korea made up the top 10.

The group also took aim at the government’s broadband rollout, a project 
launched by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as an alternative to the 
National Broadband Network but one that’s been plagued by slow rollout 
and cost blowouts.
</quote>

-andyf

[0] “If I’m not on my cell phone I’m on my tablet,” she says. “If I’m 
not on my tablet, I’m on one of my laptops. They’re my babies, my 
children. I named them Sophia and Robert.”

:)

[1] I find it ironic that youtube pops up a message saying "