[LINK] A non-sensationalist look at Australian internet speeds

[Michael]

On 29 March 2016 at 14:39, Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> (and Paul)
wrote:

>> around the 1 Mbps level

>Which EVERY ADSL user has on their outbound link. Mostly about half
>that.

When I work from home there is a specific system I use that requires a
virtual desktop. It is unusable after school gets out unless I stop the
kids watching youtube/netflix or playing Minecraft.
I have ADSL2+ syncing at 8Mbps/1Mbps, but when FTTN is rolled out later
this year I will subscribe to the fastest plan the copper can support.
I'm a pretty technical user, but many of my co-workers would have shrugged
and assumed the system "didn't work" when working from home. I suspect
there is a significant, and in some quarters unsuspected, reservoir of
demand for higher bandwidth in the community.

Regards,
Michael Skeggs