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> For my part, I'm dropping all wires and switching to 4G/LTE, where I can stream 4K content, get decent uploads and still pay less than I would on the National
by flukus 9y ago
> For my part, I'm dropping all wires and switching to 4G/LTE, where I can stream 4K content, get decent uploads and still pay less than I would on the National Broadband network.
If everyone does that you'll be lucky to stream youtube videos at 240p. Wireless bandwidth is inherently shared between everyone, wired is dedicated.
- vacri 9y ago> wired is dedicated. Cable internet is shared. Most of the NBN rollout (HFC) is on ageing cable internet puchased from another vendor.
- Gatsky 9y agoYeah, LTE capacity can definitely not meet everyone's needs. But in my part of an Australian major city, the only wired option at the moment is NBN over HFC, with a set up fee or a long contract, at a time when all the retailers are trying to undercut each other by buying insufficient capacity. Under these conditions, LTE is the clear winner. That may change as you point out.
- jbarham 9y ago> Wireless bandwidth is inherently shared between everyone, wired is dedicated. False. NBN FTTP connections use GPON which is a shared connection (https://www.nbnco.com.au/utility/glossary-of-terms.html#g https://www.nbnco.com.au/utility/glossary-of-terms.html#g).
- jimjimjim 9y agoyep. 4g relies on most other people doing little more than messaging, looking at facebook and checking maps to see where the nearest noodle place is. once everyone is pushing video levels of data around then it will be miserable.