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Internetworking with Internode. 97%
By Nick Hodge | November 30, 2006
Quiet week in the 'cottage.
Phase 1 of the de-installation of Bigpond as our ISP: Internode, all the way! Added ADSL via Internode: the highest quality Aussie-owned ISP in Australia, to the home network. Once Telstra Wholesale get their act together, the next step is 8Mbit/s. It seems that Telstra has not correctly provisioned their IT for ADSL resellers.
Based on the low quality of cable modem internet in our part of Sydney, 8Mbit/s will match our so-called "up to 17MBit/s" on Bigpond Extreme. This is due to the shared bandwidth nature of cable.
Internode's backhaul, or throughput to their servers and to the internet the US, is amazing. That's why they have a 97% referral rate according to CRN.
Also signed on to Nodephone, Internode's Voice-over-IP service. Plugged in the landline to the Billion Router, and we have low Australian calls. Installed X-Lite on my Mac, and now I have a softphone.
Also took the opportunity to increase the security on our local wireless to WPA. Leaving WEP and MAC layer filters in the past as they are easily cracked. We don't wish to become the local ISP for the neighborhood.
Yes, my superfund is an investor in T3. But Bigpond's recent comments as to network control is a major concern: and I am voting with my liquid dollars. Business-wise, I trust that Telstra management grok the new IP/digital world ahead.
So, on the Xmas list: ADSL2+ and Nodephone Direct-in-Dial.
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Topics: internode, technology, telstra, voip |
