I have just had an example of what my last post said.
I just downloaded a 9 Mbyte file from Yahoo.
The download speed was between 16k bytes and 25Kb per sec.
That was 200 kbits per second peak on a 10 Megabit per second line.

Can anyone explain to me how fibre would have increased that speed ?
It looks like Yahoo will have to spend big money on some very big bits
of very expensive hardware to justify the NBN.
Other US sites seem to be about twice as fast.

Anyway how will fibre to my home fix that ?

90% of AU is living in the dark ages,
579,
please explain how the NBN will change a mentality ?

I'm on an 8 Gb monthly plan for $62.-. My friend in Holland (an Australian) can't understand why we still have download limits in Australia. Isn't this an indication that although a movie will download 2 seconds faster with the NBN, the technology will be compromised by the greed limits of our service providers. Removing the Gb limits would be way more beneficial.

You best hang on a while before you worry about take up numbers, NBN is no different than roads around the country. Bazz is not going to use the NBN, what other options will there be. If you want a telephone you will have NBN. Quit ya whyning about infastructure, The Ord River has got the potential of being a gigantic irrigation system, being held back by skinny cattle farmers. All the internal AU needs is water, it will grow.

No one has yet explained how the NBN will speed up my service.
Cat got your tongue ?

579, I might well use the 4G phone service, or the existing 3G service.
It will depend on what is cheapest.
It might well be some time or the government may run out of money
before the NBN gets to me.
There is a distinct risk of the government being unable to pay more
important bills than the NBN over the next three or four years.

download speed 1 gb / second