internet/streaming
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Signed up for a week's free trial of Shudder to watch It Follows.
First up, no chromecast support from the browser. Watching it on my 60 Hz laptop screen the motion looks terrible, but guess it's the long, slow panning shots filmed at 24 fps and displayed at 60 Hz. Nope, looks awful on their Android TV app on my 120 Hz TV too. Think it must be poorly converted to 30fps.
Load up an illegitimate stream blu-ray rip on laptop to check - looks fine. Cancel Shudder subscription.
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The quality of internet in the third world countries to be poor.
First result = 4G at my front door step.
Second = 4G at my kitchen bench.
(The difference between these two results is explained by the steel roofing)
Third = Wifi using my NBN 50/20. Yeah right.
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Just did an upgrade to my mesh system to take advantage of the Chorus boosting of fibre speeds. Thought I'd describe it in case anyone else is in the same position.
I had set up using the budget end Tp-link Deco system (E4) which was only different in that the ethernet ports on the modules was limited to 100Mbps. For a few years that wasn't an issue as that was the top end of the fibre plan we were on and served things well.
With the fibre boost being rolled out we now have 300Mbps coming into the house (good eh @NTA ?)
The beauty of the deco system is that you can mix up hardware easily so I got a single M$ unit and made that the main unit (with the ethernet connection). The M4 has 1000Mbps ports.
As the wifi capability of both the E4 and M4 is the same and the backhaul is no longer restricted to 100 I am now getting close to 300/100 all through the house. Great for WFH and uploading files.For once a hardware company is making things work with older/cheaper product and saving waste and money.
Not sure how it will work with other brands but this was a breeze.
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@crucial I got Deco on your recommendation a couple of years ago. All I did was plug it in and I get between 500-700Mbps. About once every 3-4 months it seems to shit itself and I lose wireless but a reboot fixes it.
So if I haven't already done so thanks for the tip.
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@dogmeat said in internet/streaming:
@crucial I got Deco on your recommendation a couple of years ago. All I did was plug it in and I get between 500-700Mbps. About once every 3-4 months it seems to shit itself and I lose wireless but a reboot fixes it.
So if I haven't already done so thanks for the tip.
You obviously got the better model to start with!
Are you rebooting your router/modem or the main deco unit?
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@dogmeat said in internet/streaming:
@crucial router
So the issue may just be there/the connection to the ONT. Most like just the statndard old reboot the router to clear things. Sounds like the Deco network is fine.
They really do seem to be a good piece of kit don't they.I was thinking this morning while doing my upgrade just how quickly things have changed in about 5 years and how (with the constant being our house) we have gone from VDSL at about 20 (soon thereafter fixed to about 35) and wifi being average away from one area of the house to a standard plan being 300/100 and a plug and play wifi network that carries the strong signal all around the property. Outdoor cameras, wifi enabled watering systems that I can monitor when away, no TV aerials or satellite dishes etc etc
And I'm only on the cheapest plans. Tech eh?It really wasn't that long ago when streaming started in earnest and you'd watch a movie in SD hoping that the play didn't catch up with the download? Or you'd download movies late at night so that the missus wouldn't complain about slow internet?
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@crucial yeah same. I've probably mentioned this just a few posts above but it's the Fern so why check.
I remember hosting a business breakfast with head of Spark as guest speaker. He bragged about the benefits of being boss meaning he got 100Mbps at his home and you could literally hear a collective drawing in of breath by the audience; shocked that such crazy speeds were attainable.
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@crucial said in internet/streaming:
So the issue may just be there/the connection to the ONT. Most like just the statndard old reboot the router to clear things. Sounds like the Deco network is fine.
I've got a Google Wifi Mesh, and it is great but every now and then the master unit loses track of the 2 nodes.
Google said the logs are showing a dual-NAT issue between the Google master (which is a router) and my modem/router (Fritz!Box 7490 connecting the VDSL).
I'm not sure that is the case - the router is operating a different subnet to the Mesh units to start with, and the Master unit still supplies perfectly good wifi to the outside world. Therefore the NAT should never cross over.
Anyway I just power off everything and power it back on, sorted in under 5 minutes. Small price to pay for great in-house connection.
Apparently our suburb is getting Fibre soon. The good news there is I can keep the modem I've got. Quite like the Fritz.
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@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial said in internet/streaming:
So the issue may just be there/the connection to the ONT. Most like just the statndard old reboot the router to clear things. Sounds like the Deco network is fine.
I've got a Google Wifi Mesh, and it is great but every now and then the master unit loses track of the 2 nodes.
Google said the logs are showing a dual-NAT issue between the Google master (which is a router) and my modem/router (Fritz!Box 7490 connecting the VDSL).
I'm not sure that is the case - the router is operating a different subnet to the Mesh units to start with, and the Master unit still supplies perfectly good wifi to the outside world. Therefore the NAT should never cross over.
Anyway I just power off everything and power it back on, sorted in under 5 minutes. Small price to pay for great in-house connection.
Apparently our suburb is getting Fibre soon. The good news there is I can keep the modem I've got. Quite like the Fritz.
You still don't have fibre? WTF.
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@nepia said in internet/streaming:
You still don't have fibre? WTF.
Didn't you hear? Malcolm and the Libs said we'd never need those sorts of speeds everywhere.
1990s Internet was good for Ozemail, so it's good for everyone.
NBN looking to open FttN upgrade orders in March 2022
Although the company has announced another 200,000 more premises are eligible for an FttN upgrade, orders are expected to be opened in March.
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@nepia said in internet/streaming:
@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial said in internet/streaming:
So the issue may just be there/the connection to the ONT. Most like just the statndard old reboot the router to clear things. Sounds like the Deco network is fine.
I've got a Google Wifi Mesh, and it is great but every now and then the master unit loses track of the 2 nodes.
Google said the logs are showing a dual-NAT issue between the Google master (which is a router) and my modem/router (Fritz!Box 7490 connecting the VDSL).
I'm not sure that is the case - the router is operating a different subnet to the Mesh units to start with, and the Master unit still supplies perfectly good wifi to the outside world. Therefore the NAT should never cross over.
Anyway I just power off everything and power it back on, sorted in under 5 minutes. Small price to pay for great in-house connection.
Apparently our suburb is getting Fibre soon. The good news there is I can keep the modem I've got. Quite like the Fritz.
You still don't have fibre? WTF.
I think he has FTTN? Isn't that right @NTA ?
Like having a motorway nearby with a single track dirt road leading to it.
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@crucial said in internet/streaming:
@nepia said in internet/streaming:
@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial said in internet/streaming:
So the issue may just be there/the connection to the ONT. Most like just the statndard old reboot the router to clear things. Sounds like the Deco network is fine.
I've got a Google Wifi Mesh, and it is great but every now and then the master unit loses track of the 2 nodes.
Google said the logs are showing a dual-NAT issue between the Google master (which is a router) and my modem/router (Fritz!Box 7490 connecting the VDSL).
I'm not sure that is the case - the router is operating a different subnet to the Mesh units to start with, and the Master unit still supplies perfectly good wifi to the outside world. Therefore the NAT should never cross over.
Anyway I just power off everything and power it back on, sorted in under 5 minutes. Small price to pay for great in-house connection.
Apparently our suburb is getting Fibre soon. The good news there is I can keep the modem I've got. Quite like the Fritz.
You still don't have fibre? WTF.
I think he has FTTN? Isn't that right @NTA ?
Like having a motorway nearby with a single track dirt road leading to it.
Correct - VDSL. Which in my bro-in-law's case means he can get 95/40 but I get 25/7.
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@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial said in internet/streaming:
@nepia said in internet/streaming:
@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial said in internet/streaming:
So the issue may just be there/the connection to the ONT. Most like just the statndard old reboot the router to clear things. Sounds like the Deco network is fine.
I've got a Google Wifi Mesh, and it is great but every now and then the master unit loses track of the 2 nodes.
Google said the logs are showing a dual-NAT issue between the Google master (which is a router) and my modem/router (Fritz!Box 7490 connecting the VDSL).
I'm not sure that is the case - the router is operating a different subnet to the Mesh units to start with, and the Master unit still supplies perfectly good wifi to the outside world. Therefore the NAT should never cross over.
Anyway I just power off everything and power it back on, sorted in under 5 minutes. Small price to pay for great in-house connection.
Apparently our suburb is getting Fibre soon. The good news there is I can keep the modem I've got. Quite like the Fritz.
You still don't have fibre? WTF.
I think he has FTTN? Isn't that right @NTA ?
Like having a motorway nearby with a single track dirt road leading to it.
Correct - VDSL. Which in my bro-in-law's case means he can get 95/40 but I get 25/7.
Cos you still have a copper feeder to the node and copper is so 1900s.
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At the end of last week, TPG Telecom announced it had extended its fibre network in regional areas and was able to offer businesses connectivity at speeds greater than 250Mbps. Beginning at AU$384 a month including GST for the 250Mbps plan, the telco is also offering 400Mbps for AU$440 a month, and 1Gbps for AU$880 a month.
WTAF!
80 NZ Pesos for giga plans to households here with 3giga plans about to be rolled out.
1/10th of that price.
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@nepia said in internet/streaming:
@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial said in internet/streaming:
So the issue may just be there/the connection to the ONT. Most like just the statndard old reboot the router to clear things. Sounds like the Deco network is fine.
I've got a Google Wifi Mesh, and it is great but every now and then the master unit loses track of the 2 nodes.
Google said the logs are showing a dual-NAT issue between the Google master (which is a router) and my modem/router (Fritz!Box 7490 connecting the VDSL).
I'm not sure that is the case - the router is operating a different subnet to the Mesh units to start with, and the Master unit still supplies perfectly good wifi to the outside world. Therefore the NAT should never cross over.
Anyway I just power off everything and power it back on, sorted in under 5 minutes. Small price to pay for great in-house connection.
Apparently our suburb is getting Fibre soon. The good news there is I can keep the modem I've got. Quite like the Fritz.
You still don't have fibre? WTF.
dude i have copper. and i am at the very end of the line. my internet speed can be catagorised as "dial up" and it drops out just so so often.
It's fucking great. We don't appear to be on the NBN plan any time in the future. Also Telstra have approx zero fucks to give about the copper network any more, so i have the worst of both worlds
The best satellite solution is like 200 a month.
so we're fucked.
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@mariner4life said in internet/streaming:
@nepia said in internet/streaming:
@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial said in internet/streaming:
So the issue may just be there/the connection to the ONT. Most like just the statndard old reboot the router to clear things. Sounds like the Deco network is fine.
I've got a Google Wifi Mesh, and it is great but every now and then the master unit loses track of the 2 nodes.
Google said the logs are showing a dual-NAT issue between the Google master (which is a router) and my modem/router (Fritz!Box 7490 connecting the VDSL).
I'm not sure that is the case - the router is operating a different subnet to the Mesh units to start with, and the Master unit still supplies perfectly good wifi to the outside world. Therefore the NAT should never cross over.
Anyway I just power off everything and power it back on, sorted in under 5 minutes. Small price to pay for great in-house connection.
Apparently our suburb is getting Fibre soon. The good news there is I can keep the modem I've got. Quite like the Fritz.
You still don't have fibre? WTF.
dude i have copper. and i am at the very end of the line. my internet speed can be catagorised as "dial up" and it drops out just so so often.
It's fucking great. We don't appear to be on the NBN plan any time in the future. Also Telstra have approx zero fucks to give about the copper network any more, so i have the worst of both worlds
The best satellite solution is like 200 a month.
so we're fucked.
Jesus. It's frankly commendable how often you're able to go on your rants on here with that 3rd world service.
What's your 4G like out there?
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@nepia said in internet/streaming:
@mariner4life said in internet/streaming:
@nepia said in internet/streaming:
@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial said in internet/streaming:
So the issue may just be there/the connection to the ONT. Most like just the statndard old reboot the router to clear things. Sounds like the Deco network is fine.
I've got a Google Wifi Mesh, and it is great but every now and then the master unit loses track of the 2 nodes.
Google said the logs are showing a dual-NAT issue between the Google master (which is a router) and my modem/router (Fritz!Box 7490 connecting the VDSL).
I'm not sure that is the case - the router is operating a different subnet to the Mesh units to start with, and the Master unit still supplies perfectly good wifi to the outside world. Therefore the NAT should never cross over.
Anyway I just power off everything and power it back on, sorted in under 5 minutes. Small price to pay for great in-house connection.
Apparently our suburb is getting Fibre soon. The good news there is I can keep the modem I've got. Quite like the Fritz.
You still don't have fibre? WTF.
dude i have copper. and i am at the very end of the line. my internet speed can be catagorised as "dial up" and it drops out just so so often.
It's fucking great. We don't appear to be on the NBN plan any time in the future. Also Telstra have approx zero fucks to give about the copper network any more, so i have the worst of both worlds
The best satellite solution is like 200 a month.
so we're fucked.
Jesus. It's frankly commendable how often you're able to go on your rants on here with that 3rd world service.
What's your 4G like out there?
average. this morning worse than the wifi. It's really weird. We're tucked in to the base of the mountains which fucks up the signal at times.
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@mariner4life said in internet/streaming:
@nepia said in internet/streaming:
@mariner4life said in internet/streaming:
@nepia said in internet/streaming:
@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial said in internet/streaming:
So the issue may just be there/the connection to the ONT. Most like just the statndard old reboot the router to clear things. Sounds like the Deco network is fine.
I've got a Google Wifi Mesh, and it is great but every now and then the master unit loses track of the 2 nodes.
Google said the logs are showing a dual-NAT issue between the Google master (which is a router) and my modem/router (Fritz!Box 7490 connecting the VDSL).
I'm not sure that is the case - the router is operating a different subnet to the Mesh units to start with, and the Master unit still supplies perfectly good wifi to the outside world. Therefore the NAT should never cross over.
Anyway I just power off everything and power it back on, sorted in under 5 minutes. Small price to pay for great in-house connection.
Apparently our suburb is getting Fibre soon. The good news there is I can keep the modem I've got. Quite like the Fritz.
You still don't have fibre? WTF.
dude i have copper. and i am at the very end of the line. my internet speed can be catagorised as "dial up" and it drops out just so so often.
It's fucking great. We don't appear to be on the NBN plan any time in the future. Also Telstra have approx zero fucks to give about the copper network any more, so i have the worst of both worlds
The best satellite solution is like 200 a month.
so we're fucked.
Jesus. It's frankly commendable how often you're able to go on your rants on here with that 3rd world service.
What's your 4G like out there?
average. this morning worse than the wifi. It's really weird. We're tucked in to the base of the mountains which fucks up the signal at times.
Ah that sucks, I've got a mate who is rural near Newcastle and they have Telstra 4G and it's been great for them.
