[plug] Looking for ISP

[Euan de Kock]

Hi Onno,

Not sure what your view of the sky is from where you are, but have you
considered Starlink? They're $139 a month, you get around 200-300 downlink
speeds and about 20-30 uplink. For a bit more, you can even take it on
holiday with you.

They are offering residential services now afaik.

Regards,

Euan.

On Thu, 2 May 2024 at 15:12, Byron Hammond <byronester at gmail.com> wrote:

> I didn't get the original email. Weird.
> My 2c is that I know of Pentanet who might be an option for fixed wireless.
> Have never used them though. Only heard of them.
> They have an office in Central Park in the city.
>
> Good luck
>
> On Thu, 2 May 2024 at 13:55, LH <lhuck at proton.me> wrote:
>
>> Hiya Onno
>>
>> I dunno too much about fixed NBN wireless. So here's my two cents lol.
>>
>> Maybe recently built properties have blocked you line of sight to the
>> tower.
>>   Can you put your dish/antenna on a long cable and walk around to find
>> better reception?
>> Or maybe more and more wireless signals in the area are beginning to
>> saturate the frequency your on?
>>
>> If your able to swap to fibre, I'm pretty sure the installation to
>> residence is free. Part of the NBN rollout.
>>
>> This is the site I use to shop for ISPs
>>
>> https://www.whistleout.com.au/Broadband/Search?data=-1&speed=90&includefeatured=false&contract=0&address=Yokine+WA+6060&customer=Personal
>> Some plans include a modem, some don't.
>>
>> Hope you get your speeds back.
>>
>> Locky
>> On Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 12:11 PM, Onno Benschop <onno at itmaze.com.au>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Good afternoon all,
>>
>> For the past four and a half years I've used NodeOne as my ISP. It's a
>> fixed wireless service and my link is line of sight from Yokine to Osborne
>> Park.
>>
>> A while ago NodeOne appears to have been sold to Swoop.
>>
>> Since then things have gone to pot.
>>
>> The speed is abysmal, from 250/100 now down to 65/20, support seems
>> clueless, yesterday the billing team attempted to bill me using an
>> incorrect card expiry date and subsequently threatened me with service
>> disconnection.
>>
>> Their business billing email address bounces, according to their support
>> team all the contact details on the NodeOne website are incorrect and it's
>> getting to become a thing.
>>
>> My previous experience was with AussieBB who continued to bounce
>> connectivity issues back to NBN Co who bounced them right back to ABB. I
>> gave up after a year of banging my head against the wall.
>>
>> So, I'm paying $110 per month. Who can you recommend?
>>
>> --
>> Onno Benschop
>>
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