Author Archives: The Elite Geek

The argument presents itself every now and again that perhaps the government should work with Telstra. That’s partly a valid argument, I see a positive outcome from working with Telstra, the positives are good, it gets the infrastructure built and … Continue reading →

Best news I have seen in a fair bit on the broadband scene. I could be getting ADSL2+ soon, although, the ISP that is the only ISP to announce it thus far to announce it, is none other than the … Continue reading →

… Well, it’s not misleading is it. It’s coming. Saturday. Who to vote for is still the unanswerable question, for I am sure, many people, simply because there’s no real distinction between each party, mainly because it is dominated with … Continue reading →

News that the parents of child that starved to death now have warrants issued against them for Murder has surfaced. Which is shocking really, because the father seemed to maintain and protest his innocence. But if they truly were responsible … Continue reading →

Today I took a practice test for the lead up to my visit to the RTA with the driving school I am with. Unfortunately, the test didn’t go so well, with just four fail items, and I had no idea … Continue reading →

This election is a close one. A remarkably close one. Policies from both sides are both favourable and the result of gross incompetence. Unfortunately, picking the party that offers what a voter might want is TOUGH. Just 24 hours after … Continue reading →

It’s amazing. Out of all that Telstra do that is wrong, they actually (inadvertently) got something right. That is, the influence they tried to cause by making issues surrounding regulation political. Since doing that, they have continually bagged the current … Continue reading →

A new idea from the man of new ideas (sometimes unrealistic), Morris Iemma. “He who drives his car, in manner that reflects his small appendage, shall have his car taken away from him, and crashed and crushed at an RTA … Continue reading →

The election is just 12 days around the corner as I look at my watch and see the date is the 12th of November. The next 12 days in my opinion should show even more campaign toughness for my vote. … Continue reading →

I sometimes wonder why bother with a 50K limit if the slower speed is likely to cause people to rush to try and get places sooner. Would people be driving a lot faster if the speed limit was removed? Or … Continue reading →

Australia doesn’t have excessively poor broadband. By comparison, our quotas and limits protect the networks from being run to the bone by abusive users. Unfortunately, in the USA things during “Peak” time are known to be pretty packed out on … Continue reading →

Next Generation Broadband was ADSL2+ and VDSL2. Next Next Generation Broadband will most likely be FTTN. Next Next Next Generation Broadband will almost certainly be FTTH. But what comes after that I hear you ask? (or do I?). Next, Next, … Continue reading →

Aside from the possible fines for not voting, I wanted to know the reason why people were voting for their chosen choice. Obviously I do estimate there are many who are still yet to form a firm decision, for a … Continue reading →

Sorry for the relatively harsh title, but nothing can really accurately reflect the news stories that have been seen over the last few weeks over what can only be described as negligence on multiple levels towards the care and safety … Continue reading →

I think that in the light of the lack of alternative investment in backhaul from Telstra exchanges, and providers naming many exchanges as ‘too expensive’ to invest into, as a result of Telstra’s backhaul being unfairly priced. So to me, … Continue reading →

Wednesday last week, a news story made its way to news.com.au, and that article described a situation, where two drivers, one male, the other female, were involved in an incident involving a lane charge. The situation got flared up, after … Continue reading →

Bigpond have advertisements that they run, and marketing campaigns that they run to attract customers. Unfortunately, they are generally misleading to consumers on many details. Some of these are: 1. 200Mb, failing to disclose just what exactly 200Mb is. Many … Continue reading →

EFnet has announced today plans to begin a rollout of VDSL2, to 70 national exchanges in a partnership with PIPE networks. This is great news for anyone within 1.6KM of a exchange getting enabled, as they will have faster access … Continue reading →

I think a real question the broadband / telco industry should be asking itself right now is “Do we need FTTN” ? The implications of FTTN are favoured by both sides, you can imagine being in Optus at the moment, … Continue reading →

Image Article is here Sol Trujillo, Telstra CEO above, seems to be sizing something up, using his fingers. Some thoughts on what it could be (and no, I don’t think I’ll take the cheap shot that is blindingly obvious): Sizing … Continue reading →

I suspect our bandwidth usage will continually increase the more thirst we get for technology in our lives. We already have come to enjoy the benefits given to us throughout the innovation cycles in technology. This includes the benefits of … Continue reading →

Why bother with FTTN if we are just going to have to run cables to homes in the near future anyway? Essentially, our bandwidth demands will increase as our technology cravings increase, and more bandwidth intensive ‘crap’ is released. YouTube … Continue reading →

Both technology ministers in our government are near, if not complete, luddites. Joining Richard Alston, as luddite IT minister, is Helen Coonan, who recently went on the public record with the ABC, stating: “The technical limitations are of course that … Continue reading →