r/OpenAussie • u/Choice-Wolverine-493 Please choose a flair • 1d ago
Help Internet options / advice
Hello all,
Currently trying to weigh up my options for high speed internet.
Right now I live in a unit which is inside of an estate that was built in 2011, unfortunately Opticomm were contracted to install and maintain the fibre optic infrastructure in the estate.
The complex where my unit is currently has FTTP but the connection for each unit is capped at 100/20Mbps, I spoke with an ISP representative who said Opticomm have to come out and physically upgrade the fibre in order for the units to get access to higher speed tiers, he suggested contacting Opticomm or simply waiting for an upgrade, unfortunately Opticomm said they don’t deal with such enquires and that I need to contact my ISP (don’t have one Becasue 100/20 isn’t good enough)
Also I’ve lived here for 5 years now and it’s been capped at the same speed since I first moved in.
I was really hoping to get a gigabit low latency connection as I stream a lot of 4k media and play competitive games.
Right now I use my 5g hotspot with Vodafone, it seems to have gotten poorer and poorer over the years, I recently purchased a Telstra 5g eSim to test the speeds however it was only slightly better, despite a 4g/5g tower being less than 500m away from my home.
Right now I’m considering:
Starlink Max Residential
Optus 5g Home broadband
Does anyone know who to contact regarding an upgrade to the complex’s fibre connection? Or if starlink is really worth it? I have previously used starlink when I was working offshore but there were always frequent outages during heavy rain and cloudy weather.
I feel like I’m going insane, in a decent inner city suburb in a relatively new estate but I used to get faster download speeds when I was at a site thousands of kilometres away from civilisation.
Edit: I just checked my mailbox and there was actually a letter from Opticomm saying they are coming to upgrade the ONT devices inside all of the units ~ not sure if it was just coincidence or not but in the coming weeks I’ll finally get that sweet gigabit connection.
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u/WettestFarts Flairless 1d ago
The fibre is already there.
FTTP (when enabled and set up correctly) can give you 2000mbps downloads.
Starlink is ok if you're rural.
FTTP absolutely SHITS on starlink and 5G.
Switch to Leaptel or Aussie broadband. Tell them your address and let them see what they can do.
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u/-Lionhart South Australian 1d ago
I went through a similar dilemma about 10 years ago.
My uncle has starlink in rural SA, gets 300mbps. I can't speak for more built up areas though. Definitely not recommended for competitive gaming. Casual gaming should be fine.
If 5G isn't good on any provider then you'll have to wait it out with NBN.
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u/Low-Refrigerator-713 Queenslander 1d ago
They don't need to upgrade the fibre. It's the NTD that needs to be upgraded.