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[–] 18107@aussie.zone 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Wi-Fi is bad for me because the alternative is mobile data.

I live in Australia where the broadband speeds are 12.5 to 100Mbps.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Like 15 years behind much of the world.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

And still 15 years ahead of my city in statesia

[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What shithole city still doesn’t have fiber? I get gigabit symmetrical in rural ass wisconsin

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I KNOW RIGHT I HAVE BEEN YELLING AT THE PHONE THE CITY AND THE CLOUDS OVER THIS FOR OVER A DECADE

i'm in the godsdamned san francisco bay area and my uppy rarely goes over 20 it's a shame

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

?? the australian govenment just upgraded everyone who was on 100mbps to 500mbps and everyone on 50mbps to 500mbps. Also there are 1gig and 2 gig plans available.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I will agree, the situation is getting better.
But we could have had even better than that 5 years ago if the government hadn't thrown away a perfectly good upgrade plan to spend more money on copper.

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah it is true.

[–] notgold@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

For some areas and not everyone. Turnbull fucked us.

[–] gila@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's still really a matter of whether or not you're lucky enough to have had FTTP rollout. My local HFC node's been having issues ever since that upgrade, now they've just had me capped at 65Mbps for about 6 weeks. NBNco silent, RSP won't do anything, fixed wireless & 5g already oversaturated. Inner metro area.

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

Dang that sucks. I've got hfc too but it's working really well for me, I get a stable 500mbps when on ethernet.