Hi Malcolm,
Congratulations on your new abode
I chose my house 4 years ago on the premise that it had FTTP/N. It was being layed in the street as we unpacked. 4 weeks later we got the txt that it was available. I put in my application no later than the time it took to walk upstairs and turn on my PC
The Whirlpool suggestion is spot on, and in nearly all cases (at this point in time), so is the Aussie Broadband suggestion too. If they have a product of sufficient "quantity" (traffic limit) within your budget, then go for it (Aussie).
I run TPG at home myself, and regularly benefit from the "unlimited" traffic nature of their product. Running a "share house", so to speak, we don't need the notion of limited download as an issue. TPG have treated us very well, with only 2 bad months in the last 2 years.
It's worth noting that various ISPs will invest in a certain amount of "CVC" at each "POI". This will influence the quality of your connection, especially in high demand times. Some reading here:
https://www.nbnco.com.au/blog/the-nb...n-network.html
In this, the experience (and therefore opinion) of a person connected to a different POI, at a different location, may not apply to your possible experience, using the same RSP (ISP).
Aussie Broadband have been bold enough to publish their CVC utilisation rates for each POI:
https://www.aussiebroadband.com.au/cvc-graphs/
You can see where you are here:
https://www.aussiebroadband.com.au/nbn-poi/
Exetel used to do this in the ADSL only days, before things went somewhat downhill.
Sounds like I'm selling Aussie Broadband... I dunno, I've never used them. The networking team at my work all use them, which is a good sign. For my situation, they are out of my price range however.
EDIT: They've dropped $30 per month since the last time I looked... hmmm..
Sorry about the wall of text. I appreciate your contribution to my impending Starparty thread. I hope the above helps
Short version - where possible, read about each RSPs performance in the area you live in, not merely Australia wide. There's also the issue of how much international backhaul is being leased by each, but that's another story best left to the more informed.
