[AusNOG] Simon Hackett's presentation from Comms Day yesterday - NBN fibre on copper prices

[Heinz N]

On Fri, 19 Jul 2013, Beeson, Ayden wrote:
> 
> There is also that major point made before, that some people simply require a PSTN service
> that is reliable and guaranteed.

+1

With NBN, Granny Myrtle McCready will now need a NTU that needs a power 
brick with a battery. She will also need an ATA (which ALSO needs power). 
She can't understand why she needs to have all those extra new fangled 
power cables going to those funny boxes with lights on them. Perhaps 
ditching NBN and getting a mobile would be a MUCH easier solution for her?

In order to save power because of price gouging by electricty suppliers 
and incompetent governments, she turns her electricity off "of the night" 
and wonders why her grand daugther isn't phoning her any more (as well as 
the funny beeping from one of the boxes). Typical dumb politicians trying 
to ram stuff through with no understanding at all on the consequences to 
those least able to cope!

Everyone on this list has no probs configuring any sort of CPE or a more 
substantial router as might be needed to handle multiple ports, as well as 
UPSs etc etc. However, unfortunately _most_ people are still technically 
illiterate and will remain so.

H.