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It’s my experience that almost all of them also have Ethernet and just failover to 3G, with most banks terminals anyway.<br>
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On 22 Jun 2020, at 13:15, Jason Xiros <jason.xiros@gmail.com> wrote:<br>
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<span>I'm not sure the EFTPOS network is as robust as people believe. There was a time perhaps seven or eight years ago when 50% (or more) of all transactions in Australia went through a single data centre on the Pacific Hwy in North Sydney.</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>To: Chris Hurley <chris@dragonrail.com.au></span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Subject: Re: [AusNOG] EFPOST terminals down</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Tips are low priority areas for mobile coverage. They are deliberately</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>built where no-one else is, such that they would account for the majority</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>of an expensive mobile sector.</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>I imagine that most EFTPOS terminals are still 3G. If 3G failed, most of us</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>with a smartphone less than 5 years old wouldn't notice.</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>So if there's a 3G network failure:</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span> - Terminals would usually migrate to another cell, there are probably</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span> not multiple cells covering a tip</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span> - There is still LTE coverage there, so no customers are screaming for</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span> the failure to be fixed</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span> - The network is aging so failure is common</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span> - Parts are hard to get or expensive because its old</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span> - Social Distancing is mutually exclusive to how teams of mobile network</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span> riggers normally operate, so there's a backlog of faults</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span> - Coverage of a tip with a handful of regular customers is low priority</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span> for a fix, no manager is escalating this over other faults</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span> - Some WFH people nearby are smashing the local 3G network with their</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span> old USB 3G adapters that are now on an unlimited download plan</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>In summary, it's probably not a cyberattack.</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>John</span><br>
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