[AusNOG] Gosford City Council and NBN RSP.

[Gaurab Raj Upadhaya]

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On 5/30/14, 1:59 AM, Jake Anderson wrote:
> On 30/05/14 09:35, Sam Silvester wrote:
>> On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Paul Brooks 
>> <pbrooks-ausnog at layer10.com.au
>> <mailto:pbrooks-ausnog at layer10.com.au>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> The argument for multiple ports is to prevent the end-users
>> house being captured by a single ISP. Each port can be used by a
>> different ISP (or some other non-ISP body - like, say, a local
>> council) and bypass the first one - but that does not imply that
>> an application using a different port wouldn't work just as well 
>> through the first port IFF the first ISP was designed or operated
>> right, or had the right commercial model.

With the Singapore NBN, a 4-port NTU is installed. I got the 2nd port
connected for cheap with a 2nd provider, as at that time they offered
me some additional services (native v6 for one). I can't claim to be a
general end-user, but from talking to the smaller ISP's tech guys,
they frequently see consumers signing up for the 2nd port for services
they offer (like VPN to watch US shows, and dedicated gaming service),
while keeping the first port with one of the big two, for basic
service including telephony.

just 0.2 cents.

- -gaurab


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