Hi all 
. Just an update regarding internet speeds and the rather large difference I’ve found the NBN makes when done as originally intended. Luckily we found last year when building here in Tamworth that the local council are a forward thinking mob when it comes to giving approval for new land developments up here. Our land couldn’t be released for sale until all modern services that could be reasonably connected physically were set up (which left out natural gas as there’s no pipeline on our side of town sadly). This means that all new homes built have the option of fibre to the premises not to the node - the connection point is outside your front gate. Unfortunately there are also those here in Tamworth living in pre-built accommodation that have Malcolm Changemind’s version that is only fibre to the node or fixed wireless. The people up here on tat system that I’ve talked to are wishing they had their old 56k modems back 
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The 2 screenshots below are from just after 8pm on a Wednesday night (so peak traffic period) and the first is between here and Blacktown. The second is a minute or so later between here and Los Angeles. The speed differences are a standard no matter the time of day - Australian sites are always faster due to less distance/infrastructure to pass through.
As many consumers realise, if the governments of all persuasions were fair dinkum and looked at the NBN as required infrastructure in this wide brown land, instead of something they can flog off down the track to some business mates for a song (like NSW Lotteries) they would do it properly. That means fibre to the premises anywhere cable can go, and a properly supported and fit-for-purpose wireless/satellite service for those places cable can’t get to. Of course it’d be expensive, but still a damn lot cheaper than doing it all again in 10-20 years time!
