Johns Internet - Bastards (1 Viewer)

[neo o]

Johns Internet - 2c mg
Everywhere else - 7c mg

One more reason to keep on hating!

 

[_Benji_]

any chance of running a massive cat 5 cable from Johns to Bruce?

That is so unfair!! grrr.....the internet will send me broke!

 

[Slidey]

You're kidding me, right? *groans*

 

[sezy_jane]

hehehe, i KNEW there was a good reason for me going to Johns. mwahahaha

 

[loquasagacious]

2c per/Mb is still a rip off thats $20/Gb.......

....undeniably beating the pants of $70/Gb everywhere else though

 

[Callistogenic]

Well, in that case, who's up for going to union court on our Wi-Fi enabled laptops and using our own quota's up until 12am of a night?

 

[M@C D@DDY]

There are no quotas for wireless... not last year anyways... trying sitting there during the colder months of the year... good luck

 

[a8o]

what equipment would be necessary to use the wireless network...i've got an older laptop. would that network be accessible from the dorm rooms?

 

[loquasagacious]

For a laptop you would need a 802.11g wireless adapter eg a PCMCIA card like this: http://www.arc.com.au/?NWCWLGCBE2.

Some of the college people may be able to give you an idea of whether it will work in the colleges - my gut says no because of the construction materials used and various 'shadows' they cast.

 

[neo o]

what equipment would be necessary to use the wireless network...i've got an older laptop. would that network be accessible from the dorm rooms?

You'd be better off sharing a wireless Iburst connection with a few friends, which will cost you around $20 a month each. However, you can't use it if you're a gamer, because it isn't a constant connection - and will flicker on and off if the weather is bad.

 

[a8o]

$20 a month! I'm not that much of an internet addict! am i crazy, or does it seem that if i were to check my emails each day, use msn and perhaps one or two other things, let's say 20megs a day, i would be paying 20x$0.07 for internet access?

 

[Callistogenic]

There are no quotas for wireless... not last year anyways... trying sitting there during the colder months of the year... good luck

I thought they used your ANU quota? It would make sense because you have to login to use the wireless service.

 

[_Benji_]

anyone know how much mb's Skype wld chew up?

 

[hangerm5]

no but i wouldnt mind too--that could save a heap on phone bills if it isnt too much

 

[a8o]

skype would be fairly intensive i assume, isn't it just an audio stream each way?

 

[_Benji_]

yeah it is....live conversation..... hmm i doubt iburst wld be that good for holding it either. grrr..... prob just be cheaper to get a supercap on my mobile and get brain tumors.... btw what are the phone rates like?

 

[Slidey]

2c per/Mb is still a rip off thats $20/Gb.......

....undeniably beating the pants of $70/Gb everywhere else though

Eh. Well it's a fibre optic connection, isn't it? Even with users sharing it, I imagine the speed would be blindingly fast. So it's not so much not worth it as "I don't want super fast connection, just a fast one with lots of bandwidth".

Does anybody know if Unwired came good on their 2004 promise to bring access to Canberra? That could work.

The lines don't allow you to use dial-up or broadband.

 

[loquasagacious]

It is a T3 connection.

 

[paper cup]

why can't you get broadband?

 

[loquasagacious]

No the internet network is seperate to the phone system.

Its because of the old PABX system they use for the phones...