Talk:Internet in Australia

message: ::*Introduction
::*History
::*Current State
::** Statistics/Introduction
::** DSL
::*** TW DSL
::*** ADSL 2+
::** HFC cable
::** rural divide
::** Regulatory information
::*** ACCC, ACMA, carrier licensing etc
::** assigned names and numbers
::*** AuDA, AUNIC, APNIC, addressing, domains etc
::** (transit?) infrastructure
::*** intrastate, metro fiber networks, inter-exchange, 
::*** interstate: pretty bland - company 1,2 & 3 run fiber between city a, b & c ... I suppose Tasmania needs a special mention
::*** international: SXC, AJC, APNG, SeaMeWe3 et al
::*Future
::**FTTN
::**Wireless
::**New submarine cables
Thoughts?
--gummAY (talk) 23:35, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed structure 

message: A few sections throughout this article use words such as 'presently' and 'recently', but seem to refer to events either occurring several years in the past or multi-year occurrences that ceased several years in the past. Could these be updated to cite specific years? Not updating myself as I'm not really abreast of all sections of this article, but there certainly seems to be a red flag here. 123.3.34.36 (talk) 23:45, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use of relative timelines 

message: :Starting to work on the section I labelled above as "(transit?) infrastructure". It's 3am now so this probably isn't any good and is so far unsourced. Please improve if you are able --gummAY (talk) 15:53, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Communications infrastructure 

message: Should be a section about pricing and how expensive it is in Australia compared to other nations. IAmTheCoinMan (talk) 12:49, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Some old 2003 data to start, but need to trace it to the source: http://adsl-cable.net/guide/costs.html. OECD 2008 data, if someone is ambitious: http://www.oecd.org/document/54/0,3343,en_2649_34225_38690102_1_1_1_1,00.html. Funny that Australia seems to be the only country where the cost has increased in the past 4 years (Chart 4k). Chart 5k is also quite telling... Definitely need some of these stats on the page. Ikzing (talk) 10:49, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

text: I think this is really a critical factor. It's one thing having high speeds available, but you can't compare it with other first world nations with prices of $69.95 for 1GBdown/2GBup 1.5-8Mbps/384kbps then being "shaped" to dialup speeds of 64kbps (Westnet, Cairns, Nov 2009)! - Ikzing (talk) 01:39, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Pricing

message: Hi All,
After the comments from User:Gnangarra, especially "be careful of focusing on news events and individual companies" I've gone through the article trying to 'de-commercialise' and clarify things. I welcome your feedback!
--gummAY (talk) 04:20, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: )
Digmores (talk) 07:15, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  De-commercialising 

message: This entire article seems to be devoted to the infrastructure and technical aspects of internet in Australia.  Is there an article about popular websites for internet users in Australia and things like the rate and number of Australians that shop online, or could this kind of information be added to this article? Eno1 (talk) 09:19, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I like that idea, with the proviso that websites discussed should meet notability requirements. Online shopping is certainly a social trend that seems worthy of inclusion. --gummAY (talk) 06:01, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

text: I must respectfully disagree. This article is indeed about the technical aspects because that is the meaning of the term "Internet". Including a discussion of web sites etc would perpetuate the fallacy that the web and the Internet are the same thing. It sounds like Eno1 would like to create an article called "Notable web-sites in Australia", which they are more than welcome to do. Icd (talk) 12:07, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

text: OK - good point. In your opinion, is there any scope for a "usage"-related section in this article? Web is one application. There's also online gaming, business communications, non-web based collaboration tools, etc, etc. Worthy? --gummAY (talk) 02:28, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Are any of these things specific to Australia? Icd (talk) 22:03, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

text:  I guess not :) --gummAY (talk) 12:41, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Popular websites and Internet Use 

message: With the introduction of Telstra's 100Mbps Coaxial cable and the 100Mbps NBN (Which are both world-standard in speed) I do not think that the comment about Australias internet being slow 
(Broadband internet in Australia is much slower (...) than in nearly all other industrialised nations)
Is accurate. It still however is very expensive in comparison.
Should we change it?
Jamoo721 (talk) 10:37, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed the statement in question as it's not reflected in the source it cited. The source actually shows Australia ranking about middle of the range against the other OECD nations. 203.27.72.5 (talk) 08:00, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Slow internet? 

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message: This page obviously needs a bit of work. I think the top priorities are: 1. ensuring it's all in chronological order and readable, 2. updating with information from the NBN rollout, 3. going back and finding sources for existing unsourced material.
I'll have a go at this sometime. Comment here if you have thoughts. 20WattSphere (talk) 14:13, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Restructure?