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[NSW/ACT/QLD/SA/WA] Optus 5G Home Broadband $70/Month Unlimited [Selected Suburbs] with 50 Mbps Guaranteed

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[NSW/ACT/QLD/SA/WA] Optus 5G Home Broadband $70/Month Unlimited [Selected Suburbs] with 50 Mbps Guaranteed
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IMadeYouReadThis on 31/01/2019 - 11:53 optus.com.au (23035 clicks)
Last edited 01/07/2019 - 11:35 by 1 other user

As per the title, Optus is rolling out its 5G Home Broadband at 50Mbps guaranteed speed sometime in the middle of 2019 year. To begin with, it’s limited to few suburbs per state.

Good bye NBN.

PS. I am not in one of those listed suburbs!

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  • As of today, a lucky selection of Optus customers in Canberra (who live in Dickson or Manuka) will have the opportunity to sign up to get a 5G home Wi-Fi service.
  • Optus says it has launched an additional live site in Sydney and 47 more sites are planned to be online by March this year.
  • Optus has opened expressions of interest today allowing customers to register their interest for 5G home broadband in certain areas of selected suburbs including 23 in NSW, 13 in Queensland and nine in the ACT
  • Optus will confirm that we have received your submission and will keep you updated on the progress of your Expression of Interest.
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    • ronyh on 20/02/2019 - 14:17

      No.

      Radio waves are a type of non-ionizing radiation which does not cause damage to humans, if your exposed to super high levels it can heat tissue, from my understanding there is no solid proof of damage to humans beyond this.

      The more concerning type of radiation that you should be worried about is ionizing radiation such as xrays, gamma etc which has been proven to cause damage to humans such as cancer.

  • Sage on 31/01/2019 - 14:48

    What, unlimited data?

  • customundo on 31/01/2019 - 14:54

    5G is the new NBN

  • PVA on 31/01/2019 - 15:07

    The idea of 5g is very high speeds and low latency. So they are going into 5g with speeds the same as 4g.

    So no real deal to replace nbn at all, seeing it’s the same price and speed.

  • Viospeed on 31/01/2019 - 15:08

    People are dreaming if they think this will be without it's own problems. The "guaranteed" 50mbps speeds is a load of bull dust and won't happen.

    • Umcookies on 31/01/2019 - 20:22

      The terms are so clear I don't understand how you don't get them.

      *50Mbps Satisfaction Guarantee If at any time you are not satisfied that you are getting download speeds of at least 50Mbps, simply get in touch and we will let you cancel your contract without cancellation fees when you return your 5G device to us.

      Basically, if you can't reach 50Mbps you are free to break contract whenever you like, how is that difficult to understand?

      • Viospeed on 01/02/2019 - 11:36

        Which part did you read where I said I'm finding it difficult to understand?

  • DarkOz on 31/01/2019 - 15:10
    +4

    I am voting for anything that will kill the NBN.

    • Ramrunner on 16/02/2019 - 11:04

      Wouldn't vote on this just yet. The NBN was supposed to be wonderful and solve all our problems too. Wait and see for me.

  • derilicte on 31/01/2019 - 15:29

    So excited, live 1km from Optus headquarters.
    Def gonna be on the list……………
    Guess not. Dont even know those suburbs…..

  • serpserpserp on 31/01/2019 - 15:48

    I wonder why there is zero rollout in Victoria? I thought they'd want to get everyone off the HFC here toot sweet.

  • DU99 on 31/01/2019 - 15:48
    +1

    will this cause a price war

  • Kossac on 31/01/2019 - 15:50
    +1

    Such a good solution for those of us still plugging away on ADSL 1 and 2+…

  • noodle23 on 31/01/2019 - 16:05

    Great, was just about to upgrade to NBN from ADSL, now I will wait!

  • Iggemo on 31/01/2019 - 16:43
    +3

    What's upload speed, that's most important thing

    • Viper8 on 02/02/2019 - 11:44
      -2

      No its not. Most people use 10x more download than upload. So clearly download is the most important thing.

      • Iggemo on 02/02/2019 - 17:22
        -5

        Thanks for not bothering to answer at all, jerk

  • gamemaster on 31/01/2019 - 17:00
    +1

    I wonder if Murdoch will try kill off 5G like the NBN?
    :/

    • sfac on 31/01/2019 - 17:45
      +1

      Who is Murdoch? Isnt he Trump's friend that asked AU's govt to ban Huawei?

  • T1OOO on 31/01/2019 - 17:27

    I already get over 200mbits! 350gb is plenty.

  • akyeeeahdude on 31/01/2019 - 20:33

    Good news!

    Seems a bit weird regarding the hard suburb cut off. I'm on the border of one of the suburbs that can get it and I can't even register my interest. Not to mention, the suburb that can get it is absolutely massive (about the size of 6 to 10 inner city suburbs).

  • StonedWizard on 31/01/2019 - 20:59

    For those on FTTP couldn't NBN just upgrade the infrastructure and provide faster plans ?

    I'm on 100Mbps with Telstra and get 89 down and 36 up on FTTN (no clue how I managed to get a reliable NBN service) but can't they upgrade this speed as well in the future ?

    Not trolling, I'm genuinely curious if someone could provide some insight.

    • Tardvark on 31/01/2019 - 21:46
      +1

      Yes, the NBN can just keep upgrading FTTP to achieve speeds other technologies won't come close to achieving at anything remotely considered an affordable price.

      • mathew42 on 31/01/2019 - 23:19
        -2

        The NBN FTTP portions of the network are already capable of 1Gbps but as of September 2018 there are only 596 connections faster than 100Mbps.

        Fast NBN plans are also not affordable thanks to Labor's speed tiers.

    • aussietivoman on 05/02/2019 - 19:33

      Telstra don't offer any NBN plan over 100Mbps in retail channels at the moment.

      Aussie Broadband and a number of alternative ISPs do.

      I think Aussie Broadband offer a 400Mbps download speed unlimited plan….

      Obviously any speed over 100Mbps is available to FTTP users only.

  • Tardvark on 31/01/2019 - 21:45
    +2

    with 50 Mbps Guaranteed

    Except where we can't for reasons including, but not limited to:

    • Congestion.
    • Where you put your modem in the house.
    • How far away you are from the tower.

    So basically we guarantee you 50Mbps…except we don't.

    Good to see some NBN competitors coming out of the woodwork. NBN, especially FTTN is a joke. I welcome our new 5G overlords and hope they give the Govt. a kick up the pants.

    • User2049 on 01/02/2019 - 15:35

      I think they guarantee something like 1.5Mbps but if your speed ever drops below 50Mbps you can break the contract for free so worth a try.

  • Saitek on 31/01/2019 - 22:13

    Would 5G work ok for online gaming i.e. CS GO ?

    • muncan on 31/01/2019 - 22:44

      Not well if your provider uses CGN, thanks ABB

  • Cataclysm on 31/01/2019 - 23:49

    No huawei 5g will be like nbn rollout

  • BusMan247 on 01/02/2019 - 00:42

    This is a deal?

  • l3wis992 on 01/02/2019 - 06:33

    The issue here is that if these plans become widespread, suddenly every man and his dog is using wireless to stream large amounts of data on a medium that suffers significantly more from overcrowding and congestion than fixed wires do.

    This is a temporary fix to Australia's internet issues, and in my opinion is suitable only to offload a small percentage of the population off the nbn network.

    Source: engineering student with a number of Telecom subjects under my belt.

  • anonymous888 on 01/02/2019 - 10:07
    +3

    Meh, I’ll still take NBN. Wireless will also suffer from congestion in city areas. If this is massively rolled out it’ll be like trying to check your social media at a football stadium.

  • trainingwheelz on 01/02/2019 - 11:55

    I've been lucky enough to get close to 100Mbps from my Optus cable internet connection for many years. I just did a test at speedtest.net and I'm at 92 at the moment. If 5G is only guaranteeing 50, then I don't want to change from standard cable anytime soon. I'm holding off on the NBN too, for the same reason. Am I just lucky with my good speeds?

    • macca on 11/02/2019 - 13:26
      +1

      Very lucky! A good chunk of Australia would kill for that, most are sub 25mbit, I had 4mbit until recently.
      The west coast has no sizeable HFC rollout and relies on oversubscribed ADSL.

      • trainingwheelz on 19/02/2019 - 16:36
        +1

        I'm on the South side of Brisbane. Optus cable has always been good to me.

  • wisdomtooth on 01/02/2019 - 12:47

    Don't Fall For FAKE 5G!

    • triviums on 01/02/2019 - 14:57

      That's for AT&T, I doubt optus is doing the same thing since they would probably be fined

      • ozjacky on 01/02/2019 - 14:57

        just wondering whether AT&T been fined for this faked 5G logo?

  • Viper8 on 02/02/2019 - 11:39

    I get over 200Mbps in my house on 4G with Telstra via my mobile out in the suburbs.
    Also 4G has much greater range and penetration than 5G due to longer wavelengths.
    5G is pointless for home internet at this time. No speed advantage due to speed caps, and decreased signal strength.

  • Iggemo on 02/02/2019 - 17:24
    -2

    anyone who signs up for this OBVIOUSLY wants cancer

  • apokalypsez on 04/02/2019 - 04:35

    if this is real deal $70/Month Unlimited [Selected Suburbs] with 50 Mbps Guaranteed…this is god damn good deal for people who have crap internet like myself, i have poor speed and moment ago adsl got freaking disconnected.

  • superforever on 04/02/2019 - 23:13

    Is it just me I have never heard of those suburbs?

    • triviums on 05/02/2019 - 00:47

      I think I read in an article that said optus was choosing tests sites that typically weren't able to get over 50Mbps on nbn, which probably means areas with lower population density and thus resulting in suburbs you have never heard of being chosen.

  • aussietivoman on 05/02/2019 - 19:30
    +3

    My FTTN NBN connection gives me a maximum of 27Mbps download when it works at all.

    This won't ever improve while I am on FTTN.

    As a result, I am dumping the NBN and going 5G as soon as this is available in my area.

    The MTM NBN, with roughly 60% of all connections being FTTN, is a complete waste of money. We should have stayed with FTTP to 93% of connections. Liberals sold us up the river….

  • spychiatrist on 13/02/2019 - 23:31

    138 days to go

  • OnlyAMessenger on 19/02/2019 - 16:22
    -2

    People 5G is very harmful for the human body!! Can't believe no one has raised this yet…
    Apparently 5G is being released without proper testing and will cause devastating effects to the environment and us.
    Do your research before you buy!!!

  • BewareOfThe Dog on 21/02/2019 - 09:15

    OzTowers still only has 10 towers proposed by Optus.

  • PixelPaul on 21/02/2019 - 19:57

    i got FTTP and this 5G is in my area too, why would anyone want this over FTTP.
    Tho it would be good as a backup with the NBN goes down, i wonder if it's running on the same lines. Any know? So if NBN goes down, this wont be effected. They could then sell it as a backup solution.

  • MuddyClear on 27/02/2019 - 00:11

    Funny reading all of this :D I'd say let many of the FTTN users/complainers go to 5G and the rest of us FTTN users can enjoy the speed boost!

    • superforever on 06/03/2019 - 19:13

      and the rest of us FTTN users can enjoy the speed boost!

      After I moved over to Aussie Broadband I already have speed boost with my FTTN.

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