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Wed 29 may
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When Sam Coupland moved to Armidale with his family late last year he got a rude shock.
He found that the lifestyle block they'd moved to didn't have an internet connection - a service he'd taken for granted in Sydney. "For some reason we were in a black spot, we were just a kilometre or so outside the range of the exchange," he says.
Mon 27 may
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You've been looking at building your dream home, on a perfect block of land that's part of a new development and it's been advertised as 'NBN Fibre Ready' when you move in.
Is this too good to be true?
Actually, it isn't.
All premises in new developments of 100 premises or more, where an agreement has been signed between the developer and NBN Co, should be 'NBN Fibre Ready' when residents move in.
Fri 24 may
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If the area you live and work in is connected to fibre broadband via the National Broadband Network, you might have noticed some small cabinets on the roadside.
These are Fibre Distribution Hubs, and are like intersections where traffic branches off a main road and travels down smaller local streets to your home or business.
Fibre Distribution Hubs (or FDHs) are unpowered, street-side cabinets used to provide a connection point between the larger distribution network and the local fibre network which ultimately leads to your home.
Each one can connect between 288 and 576 homes or businesses to the network, but NBN Co is leaving spare capacity in each cabinet to allow for more connections in the future as demand grows when cities and suburbs become more densely populated. Most are coloured beige and are about 1 metre high, you might spot them on a curb, a nature strip or a path.
As the rollout of the National Broadband Network picks up pace, demand for the cabinets is increasing and Corning Cable Systems Australia, which manufactures them on behalf of NBN Co today opened a new manufacturing facility in Melbourne.
The new facility, at Corning's Clayton site, is part of a $40 million local investment by Corning in additional production capacity.
Wed 22 may
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Growing fruit might seem like a simple proposition, but Han Shoing Siah expects connecting to the National Broadband Network will lead to significant benefits for his tropical fruit business.
Siah was quick to sign up for fixed wireless broadband when it went on offer and in fact was the first person in the Northern Territory to receive the service, which was connected in early April.
His family business, Tropical Primary Products, grows mangoes, jackfruit, durian and pomelo at their farm about 60km out of Darwin, and Siah expects several benefits from the video conferencing that the faster services over the NBN will allow.
Wed 22 may
CommentMore and more Australians are connecting to the National Broadband Network and we want to hear from NBN users about how it's changing the way you live and the way you work.
Every day more people are discovering how the NBN can bring education, entertainment, work and communication to the home, along with hundreds of other uses.
At work, small businesses are connecting with customers and partners in new ways, accessing and sharing data with colleagues at other sites, and getting the most out of cloud computing.
We want to hear from you and showcase how your family or business is using services over the NBN.
So far we've found families on the NBN who ask for cooking advice on video conference from their mum for a favourite recipe, kids playing maths and English games with their school friends, and science geeks doing virtual tours of museums around the world.
Maybe we can feature your story on a Youtube video or on the NBN Co blog. Check out our Youtube channel for other families and businesses we have featured.
Brunswick, Gungahlin, Armidale, Gosford, Coffs Harbour, Aspley George Town, Townsville and Hobart, among others, are already connected, along with thousands of people in new estates dotted right across Australia.
Some people living in more remote and out-of-the-way places are also using services over the NBN Interim Satellite or Fixed Wireless services where broadband options were previously limited.
People are doing all sorts of things with the NBN. What about you?
If you want to tell us your story, send us an email at: . Make sure you tell us a bit about how you are using the NBN and don't forget to include your contact details.
