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The length of copper wiring between apartment and telecommunications room. The quality of the copper cabling between apartment and telecommunications room (corrosion, joint quality, etc.). The layout and quality of cabling inside an apartment. Potential internal and external electrical interference.
If you opt for a modem-router from your provider, it should arrive preconfigured, which means you don’t have to tinker with networking settings that you otherwise might with a BYO modem-router. For those interested in providers with an NBN-compatible modem option, check out the daily updating list of plans below. If you do upgrade from FTTB to FTTP, below is a snapshot of NBN 250 plans from our comparison engine. Because Fixed Wireless NBN plans tap out at around NBN 50 speeds and NBN satellite can only reach NBN 25 speeds, they’re not really a fair comparison for FTTB. Instead, below is how FTTB looks in comparison to other fixed-line NBN technologies.
