Melbourne residents have been able to get Telstra’s 100Mbps Ultimate cable internet service since March this year, and now the rest of the cable-connected nation is finally following suit. The service will be available in Perth from November 30, and in Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Adelaide from December 12.
Picture from Wikimedia Commons
Telstra’s press announcement reminds us that you can’t get the service unless there’s already an HFC (pay TV) cable network in your area (which means only capital cities). Because of the peculiarities of Telstra’s billing system, you also can’t get it unless your existing Telstra account number has 13 digits.
As we noted at the Melbourne launch, the plans aren’t cheap and contention means the speeds are unpredictable, but it’s good to see them more widely available.
Republished from Lifehacker
Matt
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 2:07 PM“Across Australia” got me excited, but still only the capitals? :(
Matthew Hatton
Friday, November 25, 2011 at 1:10 PMAnd even then, the existing HFC footprint doesn’t cover the entirety of those cities.
Getting everyone to report that it’s “nation-wide” is a spectacular marketing win for Telstra.
Seems no one actually bothered to read their PR statement, just re-wrote it and published it (Lifehacker isn’t the only one who did this, BTW). Excellent journalism.
Glen W
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 2:12 PM100mbit down 2mbit up….
DOCSIS 3 can do 100x this…
I cannot comprehend any benefits of this service at 2mbit. If it was a little faster upload i would change my work’s SHDSL to this internet plan in a heartbeat! Would save thousands a year too!
Ben
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 2:45 PMExactly.
Telstra do not want you using consumer tech in the business, even if it a better fit. How else would they still sell their 2-4Mb/s symmetrical fibre solutions if they allowed Annex M on DSL. Their business model of raping customers would be stuffed…
Eccentric
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 2:35 PMWho the hell has 13 digit numbers? I thought we were only up to 10!
tim
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 2:46 PMaccount numbers mate, not phone numbers
Bugalugs
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 2:48 PM13 digit account numbers…
Eccentric
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 4:23 PMAh.. Doh..!
Greg
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 2:35 PMThe Ultimate cable upgrade was actually completed in Melbourne in December 2009 and has been available to consumers since early 2010.
Peter
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 3:09 PMAvailable all across Australia.
HARDLY!!!!!
like a boss
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 3:36 PMwhats the ‘FAP’ box in the picture? or is that something I don’t want to know…
Cap'n Crunch
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 6:17 PMrofl, one can only imagine what the FAP box is for
smurfydog
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 10:20 PM100 Mbps fleshlight?
derekaw
Friday, November 25, 2011 at 7:21 AMI have just followed the Telstra links but I cant see what the prices are for 100Mbps downloads. Can someone please help? Maybe the prices are the same for what I currently have? I currently have Liberty Cable with up to 30mbps, 200 GB/m.
Virus__
Friday, November 25, 2011 at 4:26 PM500GB Ultimate Plan is;
24 Month with landline – $99.95
12 month with landline – $119.95
12 month no landline – $129.95
The next down is 200GB, then 50GB, then 5GB.
Gish
Friday, November 25, 2011 at 9:01 AMIs it just me, or does that cable cap (The black thing) say ‘FAP’ on it?
Must be really good speed… FAP FAP FAP!
Matt
Friday, November 25, 2011 at 10:25 AMJust looked on the TLS website, apparently Telstra doesn’t even offer ADSL to my ACT address
bazuden
Friday, November 25, 2011 at 11:32 AMA 5GB plan??
Virus__
Friday, November 25, 2011 at 4:27 PMGold Coast, I wonder if that includes the Tweed area.. I have seen Telstra out recently doing upgrades.. Would love cable internet here.
Aaron
Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 4:34 PMAvailable all across (urban) Australia.
And available to all (wealthy urban) Australians.
There’s nothing more (urban) Australian than Telstra.
Being a technophile and a gamer and living in the Pilbara suuuuuuuuUUUuuucks.