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The speed of your broadband service will depend on a number of factors. With ADSL broadband the speed is determined by your address, particularly how far away the house is from you telephone exchange. The closer your house is to your telephone exchange the faster speeds you should experience. If you have difficulties with speed or connection the best thing to do is to call your internet service provider for help. Internet providers employ expert staff members who are able to provide technical help and advice. Sometimes your provider can help you configure your modem correctly to achieve better speeds; sometimes there may be a fault in the physical infrastructure entering your house. Your internet service provider should be able to help you if you ask. In terms of purchasing a modem, most companies give you the option of purchasing one directly from them. The benefit of doing this is that they often come pre-configured so that you can simply plug the modem into the telephone jack and then straight into your computer. If you don't the price of the modem you should ask the provider if you can BYO modems. Often you can purchase a modem cheap at an electronics store and save money by not having to pay postage and handling fees. Just a tip for those who are new to the broadband purchasing game: A Wi-Fi modem can give you wireless access to broadband around your house. Choose a modem with a Wi-Fi feature if you want to connect multiple devices and have wireless access.

NBN ROLLOUT PLAN 2019

As of 2019, the NBN is close to three-quarters built, and it is continuing its rollout all across Australia. Construction and activation progress remain on track and NBN Co have announced that they are confident that will hit their goal of a 2020 completion. This outcome is includes a rollout completion with 8.1 million homes and businesses ready to connect, and more than 4.6 million premises with active service over the NBN access network.

The Newcastle rollout of the NBN is already well under way. Areas such as Newcastle West, Newcastle East, Islington and the Hamilton districts should find that they have full service available. Conversely, certain residents of Warabrook and Mayfield North may find that their NBN is still under construction. Until full completion, the geographical difference between an area with NBN and an area without could be as little as one street, so the only way for you to find out for sure if your residency currently has NBN access is to search your full address.

NBN IN NEWCASTLE

Though the NBN is already set up in many Newcaslte locations, it may not be in your area just yet. Fortunately, that something that's easy to find out with a literal press of a button. Simply follow this link to the rollout map, scroll down until you see the map, type your address in the bar, and press enter/return. The map will tell you whether or not the NBN is in your area. If the NBN is not yet in your area, it will tell you at what point you can expect it, as well what NBN technology your area will have access to.

WHEN WILL NEWCASTLE GET THE NBN? 

If your residency is NBN ready, then the next step towards getting it is super easy. You can scroll back up to see what the best NBN plans in Newcastle are, you can check out our Ultimate Guide to the NBN here, or you can put in your details and compare NBN broadband plans here.