Transmission Loss is the cause of much frustration for many Australians who are unable to get broadband. In basic terms it means that there is too much loss of data on your line before it gets to your home. In most cases this is because of the distance from the phone exchange. It is exacerbated by poor copper line quality or too many joins in the line.
I love this statement from the Internode website about their Naked DSL:
“There’s no more ‘transmission loss too high’ either – we have NakedExtreme customers at an incredible 7.5 kms from an Internode DSLAM. And there’s no need to select a speed with NakedExtreme ADSL2+ – simply choose your required monthly download quota”
Traditionally ADSL1 services have been rejected due to transmission loss because of Telstra’s rule that a line had to be capable of delivering a 1500k connection – even if the customer only applied for a 256k connection. Such rejections commonly occurred at over 4km from the exchange and I have seen cases of even closer distances being rejected.
With ADSL2+ the ISPs have far greater discretion over what constitutes an acceptable level of data loss before an order is rejected for transmission loss. So with Internode delivering Naked DSL services up to 7.5km from the exchange, then that is fantastic news! You need to be connected to an Internode Direct DSLAM to access the maximum distances for internet provisioning.
I have also seen anecdotal examples of iinet delivering ADSL2+ and Naked DSL at distances of over 6km from the exchange. So if you are a long way from the exchange then iinet would also be a really good option to consider.
Click Here to See the Internode Naked DSL Plans
Click Here to See the iinet Naked DSL Plans
