NBN Internet Cabling Sunshine Coast
What affects your internet connection may surprise you. From passing storms to how people behave when their ADSL broadband connection starts to fade has an effect. For those living along the Sunshine Coast, the new NBN internet cabling will have a positive effect. However, there may still be some issue that affect the overall quality of the internet service.
What follows are some of the issues that may be affecting your internet service. If you can identify with specific issues, then you may be able to provide a solution. Otherwise contact the local telecommunications installer to provide maintenance to your service.
Copper Cables
Old-fashioned copper cables are still the backbone of the telecommunication network if only because of their extensive use in the past. However, such cables were designed to carry voice instead of data. This means that they are often stressed to handle increased signal. Current optical-fibre connections represent less than 20% of what is available currently in Australia.
This means that the more people who are using the internet across copper cables, the more likely the signal will start to break down.
Heat & High Winds
High temperatures and winds happen frequently across the Sunshine Coast. This can affect networking devices and cause them to break down. Just like overheating can damage your computer, so too can heat combined with high winds cause physical damage to the broadband connection.
Wind is usually not a cause itself, but if the signal is being transmitted through satellite dishes, then the wind may affect their position.
Rain Affected Devices and Connections
You may be surprised at how simple rain can affect the devices and connections of the internet to your home. Keep in mind that many sites are connected through the internet with a variety of means.
From old-fashioned copper wiring to fibre optic to wireless, microwave, and perhaps satellite. The rain may be causing physical damage to the older infrastructure which in turn affects the quality of the signal.
ADSL Broadband Connection
Even ADSL Broadband connections which use older phone networks may be vulnerable to precipitation. The same is true of wireless coverage where drops of rain can absorb the signal being sent. Add to this the higher humidity levels and your internet signal may be negatively affected.
Too Many People Using the Internet
The most common cause for internet signal issues is people themselves. With too many people surfing the web at the same time, this can greatly overtax the system. The result is a slower internet that has more frequent buffering issues.
Solutions include going on the internet at off-peak times. This means fewer people using the web which means a signal that is stronger. Human behaviour is the most common reason why internet signals tend to fade or break down.
If you live on the Sunshine Coast, the National Broadband Network internet cabling installation is close, if not complete. You can reduce the buffering and negative effects of your internet service by using an ADSL broadband connection. This will not eliminate all internet issues, but it will be stronger, faster, and more resilient compared to your older internet service.
Red Hot Telecommunications can carry out the installation of the structured cabling. Contact them with all your queries.
