hows the weather there in Gungahlin?

It's not just Gungahlin that is problematic but Tuggeranong as well. I don't see why communication companies keep relying on cables. I suggest WiFi be put in both areas. With a reduction in the current price and some advertising I'm sure it could be a success (just like in Paris).

Unless there is a radical change true broadband as enjoyed by such countries as Korea is not going to happen for most Australians and not just Gungahlin.

Gungahlin just happens to be an area that was supposed to be on the forefront of the new world of communications. Telstra has failed miserably in this well publicised area in the national capital so what hope is there for the rest of Australia? The sad part is that Telstra could "fix" the Gungahlin problem almost overnight by cooperating with the local TransACT company.

I agree with the earlier comment that it would be good to see that this argument broadened to the issue of high speed internet connection regardless of location. Gungahlin being the newest part of Canberra is always the focus of this argument while vast parts of Tuggeranong's South live in a broadband/WiFi blackhole. It would be appreciated any arguments about the non-availability of broadband services include the Southern suburbs as well.

There are so many problems in Telstra network that can prevent ADSL access: You could be on a RIM that only has a limited number of ADSL ports, (like most of Gungahlin still) smaller pair gains systems or live too far (albeit this distance seems to be arbitrary!!) from the exchange. Bje is spot on about other 'black holes too. I found out a while ago that a number of customers in the Lanyon valley were told they couldn't get ADSL, only to discover Telstra had errors on their database... so the people at Telstra's front desk were dishing out wrong advice - presumably to customers and competitors alike.