This post is to update various previous posts.
As I have stated I have FTTN (Fibre To The Node), and the node is a little under ½ KM away.
It has now been 12 months and I have had no problems at all. No matter the time of day, I still get 47 to 48 Mbps down and 18 to 19 Mbps up on a 50/20 plan.
My router still shows that my maximum line rate is more than sufficient to get the 100/40 plan and most people in my area are now connected.
I have assisted a number of (mainly older) people with transferring to NBN involving all of the major providers and I have to say that Telstra is the best to deal with but none of them could be described as bad.
Most recently (this week) I helped a friend living in Brisbane and they have FTTC ( Fibre To The Curb) – lucky people. Unlike others who were connected via FTTC earlier, they had an NBN Connection Device posted to them. This small router like box streamlines the process and you no longer have to phone your service provider. You only need to disconnected all phone lines in the house and place the device between the phone outlet and your router and the transfer takes place automatically in just a few minutes.
I remain very impressed with my Intel NUC. It serves as my main computer and in future this is what I will recommend when people come to me for advice on a Windows home (desktop) computer.
I have no regrets with upgrading from my old SP4 and the Surface Pro remains my preference for a laptop. However I concede that (particularly with the mouse and key pad, dock, pen etc) they are expensive and there are any number of price points and excellent choices for a Windows laptop.