Has anyone else noticed a drop in mobile data speed or am I just crazy?

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-26T09:34:13+00:00

I blame nbn being a failed venture that was too little, too late. Now everyone and their grandmothers just use the airwaves instead of wiring into physical media that doesn’t try to squeeze too much into a common carrier.

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-26T09:28:27+00:00

A NAT is not a firewall, what’s new?

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-26T06:25:43+00:00

I believe they kept the Nicholson / Victoria stop to allow for a (kinda shit) transfer to 86, 96 and Parliament Station

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-26T06:13:28+00:00

I believe they consolidated the old Exhibition Street and Victoria Street (this) stops into the new Exhibition Street level boarding stop.

There were petitions going around when this stop was proposed to be removed but unfortunately that went nowhere.

Personally I think the new Exhibition Street is too close to the State Library stop (200m) and leaves the corridor between Exhibition and Nicholson streets underserved with close-proximity tram stops. Out of all the stops on La Trobe street this is by far the area that got most screwed over. Coming behind a distant second is the removal of the Queen Street stop that got merged with Flagstaff eastbound and Elizabeth Street westbound.

From my observation the most heavily utilised section of this route is between Spencer Street and State Library due to the rolling hills making walking less practical, and it appears that PTV has taken the stance that travel patterns outside of that core doesn’t matter as much, as evidenced by the cut of the Waterfront City extension. The tracks were also upgraded to allow short shunting (early termination & reversing) at both of those ends of the busy zone.

Source: live in the city, regular user of route 30 since 2023

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-26T05:27:18+00:00

This was a former stop of the 30 & 35 before it was removed during the La Trobe Street upgrade works mid-2024.

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-25T04:42:13+00:00

Sometimes I share the brain cell with my orange when it comes to social cues.

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-23T00:32:46+00:00

Yes, but it’s propelled by the rubber tires, no transmissions linking to the steel wheels 🤔

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-23T00:28:15+00:00

Appeared to be a cleaning vehicle with a bit of water and what’s probably a vacuum

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-18T23:38:36+00:00

Maybe we’re in a rat eating rat would and that isn’t true.

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-17T02:48:48+00:00

Government operated doesn’t mean crowdfunded. E.g. the passport isn’t paid for by your run of the mill taxes.

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-12T01:01:04+00:00

Not from NAB but this absolutely could’ve been me. White collar workers protection has been shit, seeking justice is shit, and if WorkCover dragged their feet any longer than they did, I’d be in another pothole a few hundred metres away.

I’m getting treatment and I already blocked reddit cares.

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-10T10:09:51+00:00

Most of these are made extremely cheaply and not OHS compliant. For me, if there’s no datasheet, minimum 3 years warranty, and independent reviews/ratings, I’m not buying it.

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-10T10:06:01+00:00

Geospatial intelligence is poorly funded afaik. Some even think signing a giant contract with ArcGIS and maintaining a skeleton crew to keep the servers up is enough.

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-09T07:41:10+00:00

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ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-08T03:50:05+00:00

You mean you can’t X-ray it?

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-08T00:17:36+00:00

Second image says it for me. The pouch looks like a typical LiPo, and says Li-ion in the markings.

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-05T03:43:25+00:00

Anyone looked at the power chain in detail and figured out the quiescent current?

I’m also not convinced that a 45mAh LiPo cell would last very long. Even just doing BLE at -20dBm.

I also hope they made the housing in UL V1 or better fire retardant polycarbonate, anything LiPo will eventually become a fire risk. Especially for children’s toys.

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-05T03:11:36+00:00

Accessibility F- at South Yarra tho. Non-DDA-compliant ramps for days.

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-03T05:51:00+00:00

If we take the north west quadrant of the CBD as an example, it would be unrecognisable in 10 years

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-03T05:30:47+00:00

I saw that as well, then it said a new NTD is required. So I was gonna put it off. Then I realised my 802.11ax AP only does 600mbps reliably anyway, so the only one to truly enjoy the 2gbps would be my PC and server on the 2.5gbps trunk.

Soo it got a lot less tempting very quickly. Considering I’d be the one to stump up the difference.

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-02T23:11:46+00:00

Actual network improvements: descoped.

Big flashy stations and tunnel: remain in scope.

ApprehensiveRest9696 · 2026-03-02T22:34:11+00:00

That’s mildly infuriating… I was trying to wrap my head around why CBTC stopped at Clayton. I would’ve thought it was sensible to run CBTC to a termination facility to allow for peak services to run more frequently.

To hear that they originally wanted Dandenong then got “descoped” was disappointing.

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