Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Rod Speed" Newsgroups: aus.computers Subject: Re: Cutting it fine NBN Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 20:45:07 +1100 Lines: 141 Message-ID: References: <588c7b96$0$1253$c3e8da3$1cbc7475@news.astraweb.com> <29fq8clnbicnc13f3dts4fhi4nbn0taatr@4ax.com> <588da0c8$0$52088$b1db1813$15bdbe48@news.astraweb.com> <588ed86f$0$8213$c3e8da3$cc4fe22d@news.astraweb.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net eDg/eAxanUjdGxOpDOoFaAcK8D7tiF4Voof8hP28pqXkrAgsY= Cancel-Lock: sha1:PO1w1Mek8OE3rmEr5miANd9coY0= In-Reply-To: <588ed86f$0$8213$c3e8da3$cc4fe22d@news.astraweb.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 Xref: csiph.com aus.computers:58022 "F Murtz" wrote in message news:588ed86f$0$8213$c3e8da3$cc4fe22d@news.astraweb.com... > Rod Speed wrote: >> >> >> "Rod Speed" wrote in message >> news:ef5o8lFudfhU1@mid.individual.net... >>> >>> >>> "F Murtz" wrote in message >>> news:588da0c8$0$52088$b1db1813$15bdbe48@news.astraweb.com... >>>> Rod Speed wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "felix" wrote in message >>>>> news:ef51tdFqk3tU1@mid.individual.net... >>>>>> On Sunday, 29 Jan 2017 1:02 PM, Petzl wrote: >>>>>>> On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 12:45:07 +1100, felix >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sunday, 29 Jan 2017 11:54 AM, Petzl wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 22:08:03 +1100, F Murtz >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 3days left >>>>>>>>>> Construction of the nbn™ network has started in your area. >>>>>>>>>> The nbn™ network is estimated to be available in your area: Jan >>>>>>>>>> 2017*. >>>>>>>>> Ring your chosen provider NOW >>>>>>>> but they allow several months to connect before they disconnect the >>>>>>>> copper network >>>>>>> NBN is better and cheaper and it's what "F Murtz" wants ASAP >>>>>> >>>>>> yes, but I'm just saying it's not like he's going to get cut off if >>>>>> he >>>>>> doesn't do it quickly. besides, there's no guarantee how long it will >>>>>> take to connect him once he does apply, so it could take many weeks >>>>>> for the infrastructure to be installed, particularly if there are a >>>>>> lot of ppl wanting connections at the same time. >>>>> >>>>> There is no infrastructure to be installed with FTTN. >>>>> >>>>> Once you can signup, the infrastructure has all been installed >>>>> and all they have to do is jumper from adsl to fttn in your pillar. >>>> >>>> Is yours working yet? >> >>> Allegedly tomorrow, quite literally. >> >> Bloody hell. The adsl2+ service dropped out at 12:30, took about >> an hour before the fttn was working, but that’s because the first call >> to MyRepublic took 25 mins to answer and then when he put me on >> hold to get the service provisioned with them, that call dropped out. >> >> Getting 108/44 which isnt too bad at all. > > > Have not got notification from anyone yet,so I just checked my republic > ,put address in and it is ready so I have signed up just hope it goes well > and I have no problems, Yeah, I only had a minor glitch because my services over the copper were not listed. No reason why you should have that problem and Optarse Wholesale knows how to handle that now anyway. > It seems you got there in the end :) Yeah, one hell of a result. The neighbours kid should get almost as good a result too. >>> Optarse did fuck up very comprehensively indeed. NBNco could never >>> fine any record of anyone ordering an NBN service for my address. >>> >>> MyRepublic originally ran the line that they didn’t know what >>> the phone number for my phone service was, even tho I told >>> them that when I signed up by phone using their call center, >>> because they have to know the number to port to their voip >>> service since there is no POTS service with the NBN, just voip. >>> >>> Even after I gave them that, again, still NBNco couldn’t see any >>> order for a phone service for my address, even tho I was calling >>> them on it since the NBNco number is a 1800 number and I am >>> clearly getting an adsl2+ service on that line. >>> >>> I kept being told that it would take some time to happen, and eventually >>> after being told that about 6 times, chucked a tantrum and got >>> supplied with >>> the Optarse order number and the number to ring at Optarse Wholesale. >>> >>> When I rang Optarse Wholesales, the silly cow claimed that she couldn’t >>> actually order an NBN service for my place, even with the phone number. >>> There was no way to enter that on the order form. Corse they didn’t >>> bother >>> to tell anyone about that problem, just raised an incident with NBNco >>> which >>> is what happens with a fault, not a problem with ordering a service. >>> >>> NBNco told me that they had a 'back room' group that handled that >>> sort of problem with ordering a service and that I should tell the RSP >>> that they needed to use that. I told Optarse Wholesale that at about >>> 1620 in the afternoon and she claimed that everyone had gone home >>> and that she 'wasn’t trained to do that' and that she would check that >>> with her senior staff the next day. >>> >>> When I rang Optarse Wholesale again next day at around midday, >>> the fuckwit refused to even talk to me and said that he couldn’t >>> even look up the details of my service for 'privacy' reasons. >>> >>> I called NBNco again and they then had an order for my service. >>> >>> Called MyRepublic again, and they now had a record that I would >>> be getting the cutover from the adsl2+ service to fttn tomorrow >>> and that I didn’t need to be there, the tech would just be doing >>> the jumpering in the pillar and it should all work fine after that. >>> >>> We'll see, tomorrow. Havent noticed anyone doing any work in the >>> pillars cutting anyone over since my half of town went live on 23-Dec. >>> Less clear if anyone has got an fttn service yet in my town. I ordered >>> an fttn service on the day it went live in my half of town and the >>> modem showed up between Xmas and New Year. >>> >>> My neighbour's kid also ordered a service with MyRepublic a bit >>> later than I did and he showed up last night and told me that he >>> has an appointment date of 5-Feb or something and that >>> someone has to be there at his place. He has the modem too. >>> >>> We both should get very close to 100/40, particularly me. >>> I can damned near spit on the node and the pillar and the >>> cable is as direct as possible to the pillar from my place. >>> >>> His is 300' further away, but should still get in the high 90/30s. >>> >>> Everyone else I know well in town went live on 20-Jan and I >>> don’t know that any of them have actually ordered the NBN yet. >>> I was talking to one of them this arvo and he certainly hasn’t yet. >>> >>> I'll be grovelling towards Mecca first thing tomorrow. >> >