Re: Cutting it fine NBN

From	felix <me@nothere.invalid>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: Cutting it fine NBN
Date	2017-01-30 13:25 +1100
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On Monday, 30 Jan 2017 12:33 PM, F Murtz wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> Optarse is the wholesaler that MyRepublic uses. Both are operations
>> based in Singapore although both have australian call centers, or
>> atleast the Optarse Wholesale part of Optarse and My Republic do.
>>
>>> are they your current copper line supplier?
>>
>> Nope, my retail provider is dodo and they are reselling Telstra.
>> TPG is the only other operation with DSLAMs in this town.
>>
>>> My republic when I rung them said that I should see them when ready
>>> and they would send the modem and after it was working I should then
>>> cancel telstra service, I did not ask about phone numbers.
>>
>> You'll find they ask if you want the current phone number ported to 
>> their
>> voip service when you sign up. That's optional, some don’t even 
>> bother to
>> have a handset plugged into their POTS line so they don’t get spam 
>> calls.
>> Doesn’t cost you anything to have their voip service, you only pay for
>> calls
>> made if you don’t pay more per month for their voip service at various
>> levels.
>>
>> The modem they supply does voip.
>
> Do you think that accepting their new assigned number instead of 
> keeping your old number would lessen hassles.
> I am not wedded to my existing number and would only have hosp. bank 
> and a few others to notify.

all it means is that they don't need to port your number, so you get 
connected a little bit quicker. but if you are getting spam on your old 
number, it will avoid that. also, when you get a new number you can 
choose to have it unlisted, which will also avoid spam

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Cutting it fine NBN F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-28 22:08 +1100
  Re: Cutting it fine NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-01-29 11:54 +1100
    Re: Cutting it fine NBN felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-29 12:45 +1100
      Re: Cutting it fine NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-01-29 13:02 +1100
        Re: Cutting it fine NBN felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-29 13:21 +1100
          Re: Cutting it fine NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-01-29 17:12 +1100
            Re: Cutting it fine NBN felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-29 17:46 +1100
              Re: Cutting it fine NBN F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-29 19:08 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-01-29 19:42 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-29 21:02 +1100
              Re: Cutting it fine NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-01-29 19:13 +1100
            Re: Cutting it fine NBN F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-29 18:58 +1100
              Re: Cutting it fine NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-01-29 19:38 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-29 21:00 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-01-30 06:08 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-30 12:33 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-30 13:25 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-30 13:43 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-30 14:37 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-01-30 14:06 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-30 14:37 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-01-30 14:14 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-01-30 14:17 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-30 17:08 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-30 19:48 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-01-30 20:45 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-01-30 19:52 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-01-30 20:40 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-01-30 22:36 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-01-31 05:50 +1100
      Re: Cutting it fine NBN F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-29 18:57 +1100
        Re: Cutting it fine NBN felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-29 20:56 +1100
          Re: Cutting it fine NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-01-29 21:01 +1100
          Re: Cutting it fine NBN F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-29 21:04 +1100
    Re: Cutting it fine NBN Lucifer Morningstar <Barry@saymyname.com> - 2017-01-29 13:01 +1100
      Re: Cutting it fine NBN felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-29 13:17 +1100
      Re: Cutting it fine NBN Colin Horsley <horsley-spam@westnet.com.au> - 2017-01-29 13:34 +1100
      Re: Cutting it fine NBN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-01-29 13:58 +1100
      Re: Cutting it fine NBN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-01-29 17:10 +1100
      Re: Cutting it fine NBN F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-29 19:12 +1100
      Re: Cutting it fine NBN news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2017-01-30 00:06 +0000
        Re: Cutting it fine NBN F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-30 12:41 +1100
          Re: Cutting it fine NBN Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-30 12:53 +1100
            Re: Cutting it fine NBN F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-30 15:02 +1100
              Re: Cutting it fine NBN Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-30 15:40 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-30 15:55 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-30 16:15 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-30 16:38 +1100
                Re: Cutting it fine NBN Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-30 19:40 +1100

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