Okay - here is what I've determined is the official position. nbn have released the document: http://www.nbnco.com.au/content/dam/nbnco2/documents/nbn-connect-kit.pdf
Official line: A standard installation of nbn™ equipment allows you to plug a landline phone directly into the nbn™ connection box. If you want to keep using any of the existing phone sockets in your place, rewiring will be needed. In this case, you’ll need to: • Consider which sockets you’d like the nbn™ network connected to • Contact a phone or internet provider or a registered cabler and ask for a quote on the cost of the internal wiring. -------- So yes, it means that we have regressed to the old telephone installation problem of yesteryear (c1980s and before). This means a standard install is for one phone at the first point of entry. Thus if you want additional sockets you need to organise a licensed cabler. See: http://www.acma.gov.au/Citizen/Internet/Internet-services/Cabling-safety/is-your-cabler-registered In reality very few people did hire a cabler, and you could always buy a double adaptor cable that you connected in then ran across the house to wherever else you wanted a phone. The Optus HFC cut over *used* *to* involve them re attaching the telephone cabling to your existing inhouse wiring and that therefore incorporated all the extra lines. The cable modem went somewhere else. This meant they installed these things: 1. cable to box on side of house 2. telephone wires from box on side of house to entry point of Telstra phone outlet in house and 3. coax to the cable modem wall plate and plugged the cable modem into that. nbn are installing a box on the side of the house for some, an antenna on the roof for others, and in the FTTN VDSL case nothing, but they do have to do a LOT of work at the street corner (complete pillar cut over). Many RSPs are looking to provide a low cost service so that you self-install by simply plugging their new modem/home gateway in and plugging your phone into that. However, the actual processes are still subject to change as it doesn't look completely clear to me that even the major RSPs have this bedded down. So please don't read this as ACCAN supporting this process, but we are working with them to better streamline it and get more options for consumers and for it to be affordable. Personally, I like the idea of a simple set of instructions to help you reconnect the wiring to a break "up"/out box that you then plug everything into. Surely given it aint 12VDC any more should mean no-one gets hurt... ? Narelle On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 11:33 AM, David Lochrin <dloch...@key.net.au> wrote: > As I've remarked before, with an FTTN service it's advisable (probably > essential) to isolate the house POTS wiring from the cable carrying the NBN > VDSL2 signal. I don't know whether this is done by NBN Co. when a service > is connected, but it will otherwise normally require the paid services of > an electrician. > > So what should be done regarding the household telephones, assuming > there's more than one? The options seem to be: > > (a) Throw away the POTS 'phones. Buy a cordless system with the required > number of extensions and connect it to the modem's FXS port. This was > iinet's recommendation. > > (b) Bring the POTS house wiring out near the modem and connect it to the > FXS port, making sure the REN ("ringer equivalence number") of the FXS port > is >= the sum of the RENs for all connected instruments. A POTS telephone > normally has its REN shown on a label under the instrument. > > (c) Forget about handsets and use mobiles. > > Does this sound reasonable? Are there any other options? > > Is the average non-technical user supposed to have the knowledge to > realise what's involved and get it organised, and then be prepared to pay > the extra costs? > > David L. > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > Link@mailman.anu.edu.au > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > -- Narelle narel...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
