Mmmmm ! I am with Bigpond and recently spoke with them about my forthcoming NBN (second half of 2019). They said it will happen automatically and I will get a new free modem that I simply plug in. Nothing else to do.
All sounds too easy to me. Got me worried too now ! > On 17 Feb 2019, at 9:38 am, Mike Murray <mdmur...@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > We need to make a move to NBN in the next few months. > I did want to keep my email address, but… > Does anyone have nice things to say about NBN providers??? > Worried… > Mike > > > Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester > TimeTrackers > PO Box 197 > Melville, 6956 > Western Australia > > Tel (08) 9339 8078 > International +618 9339 8078 > Mob 0407 669 376 > > British and Australian genealogical and historical research, > education, publishing, film-making and DNA consulting > > www.timetrackers.com.au <http://www.timetrackers.com.au/> > > > > > > >> On 17 Feb 2019, at 9:28 am, Brian RISBEY <risb...@bigpond.com >> <mailto:risb...@bigpond.com>> wrote: >> >> Similar with ‘Bigpuddle’. Took 2-3 months to get a reliable full time >> connection. Countless phones calls... >> Now working. >> One thing we asked for was upgrade to mobile data allowance- for free, as we >> had no, or unreliable, home line or internet for weeks. >> >> >> Brian Risbey >> OS12.1.4 👨🏻💻☕️ >> >> On 17 Feb 2019, at 08:50, Rod Blitvich <rb...@iinet.net.au >> <mailto:rb...@iinet.net.au>> wrote: >> >> Sorry - smoke coming out of my ears >> I guess this is the sad result of a great WA company being taken over by TPG >> I have been a loyal iiNet customer for 25 years >> >> 15 days ago I signed up with iiNet to switch from iiNet Broadband to iiNet >> NBN >> After numerous stuff-ups, being on hold for 20 - 40 minutes at a time, not >> receiving promised call-backs, receiving a call-back yesterday FIVE hours >> after requesting one etc I am still not connected to the NBN. >> >> Finally my hardware arrived on Friday afternoon. >> I connected it as instructed on Saturday - guess what? It doesn’t work. >> Finally have been told today that it can’t proceed as iiNet are waiting for >> my connection request to be lodged with NBN.CO >> I asked the caller whose job was that - she replied -“iinet’s” >> Not satisfactory? >> >> Don’t worry sir it should all be taken care of in the next 2 to 3 days. >> And don’t disconnect anything in the meantime >> So now I wait for up to another 3 days with no Internet (as i had to >> disconnect my existing Broadband. >> >> Far-Out!!!! >> >> <image.gif> >> >> Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> Good Ideas >> 0409 681 256 >> rb...@iinet.net.au <x-msg://329/rb...@iinet.net.au> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape
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