Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 29, 2012 8:01 pm Hi everyone, Just wondering if people who are living in HIghlands can tell me what internet service you have. We are in stage 106 which is the Mt Ridley road end. We are about to have handover in the next couple of week, so are looking around for internet. DH is an IT person, so not having it would be almost cause for a marriage breakdown I think!!! DH has called optus, they advised that only telstra are offering services in our section and nbn not as yet available. We are thinking of going naked adsl with voip for phone line. Any input would be appreciated. Re: ADSL Internet options - Highlands Craigieburn 2Aug 30, 2012 12:46 pm Have a look at http://www.adsl2exchanges.com.au/ Enter your address in and it should hopefully be able to provide you with an idea of the connectivity for your area and potential speed. Unfortunately to save costs, many new estates are connected to the local telephone exchange via fibre optic cable to a RIM. This means that copper cabling does not have to be run directly from the exchange to your house, it only has to be run from the RIM to your house. This kinda looks like: Telephone exchange------->Fibre Optic Cable------> RIM-------->Copper line------>Your house ISP's hardware is usually installed at the telephone exchange, which means if you are connected to the exchange by copper you can usually choose any ISP that has hardware installed at the exchange. Unfortunately if you are behind a RIM, you are at the mercy of Telstra, as they usually don't let other providers install ADSL2 equipment in the RIM cabinet . This means that your only options are ADSL1 with any provider who has hardware at the exchange (8000k) or ADSL2 (24,000k) either through Telstra or someone who re-sells Telstra - which is usually a lot more expensive. However one advantage of being behind a RIM is that you can usually achieve much higher speeds on ADSL2 if you are a significant distance from the exchange. Re: ADSL Internet options - Highlands Craigieburn 3Aug 30, 2012 2:00 pm As we spoke earlier in the year and I know roughly where you're located... I'm sorry to report that from what I've heard from others in the area, you got buckleys chance - You're both too far from the exchange, and there's SFA ports available at last I heard. But hopefully I'm wrong. And only those of us on the West side of Malcolm Creek have NBN from rollout. The following stages have NBN either already, or it'll be completed 'soon': 89, 127-131, 134, 136, 139-145, 147, 164, 166, 168. Building a Delta 21 at Craigieburn - http://homeofzero.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit: 26/02. Contract: 22/05. Settlement: 29/05. Site start: 18/10. Re: ADSL Internet options - Highlands Craigieburn 4Aug 30, 2012 8:09 pm Thanks for your responses guys... seems like a bit of a nightmare. Who would have thought that in 2012 it would be such an issue!. Will see what we can found out in the coming days from the telco's. In Qld it is a requirement that a builder must have a cost breakdown, for building a home to the same specification, with the same inclusions and the same finish. So ask… 1 4355 Standard uninsulated double brick has an R value of around 0.7. An insulated standard 90mm stud timber frame can have an R value of around 2.7. Even if you insulate a… 17 12069 Hi there, I'm a conplete newbie to this, but I'm looking to put a floor down in my 6x9m shed. It's currently sitting on a 100mm thick concrete perimeter (dirt floor… 0 6468 |