NBN point in your new house.

darb74 · May 09, 2019 9:02 am

Kartheck

Hi Cheltsider,

How did you go with the NBN installation? I am at Tender stage with my builder and they're guaranteeing that they will do the lead-in from the pole to the external side of my house for PCD and then on to the garage for the NTD. I live in the HFC - Aerial Lead-in area. I am still not convinced that they know what they're talking about. Sigh

Hi, we are at plaster and bricking stage ourselves and the NBN setup was also a concern for us early on. Our builder (electrician) ran a separate conduit underground with a draw string (for NBN) when they did the main power conduit from street to where the meter box is located. So just double check onsite before the concrete team start boxing up etc for the slab, that the sparkie has a specific conduit for the NBN pull through....then at roughin stage they should have another conduit with draw string from this location to where your NBN NTD will be located.

Kartheck · May 14, 2019 2:06 pm

For what its worth and hoping that this will help others in the same situation. I have been to my mate's house built with PD which is at the lock up stage. He is also in the HFC Aerial Lead-in area and has taken the NBN basic pack. And here is how the NBN was connected to his house:

NBN Equiment Enclosure in the Garage. There is a conduit that goes from here to the other side of the house where the Meter box is located.
There is a patch panel here in this enclosure and all data points originate from here and terminates at various points in his house (Study, Activity, Living etc.)
On the other side of the house (Study) is also a protruding conduit which is where the wire leads from the Garage into here as per point 1.
There is a trench done from this point of the house to the boundary of the front of this house (terminating just before footpath) with a half metre PVC pipe installed vertically with the conduit where ideally NBN from the street should connect.
In an ideal situation with underground NBN/telecom pit existing, a trench will be put in from the nearest underground pit to this location by NBN guys to connect NBN from the street to the property.
In his case, this is an arial lead-in, so the service provider (Optus) has rocked up to bring the aerial lead-in wire from the pole on the street to the side of the house where the meter box is (Study). His house is a double storey and there is only one wire that comes from the street to the fascia of his house and then the cable comes down from there to this side of the house and connects to the PCD box which is fitted near the protruding conduit behind Study.
Once connected, the technician then went to the garage and pulled the wire from PCD to the enclsoure and connected the small NTD black box there. Enclosure has double power point already to power NTD device and router.
He also installed the modem/router in the same enclosure so the router can connect to the NTD device. There was an ethernet cable from the router to the patch panel (switch in the enclosure) which will distribute NBN Internet to all the data points in his house.
He has disabled wifi from the optus modem/router and installed another modem/router in kitchen to act as Wi-Fi router and another in the activity upstairs to act as a wifi mesh.
The conduit at the boundary of the property remains untouched and is considered as future-proofed when FTTC or FTTP comes to his suburb as its already provisioned with a conduit and ready to be connected to the underground pit.

Cheltsider · May 14, 2019 10:53 pm

When I spoke with NBN they wouldn't give me a price nor an accurate estimate, but the indication was upwards of $5000 and possibly a couple months.

Did you go ahead and pay for a formal quote to have a put installed?

iktan1 · Dec 10, 2021 11:19 am

cheltsider Yes how did you go?
I just built a place and am going through reconnecting NBN. However, they are wanting to charge me $3,300 just to put a little conduit from my property boundary to a power pole 10m away. We don't even have footpaths to cut into here. Has anyone experienced the same problem?

Allnamesrgone · Dec 10, 2021 2:19 pm

iktan1... check if there are other options in your area as until last week I had NBN/FTTN and recently received a letter from TPG (have been with them for several years with no complaints) and they have upgraded the tower to WiFi Broadband. The plan is now $10 per month cheaper, no contract, unlimited usage and free call forwarding for the previous landline to mobile, as the new plan doesn't include a landline.

While there are no landline calls out, there is no cost to forward incoming landline calls to mobile and you retain your old landline phone number in case you switch to another provider in the future.

The new modem comes with a pre-installed SIM and it linked within seconds of connection. They include a free 7 day trial where you can revert to your old plan and the first month is free. For us, it's a win-win situation and I do not have any affiliation with any of the above but have been closely monitoring since it was connected a week ago. Yesterday they credited the account with the previous month's payment so it's all been smooth sailing and no complaints.

Hope something similar is available in your area, because all you need with WiFi Broadband is a power outlet. No point paying thousands of $$ if there is another option, however I would suggest contacting a couple of providers.

Good luck

iktan1 · Dec 11, 2021 4:09 pm

Allnamesrgone

iktan1... check if there are other options in your area as until last week I had NBN/FTTN and recently received a letter from TPG (have been with them for several years with no complaints) and they have upgraded the tower to WiFi Broadband. The plan is now $10 per month cheaper, no contract, unlimited usage and free call forwarding for the previous landline to mobile, as the new plan doesn't include a landline.

While there are no landline calls out, there is no cost to forward incoming landline calls to mobile and you retain your old landline phone number in case you switch to another provider in the future.

The new modem comes with a pre-installed SIM and it linked within seconds of connection. They include a free 7 day trial where you can revert to your old plan and the first month is free. For us, it's a win-win situation and I do not have any affiliation with any of the above but have been closely monitoring since it was connected a week ago. Yesterday they credited the account with the previous month's payment so it's all been smooth sailing and no complaints.

Hope something similar is available in your area, because all you need with WiFi Broadband is a power outlet. No point paying thousands of $$ if there is another option, however I would suggest contacting a couple of providers.

Good luck

We actually have an iiNet wireless broadband as an interim measure but it does have speed issues. Our area has 4G not 5G - but you are right you’d think it’s a matter of time before they upgrade.
Something to note: NBNCo charged me a non refundable $550 to come up with the quote. I was blown away by the amount but if I don’t go ahead I lose $550.
Just want to know if others have had the same issue..

jasperdmx · Dec 11, 2021 9:05 pm

Question,
Currently Im with Optus 5G
And when do KDR, do I still need NBN connection ? I think I can ignore this, right ?
FYI, the 5G tower is just 100m at our front sight.

Allnamesrgone · Dec 12, 2021 7:13 am

iktan1

Allnamesrgone

iktan1... check if there are other options in your area as until last week I had NBN/FTTN and recently received a letter from TPG (have been with them for several years with no complaints) and they have upgraded the tower to WiFi Broadband. The plan is now $10 per month cheaper, no contract, unlimited usage and free call forwarding for the previous landline to mobile, as the new plan doesn't include a landline.

While there are no landline calls out, there is no cost to forward incoming landline calls to mobile and you retain your old landline phone number in case you switch to another provider in the future.

The new modem comes with a pre-installed SIM and it linked within seconds of connection. They include a free 7 day trial where you can revert to your old plan and the first month is free. For us, it's a win-win situation and I do not have any affiliation with any of the above but have been closely monitoring since it was connected a week ago. Yesterday they credited the account with the previous month's payment so it's all been smooth sailing and no complaints.

Hope something similar is available in your area, because all you need with WiFi Broadband is a power outlet. No point paying thousands of $$ if there is another option, however I would suggest contacting a couple of providers.

Good luck

We actually have an iiNet wireless broadband as an interim measure but it does have speed issues. Our area has 4G not 5G - but you are right you’d think it’s a matter of time before they upgrade.
Something to note: NBNCo charged me a non refundable $550 to come up with the quote. I was blown away by the amount but if I don’t go ahead I lose $550.
Just want to know if others have had the same issue..

With TPG I had the option of a higher speed at additional monthly cost, but so far (12 days) the speed has been good for what we need. It's a 'no lock-in contract' so you are free to change as you wish. Maybe other providers are similar but as an existing TPG customer we get $10 off per month and still with unlimited data.

Sounds like a ripoff to charge $550 for a quote, yikes!! I would be contacting the TIO (ombudsman) and see what they have to say.

All the best and hope you can get better speeds asap.

Allnamesrgone · Dec 12, 2021 7:28 am

jasperdmx

Question,
Currently Im with Optus 5G
And when do KDR, do I still need NBN connection ? I think I can ignore this, right ?
FYI, the 5G tower is just 100m at our front sight.

I would think so, but then I'm not an expert in this field and like you, we can see the tower on a nearby hill.

Just checked google maps and it's 640.12m to the tower (line of sight). Maybe contact Optus or whichever provider you plan to use.

Good luck with the KDR