Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Telstra Line Connection 27Jun 03, 2009 2:36 pm Built with Commodore Homes - The Fusion completed April 2009 (with modifications) Yes I have moved! Will update as soon as I can...no internet at home right now!!! Sooty's House - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19462 Re: Telstra Line Connection 29Jun 03, 2009 7:33 pm If you think you are having fun you should try a rural connection. I took us over 10 mths to eventually get it done. The contractor covered costs for the cable itself & the poles (& their installation) & having the cable bought in from the nearest pit (which was over 500m). That left felling trees & trenching as our costs, plus the connection fee. The initial cabling was not strong enough to be strung between the poles & kept stretching & breaking. The contractor was less than impressed. But our biggest achievement was just getting someone out to look at our topography in relation to the nearest pit, & not having to explain it via goggle earth. We outlasted about 4 different employees during this process. Life's too short too drink bad wine Re: Telstra Line Connection 30Jun 04, 2009 11:06 pm We just paid $220 Supply & install conduits with draw wires for telecommunication provisions, we expected this bill so that was okay, but with it we also received an "Optional" Variation 1 x Internal wiring for phone point (please mark position on attached plan) please specify:- - wall mounted phone @1600mm high - or bench top phone with wiring drawn thru lead-in pipes (already installed) complete with termination box mounted on wall behind meter box; $324.50 1 x Supply & install digital ready Clipsal antenna as per brochure. $305.00 does anyone think these prices are reasonable? Re: Telstra Line Connection 31Jun 05, 2009 9:03 am Hammerhead If you think you are having fun you should try a rural connection. I here you on this. We are just in the process of siging the contract on a rural block, the power alone will cost as around $50000 , we know that there is a telstra cable running across the front but unsure where the pit is. If we had good signal I would forget the phone line and just go wireless internet and VOIP. Oh the joys of life and living on the land Re: Telstra Line Connection 32Jun 05, 2009 12:43 pm mareetina Hammerhead If you think you are having fun you should try a rural connection. the power alone will cost as around $50000 Oh the joys of life and living on the land $ 5,000 I hope, Mareetina? Re: Telstra Line Connection 33Jun 05, 2009 2:09 pm We have to Annelies $ 5,000 I hope, Mareetina? No, no, $50000 (all 4 0), not a mistake. We have to get the power from the powerline easment that goes over one corner of the land (100 acres). We are up for the cost of the transformer, $27500 and then I think it was something like $7000/100m that you want the power to go. Hence we are trying to position the house as close as possible to the power . We were well aware there would be extra costs for the power but thought it closer to $20000. In saying all this we are still keen to purchase the block , maybe we have rocks in our head But its want we want Re: Telstra Line Connection 34Jun 05, 2009 9:36 pm Good new is that our electrician and plumber (plumber dug the trench) has run the phone line and put phone points to the hosue. Bad news is that the line doesn't seem to be connected in the telstra box on the shed Guess it means a "connection" fee if I have to get the telstra techie out, just to connect two wires together! Grrrrr. Do phone lines have any sort of voltage running down them? I mean is it safe to just connect up wires yourself? It's a thin black wire so I'm thinking......... but maybe what I shouldn't be thinking! 3 51194 Hi all I'm currently building a duplex in Sydney and we need to do a new water connection to the second unit. The water main is on the other side of the road so we need… 0 4323 Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 12044 |