Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Connecting the Phone - Do I need to sign up to Telstra? 4Apr 04, 2008 10:22 pm You can call any phone provider to connect your phone service however the fee will still be $299. Telstra will connect it on behalf of the service provider you go with. Re: Connecting the Phone - Do I need to sign up to Telstra? 5Apr 04, 2008 11:02 pm jamesnkelly You can call any phone provider to connect your phone service however the fee will still be $299. Telstra will connect it on behalf of the service provider you go with. Yes thats spot on. We were with Optus and moved to our rental. It was Telstra that had to connect us to the property even tho' the bill was with Optus (apparently they are all Telstra lines). Telstra tried to pull us back with them but we told 'em to take a hike . Sign up with your preferred provider and they will organise for Telstra to do the connection. Re: Connecting the Phone - Do I need to sign up to Telstra? 6Apr 05, 2008 10:44 am jamesnkelly You can call any phone provider to connect your phone service however the fee will still be $299. Telstra will connect it on behalf of the service provider you go with. Does the $299 include one phone point? Re: Connecting the Phone - Do I need to sign up to Telstra? 7Apr 05, 2008 2:36 pm Wow Blackmax, you must be getting excited! Do you have a handover date yet?
We were in the same situation and as previous posters have said, you can choose which telephone company you want, but the fee remains the same. rldragon2003 this price only includes one line (but as many points as you have in your house). If you want another line, you pay another (reduced fee). We built our dream home on acreage nearly a year ago. House #2 with Adenbrook and we love it! Re: Connecting the Phone - Do I need to sign up to Telstra? 8Apr 10, 2008 8:15 pm rldragon2003 jamesnkelly You can call any phone provider to connect your phone service however the fee will still be $299. Telstra will connect it on behalf of the service provider you go with. Does the $299 include one phone point? im sure it does, but the phone provider should tell you, however you need to ensure your Lead in cable is complete before the technician attends. (lead in cable is the cable from the boundary point to your house- this is usually done with the process of building a house as long as it is part of your building contract) Re: Connecting the Phone - Do I need to sign up to Telstra? 9Apr 11, 2008 11:36 am Would the $299 be for the Lead in cable?. We pay $90 to the builder for two phone points, builder will connect them to a junction box outside the house, where the Phone company will connect the cable to the junction box from the boundary. Re: Connecting the Phone - Do I need to sign up to Telstra? 10Apr 13, 2008 12:00 pm Nope the $299 doesnt cover your lead in cable. If there is a junction box on the side of your house it usually means your lead in cable has been done as well. but it is best to check just to avoid any surprises when you try to get the phone connected. The way the phone companies see it is that the Lead in cable is on your land which means it is your extra money and your responsibilty to get it installed before they come to complete the connection. From my understanding the $299 charge is for the techs time etc plus the physical line from the boundary point to the exchange. "Losers" "humanity" "off time" "your" "top notch" "love symbol" Sounds like ponzo is done using other people's toilets 37 14043 1 1346 Thank you so much for the effort. We will use it to talk with builder. We also had idea of building duplex instead and seeking suggest ions. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=106744 11 10742 |