[LINK] Voice on the NBN

[David Lochrin]

Thanks for those interesting responses.  However I wonder what the average non-technical householder is expecting and what they'll do, particularly if an FTTN connection requires existing POTS wiring to be isolated from the VDSL2 signal cable and NBN Co. don't do the work at installation time.

As far as voice goes, my guess is that many people will abandon their wired 'phones altogether in favour of their mobile, which would be nice for Telstra, Optus & Vodaphone.

On 08/09/2016 09:26, Roger Clarke wrote:
> And I've never missed not having a mobile phone.

I'm with Roger there, though I do have a mobile for occasional & emergency use.  I find mobile sound quality is OK for short conversations but not for longer ones, they're relatively expensive to run, and I'm not convinced EM radiation isn't a problem.

David L.