[LINK] Some peace of mind about the NBN

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

On 4/11/2017 12:45 PM, Kim Holburn wrote:
> I have transact and I too got that email.  I assumed it was basically about the NBN cut over.  I found out some time ago that transact connections were not going to be cut off when then NBN was connected, because it was a worry to me.

Yesterday I moved into a rental property in Forde, a Northern suburb of
the ACT, built to use Transact. My ISP, iinet, had the NBN ready and
waiting for me when I moved in. All I had to do was plug in the modem I
already owned and it worked. I went for the basic/unlimited data, which
was about what I was paying for ADSL2 in Sydney. I used to get about
3Mbps.  I did a speed test and am now getting 11Mbps. File downloads
were at 400KBytes/Sec now I'm getting 1.2MBytes/sec.

However, and this is the relevant bit, when I plugged my TVs in, I
couldn't get a signal. In talking with the neighbours and my
recollection of Transact, it seems that free to air TV came via the
Transact link. When I investigated the box on the wall, where the NBN
FTTP now terminates, there are four coax cables terminated in thin air,
i.e. not connected to anything. It seems the owner has not done what
some of the houses around here have done, which is retrofit a rooftop
antenna. A visit to the managing agents on Monday is on the agenda.

I don't know what the previous tenants did re free to air, or what the
owner's reaction is going to be. My plan B is to put up a telescopic
antenna mast/antenna which I can get from Jaycar.

I don't know the history of Transact/NBN in the ACT but some of the
neighbours claim that Transact was much better than the current NBN
offerings.

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Sydney Australia
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