Folks my day job is with ACCAN <http://accan.org.au/> and with permission to forward, I can get the official answers to this.
However, my understanding is that a simple switch over should be part of the NBN install that your retail service provider should do. I would like to confirm the exact details as with FTTN things have changed since I was completely across the details... Narelle Clark On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 11:33 AM, David Lochrin <[email protected]> wrote: > As I've remarked before, with an FTTN service it's advisable (probably > essential) to isolate the house POTS wiring from the cable carrying the NBN > VDSL2 signal. I don't know whether this is done by NBN Co. when a service > is connected, but it will otherwise normally require the paid services of > an electrician. > > So what should be done regarding the household telephones, assuming > there's more than one? The options seem to be: > > (a) Throw away the POTS 'phones. Buy a cordless system with the required > number of extensions and connect it to the modem's FXS port. This was > iinet's recommendation. > > (b) Bring the POTS house wiring out near the modem and connect it to the > FXS port, making sure the REN ("ringer equivalence number") of the FXS port > is >= the sum of the RENs for all connected instruments. A POTS telephone > normally has its REN shown on a label under the instrument. > > (c) Forget about handsets and use mobiles. > > Does this sound reasonable? Are there any other options? > > Is the average non-technical user supposed to have the knowledge to > realise what's involved and get it organised, and then be prepared to pay > the extra costs? > > David L. > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > -- Narelle [email protected] _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
