NBN "rewire" service

scrimshaw on 01/07/2015 - 14:24
Last edited 01/07/2015 - 14:25

I'm signing for NBN with Devoted and I'm wondering if anyone has 'rewired' their home phone lines for NBN usage:

Jim's Antennas Rewire Bonus

We have selected Jim's Antennas to switch customers from the old copper termination point and re-wire to the NBNco Network Termination device. This will enable customers to utilise their current phone points throughout their house as if it still was working on the old Copper network.
Without this rewire; existing houses the NBNco Network Termination device is where you will plug in your hardware into and existing telephone ports may not work.

SO I assume with this option, I can plug my ADSL modem into any POTS (plain old telephone) point in the house and use the NBN through my copper wiring, and not have the Network Termination device installed?

Do note I'm not interested in UNI-V service, I only need data so landline is not neccessary.

Just wondering if there are any pros and cons of this method. I know some houses have crappy copper (this is an old house, over 15 years old) and copper wires are prone to attenuation over a longer distance.

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  • ProjectZero on 01/07/2015 - 15:11

    I'm confused, based on the little write up, this is for the people with FTTP right? I thought FTTN will already be utilising this sort of thing right?

  • airzone on 01/07/2015 - 15:24

    SO I assume with this option, I can plug my ADSL modem into any POTS (plain old telephone) point in the house and use the NBN through my copper wiring, > and not have the Network Termination device installed?

    This doesn't make sense..

    NBN Co will install an NTD in any location you choose (within certain guidelines). You use UNI-V1 to connect to your phone wiring, and UNI-D1 to connect to your router. An ADSL modem without a dedicated wan port will be useless (unless using as a wifi AP only).

    If you have existing phone points installed in your house, yes, you will need a sparkie to wire them in such a way that they can connect to the UNI-V port.. Basically just install an RJ11 / rj45 port, run the wire to your existing wiring, and splicing it together.

    If you want your router somewhere different to the NTD, once again a sparkie will need to run cat5e / cat6 cabling.

  • [Deactivated] on 01/07/2015 - 16:17

    It is to allow you to use your regular old phones via your old normal phone sockets via NBN/VoIP.

    • scrimshaw on 01/07/2015 - 16:21

      Ahh, I get it now. I thought it meant not having to install an NTD in the house itself. So regardless, I still need to have an NTD installed for any form of fibre connectivity.

      • airzone on 01/07/2015 - 16:41

        Yeah you need an NTD.

  • mskeggs on 01/07/2015 - 20:19

    All NBN data ports present Ethernet, ADSL Devices will cease to work. You can plug a wifi ap/router in to the data ports and use it just like a cable modem etc.
    That includes using a VoIP provider, which can take over your existing number.
    As you note, there are uni-v ports, but these are only really useful for people who don't want broadband data, or have special analogue requirements like securities or eftpos.

    If you have a cordless phone, you probably don't need any re-wiring. This looks more designed for the pensioner who wants their rotary dial wall phone in the kitchen to keep working (and if that is you, there are terminal adapters available).

  • swiggity swag on 02/07/2015 - 23:36

    How else to you expect to terminate the fibre. You can't connect fibre and copper together. Where did this idea of doing away with the NTD come from?

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