Hi
I'm moving into brand new home. Wanting to sign up with NBN but there is $300 charge!
How do I avoid that? Any idea suggestions.
Thinking about signing up with My Republic for the cheap and fast internet.
Thanks
$300 NBN Charge
Angelscrap on 25/03/2017 - 15:23
Last edited 25/03/2017 - 15:37 by 1 other user
Last edited 25/03/2017 - 15:37 by 1 other user
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Yea i though of that too but at the same time with new build i have paid 1k to builder to for nbnco fibre pack - which mean all the setup ie box data point set up in garage. easy money for which ever company is going to set it up internet !
This is a charge from Nbn Co. Some ISPs may absorb a small part of this if you are an existing customer or sign a long contract.
may be ill try to negotiate see what they can do
Unfortunately, in my view, the brand new home purchasers' are offsetting the cost of established home installations (established homes get upgraded from copper to NBN for free). That is by paying the ~ $1900 cost of the NBN installation to the builder. Furthermore, depending on the Telco, that there is an additional cost of set-up. But I believe that this one cost only for the life of NBN.
I am with Telstra for NBN and one thing I hate, is their $2.93 per month fee on their private number to be blocked for the telephone service which is something that I never use (have an unlimited mobile call plan). Also their charge of 1300 numbers. You can be on their highest premium package, and you still pay for the 1300 lol! Well, it is a choice!! Pay $2.93 per month to block your number where your name and address will not be published on the White Pages book/online or you will cop never-ending, perpetual tele-marketing calls. Probably they are the instigators of all this.
You're getting off pretty cheap imo lol.
Cheers
unplug your home phone and put it in a cupboard, and just use your mobile… then you wont have to pay the $2.93
How about publishing my details on White Pages? Can I unplug that too?
Depends what you are concerned about, if its just the telemarketers then unplug and problem solved, if you are concerned from a privacy standpoint and dont want your name and address published in a publicly searchable place then i guess you need to pay the $2.93
@Riczter: Thanks for your input however to solve all this is to move to another telco that doesn't charge for all these things noted :-)
Cheers
Actually, there is a way to get unpublished with no fee.
Tell Telstra that you're a victim of domestic violence and they waive the the fee.
I have Telstra, same problem. I let them publish the number and unplug the phone.
Does FTTN NBN need a phone line from the boundary to the patch panel box in the garage? I know my parents needed to pay $300 for this in their new house when they got ADSL before NBN was available, unsure if it is still needed for FTTN NBN…
no. you dont need a phone line but you need a copper line at the least, like how naked DSL works.
What's the difference? (excuse my ignorance)
with what? naked ADSL and normal ADSL?
No between a phone line and a copper line. I thought a phone line was a copper line, but you said you dont need a phone line but you do need a copper line, so now I'm confused :(
@Riczter:
I think rogr means you need a physical copper line to your house, but it doesn't need to have an active phone connection running over it.
cant find my addy - new estate being developed
Have you rang them?
They are probably one of, if not the best nbn provider out there
Most new estates need the lot number rather than street address.
i just find that cost unnecessary after paying 1k there are more cost to it. these bloody cost never end lol
NBN Co has no interest in how you wire up your own home.
How do I avoid that? Any idea suggestions.
Don't vote Malcom Turnbull into power.
It's charge from NBN for new estate for first time ever connection. You just can't avoid it..
Look at it as a investment for 10 years of internet..
Unless myrepublic has updated their system since the last time I checked you won't be able to sign up to myrepublic until you've paid the $300 NBN charge through a different ISP (myrepublic currently doesn't support new estates as their system hasn't been setup to handle the $300 NBN charge). However, I would recommend calling up myrepublic to double check this as they might have updated their system recently to handle the $300 charge.
You mean waive off the $300 Charge
Yes that's what I meant. You need to get another ISP to waive off the $300 charge.
Dodo (lol) will let you pay it off on a 24month contract.
When I was renting I convinced my landlord to pay for it because it was adding value to the house (lol).
How to avoid? Move to an established estate. Your $300 charge is for a new estate.
Join Mate NBN No Contract, No connection changes then switch over or stay with them.
Tell the provider you are trying to sign up with that you have been approached by another company (eg telstra) and they offered to waive off the charge) …
If that doesn't work see if they give you a credit amount if they cant waive it off
if all fails see if you can get any fees other fees removed that you would have had to paid (modem ecT)or make them add any premium features for free
$300 is what NBNco charges, and is usually passed on. If your ISP is willing ot absorb it you're probably going to pay in other ways. Just cough it up
the first resident to get a connection at that address usually has to pay it. its the normal process no matter who you sign up with unless your isp agrees to absorb it by locking you into a contract to recoup that cost. Just cough it up
This is the new development charge. As far as I'm aware, most, if not all ISP's will pass this charge on.
I'm with iiNet (unfortunately) and moved to FTTN NBN with no upfront charges as it was an existing development. iiNet clearly state there is a $300 charge for new development connections and I don't think they waive it.
On the other hand, Telstra charge close to $300 for a standard connection (ADSL or NBN) and I couldn't get them to waive it in any way (hence I went with iiNet).
It will be a new connection charge, most likely because it was not taken up during the inital installation
Some ISPS will waive it, others won't
find an ISP who will