but I'm still not convinced they'll be able to do an install (in a MDU). Wait and see I guess
First MDU's to be completed in June. No long to wait now.
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Thanks Remode, very useful.
I hope they don't come knocking while I am away for 6 weeks on holiday later this year!
update this morning, saw some workmen on my street taking photo's of the comm's pit outside my house! Ute with "Optic Energi" on the side of it at the corner of Barry and Munro streets in with witches hats out on the footpath
NBNCO are running a info stand Saturday, 2 June 9-12noon at Barkley Square. Brunswick.
Hopefully they can prompt a few more signups.
NBNCO are running a info stand Saturday, 2 June 9-12noon at Barkley Square. Brunswick.
Here is the advert from Melbourne Leader : http://db.tt/cGrUrFHH
Here is the advert from Melbourne Leader : http://db.tt/cGrUrFHH
I also got a similar pamphlet in the mail. I'll be there and be square!
I know a number of people have asked about this previously in this thread, so here is the good news:
Brunswick has its first NBN connected cafe with free wifi! I stumbled upon it this morning, just make a purchase over $5, and you're on.
I think they're on the 100/40 Mbps service, so it's a great way to experience NBN first hand. BYO laptop of course.
I was able to get 65mbps down, 25mbps up on speedtest.net this morning.
The place: Hungry Birds � Ground floor, 242 Victoria St Brunswick.
It's only small, and has limited seating so there may be a wait for a table at peak times (like this morning).
Food is a mix of mexican/italian � hueveos rancheros and coffee suited me just fine!
Enjoy!
Conroy was there too;
http://artworld.tv/news/
I moved into Brunswick 2 weeks ago and I'm loving my NBN.
Anyone in the brunswick area have any luck connecting an Apple Extreme to the NBN?
I currently have the supplied BigPond Netgear Router but wanted to connect my Apple Extreme instead as the speeds are not sufficient to what i have currently and wanted to see if the Extreme would be any better. I have tried connecting the Apple but have had no luck. Almost seems that the Netgrear has put a lock.
I'm very interested to know if anyone has had any luck and could point me in the right direction.
wanted to see if the Extreme would be any better.
The Apple Airport Extreme gets great speeds.
http://digitaldreamer.com.au
I'm very interested to know if anyone has had any luck and could point me in the right direction.
Anyone in the brunswick area have any luck connecting an Apple Extreme to the NBN?
Hi robcarlo,
Yes, the airport extreme is an excellent device, and will let you get full speed from your NBN connection. We use them on a few of our NBN services, and they are rock solid � never need to reboot them.
You'll just need to connect port 1 of your NTU to the wan port of your airport extreme(the wan port is labelled with a little circle on airport extreme).
I'd then login to your airport extreme and reset it to factory defaults, and follow the wizard to set it up afresh.
If you're with internode, telsta, or most other RSPs, you'll need to set up wan port as PPPoE connection(with your internode username and password), if you're with iinet you'll need to set up wan port as dhcp, no username or password required.
Good luck, it's worth it. And don't worry, I don't believe your service can be locked to only allow your netgear.
Block of flats at the end of Aberdeen Street (off Victoria Street) had NBN equipment installed last week; parts of it still being checked this week. Residents were given no information whatsoever about what was happening. Certainly renters were not consulted, and the body corporate management would only say that a majority of the owners had agreed to the installation.
The PCDs have been installed at knee level close beside the door of each flat, even on the upper balconies only a little over 80 cm wide, with the PCD projecting 8 cm into that space.It would take some manoeuvring to get a refrigerator on a trolley past without knocking them. Is this the standard position for them to be set? If so, why so low?
Some elderly residents are expressing concern about the yellow hazard labels on the PCDs which seem to suggest one should keep at least a metre away from them. That may well not be so but the 'Team Antennas' workmen doing the installation were unwilling to answer questions.
A couple of people were convinced the PCD was monitoring their movements in and out of their front door, and said they felt like prisoners under surveillance in their own homes. While this will undoubtedly seem like paranoia to readers of this thread, fears about unexplained hazards need to be addressed.
These flats all have a similar layout, with only one power-point in the living-room. In my flat both it and the fixed line telephone connection are on the wall diagonally opposite the front door. With the PCD being on the far side of the door. I can't envisage how my current ADSL+ set-up could be connected without extensive and intrusive electrical work.
Is anyone else facing similar problems?
Optic Energy were testing conduits pulling rope through on Barkly ST today opposite the West entrace on Barkly of Barkly Square.
Yes, the airport extreme is an excellent device, and will let you get full speed from your NBN connection.
Sambo. Once again you have out done yourself. Got my apple extreme connected and the difference is 3x the speed. It shows that Routers do indeed differ from each other, but more importantly i now have full signal coverage right across 3 levels of my house. Thanks again.
Wahoo, the next Brunswick module has appeared on the NBN rollout map � including Brunswick East and my house.
the next Brunswick module has appeared on the NBN rollout map
Yes � areas north of Glenlyon road now showing as 'work commenced'. Not that I have seen any activity yet in this area.
Earlier in this thread people were wondering how NBN would be installed in multi-unit dwellings (MUDs).
The body corporate at 11 Aberdeen Street may not have been aware they were being asked to be guinea-pigs, but as this installation is tagged MUD001, I suspect this may in fact be the first.
The clumsy result can be seen externally by anyone who cares to look.
In general the take-up of NBN in this street and along the stretch of Victoria Street between Lygon Street and Sydney Road appears to be minimal, with the notable exception of the Hungry Birds cafe.
The body corporate at 11 Aberdeen Street may not have been aware they were being asked to be guinea-pigs, but as this installation is tagged MUD001, I suspect this may in fact be the first.
What sort of age is this building? Buildings of different eras will require different treatments. The hybrid ones ie old warehouse recycled as housing will be the most difficult. ie Something like the old red tulip building in Prahran which contains many surprises.
Your post isn't really on topic. But I agree that the roll out doesn't seem to be progressing at 6,000 hook ups a day in Brunswick. Seems to be more a handful a day. But I do not know much about laying cable and the roll out may magically speed up over the coming 12 months.
But I agree that the roll out doesn't seem to be progressing at 6,000 hook ups a day in Brunswick.
The 6000 connections per day from memory was forecast to be achieved in 2016,
However given that NBN Co now have access to Telstra's pits and ducts following on from the 9 month delay in getting an agreement in place then I'm sure that whatever schedule was planned for Brunswick will proceed far more quickly than if NBN Co had to build and install its own pits and ducts to roll fibre out not only in Brunswick but across the length and breadth of the Nation.
Cheers
Your post isn't really on topic. But I agree that the roll out doesn't seem to be progressing at 6,000 hook ups a day in Brunswick. Seems to be more a handful a day. But I do not know much about laying cable and the roll out may magically speed up over the coming 12 months.
NBNCo. have only JUST begun to ramp up rollout last month.
By early 2015 they'll be hitting 5000 houses a day. By late 2016 it'll be 6000.
I'm on Fenwick Street, just off Rathdowne (carlton nth). There's been trucks laying a thick blue cable for a couple of days now. Daly's Traffic guys and trucks with Citipower | Powercor on them. I also spotted them doing something similar up Amess Street yesterday.
The interesting thing is my street (Fenwick) is 100m south of the 'Work Commenced' area on the rollout map (the southern boundary is Macpherson St.
I won't get my hopes up too high though..
Is the thick blue cable the fibre? Does anyone have photos of what the spools actually look like?
Looks like the fibre is green:
http://nbnco.com.au/blog/gal
Amess St had a large City-Brunswick High Voltage under ground cable installed about 2 months ago. What you're seeing may be something to do with that?
Yeah there has been a lot of electricity work going on. Hrmm it was blue like some of those pics, they that states it is meant to be green. Interesting.
sambo put these up on page 5 of this thread. even the papers used one of them.
http://www.flickr.com/photos
sambo put these up on page 5 of this thread. even the papers used one of them.
If I'm not mistaken, that may have been before they chose ribbon cable, which is green, as this was the trials.
It could also be bundled backhaul fibre though too.
Does anyone know if they switch cable on as they go or zone by zone???
I'm on the other side of Lygon Street to the original rollout and there were some guys in the doing some work out the front the other morning. Not sure if they were NBN or not but they were working with cables under the Telstra covers.
Does anyone know if they switch cable on as they go or zone by zone???
Hi Womble,
NBN Co start connecting End Users on a Rollout Region by Rollout Region basis.
Here is a map of the Rollout Regions (FSAMs) in the Brunswick Fibre Serving Area:
http://www.nbnco.com.au/asse
Here are the Expected dates of Ready For Service for each FSAM:
3BRU-01
Ready
3BRU-02
Apr-2013
3BRU-03
Apr-2013
3BRU-04
3Q-2013
3BRU-05
3Q-2013
3BRU-06
3Q-2013
Thanks, Aaron
thanks Aaron. so close but yet so far
Seen on the street AM Today : 3 Telstra guys scouting around Brunswick Rd/ Nicholson St / Barkly St � East Brunswick.
Laptop and some sort of fibre optic cable with a pink 20 port adaptor board on the end of it.
I'm in a MDU in the initial 3BRU-01 zone. We had internal building fibre installed about 2 months ago and we're now waiting for the connection into the units and end-point boxes to be installed.
Any idea how long this is likely to take or is it just a matter of waiting until the installers are available?
....
Here are the Expected dates of Ready For Service for each FSAM:
Thanks for that. So it looks like I have to wait another 8 months for the rollout in my area to be done, damn.
I just bought in, and shorty will be moving to, Brunswick West. At last check the part I'm headed to hadn't started any work and was a little bit of doing it. Pretty exciting though :)
Better look up some plans!
Saw http://casatel.com.au/ Techs installing a large cable through the pits on Rathdown St this morning (Carlton North) But on the end near Brunswick Road. May be NBN Related? They had Maps/Plans in hand. About 6 guys.
A Fibre splicing van is working today (Sunday) on the corner of Amess St and Fenwick St, Carlton North.
There has been a lot of rope being pulled through the Telstra pits in Carlton north over the last week.
The Van today is about 1 block South (City Side) out of the current Brunswick / Carlton North rollout area on the NBN 3 year map.
Could this be a backhall link. Or the natural progression of the Rollout toward the Carlton / CBD area.
I'm hoping they'll start working on Victoria Street soon, we're so close!
Nothing short of the end of days will pry the NBN connection away from my cold dead hands.
A Fibre splicing van is working today (Sunday) on the corner of Amess St and Fenwick St, Carlton North.
Haha, I can see that corner from my window!
Oh I see him, just round on Amess. Blue cables � someone said that's backhaul right?
Sucks being 1 block south of the area, but perhaps its not that accurate and we'll be hooked up soon...
You nearby too mavrick?
Alot of people don't have the first three choices
how many people our of our 22mil is "alot"?
Alot actually do....and you bitch about Brunswick. Where I live in the Brunswick rollout zone, I don't have all 3. I don't whinge, but Brunswick is hardly the broadband epicentre
I love how all these people in Brunswick are so frustrated and anxious about getting their NBN connections. I guess when you only have such poor choices as Cable, ADSL2 and 4G � life must be so hard.
Alot of people don't have the first three choices.
I have ADSL2+ but get max 5mbit
There's foxtel running in the street but my unit block (16 units) are not backboned.
No idea about 4G, but 3G is max 1-2 bars on my iphone day in day out.
Brunswick West on the Western side of the hill here (look down on Moonee Valley Racecourse).
Living closer to the city does not mean it's all roses.
No idea about 4G
I've actually been using vividwireless's "4G" wimax since I moved into this apartment in the brunswick zone couple of months ago (waiting for NBN, no point getting adsl in) � its quite decent, syncs up at about 6mbs which is comparible to the majority of adsl services, like 80ms latency, it's more expensive for data then adsl but literally half the price of the telstra 4G alternative
its quite decent, syncs up at about 6mbs which is comparible to the majority of adsl services, like 80ms latency, it's more expensive for data then adsl but literally half the price of the telstra 4G alternative
and if you were willing to go for Telstra's 4G, I just did a test from my house, I'm just off Grantham St
Latest update for Edward St (b/w Sydney & Lygon St) is we received the back haul notice from the NBN contractor (Transfield). Basically it informs the resident there will be disruptions from late November to late December while they install the fibres along the roadway.
After all the other preparation it looks like a March 2013 start date for 3BRU-03 may be pretty accurate.
After all the other preparation it looks like a March 2013 start date for 3BRU-03 may be pretty accurate.
Thanks for the update!
I live on Union St in Brunswick (close to Jewell station) and we've had workers installing cable and updating/cleaning the pits up and down the street for the past few weeks. I jumped online to see if I could find anything interesting, which I could not, however I did find this 'Register your interest' form from Optus
http://personal.optus.com.au
I tried it a couple of times and kept getting an error message so I called Optus. I was told by the Optus rep that Union st would not be getting NBN because the Optus cable infrastructure in the street is so good that NBN decided they would not need to install NBN infrastructure in the street.
I told him that that was an outright lie and that I had seen the workers laying new cable up and down the street with my own eyes.
He just replied that he was repeating what he had been told by head office!
I told him that I would not be transferring over to a cable service.
Sounds like they are trying to 'trick' people into signing a 2 year contract just months before NBN is delivered.
Sounds like they are trying to 'trick' people into signing a 2 year contract just months before NBN is delivered.
It sure sounds like it. We'll be seeing lots more of this behavior as the NBN progresses.
4G Wireless- Try it in 2yrs time when every man and his dog is on it- NBN Fibre is the way to go!
and if you were willing to go for Telstra's 4G, I just did a test from my house, I'm just off Grantham St
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2286853781.png
No denying thats mighty impressive!!
My only issue with the main telcos 4G offerings as a replacement for fixed line broadband is the tiny/expensive data quotas. Vividwireless offer unlimited data for 80$ a month on a 12month contract or 30$ a week for no contract.
Sounds like they are trying to 'trick' people into signing a 2 year contract just months before NBN is delivered.
May be it's time for the ACCC people to step in.
I actually received a call from the NBN operations support team yesterday reporting that the hold up was due to an issue found when they were testing. .
They reported that hopefully it will be fixed in the next few weeks, then with a bit of luck I'll get one of those magic little boxes too.
For anyone interested, called NBN this morning and they reported the address is now serviceable. Huzzah!
How long has it taken from calling an ISP to getting the NTU installed for folks?
Brunswick Fibre Serving Area
Detailed Map
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
Expected dates of Ready For Service
http://www.nbnco.com
- 3BRU-01 Ready: Brunswick
- 3BRU-02 Jun-2013: Brunswick, Parkville
- 3BRU-03 Jun-2013: Brunswick, Brunswick East
- 3BRU-04 Jul-2013: Brunswick East
- 3BRU-05 Sep-2013: Carlton North, Princes Hill
- 3BRU-06 Sep-2013: Brunswick West, Parkville
Expected dates of Construction Commence
http://www.nbnco.co
Brunswick, Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Carlton North, Parkville, Princes Hill
- 3BRU-## Mar-2013
Carlton Fibre Serving Area
Detailed Map
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
Expected dates of Ready For Service
http://www.nbnco.com
- 3CTN-04 Nov-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-06 Nov-2013: Melbourne
- 3CTN-07 Nov-2013: Carlton
Expected dates of Construction Commence
http://www.nbnco.co
3CTN
- 3CTN-## Feb-2013
- 3CTN-## Feb-2013
- 3CTN-## Apr-2013
- 3CTN-## Jul-2013
Brunswick Fibre Serving Area
http://www.nbnco.com.au/ass
Not sure if you're up with the latest down there at skymesh, but the Nov schedule is now available.
http://www.nbnco.com.au/asse
Got a householder from Transfield today saying construction of the NBN will commence in my area from November and should be complete by Feb 2013 � it's getting closer :)
I'm on Lygon across the road from the original trial area � rollout area 03 from memory
Does anyone know how they are progressing with apartment blocks???
Does anyone know how they are progressing with apartment blocks???
Slowly. I'm in the initial rollout zone in Brunswick in an apartment and still no dice. Had a flurry of activity about 2 months ago (installation to building, and runs to each apartment) however it's been silent from NBN since. Only thing Skymesh could tell me was something vaguely about approvals :(
thanks JayQ � not good :(
you would think apartment blocks would be a quick way to boost numbers and would be a priority in some ways
you would think apartment blocks would be a quick way to boost numbers and would be a priority in some ways
The reality of dealing with all the different owners, renters, and bodies corporate means it's just about the slowest way to boost numbers. Sad but true.
I'm curious to see what happens when they reach my house. We're in a terrace but all seperate titles. Should be the same as any other dwelling, no?
yeh its a bit crap :|
They must have already gotten strata approvals since the installs to the building and to an external point for each apartment has been done.
My guess is that the NBNCo are getting the individual approvals from each owner to do the internal installs, but instead of doing them 1 at a time, are waiting for approval from all the apartment owners, so they can get their contractor in for a single job to do all the work instead of adhoc/piecemeal 1 apartment at a time.
Was told end of Oct when I first applied, now its not looking like it'll happen until the new year *sad panda*
My guess is that the NBNCo are getting the individual approvals from each owner to do the internal installs, but instead of doing them 1 at a time, are waiting for approval from all the apartment owners, so they can get their contractor in for a single job to do all the work instead of adhoc/piecemeal 1 apartment at a time.
I guess that makes sense. Sucks all the same. How frequently have you been harassing ISP's about getting connected?
Big glowing green cables being put in the ground this morning. Barkly Street, Brunswick East.
Location : http://goo.gl/maps/fPxeU
If only they would go up to Moreland rd!
Big glowing green cables being put in the ground this morning. Barkly Street, Brunswick East.
Location : http://goo.gl/maps/fPxeU
Yep looks like more work this morning too.
http://postimg.com/image/102
I'm in the 3BRU-07 � Brunswick West area which looks like wont be connected until the 1st quarter 2014 so looks like after the election. If that's the case and the election goes the way that it is, would it be likely that work in the area will stop?
EDIT: Updated using the revised February release of the Monthly Ready For Service Rollout Plan.
Brunswick Fibre Serving Area (3BRU)
Detailed Map
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
Expected dates of Ready For Service
http://www.nbnco.com
- 3BRU-01 Ready: Brunswick
- 3BRU-02 Jun-2013: Brunswick, Parkville
- 3BRU-03 31-May-2013: Brunswick, Brunswick East
- 3BRU-04 Jul-2013: Brunswick East
- 3BRU-05 Jul-2013: Carlton North, Princes Hill
- 3BRU-06 Sep-2013: Brunswick West, Parkville
- 3BRU-07 Feb-2014: Brunswick West
- 3BRU-08 Feb-2014: Brunswick
Carlton Fibre Serving Area (3CTN)
Detailed Map
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
Expected dates of Ready For Service
http://www.nbnco.com
- 3CTN-01 Dec-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-02 Jan-2014: Carlton
- 3CTN-04 Nov-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-06 Nov-2013: Melbourne
- 3CTN-07 Aug-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-08 Feb-2014: Carlton North
Expected dates of Construction Commence
http://www.nbnco.co
Parkville
- 3CTN-## Jan-2013
- 3CTN-## Feb-2013
- 3CTN-## Mar-2013
There was a company this morning (maybe Opticomm?) on the south side of Union St near Jewell station going up the foot path with a big concrete-cutting saw, it looks like they are going up the length of the street from cable pit to cable pit.
I'm not sure why they are doing this, I saw them putting the cable into the pits up the street 6 months ago.
Lots of activity in the Smith, Albert and Pearson street ( I live on Hunter) A company called cobdain? anyone know if this is the NBN or not? They are laying cables of some description? Also how long after they lay the cables do they take to come and install the boxes?
Also how long after they lay the cables do they take to come and install the boxes?
I've been waiting for 6 months.... don't expect anything to happen quickly.
I haven't seen any activity on my street at all since they put the cables in 6 months ago; according to the plans I go live in May.
There was a company this morning (maybe Opticomm?) on the south side of Union St near Jewell station going up the foot path with a big concrete-cutting saw, it looks like they are going up the length of the street from cable pit to cable pit.
False alarm, it looks like (smells like) the holes they were digging up had something to do with the plumbing on the street.
False alarm, it looks like (smells like) the holes they were digging up had something to do with the plumbing on the street.
IPoS � IP over sewer. :)
I haven't seen any activity on my street at all since they put the cables in 6 months ago; according to the plans I go live in May.
Your right though, there is certainly Fibre in the ground, around the East Brunswick area running through Carlton North toward the city down Amess St. This was done over 6 months ago � Around June 2012.
The "Ready for Service" Dates for Brunswick areas have been pushed back from March 13, to June 13. We've seen action in terms of cables in the ground, but they are not popping their heads up to connect the properties they pass.
The "Ready for Service" Dates for Brunswick areas have been pushed back from March 13, to June 13.
But we the neighbours in Princes Hill are also on the BRUK exchange and, IIRC, our dates have been brought forward from September also to June.
Ready to start looking for an RSP!
Just wondering who provides NBN internet service in 3BRU-01 area? it seems many major ISPs are not ready yet.
Not sure what's exactly happening here. One Telstra/NBN person came to my house (Evans Street) this morning and said I need to transfer my phone to NBN asap. I don't really care about phone line as I use VoIP. All I need is to access the internet. I am currently with TPG and happy with what I have.
Now Transfield has letterboxed us in Princes Hill with a note on cable-pulling and the rest.
Cue the Ponter Sisters: "I'm so excited!"
Go princes hill. time to get a ASUS RT-AC66U to celebrate.
No Fibre as yet but Natural Gas overhaul- I must admit NBN is comming in this Region! I planned it 12months back!
Get it you wont look back � Its like a Sceen from Stars wars when you hit lightspeed!!
Bit of action in the Nicholson St (Carlton North) village today, new Pits being installed in the sidewalk.
Nicholson Street previously had rope pulled through the pits, circa June 12.
Saw a NBN coming to your street soon postcard the other day aswell.
Noticed some green cable action on Garton St Princes Hill on my morning run this morning for anyone interested!
Anyone know where the actual boundaries of 3-BRU-05 & 3-CTN-08 actually are?
I'm in the area of Rathdowne village, east of the cemetery and if I look at this
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
The block to the east of the cemetery is not particularly clear as to which of the rollout areas it is in.
http://www.nbnco.com.au/asse
Would make it look like the 3-BRU-05 block southern boundary lines up with the cemetery boundary....
But the interactive map has shown this block under construction with delivery within the next year for a fair time � the 1 year timeframe will pass if it is CTON-08.
I'm guessing the logic is probably that if you were formerly served by the Carlton exchange you'll be in 3-CTN-08, while the Brunswick exchange served those in 3-BRU-## areas, but given exchange locations will be different, I'm not convinced.
I'm in the area of Rathdowne village, east of the cemetery
Hi write_my_name,
That area is part of the 3CTN-08 Rollout Region (FSAM).
But the interactive map has shown this block under construction with delivery within the next year for a fair time � the 1 year timeframe will pass if it is CTON-08.
The 12-month figure you are quoting is just the expected average for each FSAM over three years. Not all FSAMs will take 12 months. In any case, the 13 months for 3CTN-08 (Jan-2013 to Feb-2014) is not far from the expected average.
I'm guessing the logic is probably that if you were formerly served by the Carlton exchange you'll be in 3-CTN-08
Fibre Serving Area (FSA) boundaries don't necessarily follow Exchange Service Area (ESA) boundaries but, in this case, it appears that all premises in the Carlton ESA (CTON) will be served by the Carlton FSA (3CTN).
Thanks, Aaron
Aaron,
Sorry to post in the Brunswick thread but I'm unable to
PM you to ask this.
Does Skymesh have plans to service the South Morang POI soon? I have some relatives that wish to sign up but it doesn't appear you are available in the area yet.
We really appreciate your regular construction updates you post in the forum and would love to see some in the South Morang thread soon.
THere has definitely been actiivity, they've been digging up footpaths and installing FSAN cabinets. A few went in just a couple of weeks ago and a new foundation has gone in that I observed in the last week. The bit I am missing is any tails going into houses which would be a big time consuming job.
Looks like if the Liberals win, I hope they don't � the building I'm in will be stuck with HFC if I don't get the NBN by June like I'm meant to.
Count yourself lucky, you're one of the few with access even to HFC � which can give you 100Mbps speed already! I live in Carlton North, where there is no HFC and the best speed I can get on ADSL2+ is an unreliable 5Mbps :(
THere has definitely been actiivity, they've been digging up footpaths and installing FSAN cabinets
What is a FSAN cabinet?
I live on Union st and as I type, right out the front of my house, a gang from NBN Co. are digging up the nature strip, laying PVC pipe and installing an upright that has been fenced off and prepped for (I assume) some sort of cabinet.
What is a FSAN cabinet?
It's a exciting beige cabinet, often adorned with a black "Tag" of a local artist. About 800mm high.
They installed one last week near corner Brunswick Road and Truscott St, Brunswick East.
I'm trying to work out if I am, or am not, within the upcoming Brunswick West roll-out area. I've received conflicting info.
As of last year, the NBN site told me that my address was in the one-year-plan zone. However as of recently, the vague one-year-plan markers have disappeared from the map, and have been replaced by a higher-resolution orange colour overlay.
The problem here is that the orange overlay only goes as far north as Hope Street, and I live beyond Albion Street. What does this mean?
Thanks in advance
that the orange overlay only goes as far north as Hope Street, and I live beyond Albion Street. What does this mean?
Unfortunately that means your area is currently not in the rollout plans.
Unfortunately that means your area is currently not in the rollout plans.
Oh man.. I hope that isn't true :(
Why would they say the whole postcode is getting it, then only roll-out to half of it?
Why would they say the whole postcode is getting it, then only roll-out to half of it?
In established areas, the rollout is generally following Telstra exchange boundaries. The Brunswick and Carlton exchange areas are (mostly) migrating, the Moreland exchange (where you probably are) isn't.
Brunswick Fibre Serving Area (3BRU)
Detailed Map
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
Expected dates of Ready For Service
http://www.nbnco.com
(Planned Greenfields Fibre not included.)
- 3BRU-01 Ready: Brunswick
- 3BRU-02 06-Jul-2013: Brunswick, Parkville
- 3BRU-03 15-Jun-2013: Brunswick, Brunswick East
- 3BRU-04 Aug-2013: Brunswick East
- 3BRU-05 Aug-2013: Carlton North, Princes Hill
- 3BRU-06 Oct-2013: Brunswick West, Parkville
- 3BRU-07 Feb-2014: Brunswick West
- 3BRU-08 Feb-2014: Brunswick
Carlton Fibre Serving Area (3CTN)
Detailed Map
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
Expected dates of Ready For Service
http://www.nbnco.com
(Planned Greenfields Fibre not included.)
- 3CTN-01 Dec-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-02 Jan-2014: Carlton
- 3CTN-03 Apr-2014: Parkville
- 3CTN-04 Oct-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-05 2Q-2014: Carlton
- 3CTN-06 Feb-2014: Melbourne
- 3CTN-07 Oct-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-08 Feb-2014: Carlton North
NBN Co wants to expand Early Access program to cover an additional 82 FSAMs to increase number of active connections. Residents not having to wait until infrastructure in an entire FSAM is complete to being declared 'ready for service'.
The FSAMs in Brunswick that NBN Co hopes ACCC to open for 'early access' are
3BRU-03
3BRU-04
3BRU-05
3BRU-06
Source: IT News NBN Co to fast-track more users onto fibre
In established areas, the rollout is generally following Telstra exchange boundaries. The Brunswick and Carlton exchange areas are (mostly) migrating, the Moreland exchange (where you probably are) isn't.
Ah.. Yeah, you're right, I'm on the Moreland exchange. Although by "on", I mean "barely on"; ADSL throughput is terrible.
From what I can tell, the Moreland end of Brunswick isn't even on the 3 year plan. I'm so sad now :(
The FSAMs in Brunswick that NBN Co hopes ACCC to open for 'early access' are
3BRU-03
3BRU-04
3BRU-05
3BRU-06
Thanks. Does this mean anything for MDUs? I'm willing to badger my body corporate if it means a quicker connection:p (3BRU-03).
3BRU-02 06-Jul-2013: Brunswick, Parkville
Seriously, it's been pushed back to July now?? Every month an update gets released it gets pushed further and further back. It was meant to be ready for service by February :\
It was meant to be ready for service by February :\
Yep, they're a bit all over the place :( Carlton North was originally September � then updated to July and now it's back to August again.
Thanks. Does this mean anything for MDUs? I'm willing to badger my body corporate if it means a quicker connection:p (3BRU-03).
It presumably means that the design process for the MDU can start earlier. Is your OC registered with NBNCo? (The committee may appreciate you volunteering ;-))
Early Access Program sounds promising, surely they build outwards from the current areas???
Early Access Program sounds promising, surely they build outwards from the current areas???
+1 and hopefully that's true, at least to some extent.
Anyone got a link to moar info on the Early Access Program? Done some searching but can't find many details.
NBN workers in Osborne Street Brunswick this morning digging into Telstra pits. NBN guys quoted 9 months before we will be connected and will not be disrupted by by any change in government in September. What a relief. This is in 3BRU-08.
Big white van with Green Fibre running out the back (Splicing van?) Cnr Stranger and Brunswick Road this morning (Saturday), and on Ewing Street yesterday.
Crews cutting and digging up Park St and markings on pavement along Nicholson St / Canning St Carlton North for the past week.
Big white van with Green Fibre running out the back (Splicing van?) Cnr Stranger and Brunswick Road this morning (Saturday), and on Ewing Street yesterday.
Noticed them there too on my run this morning. There's also another van on the corner of Park and Stranger streets just down from the first one. I was surprised to see them working on a weekend, really early too (~7:45AM). It's great to see!
Ok thanks for the clarification. Would it be best to contact body corporate to find out when they are planning the rollout?
Would it be best to contact body corporate to find out when they are planning the rollout?
I suggest finding out what stage you are in and then keeping an eye on the NBN Rollout Map. NBN Co will update the map after it starts construction on your particular development stage. It will update the map again once your stage is ready for service.
http://www.nbnco.com.au/when
It can't hurt to ask the body corporate what they know about the rollout.
Cheers. I'm in the 3BRU-02 area, which should all be ready by June according to the list (would be a nice birthday present to get fibre :P)
I'm in the 3BRU-02 area
Just to be clear, I have been discussing the rollout of Greenfields Fibre to the "Parkville Apartments" development which you originally quoted. I have not been discussing the rollout of Brownfields Fibre to any other apartments in the suburb of Parkville.
Whilst not directly related to the NBN install, these seminars are being run in Brunswick. Hope they inspire some local businesses to take up a NBN connection in a couple of months, and get with the tech.
http://digitalenterprisedecl
Fibre going in down Truscott Street
http://postimg.com/141
Anyone had a knock on the door to install the socket yet?
Anyone had a knock on the door to install the socket yet?
Not me. I've had the FSAM box sitting out the front of my house on union st for over 3 weeks now and haven't seen any activity since it was installed.
Fibre going in down Truscott Street
http://postimg.com/1
Thanks, but seems to be rod/roping, fibre will come later.
I did drive past Sydney Rd and Brunswick streets today and there had HUGE rolls of green cable they where feeding into the ground. So I guess they are busy doing something.
this is good news
http://www.itnews.com.au/Ne
Very good news!
Aaron from Skymesh, what does this mean for Brunswick West BRU-06?
Great to see all that Work going on in my lovely Suburb that I have lived here all my life. The NBN will play a significant Role for all who need Fater Broadband applications in all aspects of Work and life Style.
what does this mean for Brunswick West BRU-06?
Hi Yapa,
It means that FDAs in that FSAM can potentially be released early by NBN Co. Such a change would appear in upcoming releases of the Monthly Ready For Service Rollout Plan (Early Access Brownfields).
Thanks, Aaron
Laying the green fibre cable by hand (feed and pull) today in Canning Street, Carlton North. It's getting closer.
Not sure if people are aware of this site... somebody forwarded to me, so I thought might be useful for others. http://mynbn.jxeeno.com/search/brunswick
Lots of spray-painted codes on the pavement outside the house now!
Green Fibre going in the ground today � Corner Brunswick Road and Nicholson St.
But still..... no one has had a knock on the door.
But still..... no one has had a knock on the door.
Which is not a good sign, still a few months for us in these areas then...
I'm surrounded as well in the block immediately south of Glenlyon. They're supposed to deliver by today. So hopefully I'll be on the Monday update.
East or West of Lygon?
NBN you are just teasing now... I'm surrounded by fibre... and here is me with two tin cans :)
. I'm surrounded by fibre... aka "a ring of fibre"
Wow � Updated map again. Getting close �
Anyone got a connection recently?
They were digging up my street again today. Not sure if this is a good sign or not...
Brunswick Fibre Serving Area (3BRU)
NBN Rollout Map
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
Detailed Map
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
Expected dates of Ready For Service (Monthly Ready For Service Rollout Plan)
http://www.nbnco.com.a
- 3BRU-01 Ready: Brunswick
- 3BRU-02 15-Jul-2013: Brunswick, Parkville
- 3BRU-03 23-Jun-2013: Brunswick East
- 3BRU-03-02 Ready
- 3BRU-03-04 Ready
- 3BRU-03-05 Ready
- 3BRU-03-06 Ready
- 3BRU-03-07 Ready
- 3BRU-03-09 Ready
- 3BRU-03-12 Ready
- 3BRU-03-15 Ready
- 3BRU-03-16 Ready
- 3BRU-03-10 Jun-2013
- 3BRU-03-13 Jun-2013
- 3BRU-03-14 Jun-2013
- 3BRU-04 Oct-2013: Brunswick East
- 3BRU-05 30-Sep-2013: Carlton North, Princes Hill
- 3BRU-06 Oct-2013: Brunswick West, Parkville
- 3BRU-07 Feb-2014: Brunswick West
- 3BRU-08 Feb-2014: Brunswick
- AYAA-GS08J Sep-2013: Stratus (Stage 1)
- AYAA-J4JEB Oct-2013: Joulia Apartments (Stage 1)
- AYCA-FNDOR Oct-2013: Parkville Apartments (Stage 3)
Carlton Fibre Serving Area (3CTN)
NBN Rollout Map
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
Detailed Map
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
Expected dates of Ready For Service (Monthly Ready For Service Rollout Plan)
http://www.nbnco.com.a
- 3CTN-01 Dec-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-02 Dec-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-03 Apr-2014: Parkville
- 3CTN-04 Oct-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-05 May-2014: Carlton
- 3CTN-06 Feb-2014: Melbourne
- 3CTN-07 Oct-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-08 Dec-2013: Carlton North
- AYCA-EQMGU Nov-2013: Living Carlton Stage 3 (Stage (Private))
- AYCA-FGLCJ Sep-2013: THE VIC � 212 VICTORIA STREET CARLTON (Stage 1)
Dammit! 3BRU-05 started out at September, then was updated to July, then back to August, and now the 30th of September again... annoying. Way to get my hopes up!
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aka "a ring of fibre"
Wow � Updated map again. Getting close -
Anyone got a connection recently?
Not exactly but close. I am in 3BRU-03(-03?) and my areas was only added yesterday, i.e. ring of fibre Mk II (currently Mk III).
Got on the phone to a mid-size ISP this morning (Tuesday) and will be having a box installed next Monday afternoon. After all the delays one extra week in nothing. I will update then.
P.S. this time with quote!
3CTN-08 Dec-2013: Carlton North
Pushed forward 2 months. Yay. Although with January being a dead month � it's marginal. I'm guessing I might be active early 2014.
Pushed back another month. Booooo!
It was meant to be active on February this year :/ also no word on the MDU apartments, guess they will be delayed for a while past this date.
What is the typical timeframe between when becoming active and actually being onboard with an ISP, installed and rockin' the NBN connection?
ie. From Go to Whoa
Someone from NBN was in to inspecting our MDU in The Avenue last week. No definitive answer but progress of a sort.
Jon
http://s11.postimg.org/m87kjjqg3/FILE0824.jpg
Not sure if NBN or just dig.
- Piera St, Bruns East. 3BRU-04
Someone from NBN was in to inspecting our MDU in The Avenue last week. No definitive answer but progress of a sort.
Interesting. Did you contact an ISP or did the body corporate contact NBNCo?
Just curiously, got an email from iiNet today telling me that NBN was soon to be available in my area (I'm in 3BRU-05). I signed up to their notify service ages ago, so something has obviously clicked over in some database, even though we're not scheduled until 30 Sep.
There are Transfield vans on Royal Parade today testing the fibre for 3BRU02, looks to be activated soon. Only problem is most places in the area are MDU's which haven't seen progress.
I'm in Parkville Gardens (3BRU-06)....so far we have had two tantalising visits from NBN...first was some time ago: hopes were high but from talking to the crew they were just laying ropes into the cable runs to make it faster/easier to pull the fibre when it came. Second visit was a few weeks ago...this time many of the existing Telstra pits were ripped up and replaced with pits that were slightly larger. So everything is ready � ropes are in the cable runs, pits are the right size....just a matter of getting those cable pullers into the estate. Parkville Gardens has got such new infrastructure that pulling the cable will be breeze � come on down to Parkville Gardens you fibre layers! The friendly locals will lay on light refreshments, garden chairs, perhaps some music to help you work. Much more agreeable than working on those other rollout areas...
a couple of guys tinkering with fibre that's already in the pits along Nicholson St today.. playing around with a high tech multimeter looking device...
They were doing this yesterday too on the corner of Canning and Richardson in Carlton North.
3BRU-05
3BRU-03 is now fully active, should see a map update today at some stage.
3BRU-03 is now fully active, should see a map update today at some stage.
As at 1pm map is showing the block Between Lygon Rathdown and south of Park St as active. � Still the section Rathdown to Nicholson street to go.
hopefully soon :)
NBN you are just teasing now... I'm surrounded by fibre... and here is me with two tin cans :)
It's active now Konsey.
Fantastic, that is great news!!! Guess I'll be giving an ISP a call tmrw. :)
Decisions, decisions... Wrong forum, but thinking SkyMesh at the moment...
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mavrick9...
It's active now Konsey.
Hey Mavrick9 how did you get that updated status map ?
You talking about this map: http://www.nbnco.com.au/when-
Just throw in your address and look at the pretty colours :)
You talking about this map: http://www.nbnco.com.au/when-
Just throw in your address and look at the pretty colours :)
Brilliant thanks very much.
More green fibre rolling off the drums this morning, on the corner of Rathdowne and Richardson streets in Carlton North!
3BRU-03-10
Booked in for Internode $94.95 300GB 100/40 plan,
10times faster downlink and 40x faster uplink than my less than stable ADSL2+ copper.
Installer is arriving on Thursday 8am � midday. Exciting times!
OR the same price as my ADSL but much more stalbe for 12/1. However I'm opting for the massive speed increase and looking forward to gigabit options in the future when the GPON is upgraded.
Splicing on corner Richardson & Rathdown st (Carlton North) this morning.
I noticed on the NBNCo rollout that the rest of Brunswick (those of us on the Moreland exchange) are scheduled for deployment in the three-year-plan now.
It's a long time to wait though :( (and will probably get longer if the liberal party win the election)
I've just had a very strange owners corp AGM for my townhouse complex. I asked my neighbour (who was the original NBNCo contact) whether he had heard anything. He replied no, and asked me the same question (I'd volunteered to replace him). I likewise answered no.
He then told me that NBNCo had gone through and done a fibre pull through the conduits, without so much as a 'by your leave' (I pointed out that the powers under Schedule 3 of the Telecommunications Act meant they didn't really need to).
The premises connection boxes are not yet installed, but I guess they will be in due course.
Oh well, roll on the day that the fibre is lit up in BRU-04...
3BRU-03-10 NBN NTD (network termination device) installed and I'm awaiting for NBN to provision me at the head end. Power and optical light are hard on.
Seems the backup battery is a waste of time in my case as I already have 10kWh solar grid tie with battery backup setup.
The installer "John" was fantastic and really helpful, I offered him a little help and he did everything the way I wanted. NBN INSTALLER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE!
OLT -17.17dBm at the NTD which is a pretty good signal, the connectors were done nicely. (16.30 outside)
Thanks again NBN and John!! Just waiting for my provisioning and OK from Internode! (which unfortunately I heard can take 5 days � would be good if they had all the head end ready to go when the installer arrives).
I noticed in Parkville gardens on Cade way they where doing a pull through with single green fibre rolls and some ropes (not like the huge trucks i saw on park street the other day. I assume this single green fibre is what they use to pull through the bigger 'bundle'
According to DCD report (http://www.nbnco.com.au/cont
- 10th Jul, 3BRU-03 should be fully active (pending maps update).
RSP's service portals may not have updated yet (should be coming today), so many RSPs may still report service not (yet) available.
Saw the green fibre being rolled out in Blyth street this week, East of Lygon. Looks like we're getting some action in 04 :-)
Saw the green fibre being rolled out in Blyth street this week, East of Lygon. Looks like we're getting some action in 04 :-)
Had an NBN letter waiting in my letterbox (Piera st) Friday arvo informing Transfield will be doing works for the next couple months.
Had an NBN letter waiting in my letterbox (Piera st) Friday arvo informing Transfield will be doing works for the next couple months.
Got a flyer in John St too...
Good times.
Ok, the 15th is here. The end of the extension to the extension. Why are we still in the orange though mr NBN? Another extension required?
BenB � did you see the big trucks out this week?....whopping great roll of fibre being spooled � here's a photo from Cade Way. http://i.imgur.com/F7t52es.jpg
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monkeyhollow...
BenB � did you see the big trucks out this week?....whopping great roll of fibre being spooled � here's a photo from Cade Way. http://i.imgur.com/F7t52es.jpg
Wooooooh. I missed that but thats only a few doors down from me that spot. I have a HUGE hole out the front of my house now with them trying to run new pipes to run the cable down the rest of bunjil way i guess (or to the parkville aparetments over the other side of the park).
They were digging up Miller St in 3BRU-04 this morning, and I saw a truck drive down it with what looked to be a whole lot of fibre cabinets on the back.
BenB, I reckon that hole out the front of your house is where the cursed East-West tunnel emerges! Just wait...few more weeks and there will cars and trucks coming out of it.....
NBN Now live and connected. Installed this afternoon, and took about a hour to activate and go live. Very impressed.
NBN Now live and connected. Installed this afternoon, and took about a hour to activate and go live. Very impressed.
You bastard!
I mean that in the nicest possible way Mavrick :)
3BRU-08 Brownfields Fibre 15-Jul-2013 3BRU-08 3BRU Brunswick Brunswick VIC metropolitan
Im guessing this is me if i go off that map.
But not sure, might give them a call.
Edit � Called 2014 Feb is activation date.
DAMNIT i got excited.
it's weird in some ways � i thought they would come straight out of the trial zone across Lygon St and east but they seem to be working north out of 03 to get into 04
or maybe they are doing both???
Looks like Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for NBN � Albanese was in Brunswick today?
Any one go to the switch on event? Was there a big red button, ala the days of Conroy?
http://www.computerworld.com
Carlton update...
Crews working in the rain this morning near amess st, rathdowne and canning.
a friend of mine who works for telstra said he saw the NBN people working in my street, yet it still scheduled for 2014, do we know what stages are currently involved in the NBN process?
Or is it just the laying down of the Fibre optics.
Hi Joey.
I'm sorry to dampen your hopes, I first saw green cable being pulled through my street in March 2012- I am still not connected and the timetable for BRU-02 has been revised 3 times and is now past the delivery date that was last revised (July 15th).
Since March last year I have seen numerous teams of people working in the pits and along the road, digging up footpaths, nature strips, concreting, re-laying cable, re-pulling cable....
There's more to it than just pulling green cable once!
:(
Got excited i wont lie haha
So did I, in March 2012.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Carlton update...
Well if we're doing those �
Had a guy pulling pits, taking pictures with some sort of tablet in Curtain street between Drummond and Lygon two Fridays ago. I asked, he was doing NBN survey prep work. Just wish we could see some physcial activity, both to ensure completion irrespective of election outcome, and also because it seems everytime they seem to pull a pit, my naked ADSL service goes haywire and needs Telstra to fix it 3 weeks later.
Saw a lot of crews working along Brunswick road today in 3BRU-02 / 3BRU-06 sections. Hoping it comes to my apartment in 3BRU-06 soon, the apartment doesn't look to be connected to an MDU.
Question...
Between Lygon & Nicolson here (3BRU-04) � we got an NBN cabinet mounted and cabling connected on our house last week � I checked with Internode, they said it doesn't look like it's live from the street yet.
Is there any way I can check when it's connected from my end?
Saw green cable being laid at one end of our street a couple of weeks ago, and now the hub boxes are dotted all around the neighbourhood.
It's so close: this week, iiNet iPrimus letterboxed us (doubt if we'll go with them, though).
They were digging up John St in 3BRU-04. It was a hassle to leave my place to go to work, but I know it'll be worth it in the end. :-)
Future ambulance chaser writes...
They were digging up John St in 3BRU-04. It was a hassle to leave my place to go to work, but I know it'll be worth it in the end. :-)
I got stuck there too. Wanted to go straight ahead at the roundabout but the guy seems insistent that I should turn left.
I rode past him anyway.
3BRU-04 still showing as October in the NBNCO update that was released yesterday although it no longer says 1st Oct. Probably means end of October :(
Yup � I think they've grabbed more wriggle room. Mind you, earlier this week, there was a truck in Miller St with rolls of green fibre and lots of fibre cabinets, so hopefully it'll be up and running soon, at least in the southern bit of 3BRU-04.
They're were digging up Nicholson St between the servo and Pope Joan this morning.
Looks like 3BRU-06 is still on schedule for October thankfully. Now here's hoping the real estate agent co-operates and allows the apartment to have NBN installed...
For those looking, the August update is here �
http://www.nbnco.com.au/cont
Concentrating ont he Carlton area, which is my particular interest -
�3CTN-01 Dec-2013: Carlton
�3CTN-02 Feb-2014: Carlton
�3CTN-03 Apr-2014: Parkville
�3CTN-04 01-Oct-2013: Carlton
�3CTN-05 May-2014: Carlton
�3CTN-06 Feb-2014: Melbourne
�3CTN-07 01-Oct-2013: Carlton
�3CTN-08 Dec-2013: Carlton North
I.E. No change.
Brunswick Fibre Serving Area (3BRU)
NBN Rollout Map
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
Detailed Map
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
Expected dates of Ready For Service (Monthly Ready For Service Rollout Plan)
http://www.nbnco.com.a
- 3BRU-01 Ready: Brunswick
- 3BRU-02 Sep-2013: Brunswick, Parkville
- 3BRU-03 Ready: Brunswick, Brunswick East
- 3BRU-04 Oct-2013: Brunswick East
- 3BRU-05 Sep-2013: Carlton North, Princes Hill
- 3BRU-05-01 Aug-2013
- 3BRU-05-04 Aug-2013
- 3BRU-05-05 Aug-2013
- 3BRU-05-06 Aug-2013
- 3BRU-05-08 Aug-2013
- 3BRU-05-09 Aug-2013
- 3BRU-05-10 Aug-2013
- 3BRU-05-11 Aug-2013
- 3BRU-06 Oct-2013: Brunswick West, Parkville
- 3BRU-07 Feb-2014: Brunswick West
- 3BRU-08 Feb-2014: Brunswick
- AYAA-GS08J Nov-2013: Stratus (Stage 1)
- AYAA-J4JEB Nov-2013: Joulia Apartments (Stage 1)
- AYCA-FNDOR Jan-2014: Parkville Apartments (Stage 3)
Carlton Fibre Serving Area (3CTN)
NBN Rollout Map
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
Detailed Map
http://www.nbnco.com.au/
Expected dates of Ready For Service (Monthly Ready For Service Rollout Plan)
http://www.nbnco.com.a
- 3CTN-01 Dec-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-02 Dec-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-03 Apr-2014: Parkville
- 3CTN-04 Oct-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-05 May-2014: Carlton
- 3CTN-06 Feb-2014: Melbourne
- 3CTN-07 Oct-2013: Carlton
- 3CTN-08 Dec-2013: Carlton North
- AYCA-EQMGU Jan-2014: Living Carlton Stage 3 (Stage (Private))
- AYCA-FGLCJ Dec-2013: THE VIC � 212 VICTORIA STREET CARLTON (Stage 1)
More fibre crews on Grantham street Brunswick West today. Looks to be on schedule for that area which is good.
More fibre crews on Grantham street Brunswick West today. Looks to be on schedule for that area which is good.
Yep saw them around. Can't wait for that 10x down and 40x up speed increase.
I'm in 3BRU-05 (top end of Canning Street), got an email from iiNet this arvo and we're live for NBN. Appointment booked for next Friday for install. I'm fairly happy right now!
3BRU-05 (top end of Canning Street), got an email from iiNet this arvo and we're live for NBN.
Nice work.
NBN have updated the coverage map, showing purple south of Park St (around Amess St). � Carlton North
Yesterday arvo there was some activity in brunswick west guthrie st/union st
Saw some guys pulling the green fibre through the holes in the street
Carlton North Update:
See: http://www.nbnco.com.au/when-
Nearly the whole block between Pigdon St / Lygon / Nicholson and Macpherson st Carlton north is now active.
The purple seems to be growing by the day.
Noticed more Fibre splicing this morning on Clarke � well the guy was doing something in the back of the van with the conduits running in, so I assume splicing. Also noticed there is now a cabinet out front of your place(?) Ambo Chaser. How long has that been there?
Carlton North Update
Oh my god, oh my god!
"Service available | Fibre
Now that you're ready to connect to the NBN, all you need to do is select a service provider."
How long I have waited for this day!!!
/does dance
Aaaaand... signed up with iiNet, got an install appointment next Wednesday morning. Super excited to upgrade from my flaky ~4Mbps ADSL!
edit: 3BRU-05 for those interested
They have been doing a green fibre pull in John Street the last couple of days. Very excited!
There's also been a fair bit of work on Nicholson Street too, so I suspect we're nearing completion in the southern bit of 3BRU-04...
They were on Ferriman St this afternoon.
Hopefully that October activation date is all good.
They were sticking PCDs in my MDU this morning! :-D
How long after that occurs does it take for the fibre to become available for order?
They were sticking PCDs in my MDU this morning! :-D
How long after that occurs does it take for the fibre to become available for order?
So close we can almost taste the photons.
Had my first installation appointment yesterday, 3BRU-05. The guy who came along and his supervisor who joined later were very nice and competent, unfortunately it's going to be a while before I get online because the conduit was inaccessible so they have to get civil works in to re-trench from the pit through the front garden... going to be a while I think!
They were sticking PCDs in my MDU this morning! :-D
How long after that occurs does it take for the fibre to become available for order?
It's been 6 weeks ago for me, and I'm still not able to order (BRU-02)
It's been 6 weeks ago for me, and I'm still not able to order (BRU-02)
Noooooooo!!!
Yeah, I saw what looked like some splicing activity going on in Munro Street just east of Grantham Street. The street had the cable laid in June so I am hoping this is either a bit of remedial work or part of the testing and activation phase. Surely, if it has come that far, a change of government wouldn't cause a halt. Here's hoping!
That's in 3BRU-02 I should mention.
You guys are so close geographically that agreed, it'd make no sense if the two rollouts don't meet.
Glad we agree. Can I take our agreement to the NBN Co and (assumed) incoming government as confirmation that they should finish the two rollouts? :)
I've seen first hand ropes in pits & surveys of pit conditions done. I can't believe you'd throw away (say) 80% of your project pre-work to keep an area 8 blocks wide in a NBN isolation zone between two "completed" rollouts.
It'd be beyond stupidity, but this is government policy we're talking about.......
Unfortunately yes, even if a roll-out area was 99.9% complete, it would have absolutely no impact on whether a new government decided to halt it completely or not.
yes that is correct I think as I simply have an ethernet port in my apartment that goes into my router. Speeds have really improved since the upgrade and even though technically its 12mbps its very comparable to an ADSL2+.. I am content for the moment with them now :)
Well I had my second installation appointment this morning, and a second morning that I needed to take off work. At least this one arrived close to 9am, unlike the first who didn't come until after midday even though I'd been told it was an 8am � 12 appointment window. Actually, given the events on Saturday, I was somewhat surprised that they did show up at all ;)
Anyway, this one was very helpful and managed to hammer drill through the double brick front wall of the house, which was the tricky bit that everyone had been worrying about (eg. hitting services inside the wall, or blowing a big chunk off the render on the front), which went very well � then he informed me that he couldn't get the fibre to my pit from the next pit up where it currently is, due to a big 100-pair copper cable taking up most of the conduit. So looks like I'll have to wait for civil works to dig up the footpath, and then have a third appointment for the install � I'd say a week away at least, probably more. This is after we'd had civil works visit last week to dig up our front yard to run new conduit.
We're at 19 days since the area went live and I ordered the service and counting � I'm actually impressed by the amount of effort they're putting in to get the install done, not so much by the minimum one week wait time between visits, and not doing any on weekends...
My area slated to go live this month......apparently. Or not.
So for the people in brunswick that havent got the installs done are we going to get FTTN?
So for the people in brunswick that havent got the installs done are we going to get FTTN?
There's a fair few articles linked to in the news section on the topic. While it's still an intellectual debate, the policy states that committed contracts will be completed. (see http://www.computerworld.com.
One could make a fair guess the Brunswick/Carlton rollout is a committed contract.
Given that the policy also says 22% of house will end up with FTTP, one could also assume there's a whole bunch of committed contracts.
I'm meant to be December (3-CTN-08), and I'm feeling more comfortable that I will get it � they say they'll see written contracts though, and so we've got to believe them.
Worst � remediation work scheduled for early October to fix the fact they can't run fibre to my pit from the next pit up, 5 metres away. Gonna be a long wait!
Worst � remediation work scheduled for early October to fix the fact they can't run fibre to my pit from the next pit up, 5 metres away. Gonna be a long wait!
You'll find you need a civil works team to dig that trench so that the fibre can then be run.
I think the NBN only has 1 civil works team. Certainly feels like they only have one.
I am in the same boat as you. My original install of 30/8 could not go ahead (faults) and was was to be rectified prior to the 20/9. Re-advised yesterday (by SMS from my ISP) that the new rectification date is now 21/10. No reason or explanation for either of the two delays.
Very much seems to be a political focus to pass X number of houses per week with little to no focus on actually fixing any issues that are actually preventing houses from actually being connected to the NBN.
Starting to wonder if the telecommunications ombudsman also looks after NBN type issues...
I think the NBN only has 1 civil works team. Certainly feels like they only have one.
Yep, agreed. The contractor yesterday was very helpful, he tried pushing it through from both ends and even flushing out the conduit between the pits with water but just couldn't get anything through, it was almost completely blocked by the 100-pair cable already in there. How can this sort of thing not be noticed when they're doing the initial fibre run? It's craziness, they'll be double- and triple-handling pretty much every install in these brownfields areas.
edit: This is over a week after I already had the civil works team out to run new conduit from my house to the pit, which required some fresh asphalt.
I got the PCD installed today (it turned out that they were only prepping the complex last week). :-D
I knew there would be some complexities with respect to the physical location of the box because my current Telstra one is stuck behind the gas and water pipes.
However, is it usual for the installation to look, well, so fragile?
The installers have basically draped about 1.5 metres of cable across the front wall of my unit using three small metal brackets to suspend the cable. The PCD itself is located on the other side of my bedroom window from the Telstra PCD. The cable is exposed, with no covering.
I'm also in 3-CTN-08, and while I've seen rope run through pits in Fenwick st (near Filous), I've not seen any pit remediation work or fibre enter any of 3CTN-08 at all.
I'm down fenwick to the east of rathdowne.
Yeah I'm thinking that given Turnbull has like 3 epic 'reviews' planned that are yet to start, surely all the contractors will just continue on as is for a few months. They aren't going to just stop and unemployed while the gov changes things up.
Hopefully December is still the go.
Yeah I'm thinking that given Turnbull has like 3 epic 'reviews' planned that are yet to start, surely all the contractors will just continue on as is for a few months. They aren't going to just stop and unemployed while the gov changes things up.
Turnbull has promised all existing contracts will be honoured...
I'm hoping Carlton still gets it because I'm planning a move there in due course...
saw some works yesterday on corner of grantham street and brunswick road..
I have had a look at the map and I can't figure out when this area is supposed to go live... it's on the border of two 3BRU's..
and does anyone know if all the existing work will be completed in Brunswick or will the new government just STOP everything?
I'm in 3-CTN-08, Rathdowne between Fenwick/Macpherson.
Received a flyer from NBNCO yesterday in the letterbox stating that work was to take place in my area. So things are still looking good.
Skymesh have been mail-dropping the Brunswick area with free trial letters.
MAP UPDATE : Princes Park Drive is now active, as is Seventh Ave.
Pity though, Seventh Ave is in the Melbourne Cemetery. >> Fibre to the Grave. FTTG.
Skymesh have been mail-dropping the Brunswick area with free trial letters.
Yep, I've got two so far to the same address. Also, they start with "good morning", who gets mail in the morning?!
Also, they start with "good morning", who gets mail in the morning?
Hi Giancarlo,
Other than your disappointment with the salutation, how was the rest of the content? :-)
Thanks, Paul
Other than your disappointment with the salutation, how was the rest of the content? :-)
I saw the word free. Signed up 1 minute later. Phonecall received 10 hours later. Tech comes in a week or two. Can't complain.
In Princes Hill, and got our first flyer this week from SkyMesh and our second from iiNet.
Just emailed SkyMesh for some tech confirmation.
By chance, this week I also received an email from Telstra about their 4G service in North Carlton.
Other than your disappointment with the salutation, how was the rest of the content? :-)
Haha it was fine, a great offer with the two months free, which I would've happily taken up, except I ended up going with iiNet instead because they'd give me double the data quota at the same speed and price point.
I ended up going with iiNet instead because they'd give me double the data quota at the same speed and price point.
Hi Giancarlo,
Fair enough, maybe next time. Of course you could have had the best of both worlds. From our website ...
Please feel free to enquire about pricing for a Plan with Data Allowances customised to suit your needs. SkyMesh will match any NBN Fibre Broadband Plan published by a competing NBN Co Access Seeker.
Of course there's nothing to stop you taking up our offer and comparing two RSPs side by side. At least we didn't drive you away with the salutation. :-)
Thanks, Paul
SkyMesh will match any NBN Fibre Broadband Plan published by a competing NBN Co Access Seeker.
Except they won't.
They will only match a plan that's structured the same as their existing plans. I.E. quota counting both up/down, there even being a quota.
There are existing ISPs offering both unlimited uploads, as well as entirely unlimited plans (down/up).
I'd be a Skymesh customer right now if that claim were accurate.
They will only match a plan that's structured the same as their existing plans. I.E. quota counting both up/down, there even being a quota.
Hi JayQ,
That's not strictly correct. We have around 5% of our NBN Fibre customers on Custom Plans or Plans matched from other Access Seekers. The wording on our website is factual, it can be relied upon and isn't open to interpretation.
Please feel free to enquire about pricing for a Plan with Data Allowances customised to suit your needs. SkyMesh will match any NBN Fibre Broadband Plan published by a competing NBN Co Access Seeker.
There are existing ISPs offering both unlimited uploads, as well as entirely unlimited plans (down/up).
We definitely have a "No Uploads Counted" option, that was introduced in May 2010 and we have a few hundred customers with that option. From memory we have a price of $5 per month on that option, but please don't hold me to it.
I'm pretty sure that there are no Access Seekers offering "unlimited" data allowances. If there are, they are not strictly "unlimited", they have a Fair Use Policy that says that the top 5% users get kicked off their network or some other limitation. "Somewhere between a business user and a server farm" or words to that effect was posted on Whirlpool by one ISP's Rep.
If there are some that genuinely offer "unlimited" data allowances then they are probably not Access Seekers, rather they are one or two person RSPs (virtual ISPs) reselling a WSP's services that definitely have a Fair Use Policy that will get that virtual ISP kicked off their WSP's network if it became a problem.
Thanks, Paul
Ahh well unlucky me I guess because I tried to get a 'no uploads counted' option matched and was told you couldn't do it.
I'm in BRU 02 so still waiting however have been investigating plans.
I have to say, counting uploads is an important consideration, not that I upload that much but with cloud services dropping in price, and faster upload speeds, I would like to start syncing some important files (photos etc.) off site.
I do want a plan where I dont have to worry about download limits too, with catch-up TV and streaming radio i'm bored of monitoring my usage.
Given we're about half way through September, it will be interesting to see if NBN release an updated Ready for Service Rollout Plan under the new govt.
Should be a very interesting read if they do.
Given we're about half way through September, it will be interesting to see if NBN release an updated Ready for Service Rollout Plan under the new govt.
Why wouldn't they? Until Turnbull's gang get their act into gear (I.E. action) and until the NBN run out of committed contract work, it's got to be busienss as usual on the active rollouts.
Why wouldn't they? Until Turnbull's gang get their act into gear (I.E. action) and until the NBN run out of committed contract work, it's got to be busienss as usual on the active rollouts.
I'm impressed by your confidence, but remain skeptical until I see the pdf. :)
In Princes Hill (still) and today I just accepted the SkyMesh offer of a free trial. Installation starts next Friday�
Maybe I'll put the iPhone 5S on hold for a while and play with fibre-fast Internet instead.
It looks like NBN installed the PCD at our block of units in Brunswick today to my surprise. I haven't heard anything about getting our apartments connected to it though, what's the next process after the PCD has been installed?
Wait for the fibre to be lit up, then ring your ISP for installation.
(I'm in the same boat. Probably going to try Aussie Broadband when it arrives...)
In other progress, they've covered my cable now, but a couple of my neighbours have had their PCDs located far too high (above NBN standards), due to the installers treating gas pipes (requiring 150mm clearance) as gas cylinders (requiring 1500mm). They're getting it sorted I understand...
Parkville gardens is part of the Brunswick rollout
Anyone knows the update in this area?
saw heaps of transfield vans and people fiddling with a cable box near my house .... does this inicate that the NBM will be switched on soon? How would I know?
saw heaps of transfield vans and people fiddling with a cable box near my house .... does this inicate that the NBM will be switched on soon? How would I know?
ISPs should start spamming you as soon as it's live. Enter your address here to check when/if your area will light up.
ISPs should start spamming you as soon as it's live.
Incidentally, I found out quickest by checking the NBN Co map � noticed my area had turned purple one morning, was on the phone with an ISP and signed up within an hour. I didn't start getting the mailbox spam from ISPs until about a week after that (including the one I'd already signed up with, hehe), and MyNBN took about another week to update after that.
Note: don't get your hopes too high though, these brownfield areas are notoriously difficult to actually install to. I've had four appointments so far and over a month has passed since I ordered, still not quite connected...
Yerp bit of activity in Ambo Chaser and my neck o the woods this mornin too.
Yerp bit of activity in Ambo Chaser and my neck o the woods this mornin too.
So they're still pulling cable in Clarke and Leyden/Arnold Streets?
I think John Street is pretty good to go though.
Do the NBN people knock on your door to install the connecting unit for NBN?
Do the NBN people knock on your door to install the connecting unit for NBN?
No, at least for single dwelling units you have to order a connection with an ISP, who then organise an appointment time with you for NBNCo contractors to come and do the hardware installation.
For apartments/MDUs, the process can be slightly different I think.
I'm in 3BRU-04 and it appears that all the nearby FDH cabinets have been labelled except the one in our street. Any ideas as to what this implies?
I'm in 3BRU-04 and it appears that all the nearby FDH cabinets have been labelled except the one in our street. Any ideas as to what this implies?
The FDH cabinets are the brown Colour boxes?
Yes, the brown street boxes.
Yes, the brown street boxes.
Is that the final indication that everything is okie to go ahead?
Cos they were all here fixing that on Wednesday and then disappeared after.... Hopefully it's a sign to be switched on soon!
They came (last Friday), they saw, they said our conduit (to an old terrace house) was rubbish, they left us, still unconnected.
I think the Telstra man has to be persuaded back, to clean out out conduit.
I imagine that's like a vascular surgeon cleaning out the cholesterol deposits from my arteries. But I'm talking from a standpoint of pure ignorance (about either procedure, really), and just hoping for the best.
They came (last Friday), they saw, they said our conduit (to an old terrace house) was rubbish, they left us, still unconnected.
Yep, very standard fare for Brunswick/Carlton areas! Hope you don't have to wait too long.
So I'm in West Brunswick, in the northern part that is only on the "three year plan". (Because we're on the Moreland exchange I guess, not the Brunswick one)
With the Liberal party axing the FTTP NBN, but honouring existing NBN roll-out contracts, I wonder what this means for me? Are places on the 3-year-plan roll-out going to have their contracts honoured?
Everything seems to have gone all quiet
All the box on the street are fixed but the cables parallel to our street are still dug up and walled off( presumably leading to my area)
On the website, it says Telstra remediation.
I presume that's related to this?
Lots of noise and action on South Daly st today.
Some big white conduit going in. Lot's of diggers.
Lots of noise and action on South Daly st today.
Some big white conduit going in. Lot's of diggers.
Similar situation over here in B.East. Clarke Street partially closed to traffic, lots of diggers etc.
Similar situation over here in B.East. Clarke Street partially closed to traffic, lots of diggers etc.
Still wishing some of those diggers would be allocated to dig a trench (spray painted and all marked out by the NBN planning team, 6 months ago) which I feel should have been done at the same times as the fibre was LAID months ago.
Good to see the building continuing, dont get me wrong.
Just seems idiotic that all the resources seem to be devoted to continuing the rollout rather than having a team that you dont have to wait 7 weeks for (and counting) to do something that should have been done at least 2 months ago i.e actually connect people.
Hmm... The pit holes are closed.... Hopefully Soon!!!!
Mine now says trial and awaiting activation
Wondering which company do people recommend for NBN?
I don't really want a 24 month contract-
Also would like good customer service eg. exetel is all online based, not vey helpful when I useed them for my internet previously
any recommendations would be greatly appreciated
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I'm in 3BRU-04 and it appears that all the nearby FDH cabinets have been labelled except the one in our street. Any ideas as to what this implies?
This particular FDH/FSA has not been handed over by Transfield for QI by NBN, once QI is completed it will then be set for Activation!
So I'm in West Brunswick, in the northern part that is only on the "three year plan". (Because we're on the Moreland exchange I guess, not the Brunswick one)
With the Liberal party axing the FTTP NBN, but honouring existing NBN roll-out contracts, I wonder what this means for me? Are places on the 3-year-plan roll-out going to have their contracts honoured?
From what I hear. the existing 3 year roll-out contracts will most probably be honoured.
Wondering which company do people recommend for NBN?
I don't really want a 24 month contract-
Skymesh are running "2 months free" and only have 30 day contract. Service is good. Hard to top IINET / Internode but, give Skymesh a go.
Skymesh are running "2 months free" and only have 30 day contract. Service is good. Hard to top IINET / Internode but, give Skymesh a go.
Where is this please? Don't see it On their website
Where is this please? Don't see it [on the SkyMesh] website
I believe they may limit the free trial to the first lot of customers who respond to a new mailout, as I recall the flyer that I saw. Not sure.
But another point from their website is their offer to match any competitor's deal.
I called Skymesh last Friday (27th) not knowing anything about their 'free 2 month trial' and was told about it when I called them.
It's a sweet deal on the surface, 2 months free, with 200gb plus 200gb (not sure what speed) with a VoiP phone (and the associated phone calls) and a router.
You agree that you will not disconnect your existing phone and internet during this period, I'm not sure why, maybe because it is a brand new area and is prone to 'spikes' of service (this is a guess). So it's not really a free service, I'm still paying for my current connection until I agree with Skymesh to 'turn on' my full service (in 60 days).
You agree that you will not disconnect your existing phone and internet during this period, I'm not sure why, maybe because it is a brand new area and is prone to 'spikes' of service (this is a guess).
Hi CowboyJohn,
It's not that. We now very confident in the quality of NBN Fibre services, however we ask customers not to cancel their existing landline and ADSL2 service just in case they aren't happy with their new NBN Fibre Service ... or SkyMesh for that matter.
There's a significant financial penalty to reconnect a landline (and port the number back) and apply for a new ADSL2+ service, not to mention having to enter into a new ADSL contract. We'd prefer that customers are happy with NBN Fibre before they burn their ADSL bridges. But we're not the CIA, so we have no way of knowing what customers do with their existing services.
So it's not really a free service
We certainly don't charge for the services that we provide during the 60-day free trial.
I'm still paying for my current connection until I agree with Skymesh to 'turn on' my full service (in 60 days).
If you find that you're happy with your new SkyMesh NBN Fibre Service (and VoIP), you have the option of selecting a Plan and ending the trial early. You can port your landline number across to your VoIP service as well. We're very customer-oriented and give you lots of flexibility.
Thanks, Paul
If you find that you're happy with your new SkyMesh NBN Fibre Service (and VoIP), you have the option of selecting a Plan and ending the trial early.
Thanks Paul, that's good to know.
So far the service I have received from SkyMesh has been perfect. I'll keep the thread informed with how the install goes on Friday, and how my SkyMesh service goes after that.
Oh no... my planned remediation date to fix the fact that the fibre doesn't actually make it to my pit has just slipped over a month... from the 4th of October, tomorrow, to the 5th of November... when will this end?!
It's looking it'll be at least three months from my area going live and placing the order with iiNet before I actually get connected at this rate :(
For the curious, my timeline so far:
21st August: 3BRU-05 area goes live online, I call up iiNet and order a connection
28th August: First installation appointment, contractor determines the existing conduit is unusable
30th August: Civil works guy comes to dig up the front yard and install new conduit (super quick turnaround!)
9th September: Second installation appointment, contractor drills hole through front wall of house to pass through fibre, then determines that there's no fibre in my pit, and no way to get it from the adjacent pit as the pipe between the two is entirely blocked by a 100-pair cable. Wouldn't install any of the equipment without the fibre being available.
10th September: I was informed that the expected civil works to get the fibre to my pit are scheduled for the 3rd of October (almost a month's wait)
2nd October: Informed that the civil works have been delayed for more than another month... to the 5th of November (!)
If they're not delayed again, I assume I'll get a call around the 6th of November scheduling another install appointment a week or two later, and then fingers crossed I might be up and running around the 15th, but who knows what'll happen!
Just a word of warning to anyone who gets excited when their area goes purple on the map � there might still be quite a wait, particularly in tricky brownfields areas like Brunswick and Carlton North.
Well, the southern bit of 3BRU-04 has gone live (along with a couple of other pockets) � except my MDU and others in the street, which is still showing as 'construction commenced' (even though the PCDs are installed in mine)... Nooooo... :-(
Well, the southern bit of 3BRU-04 has gone live (along with a couple of other pockets) � except my MDU and others in the street, which is still showing as 'construction commenced' (even though the PCDs are installed in mine)... Nooooo... :-(
Sweet, actually a few bits and pieces up the top of 04 just lit up too!
Just rang NBN and was told they may need to do more testing etc. All I can say is: hurry up!!!
No NBN for me, the instillation man says that I need a sparky to run some fibre for me, apparently if the job is not easy and straight-forward it becomes 'too hard'. Maybe because it is Friday afternoon too?
He said he could do it if I just wanted 1 box outside on the side of the house and then 2 (ugly) boxes mounted in the front room on a wall, but they were so damn ugly that even my desire to have high speed internet was not enough to overcome what it would look like, so now I'm going to run the fibre myself!
My 'comms' cupboard is upstairs, a cable needs to be run through the roof, it's a one hour job if somebody can tell me what I need to run?
I checked ebay (I need about 20m) do I want multi-mode or toslink (or something else)?
Sweet, actually a few bits and pieces up the top of 04 just lit up too!
Yep. The area around Jewell Station / Sydney Road � Brunswick and the area around CERES � http://www.ceres.org.au/
Also a large area around Carlton Gardens and the area around Rathdown Street / Lygon St Carlton (City end).
Welcome to the NBN. The Purple map has spoken.
Umm: the NBNCo installers came to the house, didn't like it much and now they say we have an 'External Network Shortfall' with a planned remediation date that's still a month off.
Ugger! Expecting a more immediate fix, I've been postponing a couple of iOS 7 downloads, as well as 50-odd apps each for three iPhones.
Even our 2 Mb/s ADSL would have finished those downloads by then. Better get started�
He said he could do it if I just wanted 1 box outside on the side of the house and then 2 (ugly) boxes mounted in the front room on a wall, but they were so damn ugly that even my desire to have high speed internet was not enough to overcome what it would look like, so now I'm going to run the fibre myself!
My 'comms' cupboard is upstairs, a cable needs to be run through the roof, it's a one hour job if somebody can tell me what I need to run?
I checked ebay (I need about 20m) do I want multi-mode or toslink (or something else)?
I know you have been told this elsewhere � but don't! I've had experience with fibre; helped with a rollout of a fibre network even. The best advice I can give anyone is don't DIY.
I can not for the life of me imagine who gave your installer this idea, but just wow.
SMOF and the various connectors? No. Just no.
Umm: the NBNCo installers came to the house, didn't like it much and now they say we have an 'External Network Shortfall' with a planned remediation date that's still a month off.
Ugger! Expecting a more immediate fix, I've been postponing a couple of iOS 7 downloads, as well as 50-odd apps each for three iPhones.
Even our 2 Mb/s ADSL would have finished those downloads by then. Better get started�
Your response is becoming a common theme in this older area.
I'm on Canning street and had much the same response as you. The September remediation date came and went and I was advised a late October date just before the September date hit.
In my case the Fibre pit (the one closest to the road) does not service my communications pit (the one closest to the house, that has your telephone cable etc in it) with the fibre as it should.
I think theres a fair bit more work to do on Canning street by the crews who laid the fibre and built the new pits. In walking the dog I'm yet to see any recent examples of asphalt cutting to get fibre from fibre pit to comms pit. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one whose fibre runs past his house but not actually to it.
Hi all, just got notified that my rental property near CERES is live, now I just have to work out tenant, landlord issues.... Very excited.
I know you have been told this elsewhere � but don't! I've had experience with fibre; helped with a rollout of a fibre network even. The best advice I can give anyone is don't DIY.
I can not for the life of me imagine who gave your installer this idea, but just wow.SMOF and the various connectors? No. Just no.
Thanks for your reply however now I am stuck, what do I do and how can I move this forward?
I called Skymesh and the installer only raised that there is an issue with the conduit between the footpath and my house (this is getting resolved 'before Nov 7'), however he did not mention that there was an issue laying the fibre in the house.
Skymesh have apparently raised an issue with NBN but so far I have heard nothing (3 days).
PS. I'm happy to move this to another thread however this may be interesting to other residents of brownfield sites. Let me know if you want me to move this to another thread.
PS. I'm happy to move this to another thread however this may be interesting to other residents of brownfield sites. Let me know if you want me to move this to another thread.
I reckon you're right posting it here mate. Lots of heritage frontages, ancient terrace houses, & degraded pits in the brunswick & carlton rollout areas will be having similar issues (hopefully not too many.)
Skymesh have apparently raised an issue with NBN but so far I have heard nothing (3 days).
I got a call from Skymesh late yesterday afternoon, I was told that the only thing I can do is that next time I make a booking for the install (after the conduit is fixed) I need to highlight what happened last time and they will ask NBN for somone not so ...... lazy(?)
The issue is that he did not list that there was any problem with the install, only with the conduit, which I guess means that he is hoping that someone else will get this job and not him.
He told me he likes working in Bundoora, where everyone has a garage that he can just install all 3 boxes into.
Just been walking around the streets of North Carlton this morning, having a bit of a stickybeak and seeing who's been more lucky than me in getting their NBN installed since the area went live in September! Spotted a couple of installs already, a lot of fun stuff with running the conduits in odd places in the old Victorian terraces etc � but who knows how many other applications have been delayed due to inaccessible conduits or fibre not run to the pit. It's certainly no Bundoora, that's for sure.
He told me he likes working in Bundoora, where everyone has a garage that he can just install all 3 boxes into.
This interests me. Can anyone confirm this 3 box thing? A friend of mine was in the initial trial roll out and he just has one box, and the terminator.
I saw them doing something in the pits in Parkville Gardens yesterday. Today they are gone again
I took a walk around Carlton north today. The part that's been active for about three months.
I saw only one NTD on a terrace house. And that one looked like it was only half installed with conduit poking out.
It was surprising to see so little sign of NBN installations in the area. There were possibly some others hidden on the sides of houses etc. Or others not visible from the street.
I wonder what the take up rate is for the area. It's probably very low.
I jumped on the chance to install on day one. But perhaps others are on 2 year adsl Bigpond contracts, don't need 100/40 Internet, happy with 6/.5Mbps ADSL, have 3G prepaid or just don't care or value the service. Or they could be awaiting connection appointments.
The demographic of the area can afford the extra few dollars per month for a world class fibre product � but it just surprises me.
I think Conroy or NBN mentioned a ideal connection rate of around 11-14% in Brunswick a few years ago.
Even a cafe with a Internode powered hotspot in the area is still on ADSL.
Perhaps given time....
Well, I signed up almost three months ago when the area went live, and I'm not connected yet with no hardware installed... maybe many others are in the same boat.
Well, I signed up almost three months ago when the area went live, and I'm not connected yet with no hardware installed... maybe many others are in the same boat.
Geez that's a pretty dire state of affairs. I'd have probably contacted the TIO by now unless they had a reasonable excuse. � and depending on who 'they' actually is.
I'm in a townhouse, got the PCD outside the place but coming up not ready.
NBN just replied, because it's an MDU it's gonna take longer, but standalone houses in 3BRU02 are ready to roll.
Perhaps given time....
I think a lot of is just awareness, or perhaps more accurately, 'understanding'. I'm in Carlton North (Fenwick Street � still orange) and have many sharehouse friends in the area. All educated inner city types. Most know of but don't really 'get' the NBN, and so do nothing. I've been talking to them all about it, and now have 3-4 houses that are in the process of signing up. It can be harder in sharehouse + rent situations though.
As people's plans roll over or expire, and as they experience it at a friends place etc I'm sure the take up will increase.
I've finally got my mixed residential/commercial MDU install underway, after 3 or 4 months of wrangling with NBN and Downer. Took four site visits, and the project has been on and off hold three times.
Some of the civil works have started (some conduit run etc), so it's getting closer
I have been watching this forum with interest. We have just moved into a place on Brunswick Road, Brunswick West. We have not installed ADSL waiting for the NBN.
Yesterday we received a letter from our body corporate saying the NBN will be installed at our place sometime between 30 October and 24 December. We don't have to be home for the install.
Pretty quiet in 3bru-04 all last week, didn't see any activity down my end. With a little over a week until the end of October I doubt I'll be receiving my packets via photon before next month.
Pretty quiet in 3bru-04 all last week, didn't see any activity down my end.
Plenty of green cable going in up my end (if you'll pardon the expression) last week at the top of Nicholson Street near the tram terminus and beyond. Also on Lygon Street around the Glenlyon crossroads.
Plenty of green cable going in up my end (if you'll pardon the expression) last week at the top of Nicholson Street near the tram terminus and beyond. Also on Lygon Street around the Glenlyon crossroads.
That's good to hear, I'm just a bit below Glenlyon so it's good to hear there is still some activity!
Summary of my experience with NBN so far:
I live on Canning Street 3-BR05 and my area went live in Early September.
Original Sept install delayed a week
Delayed Sept install then put back to late October
October install now put back to late November.
If it goes ahead in November it will have been over 3 months. If it goes ahead in November I will still have to wait for the house installer to come out.
On the plus side, I now have a NBN case manager and a direct number to call. I think Ive been reasonably, reasonable to date but no one can tell me why its reasonable or expected to wait 3 months for a 7m trench to be dug to feed fibre from the curb side fibre pit to my houses communication pit.
Summary of my experience with NBN so far
Almost identical to mine! Fun times indeed.
On the plus side, I now have a NBN case manager and a direct number to call.
Are you dealing with NBNCo proper, or directly with the sub contractor (possibly Downer Infrastructure)?
Are you dealing with NBNCo proper, or directly with the sub contractor (possibly Downer Infrastructure)?
NBNCo proper. Sub contractor that was here for the original install date is looooong gone.
Whatever contractor 'NBN Field Operations' is engaging to dig a trench in the walkway asphalt, is yet to be born into this world, I'm guessing.
We got mail the other day that the NBN is available in our part of Swanston Street, Carlton. The cabinets have been there for a while. We are in an apartment, so MDU. I had to pay some dude to connect one wire to another in some cabinet in the car-park when we moved in and got TPG ADSL2+ connected.
I think getting the NBN connected will be more of a pain and our TPG Unlimited connection is fine for us...so we aren't going to bother looking into it. I am not aware of anyone in our block getting it connected.
My sister has a 12Mbit connection with Exetel in Brunswick in a rental house...and complains that the speed is crap. This is because the NTU is installed at the front of the house and the WiFi signal is so weak at the back of their long house. As they are renting they are not going to do any cabling. The household telephone cables and points are basically redundant now.
I have lost faith in FTTH to be honest.
As they are renting they are not going to do any cabling. The household telephone cables and points are basically redundant now.
Just get some ethernet-over-power adapters, solved.
NBNCo proper. Sub contractor that was here for the original install date is looooong gone.
I'm dealing with Downer directly, and they've been pretty good so far � keeping me in the loop etc (given that I'm trying to sort a mixed use MDU, and the commercial contracts have only been in place a month). If you've got any reference number (LOC number specifically), maybe give them a rev up.
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Giancarlo...
Just get some ethernet-over-power adapters, solved.
Forgot about EoP.
When I last looked at these people didn't think much of them, but that was a long time ago. Might be worth a look now. That said they are moving to a new build also in Brunswick and I am trying to convince them to get CAT-6 wired to several places in the house. Convincing them of the benefits has been difficult.
Maybe EoP is an alternative...
More cable going into Lygon St today despite the rain. Once again some progress is better than nothing
I have lost faith in FTTH to be honest.
That's isn't fibres fault. Tell your sister to get a better router or plug in extenders
Deacon Stan, Heretic man writes...
That's isn't fibres fault. Tell your sister to get a better router or plug in extenders
+1
It's kinda annoying when people judge fibre by the quality of their wifi connection :(
What ever happened to just running a Cat5 down the hallway? There's so many good solutions available now for helping to hide cables.
My sister has a 12Mbit connection with Exetel in Brunswick in a rental house...and complains that the speed is crap. This is because the NTU is installed at the front of the house and the WiFi signal is so weak at the back of their long house. As they are renting they are not going to do any cabling. The household telephone cables and points are basically redundant now.
I have lost faith in FTTH to be honest.
Lost faith in FTTH because your sister is too stupid to get a proper WiFi modem, cabling, or EoP adapters?
That's like losing faith in a manual car because the person driving doesn't know how to change the gears.
/slaps forehead.
Lost faith in FTTH because your sister is too stupid to get a proper WiFi modem, cabling, or EoP adapters?
That's like losing faith in a manual car because the person driving doesn't know how to change the gears.
/slaps forehead.
As I said on page 68, the guy who came out to connect my house in BRU-02 offered to put it into my front room or nothing at all, I have a comms cupboard on the 2nd floor that has easy access and provides wifi coverage for the house.
After some investigation he should have installed it where I wanted but wouldnt because it was a non-standard job, thank goodness I said no... I'm now waiting for someone with some work ethic to come around and do the job properly ,he just saw that it was not as simple as 'a job in bundoora' and went running.
Let's not be too harsh on the customer when it may well be the installer trying to do the easiest job possible.
P.S. It looks like its going to take about 3 months from when I first requested my install until I actually get the install.
Word on the Street is that we're (3BRU-04) going live on Monday.
And 3bru-06 pushed back to 5th of December.
And 3BRU- 07, 08 potentially axed. I think both of them were listed as "Under Construction" beforehand? I kinda expected areas listed as 3 year plan to be axed, but very disappointing to see so many more people who might have expected to be safe (under construction) lose their fibre.
3BRU-07 was pushed back to go live in Feb 2014, now it might be axed. Not happy.
On a positive note, NBNco teams doing a few installs down Brunswick Road today, houses and a apartment ( MDU ) building near Grantham Street.
Dammit back to December 13, I already have the PCD at my apartment :\
Where did you get this information ?
Well, it's happened: the man came around a second time today, and Princes Hill is now connected to 3BRU-05!
Our poor old ADSL2+ that tottered along at about 4Mb/s is now replaced and we're clocking up around ten times that speed, all the time using Wi-Fi. I'll have to fire up the disused Notebook to try out an Ethernet connection for speed (and download about a year's security updates for Windows).
We also need to get the phone working on the UNI-V port: that's a challenge for another night.
So what actually happens on Monday in 04???
Will it speed up the process? I get a feeling I'm still months away but on the bright side still on the map
I get a feeling I'm still months away but on the bright side still on the map
I very much share this strange feeling of anxious relief. :)
Looks like we're off the map :(
Looks like we're off the map :(
Yeah what the hell? It looked like this area was about to be finished too. Hasn't there already been work done? Is the rollout map the final word on this?
Anyone can recommend which service providers that they have tried that are good servicing this area?
Much appreciated
I'm trying out SkyMesh. It's a 30-day commitment only, match any other offer.
I'm trying out iiNet � still not connected but that's not their fault and the customer service in keeping me informed throughout the whole process has been excellent. I love that I can log into the toolbox and see the internal communication between iiNet and NBNco about my connection (dozens of emails long by now) � really assists the transparency of the process.
The fact that they offered the best price I've seen for 100GB+100GB data on a 100/40 connection didn't hurt either!
I'm trying out iiNet
Planning on going with one of their business packs for the static IP. Be interesting to see what happens when Internode gets fully enveloped into the iiNet hivemind.
Back on-topic, 3Bru-04 was supposed to go active on Sunday. Turnbull already behind schedule heh. Rage =@
So December for our area now huh. There is a lot of work to do in just under a month. There is not much green in the BRU6 area down south
I'm trying out SkyMesh. It's a 30-day commitment only, match any other offer.
They've been very good with us. Good support team.
Just had my 3BRU-05 order pushed out yet another month � to the 5th of December. After the last two expected dates being the 5th of November and 5th of October, it's clear they have no idea and they're just pushing it back arbitrarily. This is after ordering the day the area went live, on the 21st of August, and having multiple site visits and civil works done. iiNet advised me that it'd be worth making an official complaint with NBNco now, which I'll do and see if that helps at all!
Much to my surprise ( and joy), I went live today.
Living on Brunswick Rd, in an old Victorian home with lots of obstacles to a simple install, so I expected only failure. My ADSL2 connection was with Internode, so I have stuck with them and been thoroughly impressed by the quality of the service and help I have received from them from the ordering process right on to provision tonight.
Took about 3 weeks from my first call to them for the NBNCo contractor to come. I made a point of figuring out all the possible options I could use for an install, as our telephone line conduit was known to be blocked ( Foxtel cable had to be run in a conduit along the fence line a few years ago).
The contractor simply used this conduit ( which still is currently above ground) to run cable up to the front of the house to install the external box. Unfortunately, that spot is diagonally opposite the back corner of the house we wanted the internals to be attached. The contractor was more than obliging and proceeded to run the cable under the floor of one room, under the hallway, under the extension at the back of the house then up to the back of the large cabinet which contains our TV giving us a totally hidden NBN box and battery. It helped that we are still finishing off renovations and had floorboards loose to enable sub-floor access, but the poor bugger was still here for 5 hours running cable and pulling it through.
So kudos to Internode for great customer service again, and my limited experience with NBNCo was very positive.
Nothing like 47/18 speeds to make your day a good one.
Just had my 3BRU-05 order pushed out yet another month � to the 5th of December. After the last two expected dates being the 5th of November and 5th of October, it's clear they have no idea and they're just pushing it back arbitrarily. This is after ordering the day the area went live, on the 21st of August, and having multiple site visits and civil works done. iiNet advised me that it'd be worth making an official complaint with NBNco now, which I'll do and see if that helps at all!
I filed an official complaint with NBNco two weeks after the 1st install guy came and that was 7 days after 05 went live.
It took the best part of 2 months for my case to work its way to a case manager. I'd only hear from NBNco or iinet when the delivery date got pushed back again. Rinse/repeat for the 3 x delayed installs.
iinet need to learn what the S in ISP stands for.
Once I had a case manager with NBNco things really started to roll. 3 weeks after she was appointed all my issues are fixed (there were several, requiring the work of 3 different guys) and Im now just waiting for the installer to come back and do his thing.
Its horrible to think in this day and age that it takes making a formal complaint for the wheels to turn but thats exactly what it took in my case.
So long as the focus of the NBN is rolling it out and not actually connecting, my case and others like it, will be more common than what should be acceptable.
What do you mean " not much green"?
So December for our area now huh. There is a lot of work to do in just under a month. There is not much green in the BRU6 area down south
Does anyone have a link handy for the boundaries for the different FDA's within the FSAM's? I've been hunting and hunting but can't find them.
Specifically interested in the 3BRU-04-01 � 3BRU-04-15 boundaries.
Bru o06 has been delayed til December... But I don't see anyone from nbnco for the last 2 weeks in my neighbourhood....
Odd....
Well, it's happened: the man came around a second time today, and Princes Hill is now connected to 3BRU-05!
Turned out to be a bit of a nine-days wonder: the internet was cut off Friday and yesterday. I contacted Support, yesterday arvo and received a ticket number but still no connection. But today, with no further contact from them, we're running again. So that's good � if not really reliable.
Anyone else hit by a similar outage?
We also need to get the phone working on the UNI-V port: that's a challenge for another night.
Still no joy. Support called me (on the mobile) about this problem on Cup Day, which was nice. But it still doesn't work.
What the RSP offers � and I understand it's a newish thing � is VoIP working on UNI-V using a POTS-type phone and no ATA. So many TLAs�
Does anyone around here � or anywhere else with NBN for that matter � have this arrangement working?
Same here
Can't find the boundaries for FSAM's
Recently moved in to Joulia Apartment on Lygon st, still waiting for NBN roll out for indefinite time. So inconvenient.
Recently moved in to Joulia Apartment on Lygon st,
Welcome to Whirlpool. Welcome to Brunswick. �
Would be interested to hear what connections in the apartments "Joulia" has? That buildings only a couple of months old. Was it pre-wired with fibre or ethernet to the apartments? or do you just have a Telstra phone socket on the wall?
Recently moved in to Joulia Apartment on Lygon st, still waiting for NBN roll out for indefinite time. So inconvenient.
Saw what I believe to be them splicing this morning just south of Glenlyon Road and work also being done in Jarvie Street so at least things are happening in your immediate vicinity.
I saw someone in Miller St getting their place wired for NBN this morning. Still no sign of life on my townhouses... :(
We also need to get the phone working on the UNI-V port: that's a challenge for another night.
Well, that's fixed too! Thanks all round to SkyMesh especially the Support team, the installers, NBNCo Telstra and anyone else who ought to take a bow.
The clarity of a couple of test calls I made tonight was excellent and surprising. I had imagined that VoIP calls would sound weird, like Skype calls have done in the past, but I must've been watching too much Dr Who.
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Anyone know how long it takes to get connected from the time they dig pits outside the house?
They were digging just outside my driveway today but they didnt know when it would be available.
Do you have to call yourself to organise someone to hook it up or do they hook every house up automatically?
how long it takes to get connected from the time they dig pits outside the house?
Depends, what area are you in?
NBNCO took over 12 months, from the time they put Fibre in our pit, to the time we could connect.
You also have to wait for that area to go active before you can apply for a service.
I'm in BRU-06
3BRU-06 was quoted at 6 Dec in the most recently available info. 3BRU-04 was quoted at 3 Nov and still not active. � Not particularly helpful I know, but better than nothing.
Word is there will be new RFS dates towards the end of this week, so hang about & you might hear something.
What's on this mysterious NBN USB ? I want one.. :)
It pretty much just takes you straight to:
http://www.iinet.net.au/nbn/videos/
It doesn't have storage or anything.
Brunswick East
I saw technicians on the street:
- 2 weeks ago, corner Lygon / Glenlyon
- This week, corner Lygon / O'Connor
None could give much information but "it should take a few weeks for testing before activation"
No action happening around Parkville gardens...
Highly doubt it will be ready by next week as planned....
RE: 3BRU-07
There was a small mention in the senate committee hearing today (http://parlview.aph.gov.au/m
Given the difficulty of the area and the amount of non standard installs required, to me the outlook is grim.
Being only a block or two away from FTTH, while 10-15 years ago being only a block or two away from cable installation.
No action happening around Parkville gardens...
Highly doubt it will be ready by next week as planned....
I saw a guy doing something to the grey box on the street in Cade way the other day (maybe Thursday). I saw he had the green fat NBN cables running into his van doing something.....
I agree IO dont know how they will be ready yet. They are a doing a lot of work on the other side of Brunswick Road at the moment.
We live off Blyth Street and got our house hooked up on the 18th. I was told there was a problem with the signal from the exchange to the multiport outside our house. They gave me an ETA of December 16, which I hope is not just an arbitrary date they're going to keep pushing back.
Does anyone know what's going on in the area?
Does anyone know what's going on in the area?
The rest of east Brunswick is allegedly going live on Dec 9th, pure speculation but maybe that has something to do with it?
Thanks nikoli. If my NBN starts working on December 9 I'm going to be chuffed! Here's hoping :)
Really hoping 3BRU-06 is completed this week as scheduled.
Getting multiple dropouts per day on ADSL2+, and the performance is very slow. I've also started a new job working from home on web development so the NBN is more relevant than ever.
Really hoping 3BRU-06 is completed this week as scheduled.
Same here. Sorry to be a noob, but how are you guys finding out this '3BRU-06' stuff?
Same here. Sorry to be a noob, but how are you guys finding out this '3BRU-06' stuff?
I got the information from http://www.mynbn.info :)
Thanks :)
Ok, I'm in 3BRU-01. I think this area has been active for a while and lost service a month or so ago. Not too sure though.
In summary:
- moved in and hooked up to 3BRU-01 on November 18
- told there was a problem between the multiport outside our house and the exchange
- Given ETA of December 16 for a restoration of service
We live in 3BRU-04 in East Brunswick and they started digging pits in February last year and NBNco updated their website saying work had commenced Feb 12, fast forward to March this year and NBNco updated their website saying work had commenced in July 12, I checked their website again today and they have now updated the supposed build commencement date to Sep 12..... I guess that's one way of making it look like the construction period is close to being within their targeted 12 month period!
That's right shaumac, the subtle change in wording by the new govt has been discussed at length in the nbn rollout thread. They have effectively renamed construction commenced to build commenced so they can say what an awesome job they've done by their own standards, not somebody else's. Sorry for the rant :p
So today is the day NBN is suppose to go live in 3BRU-06. How do we know if it is switched on?
So today is the day NBN is suppose to go live in 3BRU-06. How do we know if it is switched on?
I'd say not, given http://www.nbnco.com.au/when-do-i-get-it.html but call up iiNet or another reputable ISP and ask them.
So today is the day NBN is suppose to go live in 3BRU-06. How do we know if it is switched on?
When 3BRU-05 went live in August, I found out first by just checking the map at the NBN Co website:
http://www.nbnco.com
May not always be the case, but I was checking it daily and one day it just changed � well before I heard from RSPs or saw anything on myNBN.info. That same day I called up iiNet and put in an order. Still not connected but that's another story ;)
Looks like the parkville area is live on the map...
I need the Brunswick West side to be live!!!
Looks like the parkville area is live on the map...
I need the Brunswick West side to be live!!!
Wow, you're right. Big update just gone in!
I missed out again. I'm fully surrounded by fibre :(
Ahh delayed again. I thought it was suspicious when I saw them laying fibre on Union Street the other day.
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