[plug] Telstra rort

[J Michael Gilks]

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 04:58 pm, Pete Blackhouse wrote:
Ask the agent for the telephone  number the property used to have. It is 
generally not disconnected until a new connection is asked for.
It worked when we bought this place.
Also remember to specify the speed they should test at.
IO have a 512k connection, but the guy next door was told he couldn't get 
ADSL. When he asked if he could get a 256k connection they said yes.

Sorry this is a late reply, but I am only just catching up on stuff.

Love
Mike.
>
> Not yet. I'm in a very similar position, and have faced exactly the same
> issues with the same unhelpful response. I have yet to find the result of
> my gamble.
>
> I move house on Sunday. The new phone line is being connected on Thursday
> (i.e. 2 days time - I have a few days overlap where I'm actually renting
> two houses), so I should know whether I can have broadband after being in
> the house for a week or so. I took the precaution of signing a lease for 3
> months with an option to extend, and I did that for exactly this reason. If
> I can't have broadband I can bail out. The other half won't be impressed if
> we have to move again in 3 months, but that's what we're going to do if the
> test comes up negative.
>
> I fully sympathise. Are there any broadband options for someone in your
> position? A friend told me it's possible to receive broadband over a Foxtel
> cable if the house has such a thing.
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