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| 677391 | 2008-06-10 23:58:00 | I'm staying at my mum's place in an outbuilding. It's about 20 metres from the house. I've just had my PDQ broadband activated by TelstraClear and want to use it from my flat. I need a phone socket installed which would be connected to the house. Should I get an electrician to do it or ask Telecom? Or... should I be looking at getting a second line installed (which I would struggle to afford)? Thx. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 677392 | 2008-06-11 00:18:00 | How do you expect the cable to be run to the outbuilding? If you are short of cash but useful, there's no reason you can't do it yourself. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 677393 | 2008-06-11 00:19:00 | Get a moster long ethernet cable mun, and leave da modem in da house? Dat would be da cheapest option! :) This (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) explains why I am talkin like an idiot mun! |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 677394 | 2008-06-11 00:21:00 | It would be cheaper and easier to just put the modem/router in the main house and then just run an Ethernet cable down to the flat, you could get a 30m cable for less than $30. Unless you really need the phone line to plug in a landline. In which case Telecom do this service for a set fee, cant remember how much it is though, If you get it with a sign up deal you could probably get it cheaper. The whole home wiring (gets you a separate jack for broadband only costs $150 when signing up). | hazza87 (12499) | ||
| 677395 | 2008-06-11 01:27:00 | I'm staying at my mum's place in an outbuilding . I need a phone socket installed which would be connected to the house . Should I get an electrician to do it or ask Telecom? That sounds rather grim, an outbuilding . . . . . . . . . DIY the phone jack and wire . Not hard, you can get the little tool from DSE as well to punch the wires down with . Get neither if you can't DIY, just look up ads for guys that run this sort of cable . |
pctek (84) | ||
| 677396 | 2008-06-11 01:49:00 | If you were to DIY, be aware that the telephone cable will likely have to be enclosed in plastic conduit and buried. Cheers. | A Team (13613) | ||
| 677397 | 2008-06-11 02:26:00 | I'm staying at my mum's place in an outbuilding . It's about 20 metres from the house . I've just had my PDQ broadband activated by TelstraClear and want to use it from my flat . I need a phone socket installed which would be connected to the house . Should I get an electrician to do it or ask Telecom? Or . . . should I be looking at getting a second line installed (which I would struggle to afford)? Thx . Wouldn't you contact telstra to install it for you, as that is one of the things they do . |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 677398 | 2008-06-11 03:41:00 | Do you really need a phone socket or to connect yr puter to the broardband in the house ? Phone socket will give you phone only and you will then need a filter and router in yr room. But if you have BB in the house then all you require is a BB cable from the router to yr puter. Dick Smith has cables up to 30mtrs (I think) and will make one to requested lengths. |
kjaada (253) | ||
| 677399 | 2008-06-11 04:07:00 | I have a 40m ethernet cable and a similar length telephone extension cable running out to my shed, Works sweet as, I even used the phone extension for dialup in the past and it worked solid, as good as in the house. | Metla (12) | ||
| 677400 | 2008-06-11 04:52:00 | I have a 40m ethernet cable and a similar length telephone extension cable running out to my shed, Works sweet as, I even used the phone extension for dialup in the past and it worked solid, as good as in the house. Metz... take a drive down here and do it for me? I promise you and yer missus and kidlets a meal you'll never forget! |
Greg (193) | ||
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