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| Thread ID: 139541 | 2015-05-20 00:01:00 | Fibre installation poss prob's? | Woody (710) | Press F1 |
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| 1401046 | 2015-05-21 05:24:00 | under fibre conn, are the normal household phones still ok? Provided they're not ancient rotary phones or something, generally yes. The installer can patch the voice port on the Fibre ONT to an available phone jack, which will 'liven' all the other phone jacks in the chain. Speak to the installer while they're on site, as some people prefer not to have this done, as you can just plug a phone directly in to the ONT instead of patching it to your existing jacks. This may also influence where the ONT should get installed (to make this process simpler/cleaner). Spark have tested a number of different medical and security alarms successfully over the Fibre Landline service, but I can't find a definitive list anywhere of specific types/models - Spark's suggestion is generally to check with your alarm provider/monitoring service for their advice. I would imagine St John are among the providers that would've been engaged in the testing though. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1401047 | 2015-05-21 19:42:00 | I'd pay the extra cost to keep a dedicated copper line. Running the alarm through the fiber connection and the associated extra pieces of equipment just adds potential points of failure to the system. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1401048 | 2015-05-21 22:23:00 | But there is a cellular option - no landline required. Once again, be advised by the suppliers. They should know best. |
linw (53) | ||
| 1401049 | 2015-05-21 23:02:00 | I'd pay the extra cost to keep a dedicated copper line. Running the alarm through the fiber connection and the associated extra pieces of equipment just adds potential points of failure to the system. I would probably, too, but for some the extra $50 for a copper line is not so easy to cover. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1401050 | 2015-05-22 00:16:00 | If I had a life threatening health condition I'm not sure I'd want to trust the fibre network either. Landlines may be ancient technology but they are incredibly reliable and don't require backup power supplies. Only a fault on the copper line generally causes issues. The fibre broadband may also be very reliable but it does have more chance of failure as Agent_24 pointed out. It's fairly new technology and unproven in the long term. In future we may all come to regard it as more dependable than a copper phone line but not yet I think, just how reliable is an ONT for phone service? I don't think anyone really knows the answer yet. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1401051 | 2015-05-22 00:48:00 | Performance for phone is probably fine. Skype with video etc works very well nowadays so if they can't do voice in 2015 on a hardware device then something is very, very wrong. In any case, I'm sure issues could be solved with a firmware update. I'd be more worried about the hardware. For something that is designed to be on 24/7, I sure hope it has a high-quality power supply designed by a reputable company. That said, getting in now is probably better than later. It seems to be that the first release hardware is usually over-engineered, but as time goes by, they figure out which corners to cut. Think M1122 vs RTA1320... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
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