Hi

I'm currently having a new house built, which is due to be completed in mid-December. The house is in a new sub-division which is fibre-ready, and I'm trying to decide which ISP to sign-up with.

 

 

 

 

At my current address I've got a DSL connection with a 2talk VoIP line. My router is a NetComm NF4V, and I've got an old analogue cordless phone connected to the phone port in the back of the router.

 

 

 

For the fibre connection at the new house, I'd ideally like 100Mbps downstream speed, and a data cap of at least 80GB per month. I'll also need a VoIP line for making local/national calls (although it wouldn't necessarily need to be with 2talk).

 

 

 

At this stage I'm considering going with either:

 

 

• Orcon's 100/20Mbps fibre service, with 100GB data cap and Genius homephone included ($85 per month); or
• Bigpipe's 100/20Mbps unlimited naked fibre service for $79 per month, and keeping my current 2talk VoIP line at $11.50 per month ($90.50 total).

Keen to hear any recommendations on which option might be best, and whether there are any other ISPs offering better value plans than this?

 

I'm also trying to figure out how the homephone setup will work once I'm in the new house (mainly due to my lack of understanding of how modern house wiring/VoIP works). The electrician has installed a comms box in the garage, and run cat6 cable to every room in the house. I assume the router will need to be located in the comms box, because that is where the fibre ONT will be located (as well as all the cat6 cable!).

 

 

• Does this mean that the base station for the cordless phone will also need to be located in the garage, connected to the phone port on the router?
• Or will I be able to put the phone in the living room, and connect it back to the router over the cat6 cable somehow? If so, will this require purchasing a new VoIP phone, or will it be possible with my current cordless phone?

 

 

Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions!