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#175418 29-Jun-2015 09:24
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Looking for my telephone juction box and have been trying to get inside this thing, not convinced its the telephone though:

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  #1333186 29-Jun-2015 09:55
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Could be anything. There's a screw on the right which you should be able to undo to gain access. Might be sealed shut with paint also though, since it looks to be the colour of the wall.




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  #1333189 29-Jun-2015 09:58
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Yeah it was painted shut, got that off, the screw on right side is unusual, still haven't got anything to move it, it is a two pronged head, to big for any of my current screw driver heads and my long nose pliers won't reach in.

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  #1333197 29-Jun-2015 10:08
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Something like this help?




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  #1333198 29-Jun-2015 10:08
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Is there anything on the other side of that wall and also can you see in the roof space above thee blocks to see what is potentially comming up inside the block wall?  
Where is your power meter box? 

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  #1333200 29-Jun-2015 10:10
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Could be cable TV, if you have it.




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  #1333205 29-Jun-2015 10:15
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We have one of these for our Saturn / TelstraSaturn / TelstraClear / Vodafone cable connection.

 
 
 
 

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  #1333213 29-Jun-2015 10:22
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FlyingPete: Yeah it was painted shut, got that off, the screw on right side is unusual, still haven't got anything to move it, it is a two pronged head, to big for any of my current screw driver heads and my long nose pliers won't reach in.



Sounds like a spanner-head screw. Should be easy enough to find a suitable screwdriver bit at somewhere like Mitre10 or Bunnings ;)

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  #1333231 29-Jun-2015 11:00
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Powerboard is around the other side of house, the single cable coming out of ground conduit is a black round cable of around 5mm in diameter.  Having a look on other side of box under house is next on to do list if I can't get it open.

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  #1333244 29-Jun-2015 11:32
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FlyingPete: Powerboard is around the other side of house, the single cable coming out of ground conduit is a black round cable of around 5mm in diameter.  Having a look on other side of box under house is next on to do list if I can't get it open.

That sounds like HFC Cable




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  #1333246 29-Jun-2015 11:41
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FlyingPete: Powerboard is around the other side of house, the single cable coming out of ground conduit is a black round cable of around 5mm in diameter.  Having a look on other side of box under house is next on to do list if I can't get it open.

That sounds like HFC Cable


Maybe that now redundant First Media stuff then?

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  #1333309 29-Jun-2015 12:45
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Looks like First Media if Auckland. I have seen one like this before.




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  #1333311 29-Jun-2015 12:46
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coffeebaron: Looks like First Media if Auckland. I have seen one like this before.


Yeah its in Pakuranga/Howick where they did the First Media roll out.

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  #1333314 29-Jun-2015 12:50
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Showing my age here - First Media?




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  #1333319 29-Jun-2015 13:02
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cisconz: Showing my age here - First Media?


Telecom's venture into cable TV.  They installed some network into Auckland and some in Wellington.

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  #1333346 29-Jun-2015 13:06
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Ahh yes, I remember seeing a pit labelled all up with it years ago.




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