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#2607918 21-Nov-2020 10:14

Swanson you will probably pay the chorus overcharge for actual work required. Respect the keen approach though.

Certainly reach out to a smaller provider. Voyager, full flavor etc. Expect to possibly pay an admin fee as there is Alot of hand holding through the process.

Spark does do it for businesses. But they pulled the consumer offering. Simply because most customers would stop at the admin fee alone. Nevermind the actual quote from chorus.

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#2607920 21-Nov-2020 10:24

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I am surprised that there is 1 person a month willing to pay that money

Whys that? $40k inorder to get a property usable for you vs having to move a home + small business or similar to another location is an easy choice in the direction of getting internet connected.

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#2608353 22-Nov-2020 12:14

richms:
nztim:

I am surprised that there is 1 person a month willing to pay that money

Whys that? $40k inorder to get a property usable for you vs having to move a home + small business or similar to another location is an easy choice in the direction of getting internet connected.

Intact fibre also helps with property values too

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#2608369 22-Nov-2020 13:21

nztim:

Intact fibre also helps with property values too

Has that been proven? a lot of people wouldn't care.

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#2608419 22-Nov-2020 13:53

Jase2985:

Has that been proven? a lot of people wouldn't care.

If I have to move, a place without an intact ready to go ONT in it would put it well down the list. If its in an area with no fiber in the street and a quick easy install, its off the bottom of the list.

With work from home being a real need now that will be the case for most professional workers who can do that. No one got time for broken ADSL or congested LTE.

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#2608426 22-Nov-2020 14:21

Jase2985:

nztim:

Intact fibre also helps with property values too

Has that been proven? a lot of people wouldn't care.

If you were looking at two semi rural properties. 1 paid $40k+ to have fiber installed so there is an intact ONT, the other required you to pay $40k+ would that play a part in your consideration?

It still boggles me how many people actually are forking out to get this done, not that I am saying its a bad thing but its an industry where everyone expects everything for nothing

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#2608430 22-Nov-2020 14:41

You have to pay craploads to get power on to a site and noone really questions that.

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#2608440 22-Nov-2020 15:41

richms:
You have to pay craploads to get power on to a site and noone really questions that.

Often that's already done. A NGA on application though isn't.

If you were to do a new build and compare the two it probably wouldn't look so bad at all.

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#2608518 22-Nov-2020 17:09

nztim:

If you were looking at two semi rural properties. 1 paid $40k+ to have fiber installed so there is an intact ONT, the other required you to pay $40k+ would that play a part in your consideration?

It still boggles me how many people actually are forking out to get this done, not that I am saying its a bad thing but its an industry where everyone expects everything for nothing

not really apples and oranges but wasnt the question

would i pay more, yes

the question is does it raise your house's value.

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#2608569 22-Nov-2020 17:16

Jase2985:

nztim:

If you were looking at two semi rural properties. 1 paid $40k+ to have fiber installed so there is an intact ONT, the other required you to pay $40k+ would that play a part in your consideration?

It still boggles me how many people actually are forking out to get this done, not that I am saying its a bad thing but its an industry where everyone expects everything for nothing

not really apples and oranges but wasnt the question

would i pay more, yes

the question is does it raise your house's value.

Perhaps not, but makes it easier to sell, just another variable in the complex mix people take into account when buying.

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#2608593 22-Nov-2020 17:51

I wouldn't even look at a place either without fibre installed or decent VDSL. If it's ADSL only or 4G only, forget it.

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#2608649 22-Nov-2020 20:26

richms:

nztim:

I am surprised that there is 1 person a month willing to pay that money

Whys that? $40k inorder to get a property usable for you vs having to move a home + small business or similar to another location is an easy choice in the direction of getting internet connected.

Agree with this. When it can decide where you can live and work, even at these prices it becomes a serious consideration.

The fallback is a WISP (not 4G), which on paper aren't too far off the base 100/20 fibre plans, but I've not had any experience with them, and am always wary of anything wireless. Though some of the other comments on here seem pretty positive on them.

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#2608655 22-Nov-2020 20:47

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The fallback is a WISP (not 4G), which on paper aren't too far off the base 100/20 fibre plans, but I've not had any experience with them, and am always wary of anything wireless. Though some of the other comments on here seem pretty positive on them.

A lot of those small independent WISPS really care about their customers and will make sure you get good service, their business depends on it I know, I worked for one for 8 years.....

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