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#284557 30-Apr-2021 01:29
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Hi all,

 

 

 

First time posting here, so please excuse me if this has been discussed in depth before.

 

I'm currently in a tricky situation and am looking for some advice, and knowledge surrounding the subject.

 

The basic run down is I have recently moved into a small "flat" (actually one large house, divided internally by walls into 2 seperate dwellings, with seperate tenants & tenancies).

 

Now, the other dwelling already has their government funded fiber install done and in-use which has pretty much left me with no choice but to go with Wireless Broadband unless I can organise getting a second ONT installed into our half of the property so I can get my fiber plan moved to my current address (same building, would basically be like getting a second ONT into a different room).

 

 

 

I'm just wondering what sort of costs I could be looking at to get this done, and if possible is there any of the work required that I could do myself to decrease the cost.

 

 

 

The fiber ETP is located directly outside my kitchen window, so I would have a good spot in the kitchen for the ONT to be installed (maybe a meter away max).

 

 

 

Would like to get some info on the process and what my options are. Using the secondary port on the neighbours ONT is not an option in my case. Also, if I were to run some OptiCat5e myself in a conduit through to my ONT install point, what is a rough price for OptiCat5e per metre?

 

 

 

Cheers.


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  #2699970 30-Apr-2021 08:36
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Minor dwellings (which is essentially what you have here) were not included in the government funded rollout, and therefore we cannot just connect them up.

 

Yes there are two fibre strands to the FTP, but BOTH of those essentially belong to the connected dwelling (for the purposes of that occupant to have either a 2nd ONT for themselves if they wish, or for unbundled services). The second fibre strand cannot be repurposed for use in an alternative dwelling onsite, as each dwelling MUST have it's own unique address identifier (TLC) and its own fibre drop-off built in the street to the biundary.

 

The rules for a connection to your secondary unit/minor dwelling are as follows - ie one of the following will apply:

 

1. No separate letterbox or registered postal address:

 

  • Cannot have its own TLC address created;
  • Cannot have its own fibre installed;
  • Cannot extend 2nd ONT from FTP allocated to primary dwelling;

 

 

2. Has separate letterbox and registered postal address:

 

Your RSP can submit an Address Validation Request and include evidence as follows:

 

  • Council approved site plans & building consent documentation and/or;
  • Registered postal address & power meter details (as screenshot from NZ Post website and Electricity Authority “Find My Meter” website;
  • Photo of letterbox.

With this information attached to the validation request, Chorus AMA can create and validate the service address & TLC, and an order can then be placed by your RSP.

 

The order will follow the Infill Build process, and Infill Build charges will apply (typically $575 or $1200). Chorus will collect payment direct from the property owner before build work proceeds.

 

 





The views expressed by me are not necessarily those of my employer Chorus NZ Ltd


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