At a relative's place (in a rural location) they have ADSL2+, at a distance of about 600m from the (non-Whisper) cabinet. It is possibly a similar situation to Timbo's ADSL in Outram, ie, congestion at peak times. My relatives are reasonably happy with it as they don't use the internet enough to really worry about it.

Their property is about 400m off the main road, up a dirt road and to their driveway. Fibre has (apparently) been laid along the main road, yet if I check a property on the main road, there is no mention of fibre being available - now or in the future.

If they wanted fibre, they would probably need to dig a trench themselves to their property to connect it. Is that right? Note that this would be across several paddocks that they own (the others are owned by relatives) so no issues getting consent there.

If they did that would they be able to be connected? My guess is no, as Chorus would most likely say "the fibre that was laid there was for transmission purposes only, not for connections". Is my thinking right here, ie, they can't connect to it, or is there a possibility that they can, even in the future?

Thanks in advance :)