<p>Fair call :) I can imagine the ACA staffers rubbing their hands in glee otherwise, shortly followed by infomercials for ATAs...</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 17, 2012 12:41 AM, "Paul Brooks" <<a href="mailto:pbrooks-ausnog@layer10.com.au">pbrooks-ausnog@layer10.com.au</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On 16/04/2012 10:42 PM, Jason Reid wrote:<br>
><br>
> >> The issue nobody is addressing is the grandmother problem<br>
> >> My grandmother will most likley say no to having NBN connected just out of habit<br>
> (yes even just for voice, she will say she doesn't understand it etc etc).<br>
><br>
> >Lots of people have addressed that problem: the answer is that she'll lose her<br>
> phone line when the copper is disconnected, and have to pay $300 to get it back.<br>
> >Not much more to say about it, really.<br>
><br>
> Except for the part that assumes a grandmother on a limited income is going to pay<br>
> $300 to reconnect the phone line, when her childen can pickup a GSM ATA or<br>
> mobile for under $100...<br>
><br>
> Regards<br>
> Jason Reid<br>
<br>
Jason - Mark was trolling for a 2GB interview. In reality the nice man from Grandma's<br>
loyal phone provider will make an appointment, turn up in a van, fiddle with the<br>
wiring for half an hour, and drive away with Grandma none the wiser that her familiar<br>
old phone is now getting dialtone over the shiny new cable instead of the old shabby<br>
one the man took away. She won't be charged a cent, but she might notice from then on<br>
the calls sound a bit clearer, and don't go all fuzzy after a heavy rain. The nice man<br>
in the van must have fixed something.<br>
<br>
Paul.<br>
<br>
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