<div>*grin* can you mount a 60x60 square of corrugated iron off the side of a tower, then call them back out? ;)</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 at 12:09 pm, Ross Wheeler <<a href="mailto:ausnog@rossw.net">ausnog@rossw.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br class="gmail_msg">
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2017, <a href="mailto:paul%2Bausnog@oxygennetworks.com.au" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">paul+ausnog@oxygennetworks.com.au</a> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
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> Totally agree, but.....<br class="gmail_msg">
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> NBN = no logical approach<br class="gmail_msg">
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Quite so.<br class="gmail_msg">
I'm in an "Environment Protection Area" - so no glass, and as the copper<br class="gmail_msg">
is too old and in poor condition they're not feeding it at all. Instead<br class="gmail_msg">
I'm in "fixed wireless" coverage area. Despite their installers being<br class="gmail_msg">
here, saying I was right on the maximum signal strength permitted (I'm<br class="gmail_msg">
close to the base, and excellent LoS), they cannot install because they're<br class="gmail_msg">
only "permitted" to use one of the two NBN approved roof mounts. One for<br class="gmail_msg">
metal sheets, the other for tiled roof. I live in an underground home and<br class="gmail_msg">
have no suitable roof. Ground mounts are now "prohibited", no exceptions<br class="gmail_msg">
I'm told. I have existing masts and solid parts of the structure that<br class="gmail_msg">
could be used, but it's not part of their "approved" installation kit, so<br class="gmail_msg">
install rejected, told to find "alternative technology". Like, what,<br class="gmail_msg">
guys? Like bloody what??<br class="gmail_msg">
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