[AusNOG] NBN doing site surveys in OptiComm lit up areas

[Jake Anderson]

On 21/03/17 12:09, Ross Wheeler wrote:
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> On Tue, 21 Mar 2017, paul+ausnog at oxygennetworks.com.au wrote:
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>> Totally agree, but.....
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>> NBN = no logical approach
>
> Quite so.
> I'm in an "Environment Protection Area" - so no glass, and as the 
> copper is too old and in poor condition they're not feeding it at all. 
> Instead I'm in "fixed wireless" coverage area. Despite their 
> installers being here, saying I was right on the maximum signal 
> strength permitted (I'm close to the base, and excellent LoS), they 
> cannot install because they're only "permitted" to use one of the two 
> NBN approved roof mounts. One for metal sheets, the other for tiled 
> roof. I live in an underground home and have no suitable roof. Ground 
> mounts are now "prohibited", no exceptions I'm told. I have existing 
> masts and solid parts of the structure that could be used, but it's 
> not part of their "approved" installation kit, so install rejected, 
> told to find "alternative technology".  Like, what, guys? Like bloody 
> what??
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Hit up these guys

https://birrraus.com/

or

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BIRRR/

They have a way of getting stuff done for those kind of installs, the 
magic incantation seems to be "non standard install".