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I now find that the current "wall mounted" phone(s) and extensions won't work with the NBN box - I have to buy a new wireless phone and "slave"
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Not so, most isp supplied routers have ATA (Analog Telephone Adapter) ports inbuilt and will connect to your existing wiring. If no ATA is supplied you can use a Cisco SPA112 to connect your existing phones to the outside world.
If your NBN is FTTP you may be able to have your Telephony connection via one of the two UNI-V ports on the FTTP interface rather than use an ATA port. Not all providers offer porting of telephony to the Uni-V port.
Note that it's crucial to disconnect the incoming street Telstra connection before connecting any ATA device to your existing cabling.
I've lost count of the number of people who have been conned in to buying replacement hardware, usually at highly inflated prices, we've been contacted by businesses have been conned in to spending in excess of $10k for replacement hardware where none was necessary.
IMHO the NBN and associated services are a bit of a minefield, stuffups by service providers are common and can be difficult to resolve.