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Originally Posted by hotspur
Thanks for info.
It is a Telestra phone,a push button one.no electrical connection needed.
(The shed has power),But I just want to get it replaced by telestra,we pay a
rental fee on the darn thing,so they should replace it (hopefully).
But I am just not sure of the procedure or who to contact etc,
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Hi Chris,
Just call 132203 and report to them that it has failed.
Some of the cheaper handsets have become so cheap these days, it might be
worth taking a look and buying your own, then canceling the rental. It will pay
for itself within a year or two.
The not so good news is that many in the flood affected regions will experience
a higher number of line faults than normal for months and possibly years to come.
We have the luxury of living near the city and the phone lines are underground, but
despite the fact we are only 600 meters from the exchange, we will experience
outages of up to several days at a time typically a couple of times year
when rain gets into the copper cabling somewhere between here and the exchange
and the corrosion starts. It is incredibly aggravating. The network is well
beyond its use-by date. Ironically, though we are a little under 24km to the
heart of the Sydney CBD, the wireless coverage is tenuous and with most carriers,
totally non-existent.
With the typically much longer distances to the nearest exchange in rural areas,
the reliability decreases proportionally.
Good luck with it all and sounds like you are lucky to have the satellite link!
Best Regards
Gary