NBNco absurdity ...only operate Monday - Friday?

Ok so my internet stops working and I do the usual reset etc but with no luck. Time to call my provider but have to use my mobile as no NBN and no phone. Well after some time on hold and then checking by the support operator it turns out someone has requested my connection be switched to another provider. What the… No we didn't.

Here is the kicker, the provider apologises that they can only put in a awhile support ticket to NBNco because it's outside their normal Monday-Friday business hours there is noone at NBNco to contact. That's right, you heard it, according to my provider, the ones in charge or Australia's internet only work standard hours 5 days per week. They authorised the change over to who the hell knows without proper checks and nothing can be done about it.

Is this correct?
Anyone else our there had their connection terminated so some other provider can claim their business, or a port grab, or someone simply screwing with them.

How can it just be changed without checking with the owner?

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  • +7

    Great detailed post, don't make us wait 11 years for the next:^

  • +1

    Who is the before and after provider. The before provider should know who is the after provider and the person who requested it.

    • Good questions, I'll call back and ask who we were switched to. Oh and I didn't mention the provider as I believed they were also screwed over in this. However, in order to be transparent, and perhaps find more answers, MyRepublic is the provider. The guy was extremely apologetic about not being able to fix the problem. He also asked me to take note of how long till the service is switched back and on so they can take that time off the bill.

      • Probably the churn mechanism is automated similar to that for mobile numbers. I think the responder at your provider is clueless. You'd think the before and after providers would have records.

      • Looks like MyRepublic is giving you crap.
        When did your NBN stop? What kind of NBN? HFC?
        Have you checked the NBN fault status for your area from MyRepublic (if they have any) on their website?
        Changing a provider for HFC/FTTN/FTTB if done properly should only cost you a downtime of 30min max. (provided you have the new ISP credentials)
        That is also if provider change was actually requested…
        Ask people living at your house if someone did it?
        If you’re FTTP, there shouldnt be any downtime, you can have up to 4 providers.
        Good luck to you, call MyRepublic again to see what’s actually going on.
        Worst case is the NBNCo staff messed up/was sleeping on the job and accidentally clicked on your settings…

        • +2

          He's got FTTN apparently

        • +2

          @Savas: where did you get this from O_O are you the mate who changed OP provider?!

        • +2

          @brokenglish: He said here that his gf signed up to MyRepublic (FTTN), maybe his girlfriend was the one who requested to be churned to a new provider?

        • +3

          @Savas: oh nice, I was just about to ask OP about getting a Finders Fee…

        • +3

          @brokenglish: Or 10% of his bandwidth.

        • +1

          @Savas: yep only fttn available

        • +1

          @Savas: I helped her sign up, and no she didn't request a change

  • +2

    What do you want us to do? Unless one of us here works for nbn and can open up their office you can wait until Monday.

    • +2

      OP is simply asking 2 Qs and your past experience if any…

      Is this correct?
      How can it just be changed without checking with the owner?

      So salty…it’s Sat morning too LOL

    • +2

      As stated, just looking for anyone who might have had something similar or can confirm that nbn do jndeed keep absurd business hours

  • I had a very similar situation here NBNco were very unhelpful. Fortunately I got my internet back later that day!

  • As far as I understand it, when you are switched to another provider, you are given a new port on the node. It looks like an nbn technician has to switch to a new port.. my mate works weekends for NBN and they're definitely working. He was laughing how NBN support is offshored to India so they pay peanuts for 18? Hours a day support

  • The NBN transfer process is covered in section 7 of the Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code C628:2015 (Incorporating Variation No.1/2017) and C647:2017 NBN Access Transfer Industry Code.

    Looking at 7.3 the validation process is the gaining suppliers job and it is pretty crap.

  • I'm also facing the same problem here. My Telstra HFC NBN stopped working 2 days ago. After countless hours of calling Telstra, I was able to get a hold of someone who actually understood the problem. Apparently someone tried to transfer my service to another provider. He then had to email their reversal department which it could take up to 7 days for them to reactivate my service. Then I was able to narrowed down the culprit. It was my granny flat neighbour who called up their cable ISP (Optus)to upgrade their service from cable to NBN. Since we are at the same address, Optus must have check the address thinking NBN is already available so they proceed with the transfer. I have informed them this morning and told them to call Optus to figure out the issue. Hopefully Telstra can revert the service otherwise I'm so screwed.

  • Sorry everyone for the absurdly late reply. Firstly, thank you for all the replies. As we were heading overseas within the week and were getting nowhere we couldn't do anything but the emails. Nothing was fixed and finally I again called directly when we arived back (no it still wasn't reconnected). Another long call and a complaint to the telecommunications ombudsmen and suddenly we had it again. Still no word on who actually requested the change or who it went to. The part that was infuriating was how the people we spoke to at MyRepublic didn't seem to comprehend that we DID NOT request a change of provider. It wasn't till after the ombudsmen complaint that someone got it.

    PS they refunded 2 months of missing access and part of a third.

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