{"id":29889,"date":"2026-03-19T14:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=29889"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:27:11","slug":"how-to-identify-fttc-nbn-technology","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/faq\/how-to-identify-fttc-nbn-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I know if I have nbn Fibre to the Curb (FTTC)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/faq\/what-is-nbn-fibre-to-the-curb-fttc\/\">Fibre to the Curb (FTTC)<\/a> can look a bit like FTTN at first, because it also uses a <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">phone wall socket<\/span>. The difference is that FTTC usually has an <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">nbn connection box inside the home as well<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">What to look for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A telephone wall socket<\/li>\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/faq\/what-is-an-nbn-connection-box\/\">nbn connection box<\/a> plugged into that socket<\/li>\n<li>Your router plugged into the nbn connection box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"mx-auto d-block alignnone wp-image-8845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nbn-connection-type-FTTC-1.png\" alt=\"Nbn Connection Type Fttc\" width=\"899\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nbn-connection-type-FTTC-1.png 975w, https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nbn-connection-type-FTTC-1-768x325.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">In simple terms:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phone wall socket<\/li>\n<li>Then nbn connection box<\/li>\n<li>Then your router<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If your router plugs straight into the phone socket, it\u2019s more likely FTTN or FTTB. If there is a separate nbn box between the wall socket and your router, it\u2019s more likely FTTC.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 1em; background-color: #d7f6e6; border-left: 5px solid #00b26b;\" role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Helpful tip\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">\ud83d\udca1 Tip:<\/span> If you\u2019ve got a small nbn box sitting near your phone socket and your router plugs into that box, there\u2019s a strong chance you\u2019ve got FTTC.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\" data-testid=\"notifications-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\" data-testid=\"notifications-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\" data-testid=\"notifications-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\" data-testid=\"notifications-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fibre to the Curb (FTTC) can look a bit like FTTN at first, because it also uses a phone wall socket. The difference is that FTTC usually has an nbn connection box inside the home as well. What to look for: A telephone wall socket An nbn connection box plugged into that socket Your router&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faq_category":[2,47,63,62],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to identify FTTC nbn technology at your home | MATE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to identify FTTC nbn at your home. 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