More than 100 residents came through the doors in the first 20 minutes of the expo, seeking to gather information from NBN Co and a host of internet service providers including Melbourne organisation Switched On and Tasmanian provider MINT Telecom. 

Residents will be able to access FTTN technology by the end of June, but will have 18 months to transition to the service before the old copper network is switched off. 

NBN Tasmania corporate affairs manager Russell Kelly said quicker installation was one of the main benefits of FTTN technology.

“We started here in December and we'll be finished seven months later which is much faster than Launceston, which has been under build for several years,” Mr Kelly said. 

"It's also less intrusive, and in a place like Evandale that's really important because you don't need to dig a trench through people's front yards to stick a box on the side of their house and another one on the inside of their house.”

Mr Kelly said while residents had voiced concerns over whether the service would be fast enough, he expected the technology would meet expectations. 

“It's not as fast as fibre to the premises (FTTP) but when people are buying their services they're only buying 25 mbps in download speed anyway on the main, they're only buying the speed they want.

“This technology is sufficient speed for what most people want.”

Mr Kelly was one of many impressed by the strong showing from Evandale residents, describing the event as the “best turnout for a community NBN information day in Tasmania”.

Evandale Neighbourhood Watch member and event organiser Kathryn Heathcote was also pleased with the healthy attendance and said the event had achieved its goal. 

“A lot of people don't understand (the NBN), so this was a way of helping them to understand it,” Mrs Heathcote said.

“We're getting some feedback from people as they were leaving saying "we've got what we needed" so that's worked.”