Hi Nikki,
There are a couple of other ways you can get Foxtel without using the cable wiring (aside of course from paying the $500 to $1500 yourself to get the apartment rewired).
The other ways are through Xbox 360 and the Telstra T-Box. Both of them stream TV using the internet. The downside is that:
1. For the Xbox, you need to buy the Xbox, then buy a yearly Microsoft Live Xbox subscription, then on top of that buy Foxtel on Xbox. You get less channels, the picture quality is not as good, and it ends up costing a similar amount per month to normal Foxtel (plus the added outlay for the subscription and the Xbox).
2. For the T-box, I'm pretty sure you need to be a paid up Telstra customer, and it costs a significant amount on top of the phone and broadband.
It would be so much easier if we could just get normal cable!
And thanks for that Matt, I will try it out.