Leaving petrol in the tank

No contracts I say, thats why I'm with iinet on the Lite scheme with the fax line on iiphone for $50 month:


<TABLE class=table_generic cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TH> </TH><TH>iibroadband2 monthly price</TH><TH>iiphone monthly line rental</TH><TH>down/up speed (kbps)</TH><TH>quota (peak + offpeak)</TH></TR><TR><TD class="ctl_primary primary_text line_dark" noWrap>pay as you go
with iiphone</TD><TD class="light line_light">$29.95
($59.95 cap)</TD><TD class="light line_light">$29.95</TD><TD class="light line_light">up to 12000/1000</TD><TD class="ctr_light line_light">500MB, then
$0.06/MB</TD></TR><TR><TD class="cbl_primary primary_text" noWrap>pay as you go
without iiphone</TD><TD class=dark>$39.95
($69.95 cap)</TD><TD class=dark> </TD><TD class=dark>1500/256</TD><TD class=cbr_dark>250MB, then
$0.06/MB</TD></TR><TR><TD class=gap colSpan=5> </TD></TR><TR><TD class="ctl_primary primary_text line_dark" noWrap>starter
with iiphone</TD><TD class="light line_light">$39.95</TD><TD class="light line_light">$29.95</TD><TD class="light line_light">up to 12000/1000</TD><TD class="ctr_light line_light">2GB + 2GB</TD></TR><TR><TD class="cbl_primary primary_text" noWrap>starter
without iiphone</TD><TD class=dark>$49.95</TD><TD class=dark> </TD><TD class=dark>1500/256</TD><TD class=cbr_dark>1GB + 1GB</TD></TR><TR><TD class=gap colSpan=5> </TD></TR><TR><TD class="ctl_primary primary_text line_dark" noWrap>light
with iiphone</TD><TD class="light line_light">$49.95</TD><TD class="light line_light">$29.95</TD><TD class="light line_light">up to 12000/1000</TD><TD class="ctr_light line_light">10GB + 10GB</TD></TR><TR><TD class="cbl_primary primary_text" noWrap>light
without iiphone</TD><TD class=dark>$59.95</TD><TD class=dark> </TD><TD class=dark>1500/256</TD><TD class=cbr_dark>5GB + 5GB</TD></TR><TR><TD class=gap colSpan=5> </TD></TR><TR><TD class="ctl_primary primary_text line_dark" noWrap>medium
with iiphone</TD><TD class="light line_light">$69.95</TD><TD class="light line_light">$29.95</TD><TD class="light line_light">up to 12000/1000</TD><TD class="ctr_light line_light">20GB + 20GB</TD></TR><TR><TD class="cbl_primary primary_text" noWrap>medium
without iiphone</TD><TD class=dark>$79.95</TD><TD class=dark> </TD><TD class=dark>1500/256</TD><TD class=cbr_dark>10GB + 10GB</TD></TR><TR><TD class=gap colSpan=5> </TD></TR><TR><TD class="ctl_primary primary_text line_dark" noWrap>heavy
with iiphone</TD><TD class="light line_light">$89.95</TD><TD class="light line_light">$29.95</TD><TD class="light line_light">up to 12000/1000</TD><TD class="ctr_light line_light">40GB + 40GB</TD></TR><TR><TD class="cbl_primary primary_text" noWrap>heavy
without iiphone</TD><TD class=dark>$99.95</TD><TD class=dark> </TD><TD class=dark>1500/256</TD><TD class=cbr_dark>20GB + 20GB</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

There are a few marginally better deals available but they all seem to have contracts. Don't buy a modem off an ISP, get one from your local geek for a $100 and save yourself the brass.

Cheers

It's great to see veryone using wonderful service providers, but who do they call when something goes wrong? Telstra......(i sell Telstra so i'am biased)

If you are on ADSL great, i can't get that and use ISDN but i would be checking the speed that your paying for, as ADSL share's bandwith amongst all user's on that exchange no matter if they are with Telstra, Optus etc the more poeple that log on the less bandwith that is available.

I all su*** as i can't get it at home and stuck with 128Kbps at least that is guaranteed. At work i have 1500kbps x 256kbps and pay $99 per month unlimited, run 7 computers off of this through a thing with lots of lights and cables (non IT talk) and the internet is very quick, i can't imagine needing much more than 256kbps running a single computer.

As stated before there are no ISP's even willing to talk to people in my small country town even Telstra countrywide aren't interested!

Guys & Gals,

Go to www.whirlpool.net.au

They evaluate all broadband services offered in Australia and give you a side-by-side comparison of the best for your area. There is also a heap of news as it comes to hand.

There is also a BB where you can see the same sorts of things that we discuss here about woodworking being discussed about broadband service provides etc (can't think of anything more boring myself - but it was useful when I was choosing my ADSL service).

I actually share my ADSL connection with my neighbours. I have a wireless router, so I got them to buy a iwreless card for their computer (about $60) and they connect through my network. They pay half the costs ($30 month) and for that, they get 4 gig a month at 512K.
Works out great. :)

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Originally Posted by craigb

Grunt,
There is, is there not, a freebie software program you can download that will "count the bytes" and report on what you are actually getting?

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One of the punters for Internode has written a little free program which monitors downloads etc It is really handy, especially since we are sharing our connection amongst 5 other computers!! Its called mum.exe

Not all ISP's just "rent the gear" off Telstra. Here's the email about my exchange

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We are pleased to inform you that your telephone exchange has been selected for installation of our broadband hardware, also known as DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs).

For customers on our new broadband2 plans, this will provide access to fast speeds of up to 12 Mbps, enabling you to use the Internet for more content-rich activities such as video, music, data and voice functions.

What does this mean to you?
We will transfer your broadband access onto our own DSL network. There may be a minor disruption to your connection, however the majority of customers don't experience any service interruption during the transfer.

If you experience connection problems, we suggest that you reset your modem, by switching it off for a few minutes and then back on. The transfer will occur between 5th July and 6th July, 2005.

Deploying our own DSL network enables us to reduce our dependence on our wholesale broadband provider, and provide you with much faster broadband speeds, new product offerings and, over time, reduced prices.

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Cheers

Nah squizz, that's just customer relationships crap. They still just rent off Tel$tra.

Ask where the new fangled machines are located, yep Telstra's exchange! Ask them what carries their fandangled DSL, yep Telstra lines! Ask them when someone cuts a line who goes and fixes yep Telstra!

Yup it all goes through Telstra. However, Telstra won't fix it any faster if you subscribe through them. Once every couple of months someone at Telstra pulls the wrong plug and all the ADSL in the area goes down. My neighbour has Telstra and gets his service back at the same time I do. He just pays a lot more than I do.

As a matter of fact, our office ADSL went down for over 24 hours and it caused a lot of pain, so we investigated what our options were. Telstra would not guarantee a response time to retify the problem. Optus however would even though they are using Telstra's infrastructure. Optus pays Telstra for guaranteed service times. We weren't big enough to get Telstra's interest.

We decided to get a fibre connection instead of ADSL. :D

I know what that is like, Telstra and Bigpond especially can be a pain in the A***. Some days they just seem not to want business, no matter how much you plead, please please please take this customer!!!! and this is from someone who has sold Telstra and Telecommunications for over 10 years:confused:

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Originally Posted by Grunt

Yup it all goes through Telstra. ......

Optus however would even though they are using Telstra's infrastructure. Optus pays Telstra for guaranteed service times.

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Grunt, that may be where you are but not where I am.

I have on one side of the street the Telstra old copper wire telephone cables ( still being used ) strung up on poles together with the Optus cable that provides telephone, internet and pay TV and on our side the buried Telstra cable which provides telephone ( but only if you have the others ), internet and pay TV.


Peter.

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Originally Posted by shaunburgess

It's great to see veryone using wonderful service providers, but who do they call when something goes wrong? Telstra......(i sell Telstra so i'am biased)

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WARNING

If you aren't with Tel$stra DO NOT call them if you are having problems with your broadband connection. Call your ISP.
If you call Tel$tra and nothing is found wrong, bang $90 thank you very much. :eek:

A colleague at work got an email from his ISP warning about this. Well heeded advice methinks.