Re: [SLUG] ADSL - UNLIMITED DOWNLOAD
On Nov 2, 2007 11:19 AM, Antonio Cosimo Costantino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi everybody! > > My Australian (digital) life is in danger... I have to change ISP!!! ahah!!! > > I'm looking for one unlimited and unshaped ADSL plan, and I found these: > > 1. http://oznet.net.au/oznet/dsl/adsl.home.htm > and thenADSL Home Price > > 2. http://www.shiftreload.com.au/internet-access-pricing.asp > the best option would be ADSL 512-UL I wouldn't trust any company offering truly unlimited plans - except Internode, who offer Business 256, 512 and 1.5Mbps plans with unrestricted download and capped excess charges - but you're not going to want to pay that much. If you want cheap and lots of data, TPG is probably worth a shot. If you're on an iiNet exchange they're reasonably good value. Depending on what you're downloading, iiNet and Internode both have large mirrors of free content. Internode has the largest free content mirror I know of. I use iiNet on the 40Gpeak/40G off peak ADSL2+ plan and I synch at about 14Mbps so I can download my quota in < 2 days :-( As has been suggested, Whirlpool is the place to go for information. You may find the results of the most recent yearly survey interesting: http://whirlpool.net.au/survey/2006/ Ben -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
RE: [SLUG] ADSL - UNLIMITED DOWNLOAD
> I'm looking for one unlimited and unshaped ADSL plan, and I found these: Unlimited and unshaped -- you're dreaming. I think ADSL2+ is cheaper than ADSL because the ISPs opt to install their own DSLAM on top of Telstra stuff. > 1. http://oznet.net.au/oznet/dsl/adsl.home.htm > and thenADSL Home Price > > 2. http://www.shiftreload.com.au/internet-access-pricing.asp > the best option would be ADSL 512-UL They are very uncompetitive plans. I don't know how they can do business at those rates. Must be some guy doing it as a hobby. > I wonder if these companies, which are very cheap compared to the > "mainstream" > as Telstra, offer a reliable service. The mainstream ISPs I'm aware of are TPG, Telstra Bigpond, Optus Cable and iinet. IMO stick with mainstream. They're cheaper. > Could anyone tell me something more (bad and good experiences) > than what is on > their webpages? I use TPG ADSL2+. I'm about 5-8 kms from a DSLAM, so I get about 2 mbits out of the theoretical 20 mbit speed. For $59.99 you get 50 gigs (30 gb peak, 20 gb offpeak). No game servers, no mirrors. Shaped to 64 kbits. For $69.99 you get 150 gigs (40 gb peak, 110 gb offpeak). I'm on an old plan ($59.99, 30 gb, shaped 128 kbits). I prefer staying on this as I need faster shaped speeds. And all my internet usage is during peak hours anyway. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] ADSL - UNLIMITED DOWNLOAD
check out whirlpool.net.au for those sort of questions Dean On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 11:19:11 +1100, Antonio Cosimo Costantino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi everybody! > > My Australian (digital) life is in danger... I have to change ISP!!! > ahah!!! > > I'm looking for one unlimited and unshaped ADSL plan, and I found these: > > 1. http://oznet.net.au/oznet/dsl/adsl.home.htm > and thenADSL Home Price > > 2. http://www.shiftreload.com.au/internet-access-pricing.asp > the best option would be ADSL 512-UL > > I wonder if these companies, which are very cheap compared to the > "mainstream" > as Telstra, offer a reliable service. > > Could anyone tell me something more (bad and good experiences) than what > is on > their webpages? > > ciao ciao > > Antonio > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] ADSL - UNLIMITED DOWNLOAD
On 11/2/07, Antonio Cosimo Costantino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi everybody! > > My Australian (digital) life is in danger... I have to change ISP!!! ahah!!! > > I'm looking for one unlimited and unshaped ADSL plan, and I found these: > > 1. http://oznet.net.au/oznet/dsl/adsl.home.htm > and thenADSL Home Price > > 2. http://www.shiftreload.com.au/internet-access-pricing.asp > the best option would be ADSL 512-UL > > I wonder if these companies, which are very cheap compared to the "mainstream" > as Telstra, offer a reliable service. > > Could anyone tell me something more (bad and good experiences) than what is on > their webpages? You won't find an "unlimited and unshaped" DSL plan anywhere in Australia. You'll either get one or the other. As for the two you've highlighted above - I have two words for you - rip and off. $65 a month for a 500 meg download allowance at 256/64 from one, and $34 a month for 1 gig a month at 256/64 from the other? I pay $70 a month for 60 gig a month of download allowance at ADSL2+ speeds. I suggest you head here http://bc.whirlpool.net.au Type in your phone number, and search plans from there. You can get way better deals than either of the places you've quoted - both faster *and* cheaper. If you're lucky enough to be on an ADSL2+ enabled exchange, you can get *much* faster. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] ADSL - UNLIMITED DOWNLOAD
Hi everybody! My Australian (digital) life is in danger... I have to change ISP!!! ahah!!! I'm looking for one unlimited and unshaped ADSL plan, and I found these: 1. http://oznet.net.au/oznet/dsl/adsl.home.htm and thenADSL Home Price 2. http://www.shiftreload.com.au/internet-access-pricing.asp the best option would be ADSL 512-UL I wonder if these companies, which are very cheap compared to the "mainstream" as Telstra, offer a reliable service. Could anyone tell me something more (bad and good experiences) than what is on their webpages? ciao ciao Antonio -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
