Re: Telstra Or

[John Daniels]

Chris
I don't know where in the South West you are, but I have a friend in
Kendenup near Mt Barker who uses Oceanbroadband by wireless.
John

> Hi Reg
> 
> Do you know if Internode also cater for the south west (I have not
> heard of them), as I am looking for an alternative to Telstra when we
> ever get to move into our new house.
> 
> I had heard that their Next G system is good for internet and mobile
> coverage, as where we will be living is not covered by adsl, even
> though it does have a land line (cant work that one out!). I would
> dearly like not to have a land line but operate only on mobile and
> wireless internet.
> 
> kind regards
> 
> chris
> 
> 
> On 03/05/2009, at 5:46 PM, Reg Whitely wrote:
> 
>> Tom
>> 
>> I'm with Internode and love it, but am not on an ADSL2+ plan, nor
>> Naked, here in Geraldton, still with ADSL.
>> 
>> Basically I get 1500/256 with 15GB download  and all Internode
>> streaming music and ABC iView for ~$50 month. For that price Telstra
>> gives around 512 mB speed and less than 1GB download (from memory -
>> sorry haven't checked today). If I went to ADSL2+ here it would cost
>> me around $80 with Internode - not Naked - but not guaranteed to
>> give full speed potential it offers. At this point of time I don't
>> need it anyway.
>> 
>> Whirlpool is a great tool for comparison: http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/
>> 
>> Reg
>> 
>> On 03/05/2009, at 5:19 PM, tom samson wrote:
>> 
>>> I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We have
>>> been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over the
>>> limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have the
>>> landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there actually
>>> costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from Telstra.
>>> It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading
>>> of ABC and other services.
>>> SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
>>> tom samson
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Re: Telstra Or

[Susan Hastings]

We also retained the old phone no. when we went naked.
On 04/05/2009, at 12:07 PM, Robert Howells wrote:



On 04/05/2009, at 11:26 AM, Eugene wrote:


I've gone naked and won't return to the evil empire..

$50 per month flat. (We rarely exceed the 2 + 2 Gb cap and if we do  
we are shaped down to a lower but acceptable speed. You can have 8  
+ 8 Gb for $60 or 15 + 20 Gb for $70)

ADSL 2+
No $30 line rental
Free calls Australia wide & cheap international and mobile calls.




As a matter of interest , what are the area code and first 4 numbers  
of your phone number that

people use to call ?

Thanks

Bob

(  Obviously the number set are going to be different to the land  
lines , aren't they  ?  )

















iiNet isn't 100% Mac friendly but I was able to configure the modem  
and set up without their help and the whole system has been stable  
for over a year now. I have only had to restart the Belkin modem  
once.


Regards,
Eugene


On 03/05/2009, at 5:26 PM, Dark1 wrote:

I've been trying to convince my friend to switch from telstra  
cause their fee's are very high.  I did a comparison of the  
services i get from iinet with telstra.  For the same speed and  
less available download per month telstra charge twice as much  
money as what I'm paying to iinet.


You should look at the iinet plans available and compare them to  
your telstra plan.


Regards
Ruben

I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We  
have been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over  
the limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have  
the landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there  
actually costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from  
Telstra.
It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading  
of ABC and other services.

SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
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Re: Telstra Or

[Eugene]

Hi Bob,

I was able to retain my old landline phone number.

The phone service behaves in the same way as the old one however you  
get these free services (and other paid for optional services):


Calling line id blocking
Call Forwarding Always
Call Forwarding Busy
Call Forwarding No Answer
Call Forwarding Selective   
Call Waiting
Do Not Disturb
Voice Mail Forward voice mail to email (I now get phone messages at  
work!! I don't know if that is good or bad!)


I get free caller number display - I used to pay $6 per month for the  
service.


 Regards,
 Eugene


On 04/05/2009, at 12:07 PM, Robert Howells wrote:



On 04/05/2009, at 11:26 AM, Eugene wrote:


I've gone naked and won't return to the evil empire..

$50 per month flat. (We rarely exceed the 2 + 2 Gb cap and if we do  
we are shaped down to a lower but acceptable speed. You can have 8  
+ 8 Gb for $60 or 15 + 20 Gb for $70)

ADSL 2+
No $30 line rental
Free calls Australia wide & cheap international and mobile calls.




As a matter of interest , what are the area code and first 4 numbers  
of your phone number that

people use to call ?

Thanks

Bob

(  Obviously the number set are going to be different to the land  
lines , aren't they  ?  )

















iiNet isn't 100% Mac friendly but I was able to configure the modem  
and set up without their help and the whole system has been stable  
for over a year now. I have only had to restart the Belkin modem  
once.


   Regards,
   Eugene


On 03/05/2009, at 5:26 PM, Dark1 wrote:

I've been trying to convince my friend to switch from telstra  
cause their fee's are very high.  I did a comparison of the  
services i get from iinet with telstra.  For the same speed and  
less available download per month telstra charge twice as much  
money as what I'm paying to iinet.


You should look at the iinet plans available and compare them to  
your telstra plan.


Regards
Ruben

I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We  
have been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over  
the limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have  
the landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there  
actually costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from  
Telstra.
It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading  
of ABC and other services.

SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
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Re: Telstra Or

[Robert Howells]

On 04/05/2009, at 11:26 AM, Eugene wrote:


I've gone naked and won't return to the evil empire..

$50 per month flat. (We rarely exceed the 2 + 2 Gb cap and if we do  
we are shaped down to a lower but acceptable speed. You can have 8 +  
8 Gb for $60 or 15 + 20 Gb for $70)

ADSL 2+
No $30 line rental
Free calls Australia wide & cheap international and mobile calls.




As a matter of interest , what are the area code and first 4 numbers  
of your phone number that

people use to call ?

Thanks

Bob

(  Obviously the number set are going to be different to the land  
lines , aren't they  ?  )

















iiNet isn't 100% Mac friendly but I was able to configure the modem  
and set up without their help and the whole system has been stable  
for over a year now. I have only had to restart the Belkin modem once.


 Regards,
 Eugene


On 03/05/2009, at 5:26 PM, Dark1 wrote:

I've been trying to convince my friend to switch from telstra cause  
their fee's are very high.  I did a comparison of the services i  
get from iinet with telstra.  For the same speed and less available  
download per month telstra charge twice as much money as what I'm  
paying to iinet.


You should look at the iinet plans available and compare them to  
your telstra plan.


Regards
Ruben

I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We have  
been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over the  
limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have the  
landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there actually  
costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from Telstra.
It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading  
of ABC and other services.

SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
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Re: Telstra Or

[Adam Hewitt]

iiNet have a trained, dedicated, Mac department. Im not sure how good
they are, but I would at least say that iiNet are 100% Mac friendly
otherwise they wouldn't have wasted time and resources on making said
team.

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Eugene  wrote:
> I've gone naked and won't return to the evil empire..
>
> $50 per month flat. (We rarely exceed the 2 + 2 Gb cap and if we do we are
> shaped down to a lower but acceptable speed. You can have 8 + 8 Gb for $60
> or 15 + 20 Gb for $70)
> ADSL 2+
> No $30 line rental
> Free calls Australia wide & cheap international and mobile calls.
>
> iiNet isn't 100% Mac friendly but I was able to configure the modem and set
> up without their help and the whole system has been stable for over a year
> now. I have only had to restart the Belkin modem once.
>
>                      Regards,
>                      Eugene
>
>
> On 03/05/2009, at 5:26 PM, Dark1 wrote:
>
>> I've been trying to convince my friend to switch from telstra cause their
>> fee's are very high.  I did a comparison of the services i get from iinet
>> with telstra.  For the same speed and less available download per month
>> telstra charge twice as much money as what I'm paying to iinet.
>>
>> You should look at the iinet plans available and compare them to your
>> telstra plan.
>>
>> Regards
>> Ruben
>>
>> I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We have been
>> on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over the limit of 12 gig
>> -with teenagers and updates. But we also have the landline, and phone calls
>> to pay for. Has anyone out there actually costed the benefits of changing to
>> iinet or westnet from Telstra.
>> It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading of ABC
>> and other services.
>> SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
>> tom samson
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Re: Telstra Or

[Eugene]

I've gone naked and won't return to the evil empire..

$50 per month flat. (We rarely exceed the 2 + 2 Gb cap and if we do we  
are shaped down to a lower but acceptable speed. You can have 8 + 8 Gb  
for $60 or 15 + 20 Gb for $70)

ADSL 2+
No $30 line rental
Free calls Australia wide & cheap international and mobile calls.

iiNet isn't 100% Mac friendly but I was able to configure the modem  
and set up without their help and the whole system has been stable for  
over a year now. I have only had to restart the Belkin modem once.


  Regards,
  Eugene


On 03/05/2009, at 5:26 PM, Dark1 wrote:

I've been trying to convince my friend to switch from telstra cause  
their fee's are very high.  I did a comparison of the services i get  
from iinet with telstra.  For the same speed and less available  
download per month telstra charge twice as much money as what I'm  
paying to iinet.


You should look at the iinet plans available and compare them to  
your telstra plan.


Regards
Ruben

I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We have  
been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over the  
limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have the  
landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there actually  
costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from Telstra.
It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading of  
ABC and other services.

SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
tom samson

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Re: Telstra Or

[David Wood]

Hi Chris,

I also live just outside Dunsborough.  My wife was "seduced" by a  
telesales company working on behalf of Telstra last year and signed  
up, having spent the previous 2 years very happy with Westnet.  Within  
a week we regretted the decision and then had a real fight on our  
hands to get out of the deal/contract despite the prescribed "cooling  
off period".  Too many problems to note but essentially we have found  
Westnet to offer the best service at the most competitive price thus  
far.  The problem in Dunsborough on speed related issues is the  
exchange and the distance you maybe from that exchange.  We are over  
2kms away and this without a doubt has meant we get issues at times  
with download speed.  However, we are under the impression that  
Telstra acknowledge the issue and that an upgrade to the exchange is  
"imminent" whatever that may mean.


David


On 04/05/2009, at 8:30 AM, Chris Burton wrote:

Hi Bob

We are building about 20km south of Busselton and presently do have  
ocean broadband in Busselton. They are ok but I have had real dramas  
over the last 2 years with their speed and reliability.


I think the closest exchange is Dunsborough.

I will have a look on the Whirlpool site and start asking around

thanks for your advice

chris



On 03/05/2009, at 7:00 PM, Robert Howells wrote:



On 03/05/2009, at 6:36 PM, Chris Burton wrote:


Hi Reg

Do you know if Internode also cater for the south west (I have not  
heard of them), as I am looking for an alternative to Telstra when  
we ever get to move into our new house.


I had heard that their Next G system is good for internet and  
mobile coverage, as where we will be living is not covered by adsl,  
even though it does have a land line (cant work that one out!). I  
would dearly like not to have a land line but operate only on  
mobile and wireless internet.


kind regards

chris


Chris,

What part of the southwest ?


Also you could be a candidate for a government broadband guarantee

try here




Bob







On 03/05/2009, at 5:46 PM, Reg Whitely wrote:


Tom

I'm with Internode and love it, but am not on an ADSL2+ plan, nor  
Naked, here in Geraldton, still with ADSL.


Basically I get 1500/256 with 15GB download  and all Internode  
streaming music and ABC iView for ~$50 month. For that price  
Telstra gives around 512 mB speed and less than 1GB download (from  
memory - sorry haven't checked today). If I went to ADSL2+ here it  
would cost me around $80 with Internode - not Naked - but not  
guaranteed to give full speed potential it offers. At this point  
of time I don't need it anyway.


Whirlpool is a great tool for comparison: http:// 
bc.whirlpool.net.au/


Reg

On 03/05/2009, at 5:19 PM, tom samson wrote:

I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We  
have been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run  
over the limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also  
have the landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out  
there actually costed the benefits of changing to iinet or  
westnet from Telstra.
It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading  
of ABC and other services.

SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
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Re: Telstra Or

[Chris Burton]

Hi Bob

We are building about 20km south of Busselton and presently do have  
ocean broadband in Busselton. They are ok but I have had real dramas  
over the last 2 years with their speed and reliability.


I think the closest exchange is Dunsborough.

I will have a look on the Whirlpool site and start asking around

thanks for your advice

chris



On 03/05/2009, at 7:00 PM, Robert Howells wrote:



On 03/05/2009, at 6:36 PM, Chris Burton wrote:


Hi Reg

Do you know if Internode also cater for the south west (I have not  
heard of them), as I am looking for an alternative to Telstra when  
we ever get to move into our new house.


I had heard that their Next G system is good for internet and  
mobile coverage, as where we will be living is not covered by adsl,  
even though it does have a land line (cant work that one out!). I  
would dearly like not to have a land line but operate only on  
mobile and wireless internet.


kind regards

chris


Chris,

What part of the southwest ?


Also you could be a candidate for a government broadband guarantee

try here




Bob







On 03/05/2009, at 5:46 PM, Reg Whitely wrote:


Tom

I'm with Internode and love it, but am not on an ADSL2+ plan, nor  
Naked, here in Geraldton, still with ADSL.


Basically I get 1500/256 with 15GB download  and all Internode  
streaming music and ABC iView for ~$50 month. For that price  
Telstra gives around 512 mB speed and less than 1GB download (from  
memory - sorry haven't checked today). If I went to ADSL2+ here it  
would cost me around $80 with Internode - not Naked - but not  
guaranteed to give full speed potential it offers. At this point  
of time I don't need it anyway.


Whirlpool is a great tool for comparison: http:// 
bc.whirlpool.net.au/


Reg

On 03/05/2009, at 5:19 PM, tom samson wrote:

I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We  
have been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run  
over the limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also  
have the landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out  
there actually costed the benefits of changing to iinet or  
westnet from Telstra.
It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading  
of ABC and other services.

SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
tom samson

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Re: Telstra Or

[Hugh Griffiths]

I have bigpond cable and have never had a problem, taking into account my 
discount for bundled bill, and the "scout" leader discount, my shaped plan is 
by far the cheapest I have seen and we have only got into the shaped end once 
in the 5 or so years we have had it. The only downside (actually I think its an 
upside) is the "free" wireless Motorola surfboard modem wont allow my son to 
connect xbox live.

Best Regards

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Hi Chris

They are based in South Oz and are very highly regarded. Have a look  
at https://secure.internode.on.net/webtools/internode-dsl-finder to  
see if they can provide access, then perhaps 
http://www.internode.on.net/products/broadband/

Let me know if you need more info.

Reg

On 03/05/2009, at 6:36 PM, Chris Burton wrote:

> Hi Reg
>
> Do you know if Internode also cater for the south west (I have not  
> heard of them), as I am looking for an alternative to Telstra when  
> we ever get to move into our new house.
>
> I had heard that their Next G system is good for internet and mobile  
> coverage, as where we will be living is not covered by adsl, even  
> though it does have a land line (cant work that one out!). I would  
> dearly like not to have a land line but operate only on mobile and  
> wireless internet.
>
> kind regards
>
> chris
>
>
> On 03/05/2009, at 5:46 PM, Reg Whitely wrote:
>
>> Tom
>>
>> I'm with Internode and love it, but am not on an ADSL2+ plan, nor  
>> Naked, here in Geraldton, still with ADSL.
>>
>> Basically I get 1500/256 with 15GB download  and all Internode  
>> streaming music and ABC iView for ~$50 month. For that price  
>> Telstra gives around 512 mB speed and less than 1GB download (from  
>> memory - sorry haven't checked today). If I went to ADSL2+ here it  
>> would cost me around $80 with Internode - not Naked - but not  
>> guaranteed to give full speed potential it offers. At this point of  
>> time I don't need it anyway.
>>
>> Whirlpool is a great tool for comparison: http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/
>>
>> Reg
>>
>> On 03/05/2009, at 5:19 PM, tom samson wrote:
>>
>>> I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We  
>>> have been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over  
>>> the limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have  
>>> the landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there  
>>> actually costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from  
>>> Telstra.
>>> It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading  
>>> of ABC and other services.
>>> SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
>>> tom samson
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Re: Telstra Or

[Reg Whitely]

Hi Chris

They are based in South Oz and are very highly regarded. Have a look  
at https://secure.internode.on.net/webtools/internode-dsl-finder to  
see if they can provide access, then perhaps http://www.internode.on.net/products/broadband/


Let me know if you need more info.

Reg

On 03/05/2009, at 6:36 PM, Chris Burton wrote:


Hi Reg

Do you know if Internode also cater for the south west (I have not  
heard of them), as I am looking for an alternative to Telstra when  
we ever get to move into our new house.


I had heard that their Next G system is good for internet and mobile  
coverage, as where we will be living is not covered by adsl, even  
though it does have a land line (cant work that one out!). I would  
dearly like not to have a land line but operate only on mobile and  
wireless internet.


kind regards

chris


On 03/05/2009, at 5:46 PM, Reg Whitely wrote:


Tom

I'm with Internode and love it, but am not on an ADSL2+ plan, nor  
Naked, here in Geraldton, still with ADSL.


Basically I get 1500/256 with 15GB download  and all Internode  
streaming music and ABC iView for ~$50 month. For that price  
Telstra gives around 512 mB speed and less than 1GB download (from  
memory - sorry haven't checked today). If I went to ADSL2+ here it  
would cost me around $80 with Internode - not Naked - but not  
guaranteed to give full speed potential it offers. At this point of  
time I don't need it anyway.


Whirlpool is a great tool for comparison: http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/

Reg

On 03/05/2009, at 5:19 PM, tom samson wrote:

I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We  
have been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over  
the limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have  
the landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there  
actually costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from  
Telstra.
It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading  
of ABC and other services.

SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
tom samson

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Re: Telstra Or

[Adrian Skehan]

Well, I have come to the conclusion that its all done with smoke and  
mirrors.


I was with Westnet for years when I found was continually being paired  
well before the month was up so I switched to their ADSL/Phone plan  
with a 1GB download and minimal charge for over-run.  I thought this  
was great but it wasn't long before my monthly account near doubled. I  
tolerated this for many months and resisted frequent attractive offers  
from Telstra to switch to them, however, as time progressed I found I  
was plagued with frequent "drop outs" and having to re-boot the modem  
to regain service.  While Westnet Support were very helpful but unable  
to rectify the problem,  they concluded that there was a problem with  
the land line, this was duly reported to Telstra and on my next  
account I received a $95 charge for the privilege.


Enquiries revealed that Telstra said they were unable to find any  
problems with the land line so it must be at my end, however, I could  
not find anything amiss with my equipment (including the observation  
that all 3 machines in the house were affected the same, trying  
another modem and uninterrupted phone services), I managed to convince  
Westnet of this with the result that they refunded the $95 for which I  
was most grateful.  The problem of outages, which ranged from multiple  
daily occurrence in the main to, on rare occasions, up to 3  
consecutive days uninterrupted service.  Totally fed up with the  
situation I eventually gave in to an offer from Telstra that was too  
good to refuse and "lo and behold" I have not had an outage since  
connecting with them.


Draw your own conclusions as to what may have caused my problems in  
the first place and what fixed it in the end but I have a nasty taste  
in my mouth at the moment and frankly I wouldn't believe anything that  
any of them say from here on in.  If you use the internet you are a  
handy "CASH COW" for anyone who claims to provide any sort of service  
associated with it.  To my mind this especially applies to the big  
players.


Regards,

Adrian
adrianske...@me.com



On 03/05/2009, at 5:44 PM, Robert Howells wrote:



On 03/05/2009, at 5:26 PM, Dark1 wrote:

I've been trying to convince my friend to switch from telstra cause  
their fee's are very high.  I did a comparison of the services i  
get from iinet with telstra.  For the same speed and less available  
download per month telstra charge twice as much money as what I'm  
paying to iinet.


You should look at the iinet plans available and compare them to  
your telstra plan.


Regards
Ruben



Actually you should check out all plans at Whirlpool



Bob












I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We have  
been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over the  
limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have the  
landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there actually  
costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from Telstra.
It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading  
of ABC and other services.

SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
tom samson

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Re: Telstra Or

[Robert Howells]

On 03/05/2009, at 6:36 PM, Chris Burton wrote:


Hi Reg

Do you know if Internode also cater for the south west (I have not  
heard of them), as I am looking for an alternative to Telstra when  
we ever get to move into our new house.


I had heard that their Next G system is good for internet and mobile  
coverage, as where we will be living is not covered by adsl, even  
though it does have a land line (cant work that one out!). I would  
dearly like not to have a land line but operate only on mobile and  
wireless internet.


kind regards

chris


Chris,

What part of the southwest ?


Also you could be a candidate for a government broadband guarantee

try here




Bob







On 03/05/2009, at 5:46 PM, Reg Whitely wrote:


Tom

I'm with Internode and love it, but am not on an ADSL2+ plan, nor  
Naked, here in Geraldton, still with ADSL.


Basically I get 1500/256 with 15GB download  and all Internode  
streaming music and ABC iView for ~$50 month. For that price  
Telstra gives around 512 mB speed and less than 1GB download (from  
memory - sorry haven't checked today). If I went to ADSL2+ here it  
would cost me around $80 with Internode - not Naked - but not  
guaranteed to give full speed potential it offers. At this point of  
time I don't need it anyway.


Whirlpool is a great tool for comparison: http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/

Reg

On 03/05/2009, at 5:19 PM, tom samson wrote:

I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We  
have been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over  
the limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have  
the landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there  
actually costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from  
Telstra.
It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading  
of ABC and other services.

SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
tom samson

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Re: Telstra Or

[Chris Burton]

Hi Reg

Do you know if Internode also cater for the south west (I have not  
heard of them), as I am looking for an alternative to Telstra when we  
ever get to move into our new house.


I had heard that their Next G system is good for internet and mobile  
coverage, as where we will be living is not covered by adsl, even  
though it does have a land line (cant work that one out!). I would  
dearly like not to have a land line but operate only on mobile and  
wireless internet.


kind regards

chris


On 03/05/2009, at 5:46 PM, Reg Whitely wrote:


Tom

I'm with Internode and love it, but am not on an ADSL2+ plan, nor  
Naked, here in Geraldton, still with ADSL.


Basically I get 1500/256 with 15GB download  and all Internode  
streaming music and ABC iView for ~$50 month. For that price Telstra  
gives around 512 mB speed and less than 1GB download (from memory -  
sorry haven't checked today). If I went to ADSL2+ here it would cost  
me around $80 with Internode - not Naked - but not guaranteed to  
give full speed potential it offers. At this point of time I don't  
need it anyway.


Whirlpool is a great tool for comparison: http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/

Reg

On 03/05/2009, at 5:19 PM, tom samson wrote:

I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We have  
been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over the  
limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have the  
landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there actually  
costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from Telstra.
It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading  
of ABC and other services.

SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
tom samson

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Re: Telstra Or

[Reg Whitely]

Tom

I'm with Internode and love it, but am not on an ADSL2+ plan, nor  
Naked, here in Geraldton, still with ADSL.


Basically I get 1500/256 with 15GB download  and all Internode  
streaming music and ABC iView for ~$50 month. For that price Telstra  
gives around 512 mB speed and less than 1GB download (from memory -  
sorry haven't checked today). If I went to ADSL2+ here it would cost  
me around $80 with Internode - not Naked - but not guaranteed to give  
full speed potential it offers. At this point of time I don't need it  
anyway.


Whirlpool is a great tool for comparison: http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/

Reg

On 03/05/2009, at 5:19 PM, tom samson wrote:

I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We have  
been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over the  
limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have the  
landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there actually  
costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from Telstra.
It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading of  
ABC and other services.

SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
tom samson

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Re: Telstra Or

[Robert Howells]

On 03/05/2009, at 5:26 PM, Dark1 wrote:

I've been trying to convince my friend to switch from telstra cause  
their fee's are very high.  I did a comparison of the services i get  
from iinet with telstra.  For the same speed and less available  
download per month telstra charge twice as much money as what I'm  
paying to iinet.


You should look at the iinet plans available and compare them to  
your telstra plan.


Regards
Ruben



Actually you should check out all plans at Whirlpool



Bob












I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We have  
been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over the  
limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have the  
landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there actually  
costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from Telstra.
It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading of  
ABC and other services.

SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
tom samson

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Re: Telstra Or

[Dark1]

I've been trying to convince my friend to switch from telstra cause  
their fee's are very high.  I did a comparison of the services i get  
from iinet with telstra.  For the same speed and less available  
download per month telstra charge twice as much money as what I'm  
paying to iinet.


You should look at the iinet plans available and compare them to your  
telstra plan.


Regards
Ruben

I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We have  
been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over the  
limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have the  
landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there actually  
costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from Telstra.
It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading of  
ABC and other services.

SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
tom samson

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Telstra Or

[tom samson]

I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We have  
been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over the  
limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have the  
landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there actually  
costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from Telstra.
It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading of  
ABC and other services.

SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE
tom samson

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