[cfaussie] OT: Moving to Sydney

2006-12-17 Thread Maximilian Nyman
Hi dear group ;) This is really WAY off topic and I'm not sure if this appropriate for this forum. If it's not, please feel free to ignore it, or to tell me off Anyway, here we go... ;) I'm moving to Sydney (from Wellington) with my family first week of January and have a few questions. Who's

[cfaussie] Re: OT: Moving to Sydney

2006-12-17 Thread Sean Bucklar
Hi Max, Most of those queries I'm no good for, since I'm from Brisbane (and currently in Central NFLD, Canada), but for broadband provider selection - check out the comparisons over at whirlpool.net.au ( http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc-list.cfm?loc=2 ) On 12/17/06, Maximilian Nyman [EMAIL

[cfaussie] Re: OT: Moving to Sydney

2006-12-17 Thread Mike Kear
Max, it's not really a reasonable question to ask. There are a bazillion choices for just about everything you are asking about, and the best for you will depend on a lot of factors. What you're best to do is to plan on spending a few weeks in temporary accommodation, and talk to locals when you

[cfaussie] Re: OT: Moving to Sydney

2006-12-17 Thread Tom MacKean
Broadband - If you want cable, I recommend Optus over Telsta - both have appalling customer service but Optus is marginally less appalling. If you want ADSL, definitely check out whirlpool as Sean suggests - there are a million suppliers. A lot of them do a phone/broadband bundle - TPG have a good

[cfaussie] Re: OT: Moving to Sydney

2006-12-17 Thread Paul Haddon
Who's the best services providers for: (Doesn't necessarily have to be the cheapest, even thought that would be nice too) - Broadband - Phone (land line and mobile) - Broadband help site forums: http://www.whirlpool.net.au TV/Cable - If Foxtel OR Optus runs a cable down your street, you