It really is the case. iiNet broadband2+ says it is 'up to
24,000kbps'. In practice I've only ever seen it go up to 4,000kbps
(with up to 1,000 upload) on my connection, it depends on distance to
the exchange and other factors. For $40/mth, its a competitive price
and much faster than the 512/128 or 1,500/256 you can get from
Telstra. You won't want to go back. Keep in mind to get broadband 2
+ at iiNet you will need to get your phone line and local/national
calls switched over to iiNet, and pay them $33/mth (instead of paying
pretty much the same to Telstra for line rental) plus calls. No real
issue there.
Telstra are planning to roll out the faster broadband this year, and
I understand that this will mean they offer it via wholesalers as
well. So later this year you should see competitive broadband2+
plans out there (including from Bigpond). Maybe there will be a lot
of special offers around when this happens.
Customer service at iiNet has been a problem for me lately, which is
surprising - until now they've always been very good on the customer
service front. Possibly its just they have a lot of demand for the
new services, but you might experience it differently. I've also
raised privacy issues with them, and can't say I'm really satisfied
with their approach in some areas.
But if you do the comparisons, you will see they come up well.
Glenn.
On 18/01/2006, at 3:01 PM, thefrogs wrote:
We are considering changing from Bigpond because now it looks like
iinet has Broadband 2 with VOIP phone cheaper than the ordinary
Broadband we have with Telstra. Is that really the case? What are
the best deals and how can we look at comparisons?
tom samson
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