Thanks Daniel & Neil The girl at Telstra told me I could port email addresses and they allowed 2 free email accounts. I couldn’t see how it would work, takeovers are different, all the addresses move. I was extremely stressed at the time and she offered us a deal that sounded good, cheaper than our combined iiNet & Telstra accounts. I said we would think about it. After a coffee I realised she hadn’t given us any details, went back and asked her to email the details.
When I checked our present usage I realised the new plan did not have nearly enough volume especially as we are using streaming services more these days. I had gone there to ask how much it would cost to unlock my prepaid Telstra phone. The iiNet salesman had told me it would not need to be unlocked, just one of his lies. I was told the amount depended on how long I had been using it, which was hardly at all. She then went on to talk about something else and I forgot to get the price. Today I rang Telstra and the girl unlocked it for nothing (I hope, haven’t tried yet). Tomorrow I shall install my iiNet SIM with my Vodaphone number (closing 2G network so my 18 year old Nokia has been pensioned off). We shall stay with iiNet, I already have a SIM for Graham’s Telstra number but can’t activate it until we get NBN (12 Jun according to Telstra) because of special deal on landlines. Have to find out if I can move Telstra phone number to our VoIP phone. My main worry is problems with the NBN transition, we’re getting fibre to curb (yank spelling of kerb!) and being unable to understand what they say. Thanks again and best wishes from Diana Sent from my iPad > On 15 Apr 2018, at 6:51 pm, Neil Houghton <n...@possumology.com> wrote: > > Hi Daniel, Hi Diana, > > I've been with Internode ever since I moved from Bigpond dial-up to ADSL > broadband back in 2007. > > I must admit I was worried when Internode was bought by iiNet and then iiNet > was bought by TPG - however, I continue to be impressed by their service. Of > course with a good reliable internet provider it is rare for me to actually > NEED the support but I had cause just over a week ago when my internet > connection just stopped working. > > I got to talk to an intelligent support person and we got to methodically > work through the problem and agree that since my phone connection was working > and we had ADSL sync OK but no PPP sign -in, and I could duplicate this > problem on two different modems, that there must be a fault on Internode's > end. The fault was logged and I was given a ticket reference in case I needed > to follow up. As it was the fault was fixed (or fixed itself) several hours > later and all was back to normal. > > As I say, it is not often I need to deal with them but, when I do, they have > been unfailingly helpful - whether it has been changing plans/services, > changing billing methods or technical problems - I get to deal with pleasant, > efficient and informed personnel. > > Just my 2c worth - I am all too happy to complain about the frequent poor > service I find nowadays so it is nice to be able to also report on really > good customer service when I get it ;o) > > > Cheers > > > Neil > -- > Neil R. Houghton > > Albany, Western Australia > > Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 > > Email: n...@possumology.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: <wamug.org.au-wamug-boun...@lists.wamug.org.au> on behalf of Daniel > Kerr <dan...@macwizardry.com.au> > Reply-To: WAMUG <wamug@wamug.org.au> > Date: Sunday, 15 April 2018 at 18:12 > To: WAMUG <wamug@wamug.org.au> > Subject: Re: Changing ISP and porting email address > > Hi Diana > > You can’t really “port” an email address to another ISP. When you change > ISP’s you will get a new one. > With iinet, you can pay them $25 per year per email address to “keep” > those email addresses. So if you have 2 email addresses you want to keep, > then you’d be paying them $50 per year to keep the iinet address. > But Telstra can’t take those email addresses to them. They can only stay > with iinet. > So you’d either need to keep the addresses for a year or so, and tell > people your “new” email addresses, or carry on paying every year to iinet for > them. This is why some people a) stick with their ISP to keep their email > address or b) go for a “non-ISP” address (e.g. iCloud.com or gmail.com, > hotmail etc). That way they then have the email address “forever”. > > I think a lot of people have on and off problems with iinet (myself > included), but when my NBN comes, I’m staying with them for now. I’ll wait to > the mess that is NBN is hopefully sorted out and then see what it’s like. I’m > working on the “better the devil you know” theory,….lol. I keep Telstra for > my mobile, but I don’t want my internet with them. But I don’t think there’s > a “fantastic” ISP out there really. They all seem to have problems here and > there (which I can understand), but I don’t think any one ISP is that much > better then anyone. I think all the “great” ISP’s got gobbled up by larger > companies. And service went out the window……… (service? We can’t afford to > factor that into our plans,..don’t be silly! lol). > (Yes, sometimes you get the right person and it’s OK,…..other times it’s a > great big mess). More to do with moving support centres all overseas I think. > Wouldn’t it be nice if we could do the same. Oh, a problem with the bill? > Sorry you’ll need to talk to our support centre,…they’re overseas. They only > work 10mins a day once a week, every other day. Leave a message and they’ll > get back to you,….sometime. Maybe. Perhaps. Hard to say). :) hehe. > > So long story short….. > If you want to keep the emails, you’d need to ask iinet to swap you to an > “email only account” once you’ve changed to the new provider - then pay per > each email per year. > > Kind regards > Daniel > > Sent from my iPhone 7 > > --- > Daniel Kerr > MacWizardry > > Phone: 0414 795 960 > Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> > Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> > > > **For everything Apple** > > NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion > and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of > MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of > warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information > in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission > by the author be requested. > >> On 15 Apr 2018, at 4:00 pm, Diana & Graham Stevens <diag...@iinet.net.au> >> wrote: >> >> Can someone tell me where to find information on porting email addresses, >> the preparation for it and how the process works please? We want to take two >> accounts one imap, one pop. >> >> We are thinking of abandoning iiNet after 21.75 years and moving to Telstra. >> I had planned to move our phone services in the opposite direction in order >> to save money until I was ‘sold a pup’ by some rotter in South Africa. >> Having lied to me and wasted my money he became incommunicado. When I >> complained via their website I got no answer. >> >> Telstra will be more expensive but it has the advantage that I can get the >> bus to the Telstra store, I have trouble on the phone with their accents and >> my hearing. >> >> Best wishes to all from Diana >> Sent from my iPad >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
