broadband internet options
i’m changing from telstra because they only have a 12 gig (unlimited) fee for $70 per month.
dodo has a 5gb service with speed 1.5mbps. is this fast enough?
also has anyone found a good server that they would care to divulged?
pepe said:
broadband internet options
i’m changing from telstra because they only have a 12 gig (unlimited) fee for $70 per month.
dodo has a 5gb service with speed 1.5mbps. is this fast enough?
also has anyone found a good server that they would care to divulged?
Hi Pepe. I’m with Iprimus on a 1 gig plan for a total of $36.32. I buy another gig for $5.41 most months. There are options to buy more to top up your plan. It works fine for me.
I’d love broadband i a way because it would shorten the amount of time i spend here at the computer.
However even if I could get it(6kms outside ADSL range).. the price of it is horrendous and totally unnecessary for me.. My dialup though slow only costs me around a quarter of what broadband would cost.. and probably 10% of what satellite would cost. Meanwhile my taxes rise due to the fact that the government wants to assign money to broadband out of my tax. :(
thanks oc40
- 1 gig is an option i hadn’t considered – and i only use it a bit – so maybe.
we are on optus (I think – Mr BG looks after that side of things). Got a package deal when we first signed up which included free local phone calls or something. Anyway it didn’t cost us any more than dial up did at the time due to savings in other areas. With 3 users (used to be 4) broadband is now manditory for us. If we use up our allocation before the end of the month it just slows down to dial up speeds and we don’t get charged any extra.
We’re on iiNet – however we download heaps so we were looking for big download plans, not sure how they are with small download plans.
Westnet has a reputation for really, really good customer service.
roughbarked said:
I’d love broadband i a way because it would shorten the amount of time i spend here at the computer.However even if I could get it(6kms outside ADSL range).. the price of it is horrendous and totally unnecessary for me.. My dialup though slow only costs me around a quarter of what broadband would cost.. and probably 10% of what satellite would cost. Meanwhile my taxes rise due to the fact that the government wants to assign money to broadband out of my tax. :(
orchid40 said:
roughbarked said:
I’d love broadband i a way because it would shorten the amount of time i spend here at the computer.However even if I could get it(6kms outside ADSL range).. the price of it is horrendous and totally unnecessary for me.. My dialup though slow only costs me around a quarter of what broadband would cost.. and probably 10% of what satellite would cost. Meanwhile my taxes rise due to the fact that the government wants to assign money to broadband out of my tax. :(
There ain’t no justice!!
I’m with Telstra because only mob who I can get reliable ADSL with here. Other people around here have used other ISsP but have heaps of trouble with dropping out etc. So I just keep on paying the exorbitant prices to guarantee connection
bon008 said:
We’re on iiNet – however we download heaps so we were looking for big download plans, not sure how they are with small download plans.Westnet has a reputation for really, really good customer service.
noted – thanks all i will do a bit of shopping – on the net LOL
orchid40 said:
roughbarked said:
I’d love broadband i a way because it would shorten the amount of time i spend here at the computer.However even if I could get it(6kms outside ADSL range).. the price of it is horrendous and totally unnecessary for me.. My dialup though slow only costs me around a quarter of what broadband would cost.. and probably 10% of what satellite would cost. Meanwhile my taxes rise due to the fact that the government wants to assign money to broadband out of my tax. :(
There ain’t no justice!!
I work for an Internet provider and i can’t get broadband at home but we do sell a Wireless broadband USB stick and it costs $49.00 a month ( last time i looked ) for 5Gig and once you reach your limit it winds down to dial up speed at no extra cost. So if you can use Optus mobiles at home you will be able to use Primus wireless broadband.
Rook
pepe said:
broadband internet options
i’m changing from telstra because they only have a 12 gig (unlimited) fee for $70 per month.
dodo has a 5gb service with speed 1.5mbps. is this fast enough?
also has anyone found a good server that they would care to divulged?
we are with telstra and we have 10G and then if we go over it goes to dial up speed and it only cost us $60 i think
bon008 said:
We’re on iiNet – however we download heaps so we were looking for big download plans, not sure how they are with small download plans.Westnet has a reputation for really, really good customer service.
whirlpool.net.au has comparisons and forums to compare broadband products.
We are with Telstra, part of the business deal…I ought to know what the limits are etc, could get back to you on this…however we stick with Telstra as they provide communications services to the rural areas (imperfect tho’ that service may be) whereas Optus and the others couldn’t care less…
Dinetta said:
We are with Telstra, part of the business deal…I ought to know what the limits are etc, could get back to you on this…however we stick with Telstra as they provide communications services to the rural areas (imperfect tho’ that service may be) whereas Optus and the others couldn’t care less…
the deal i’m getting from dodo is better than the others – but is 1.5 megabits per second too slow ?
thanks for your comments.
>but is 1.5 megabits per second too slow ?
It’s good enough for me!
A whole CD worth of stuff in 1.25 hours isn’t bad..
You’re in Gawler aren’t you Pepe .
Can recommend Adam Internet – they have Adam Direct installed in Gawler , or you can opt for Home ADSL.
Good prices too…especially Home ADSL
Home ADSL 256/64
Starter 256k/64k – 500 MB – $29.95
Light 256k/64k – 5,000 MB – $34.95
Home ADSL 512/128
Light 512k/128k – 5,000 MB – $39.95
Medium 512k/128k – 10,000 MB – $44.95
Home ADSL 1500/256
Average 1500k/256k – 20,000 MB – $49.95
Super 1500k/256k – 40,000 MB – $59.95
colliewa said:
>but is 1.5 megabits per second too slow ?It’s good enough for me!
A whole CD worth of stuff in 1.25 hours isn’t bad..
thanks
my current speed is 1386 mbps download and 203 upload – so yes i will change to dodo today and keep fingers crossed.
BatZ said:
You’re in Gawler aren’t you Pepe . Can recommend Adam Internet – they have Adam Direct installed in Gawler , or you can opt for Home ADSL.
Good prices too…especially Home ADSL Home ADSL 256/64 Starter 256k/64k – 500 MB – $29.95 Light 256k/64k – 5,000 MB – $34.95 Home ADSL 512/128 Light 512k/128k – 5,000 MB – $39.95
Medium 512k/128k – 10,000 MB – $44.95 Home ADSL 1500/256
Average 1500k/256k – 20,000 MB – $49.95 Super 1500k/256k – 40,000 MB – $59.95
Adam Home ADSL
thank you batz – i’m checking it now and yes they are the best prices so far.
I have changed to internode—I get 5g for $39.95 and if I go over it slows down—I have found them very good—I did see TGP advertising for 50 g but don’t know what the catch there is
I think that was TPG ???
You can also check here
http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/
Grasshopper said:
You can also check here
http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/
thanks grassy – altho’ that last reference gives me information overload LOL.
i think the dodo bundle of phone and internet seems best – altho’ adam internet appears to be well backed up with support services.
difficult decision.
pepe said:
Grasshopper said:
You can also check here
http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/
thanks grassy – altho’ that last reference gives me information overload LOL.
i think the dodo bundle of phone and internet seems best – altho’ adam internet appears to be well backed up with support services.
difficult decision.
Morning pepe. I have heard of people who have signed on with dodo and then changed as soon as possible because it didn’t live up to it’s promise. I suppose the old saying “if it sounds too good to be true it probably is” rings true.
My son is with tpg and is very happy with the service.He gets 50gig for about $35 I think. He is on ADSL2 but that isn’t available everywhere (certainly not here; a couple kms down the road yes, but I seem to be in a bad area for signal. Bad for mobiles too). As I said before I am with Telstra 12gig for $59.95 which is expensive, but it seems to be the only one I can get here, apart from satellite and I rarely have trouble with disconnections like others seem to get. I guess you get what you pay for
Yes I have heard that about dodo as well—dead as—many said they were no good—that tpg sounds like a good deal—I can’t get ADSL2 here—do they only do ADSL2 ?
thanks for the feedback
adam internet without phone is looking good.
sometimes I think that if Optus, etc, spent as much $$$ on expanding it’s coverage / territory as it does on advertising and cold calls, it would have a better chance of competing with Telstra.
And yes, AnneS, we don’t have much problem with Telstra dropouts (what’s a dropout anyway?) …mostly only in Rockhampton where I think there may be an overload problem sometimes with Telstra…sometimes the internet just fails there…like once or twice a year…
I’ll have a look at the accounts over the weekend, but I think Veg Gardener is on the same plan as one of our connections: about $60 for 10gig.
Telstra charges for upload as well as download, so we went for the higher numbers…you can check your usuage meter on the BigPond website…
I was with Adam…they were brilliant. Just had trouble on the Telstra side of things for my exchange , so had to end up going with Bogpond .
Adam is Adelaide based, so when you call them they’re just in Adel City . Great tech help too =o]
I so miss being with them =o
I’m with optus since ’92, never a prob. 20 gig @64 a month, inc 100 worth of ph calls on the land line. The data allowance doubles for nights eg 40 gig from 12 am to 12 pm.
Never had a single prob.
Then again we are high end users with 4 pcs (inc lappy) and sometimes wall to wall kids on games. Twice in those years the u tubers took us over the limit and we were slowed, but didn’t really notice much difference anyway.
Sometimes I wonder if the broadband provider depends on your area…
BatZ said:
I was with Adam…they were brilliant. Just had trouble on the Telstra side of things for my exchange , so had to end up going with Bogpond .Adam is Adelaide based, so when you call them they’re just in Adel City . Great tech help too =o] I so miss being with them =o
home adsl 1500/256 from adam is $20 cheaper per month than telstra unlimited – actually i only need 5 gig download but the speeds on 5 gig seem slow.
Grasshopper said:
Yes I have heard that about dodo as well—dead as—many said they were no good—that tpg sounds like a good deal—I can’t get ADSL2 here—do they only do ADSL2 ?
they ADSL as well as far as I know
Happy Potter said:
I’m with optus since ’92, never a prob. 20 gig @64 a month, inc 100 worth of ph calls on the land line. The data allowance doubles for nights eg 40 gig from 12 am to 12 pm.
Never had a single prob.
Then again we are high end users with 4 pcs (inc lappy) and sometimes wall to wall kids on games. Twice in those years the u tubers took us over the limit and we were slowed, but didn’t really notice much difference anyway.
sounds like you have the same deal we have.
With the double allowance of bandwidth…is that using optus servers ??!!
BatZ said:
With the double allowance of bandwidth…is that using optus servers ??!!
anything I think. Considered “off peak”. We download big stuff like TV shows etc. then as it has less impact on our overall allowance.
That’s goodity BG =o]
Bogpond has the unmetered site…but I seldom use it lol .
Dinetta said:
sometimes I think that if Optus, etc, spent as much $$$ on expanding it’s coverage / territory as it does on advertising and cold calls, it would have a better chance of competing with Telstra.And yes, AnneS, we don’t have much problem with Telstra dropouts (what’s a dropout anyway?) …mostly only in Rockhampton where I think there may be an overload problem sometimes with Telstra…sometimes the internet just fails there…like once or twice a year…
I’ll have a look at the accounts over the weekend, but I think Veg Gardener is on the same plan as one of our connections: about $60 for 10gig.
Telstra charges for upload as well as download, so we went for the higher numbers…you can check your usuage meter on the BigPond website…
yeah its around that but we have a mobile phone and the home phone on it.
>my current speed is 1386 mbps
You might find 1.5mb/s a little slow then….
ive gone back to dodo (mostly because my only option atm is wireless broadband) i get 7gb prepaid for 70 bucks and 7.2 mbs connection speed- so far im quite happy with it (the helstra plans were horribly expensive in comparison with dodo)
colliewa said:
>my current speed is 1386 mbps
You might find 1.5mb/s a little slow then….
oopsy – 1386 kbps
i have signed up with adam internet
ADSL1500/256 with 20gig downloads for $20 less than telstra’s 12gig (unlimited) service.
fingers crossed because i don’t really understand the systems.
pepe said:
i have signed up with adam internet
ADSL1500/256 with 20gig downloads for $20 less than telstra’s 12gig (unlimited) service.
fingers crossed because i don’t really understand the systems.
Keep us up to date with it please Pepe. I certainly wouldn’t mind a $20 reduction in our fees.