Who has the fastest Internet service - and what do you pay?
Submitted: Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 10:21
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chump_boy
I spose this leads on from the Dial-up below.
I was just wondering what sort of Internet service people are using, how fast is t, and what sort of money are you paying?
I'll start off..
We use ADSL-2 (upgraded last week). Roughly 20,000kb / second (should be 24,000, but we are a fair way from the exchange). Cost for unlimited data is $49.90/month with TPG.
Reply By: Member - Ivan H (NSW) - Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 10:35
Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 10:35
I'n the process of moving from iiNet ADSL2+ to TPG ADSL2+.
I got about 8mb down, and 1mb up and I'm expecting the same with TPG.
Even though your data is unlimited, on the $50 plan your speed will be slowed to 128k/b when you hit 18GB.
I'm getting the same plan.
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Follow Up By: chump_boy - Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 10:37
Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 10:37
No - I upgraded from an unlimited plan, and am getting the same conditions I had with my existing plan.
Exisiting customers could upgrade with all the same conditions a few months back.
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Follow Up By: Member - Ivan H (NSW) - Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 11:04
Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 11:04
Spewin...wish I joined sooner...
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Reply By: Member - Scott M (NSW) - Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 10:51
Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 10:51
Optus DSL Cable - 12 gig per month - 50 meg speed - around $65 per month
However, I do use it for work. And it's bl**dy quick !
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Reply By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 11:30
Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 11:30
Not really the fastest - 256k - but will plug provider, only $5.00 per gig over limit. Others (westnet, telecom etc) were about $180.00 per extra gig. They hide this by quoting a low price per meg, hoping no one can do maths. Provider is People telecom, very helpful and competitive on prices.
Cheers Andrew
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Reply By: age - Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 12:16
Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 12:16
TPG ADSL2+ (24Mb/s) Limited plan on $29.95/month. Can upgrade to unlimited for $59.95 month. We are about 1.5km from exchange and see download speeds of about 16Mbs only - pretty darn quick though
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Reply By: Des Lexic - Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 14:50
Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 14:50
Work is Optical Fibre, don't know speed but almost instantaneous and the price is
FREE
Can't access lots of
places though Bugga
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Follow Up By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 18:37
Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 18:37
My work one is a bit slower than yours, but hey, getting paid by the hour....
Cheers Andrew
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Reply By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 17:54
Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 17:54
Reckon Des wins!
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Reply By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 18:03
Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 18:03
128 ISDN because suburban
Adelaide (
Happy Valley) is too far from the exchange for ADSL. Fortunately Chariot in SA is rolling out a new wireless Broad Band service in our area in the next two months. $60 for 3000 down and 512 up. 60 GB limit then throttled. VOIP phone chucked in for free and they will port my land line number over from Telstra - then it will be finger up to Telstra and they can take their lousy land line and ....
We have had six lousy years of poor quality lines from Telstra which they have done nothing about. It will be nice to be shot of them.
Pete
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Follow Up By: ellmcg - Saturday, Aug 05, 2006 at 08:03
Saturday, Aug 05, 2006 at 08:03
Where did you get the info about the Chariot rollout?
I'm in Oakbank, and can get ADSL with TPG, etc, but I don't really want to pay for the phone line - rather have broadband + VOIP.
I've looked at the Chariot website, but last time I looked they didn't even have a coverage map! They had a 'register your interest' form, but I haven't got anything back from it yet.
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Follow Up By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Saturday, Aug 05, 2006 at 15:20
Saturday, Aug 05, 2006 at 15:20
I rang Chariot tech support and asked
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Reply By: ozdragon - Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 21:07
Friday, Aug 04, 2006 at 21:07
Im with Westnet adsl $49.95 mth 5gig peak + 5 gig off peak. After the 10 gig it's slowed to whatever. Dunno never gone over my limit and unless d/l movies I doubt anyone would.
speed is 512kb
Peter
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Reply By: phil - Saturday, Aug 05, 2006 at 15:45
Saturday, Aug 05, 2006 at 15:45
If you live in an area which does not have access to ISDN and ADSL you are elegible for 2 way satellite at $29.95/month for 256/64 500Mb download and...FREE installation courtesy a Commonwealth Gov. grant.
Check out:
www broadband.com.au
Phil I
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