best broadband plan? (1 Viewer)

[cuppy]

any tips or suggestions?

i'm looking for about 512K speed, 8-10 GB a month with excess data shaped as well as a good deal with the modem + installation.

atm i'm looking at internode but i don't know if there's anything better out there or if the service is reliable.

 

[mr_brightside]

www.tpg.com.au
http://iinet.com.au/

Definetly check out Whirlpool if you havent already.

 

[trolloutaface]

optus $60 per month for unlimited internet =_=

 

[cuppy]

yeh i've been to whirlpool, thats where i discovered internode. is that optus one for $60/month include unlimited d/ls? $60 sounds too good to be true for unlimited!!

 

[jemsta]

tpg has a pretty good deal with adsl 2+ packages
i suggest you go and check it out....havent got any problems so far

 

[mr_brightside]

Diane: out of this thread clueless woman!

and yeah jemsta, tpg is quite awesome.
I'm on ADSL+2, 18GB limit, $50 a month

Test run on 12/04/2007 @ 05:16 PM

Mirror: TPG
Data: 9 MB
Test Time: 11.97 secs

Your line speed is 6.32 Mbps (6315 kbps).
Your download speed is 789 KB/s (0.77 MB/s).

 

[trolloutaface]

*leaves*

 

[mr_brightside]

 

[iamsickofyear12]

55 Plans Under $50
http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc-plan....yes&conntype=1&xb=1&xeu=1&speedlimit=1&sort=2

The setup costs are not always accurate so check the ISP websites.

 

[Josie]

yeh i've been to whirlpool, thats where i discovered internode. is that optus one for $60/month include unlimited d/ls? $60 sounds too good to be true for unlimited!!

All of the plans are "unlimited" in the sense you'll not be charged extra for exceeding your quota, your speed will be shaped.
$49.95 gets you 7gb onpeak 14gb offpeak.
$69.95 gets you 20gb onpeak 40gb offpeak.
That's on adsl1/2/cable.
That price is if you have another optus product like mobile (plan), or tv, or home phone.
If you don't, $59.95 and $79.95.

Speedwise, 512 or 1.5M(unless you can get adsl2).

Can anyone tell I used to work for optus?

Service/reliability wise, I used to be on the $49.95 myself when I still lived in sydney. Quite stable.

 

[taco man]

I think im liking tpg's 8 gig adsl2 plan ..rite now im on a $50/mth ozemail plain 8 gig adsl plan...so if i do swap i get an upgrade to adsl 2 for the same price/mth, how sweet

Just a random question, if u do switch isps do u lose the email accounts that your old isp gave to u?

 

[Josie]

Yes.

 

[taco man]

crapola

 

[orly?]

adsl2 from optus i think

 

[bringbackshred]

OK, if you use Outlook or Thunderbird, you can set up a Gmail account to go through that if you wish, hence eliminating the worry of changing ISPs and emails.

I'm on Internode 1.5mbps @ 20GB/month for 60 or 70 a month. Can't remember which.

 

[iamsickofyear12]

Just a random question, if u do switch isps do u lose the email accounts that your old isp gave to u?

Some ISP's will let you keep the email for $5/month or something.... just depends on whether yours offers it.

 

[cuppy]

so... what constitutes as 'onpeak' and 'offpeak' and would it vary between ISPs?

 

[taco man]

Some ISP's will let you keep the email for $5/month or something.... just depends on whether yours offers it.

5 bucks/mth..thats hardly worth it though. Its just that i registered so many things on my isp email account that its gonna be a pain if i lost it. Anyway ive learnt my lesson now

 

[Josie]

so... what constitutes as 'onpeak' and 'offpeak' and would it vary between ISPs?

For Optus, Peak is 12pm (midday) to 12am (midnight) so afternoon
Offpeak is Midnight (12am) to midday (12pm) so early morning.

Not sure about other ISPs.

 

[summermagic]

Well i'm using AussiePCShop at the moment and it's really quite good. A 20GB plan at speeds of 512K is only $39.95. Reeeeealy cheap! It's at: http://www.aussiepcshop.com/default.php?cPath=59

I recommend you check it out.