ABCDiamond

About $44 per month should get you sufficient, with a 1500k speed. I do more than you seem to do, and hardly go over 1Gb per month

http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc-plan.c...=1&dd=1&sort=2

Might be worth looking at aanet for there current special offer.

A dogs life

Where is the 1500K speed, plan for $44? I'd be quite interested in that for the new house, but I can't find it on the aaNet site. All the 1500K speed plans are 8Gb a month and above and are looking for $55 and above

ABCDiamond

That one is actually with http://www.netcall.com.au/ shown at the whirlpool link I gave for WA. (squeezzii's location)

Actually it is shown for QLD aswell.

pompeywill

Well maybe its different in Brisbane, here in WA believe me they are useless.
I tried everything, even bought a modem/router thinking that was restricting my connection some way.
Curl customer support is also a joke, the same guy always answers the phone whichever number you ring, tech support, sales, customer service, sales whatever, its always the same guy! Plus he doesn't even speak English that well! (when he bothers to answer the phone)
They charge for a service that they cant provide, absolute bloody joke.

I then switched to aanet and it works like a dream.

SO I REPEAT DO NOT USE CURL COMMUNICATIONS, YOU WILL ENTER A WORLD OF PAIN :scared:

worzel

That is what I thought but it soon mounts up. Also bear in mind that you normally sign up for 24 months for everything out here (you can do shorter but the price goes up significantly and you don't get the free installation / half-price for a few months options). So even though you mostly do just emails and a bit of surfing now can you confidently say that is all you will do in 2 years time? I have already started having a few video / VoiP calls a week, running a weblog with lots of photos (uploads count towards the limit on BigPond) and downloading various programs like anti-spyware etc which have new releases all the time.

Don't go for a limited download plan short of at least a few Gb.

ladywithatorch

Thanks for that - --we as a family use loads of internet time a week and we would hate to be "stung" for this.

PLEASE OZ just let me have a decent internet connection so i can talk to my rellies!!!!

xRachx

brisnick

but if you are clever and hunt around you can get around the 24 month thing without paying extra for almost everything (only foxtel out-foxing me at the moment).

internet: $34/month - no contract, can leave when i like without paying a fee, 512kbps/10GB downloads, plenty fast enough (i even watch premiership live via the net through onto my TV)
mobile: no monthly fee, 15c text messages, 39c/min calls with no flagfall

i flat refuse to sign a contract longer than 6-months, but haven't ever had to sign ANY contract for internet/mobile.

squeezzii

Have taken note of the web info and had a brief look at the pages-it looks like exactly the info we were looking for! thanks a million ABC! cheers

ozzieeagle

IInet, I've just switched to their adsl2, although my exchange is not adsl2 enabled at present, speeds at present 1,500 down 256 up, will change to 12 mbps down and 1.5 mbs up, 40 gigs of download, plus a free voip line, (I cannot understand why people aint knocking on doors and selling voip, everyone on here should have voip thats for sure) 69.95 bucks for the high speed net and voip + 40 gigs. Have to have your phone with them, although it isn't IInet after all turns out to be aapt on the phone side of things.

All up package including telephone line rental 99 bucks per month. I'm assuming most on here are forgetting the telephone line rental component.

BTW 40 gigs is more than enough, even with teenagers in the house.

I've just had fun trying to set up a wireless network here, I actually got it going to my Daughters comp, checked out the log, and couldn't easily understand it. Hence I rushed like a bull at a gate at the security side of things and tinkered with the Mac addresses (turns out that was total overkill)

To cut a long story short, after hours and hours on the phone to IInet and Belkin, I stuffed up the flashrom in the modem, or the flashrom has a fault in it, as I couldnt access the reconfiguration page on 10.1.1.1. I am getting a new reprogammed modem sent to me.

I reckon I've dedicated 6 or more hours to trying to sort that lot out this weekend dammit. Oh well at least I've learnt a bit about wireless networking and adsl modems and routers and firewalls lol

Moral is, never touch those Mac address thingys unless you actually work in that area lol. Stuff it my mate can set up the security next time, cost to me 6 cans of vic lol.

Weird thing is, I've had 3 things break on me this weekend, my spa, my net connection and my lounge room door, plus the missus scrapped the car,. Thank god there is beer at times likes this.

ozzieeagle

Youd best check out that whirlpool site... downloading at 512kbps may be fine, but apparently you need 1.5 mbps to ensure good "live tv" because of backgound activity etc.

Thats why I gave away Iprimus, Football on the Net.

I must reiiterate, anyone that talks to family in the uk on a regular basis, should have must have voip. Your phone bill will be cut to a fraction of what it is now. 10 cent local/national calls for starters, 29 cent per min mobile, no flagfall, 5 cent per min oseas calls, sure you can use phone cards, but the cheap ones have a flagfall, and they are a pain in the butt. Oh and free calls to other Voip users. Plus an extra line that anyone can dial into !!!! Great if you have lots of phone addicts in the house.

This voip stuff should be the easiest thing to sell, that I've ever seen in my life. Especially to expats from anywhere.

brisnick

i definately have the best deal for me. 512kbps is fine for watching live tv. i could upgrade to 1.5mbps and pay $65/month, but i really don't need to.

renth

Here's a good site for comparing all the different boradband deals:

http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc-plan.c...=1&dd=1&sort=0

Dodo also count uploads as part of the quota so should be avoided.

I went for the Amcom 1.5M/256k - 10Gig deal for $59 a month.

Don't forget I work in IT and I canvassed the opinions of my colleagues and the consensus was, in WA go for Amcon, iinet or Westnet.

Also a few of my pals on Amcom regularly exceed their download limit but have never been "shaped" (throttled back).

pompeywill

How do you watch the footie then?
I would be interested in how that is set up. hint hint

brisnick

go here http://www.fbtz.com/forum/ and register. all you need to know is here

ozzieeagle

or.... http://www.watch-football.tv/ Although half the links start at 700 kbps.