from where?

I'm running 13mbps (which is irrelevant really) WITH a 200gb cap (yep, you've never heard of them!) for what would be $100pm, now THAT takes the piss!

$100 currently = £67.50

Backward Australia at it's best i'm afraid, get ready for it if you're heading south!

I'm on 400 gigs @ 17 mbps from IInet for 89 bucks per month. Then I add unlimited phone calls anywhere (well 70 countries) plus 500 mins of mobile or 150 calls per month with pennytel for 19 bucks per month.. no line rental.

TPG do unlimited download for 69 bucks...and all Aus phone and 200 mins of international inclusive. Not sure what there speed would be at my house... but it should be at least 15 Mbps. Pennytel can be added to that account as well.

Basically everyone should be using either IInet... TPG or Internode

IInet are incredibly good for the consumer because they stuck it right up the Movie Moguls and will not divulge their customers details to outside interests.

Thanks for the offer but it's not a big priority here, as I type we probably have less than half the digital TV channels we could have thanks to a dodgy aerial. No ABC Anything for instance.

It's quite liberating actually.

When we get that sorted (finances) I'll run an ethernet cable from PC to TV and we'll enter the 20th Century

Save the time and petrol and donate to the Pink charity in my sig if you like (gawd I'm on the hard sell now)

OK, I've got a good setup going...

1) Hide my Ass VPN - http://www.hidemyass.com/ client running on PC giving me a US IP address.
2) Playon streaming software - http://www.playon.tv/playon running on same PC.
3) Netgear EVA9150 media player can see Playon which I was amazed and delighted with as it's not the greatest at this sort of thing.
4) Watching HULU at very passable quality on the plasma.

Next step open a Netflix account followed by cancelling Foxtel.

I've heard TPG are terrible to deal with, iiNet & Internode I can vouch for.

I'm a Visionstream contractor so deal with most ISP's (excluding TPG) and iiNet by far seem the best. Have used Internode so know they're good!

Google hackedcabletv.com

Follow the instructions to add the plugins to your windows media player - get all sky sports, iplayer, c4 etc and its all FOC

On a good torrent I'll get up to 1.5Mb/s - but on the 'series in a box' torrent that tend to be less busy more like 600 - 700Kb/s...

If its SOA you're after try EzTv. No sign ups, no ratios, just grab what you want and go! Quality and dl speeds are good too. I've watched all 4 series now, I am hanging out for series 5!

Sweden.

Guy said (dunno if true) 100meg lines are 'the norm' over there.

(not jelous much)

Best tip i've had on here ... cheers!

Currently flicking thru all the UK channels, US, and whatever else!

Seems a lil hit and miss as to what will play, but so far well impressed! ...

Call me sad, but even 5 mins of UK adverts is a decent watch ...

A lil sample, Sky News live on me desktop ...

Glad its helped.

Its nice to watch sky sports too

Eztv has good content -but being a public tracker is 'unsafe'. I've got more positive ratio with xspeeds than I could ever need so don't have to think about it!


....and SOA S4 is just sitting waiting for me to watch it

TPG have worthless customer service... but their product is good.

If you have to 'deal with' your ISP you are doing it wrong! TPG direct debit the correct amount from my account every month, and I have had good fast Internet for all but about 4 days of the last decade (small issue of a construction worker putting a backhoe through the phone line). Changes to my plan can be made via website....

Who needs customer service gimps?