Ormeau & Ormeau Hills
Mar 16th 2007 | 12:08 am
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Re: Ormeau & Ormeau Hills
The plan we're on is the BC OPEN plan, which gives us 3 gig of downloads a month. There is a cheaper plan, which we were initially on. I think it was about $39 a month but we found we were going over our monthly download quota, so decided to upgrade and we find 3 gig ample for our usage.
As far as reliablity goes, it's not too bad. We've had it about 6 months, and theres been a few times when we've lost the connection, and it usually takes a few hours to come back on line.
As far as reliablity goes, it's not too bad. We've had it about 6 months, and theres been a few times when we've lost the connection, and it usually takes a few hours to come back on line.
so WAS gonna upgrade to 60GB. All what you do tho and at the end of the day after moving back god knows how many years to using Dial Up ... well, even 3GB would be luxury! ...lol
Yeah I'd expect it to be a tad on the unreliable side, but 'a few' in 6 months aint that bad really.
Sounds like a goer!
Oh yeah, the leaflet is looking for a 12 month contract and they'll throw in a month free, but do you HAVE to have a contract?
My current ISP is trying for a port for ADSL once a week and we could get one anytime so altho I don't hold much hope, you never know and I don't want to be locked in when I could get my 8meg line back for the price of half a meg with Airweb.
Mar 16th 2007 | 12:42 am
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Re: Ormeau & Ormeau Hills
Yeah 3Gb wouldn't last long here. We have 3 Desktops and a laptop that all use the net. I download, well, used to, a fair bit from UKNova and we're basically a GB hungry household. Last plan was 40GB as I say but we got to that in 3 weeks last month of use ... so WAS gonna upgrade to 60GB.
All what you do tho and at the end of the day after moving back god knows how many years to using Dial Up ... well, even 3GB would be luxury! ...lol
Yeah I'd expect it to be a tad on the unreliable side, but 'a few' in 6 months aint that bad really.
Sounds like a goer!
Oh yeah, the leaflet is looking for a 12 month contract and they'll throw in a month free, but do you HAVE to have a contract?
My current ISP is trying for a port for ADSL once a week and we could get one anytime so altho I don't hold much hope, you never know and I don't want to be locked in when I could get my 8meg line back for the price of half a meg with Airweb.
so WAS gonna upgrade to 60GB. All what you do tho and at the end of the day after moving back god knows how many years to using Dial Up ... well, even 3GB would be luxury! ...lol
Yeah I'd expect it to be a tad on the unreliable side, but 'a few' in 6 months aint that bad really.
Sounds like a goer!
Oh yeah, the leaflet is looking for a 12 month contract and they'll throw in a month free, but do you HAVE to have a contract?
My current ISP is trying for a port for ADSL once a week and we could get one anytime so altho I don't hold much hope, you never know and I don't want to be locked in when I could get my 8meg line back for the price of half a meg with Airweb.
I think you do have to have a contract, because we were given the option of 12 or 18 months. It was one or the other, and yes, you get the first month for free. It may be worth asking Airweb about whether you are tied to this.
The plans are as follows:
$29 pm - 500mg
$39 pm - 1 gig
$59 pm - 3 gigs
$70 pm - 5 gigs
$100 pm - 10 gigs
$150 pm - 15 gigs
$180 pm - 20 gigs
$220 pm - 30 gigs
I've just spoken to my OH and he said that you may or may not be able to get it. It depends on where your house is positioned, as you have to have a clear line of sight up to Wolfdene Antenna on the hill, which is where the signal is transmitted from. Even though we get it no problem, there are a few houses on our estate who can't get it, because theres an obstruction in the way.
Mar 16th 2007 | 1:21 am
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Re: Ormeau & Ormeau Hills
I've just dug out all the paperwork, so hope this helps.
I think you do have to have a contract, because we were given the option of 12 or 18 months. It was one or the other, and yes, you get the first month for free. It may be worth asking Airweb about whether you are tied to this.
The plans are as follows:
$29 pm - 500mg
$39 pm - 1 gig
$59 pm - 3 gigs
$70 pm - 5 gigs
$100 pm - 10 gigs
$150 pm - 15 gigs
$180 pm - 20 gigs
$220 pm - 30 gigs
I've just spoken to my OH and he said that you may or may not be able to get it. It depends on where your house is positioned, as you have to have a clear line of sight up to Wolfdene Antenna on the hill, which is where the signal is transmitted from. Even though we get it no problem, there are a few houses on our estate who can't get it, because theres an obstruction in the way.
I think you do have to have a contract, because we were given the option of 12 or 18 months. It was one or the other, and yes, you get the first month for free. It may be worth asking Airweb about whether you are tied to this.
The plans are as follows:
$29 pm - 500mg
$39 pm - 1 gig
$59 pm - 3 gigs
$70 pm - 5 gigs
$100 pm - 10 gigs
$150 pm - 15 gigs
$180 pm - 20 gigs
$220 pm - 30 gigs
I've just spoken to my OH and he said that you may or may not be able to get it. It depends on where your house is positioned, as you have to have a clear line of sight up to Wolfdene Antenna on the hill, which is where the signal is transmitted from. Even though we get it no problem, there are a few houses on our estate who can't get it, because theres an obstruction in the way.
This house gets virtually NO breezes when you open ALL windows! When the temp gauge on that building just onto the motorway on the left, I'm sure you know, well when that was showing 23C earlier, this house was 28C inside. What was we thinking with no air con ...lol, but I don't think there's too much of the hotter temps left ...
Anyway, yeah we get no breezes as we drop compared to the house one side next door. Funny enough, the angle the wind blows most of the time! ...lol, but there ya go!
So yeah you can bet your bottom dollar that THAT will be the angle the transmitter is. Actually you might know. I'm pretty sure it's facing the motorway, yeah that's the direction we're blocked. North might be ok, altho we do have fair sized tree's not too far in front. South ok, but best would be West!
I see you can get them to do a signal test so that'll be my next move I reckon, but I'll need to check about this contract as I don't want any of that really. I got burned by Bigpond when I broke my contract with them so once bitten etc
I know of another member on here who when they joined their ISP, altho a contract was 'part of the deal', they got one for 6 months instead of the 12 they wanted so I guess anything is possible.
Airweb are touting for work so we'll see!
Cheers ...
May 18th 2007 | 11:27 am
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Re: Ormeau & Ormeau Hills
Hi Jane
We live in Ormeau and love it here. Basically, there are 3 housing estates, Ormeau Hills, Jacobs Ridge (where we are) and Norfolk Village . I don’t really know much about Norfolk as I have only been up there a couple times. We were originally looking at land in Ormeau Hills and it is really nice up there, and I believe they have some largish blocks available. I don’t know what size block you are looking for, but at Jacobs Ridge, they do vary from about 650m2 to around 800ms, and I think theres a few over 800m2.
Ormeau itself is a great place to live. We have the best of both worlds, 40-45 minutes from Brisbane, 20-25 minutes from the Gold Coast and 10 minutes from Jacobs Well, which is a lovely little seaside town. We often take a picnic down there and just watch the boats coming and going. We have a train station about 5 minutes away, and theres a bus service linking all the estates with both Ormeau and Beenleigh train stations.
We have a little shopping centre, which has everything we need, IGA supermarket, newsagency, chemist, bakery, fish and chips, Chinese restaurant, real estate, hairdressers, gym, dentist, and a few specialty shops as well as a Tavern right next door.
There was an article in the local paper a few weeks ago which mentioned Ormeau as one of the most booming towns on the coast. Just across the road from Jacobs Ridge, there is a huge development underway. The land is being cleared at the moment, I think it might be another housing estate. There is also a new shopping complex under construction at the moment, and across the road from that, a planning application has been submitted for another huge shopping centre, so things are finally starting to happen here.
I hope this gives you some insight in the area, but if you need any further info, please ask.
Regards
We live in Ormeau and love it here. Basically, there are 3 housing estates, Ormeau Hills, Jacobs Ridge (where we are) and Norfolk Village . I don’t really know much about Norfolk as I have only been up there a couple times. We were originally looking at land in Ormeau Hills and it is really nice up there, and I believe they have some largish blocks available. I don’t know what size block you are looking for, but at Jacobs Ridge, they do vary from about 650m2 to around 800ms, and I think theres a few over 800m2.
Ormeau itself is a great place to live. We have the best of both worlds, 40-45 minutes from Brisbane, 20-25 minutes from the Gold Coast and 10 minutes from Jacobs Well, which is a lovely little seaside town. We often take a picnic down there and just watch the boats coming and going. We have a train station about 5 minutes away, and theres a bus service linking all the estates with both Ormeau and Beenleigh train stations.
We have a little shopping centre, which has everything we need, IGA supermarket, newsagency, chemist, bakery, fish and chips, Chinese restaurant, real estate, hairdressers, gym, dentist, and a few specialty shops as well as a Tavern right next door.
There was an article in the local paper a few weeks ago which mentioned Ormeau as one of the most booming towns on the coast. Just across the road from Jacobs Ridge, there is a huge development underway. The land is being cleared at the moment, I think it might be another housing estate. There is also a new shopping complex under construction at the moment, and across the road from that, a planning application has been submitted for another huge shopping centre, so things are finally starting to happen here.
I hope this gives you some insight in the area, but if you need any further info, please ask.
Regards
this is interesting as we are thinking about moving to the Ormeau area. We have two young girls aged 7 (twins).. we want to be near the coast as well as near a city, possibly for work (I am a journalist but could turn my hand to other things) and my husband would do something in construction.
Do you know anything about the schools in the area? transport links?
We are in Sydney at the moment but are being turned off by the sky high house prices!!
Louise and Rob
May 18th 2007 | 9:39 pm
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Re: Ormeau & Ormeau Hills
Hi Jane
this is interesting as we are thinking about moving to the Ormeau area. We have two young girls aged 7 (twins).. we want to be near the coast as well as near a city, possibly for work (I am a journalist but could turn my hand to other things) and my husband would do something in construction.
Do you know anything about the schools in the area? transport links?
We are in Sydney at the moment but are being turned off by the sky high house prices!!
Louise and Rob
this is interesting as we are thinking about moving to the Ormeau area. We have two young girls aged 7 (twins).. we want to be near the coast as well as near a city, possibly for work (I am a journalist but could turn my hand to other things) and my husband would do something in construction.
Do you know anything about the schools in the area? transport links?
We are in Sydney at the moment but are being turned off by the sky high house prices!!
Louise and Rob
If you read the threads at the start of this post there is great info on Ormeau.
The location seems ideal, close enough to the coast and 40-45 mins from CBD. It also seems great for transport, because the train station is only 5 mins away.
As with most places in Oz they are developing the area fast.
The house prices seem more affordable, take a look on real estate and you will see that you do get a bit more for your money here.
As for schools we are checking UCSC when we arrive in June, but I am keeping my options open regarding Private schools. The only reason is the cost being more affordable. I mean back here in the UK unless you are minted there is no way of affording private schooling.
Thanks for all the info everyone on this thread even about the broadband.
Take care
Janex
May 19th 2007 | 11:23 am
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Re: Ormeau & Ormeau Hills
Hi to follow up on Pauls comments about Upper Coomera school, I have a 14 year old girl in the school who is in a similar situation to Pauls daughter. She is in the last year of Middle school and is not getting pushed at all workwise. I think that initially when we came here, arriving with a 12 year old, I think that my main concern was that she was happy and settled in her new school environment and after a couple of minor incidents I can say she is.
Now that she has had her settling in period, I feel that at her age she should be working a lot harder and my daughter herself agrees that she doesnt do as much as she used to in her old school.
I have been looking at the Private schools in the area and now hubby and I are settled in our jobs, would seriously consider moving her when she is ready for senior school in January if we work out that we can afford it. The only issue then is the problem of uprooting her again, and she may not want to do that so that will be a tough one to resolve.
My advice to newcomers would be - if you can afford to put your kids into a private school, particularly if they are heading for their teens I would seriously consider it. By the way, my eight year old is doing extremely well in the state school, he is happy and settled and does a lot of homework, so 10 out of 10 from me for the Junior School.
Julia
Now that she has had her settling in period, I feel that at her age she should be working a lot harder and my daughter herself agrees that she doesnt do as much as she used to in her old school.
I have been looking at the Private schools in the area and now hubby and I are settled in our jobs, would seriously consider moving her when she is ready for senior school in January if we work out that we can afford it. The only issue then is the problem of uprooting her again, and she may not want to do that so that will be a tough one to resolve.
My advice to newcomers would be - if you can afford to put your kids into a private school, particularly if they are heading for their teens I would seriously consider it. By the way, my eight year old is doing extremely well in the state school, he is happy and settled and does a lot of homework, so 10 out of 10 from me for the Junior School.
Julia
