Telstra charges?
#16
Re: Telstra charges?
Unless you are very lucky, broadband means ADSL, and for that you need to have a working telephone line. The ADSL part works on the top of the normal phone, so you can access the net at up to 1500kbs, and still have a working phone line as well.
Nothing gets done to your end of the phone line, the Telco and/or ISP connect your line through some electronic stuff at the local exchange to make it all happen
Nothing gets done to your end of the phone line, the Telco and/or ISP connect your line through some electronic stuff at the local exchange to make it all happen
#17
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 11,149
Re: Telstra charges?
Originally Posted by mutant
I can but we are living with the outlaws while we have our home built so BB is not an option, dial-up is only a stop gap so I guess I will have to pay through the nose for a while. While we are on the subject has anyone used Hypermax dial-up?
#18
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Re: Telstra charges?
Originally Posted by wargod
I thought the whole idea of broadband is that you are not using your domestic phone, but rather a dedicated link directly to the net - therefore no dial up?
eg: A 6 month Broadband contract with aanet would cost:
Set up: $66 with your own ADSL modem, or $141 with modem supplied
then $30 per month with a 2Gb 256k plan.
If mutant is planning on staying at that house for 6 months, it may be worth considering, as the average monthly cost (taking into account the $66 setup fee) is actually only $41 per month.
They can then use the "inLaws" phone without even disturbing their use of the land line (create harmony )
That $41 broadband cost is equivalent to:
Dial up at $10 per month + 6 connections per day at 17.5c per connection
6 connections x 30 days = 180 connections at 17.5c = $31.50 + $10 dial up fee = $41.50 total.
#19
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 11,149
Re: Telstra charges?
Originally Posted by wargod
I thought the whole idea of broadband is that you are not using your domestic phone, but rather a dedicated link directly to the net - therefore no dial up?