Reccomend me an ISP! - Page 2

sgt_doofey · 26-09-2006, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by AU XR8

Go with Veridas - they are quite cheap and compeditive at the moment

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To think I nearly took the bait as well.

Internode run their own private network with plenty of redundancy and peering link in to the USA. That means that your connection runs flat out all the time. It doesn't have periods of slow down due to large number of people leaching at the same time as they regularly expand their bandwidth to cater for demand.
They also were the first ISP to offer ADSL2+ and are the only ISP developing ADSL2+ - Annex M.
Plenty of free content on their download mirror. Free streaming radio, free premium usenet and heaps of other things as well.
Check it all out at their website: http://www.internode.on.net

**Polyal** · 26-09-2006, 04:56 PM

Sweet guys! Ill read up on them, im staying away from telstra and optus, they seem to overcharge.

whiskieboy · 26-09-2006, 10:39 PM

WOW, interesting Polyal we have the same setup as yourself with the same company etc. and I've been thinkin of changing for a while. So thanks for asking this wonderful bunch of geniuses to help me make a desicon. Also did you know the Geelong Store was closing.

robjh80 · 27-09-2006, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sgt_doofey

Another vote for Internode.

I recommend them to all my friends and family just so I don't have them ringing me up all the time saying their internet doesn't work. Funnily enough, in 3 years, I haven't had one phone call yet.

PS. I work in IT as well if that makes the argument any stronger?

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Exactly.......I also work in IT, if you dont want downtime, dont want gimmicks (we give you free modem etc etc), dont want to be messed around (peak/off peak times etc), want good customer service, want to deal with a reputable company thats been around a long time........"INTERNODE!!!!"

Tote · 27-09-2006, 03:16 PM

Seems like all us nerds like internode ))
Regards,
Tote

27-09-2006, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

Sweet guys! Ill read up on them, im staying away from telstra and optus, they seem to overcharge.

optus aint too bad, im on adsl 2+ we have the old 12gig (24gig offpeak) plan and we pay $32.50 a month. so personally i dont see em as over charging. did have some issues going to adsl2+ but they were telstras fault.

then again thats my experiance

27-09-2006, 04:41 PM

Another Internode happy customer. We use them at all our work locations. Very little problems

**Polyal** · 04-10-2006, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by whiskieboy

WOW, interesting Polyal we have the same setup as yourself with the same company etc. and I've been thinkin of changing for a while. So thanks for asking this wonderful bunch of geniuses to help me make a desicon. Also did you know the Geelong Store was closing.

God, Im offline for a few days and now look where this thread is, 3 pages back..lol

No I didn't know they were shutting, found that out the hard way!

Internode sounds the goods, ill look again.

Cheers! :baby bott

sgt_doofey · 04-10-2006, 01:29 PM

Warning: Internode are not the cheapest ISP out there.

But there is the saying you get what you pay for. Internode are great value for money though.

There is a saying about ISP's...
Cheap, Fast, Reliable. Pick any two.

cupic · 04-10-2006, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

Sweet guys! Ill read up on them, im staying away from telstra and optus, they seem to overcharge.

Optus 1500 @7gb+14gb(12am-12PM) bonus $49.95 not bad

was with exetel as great but had a fallout

512k @24gb +(30gb in the grave yard shift 2am-12pm )$40

**Polyal** · 04-10-2006, 02:03 PM

1500k sounds great, but I need to have a 20GB limit, Ill eat 7GB up in a hurry; more so at those speeds.

madxfspac · 04-10-2006, 02:30 PM

currently with optusnet dialup unlimeted and cheap no hassles used to be with dodo dialup was always having trouble at there end playing up and not being able to get on the net

sgt_doofey · 04-10-2006, 03:08 PM

Optus is OK, but expect trouble with their billing.

My father had organised dial-up through Optus and subsequently passed away during the 2 year contract. Mum could never get them to change it over in to her name afterwards. Also there were big problems when we cancelled Dad's credit card as well. Took two months and 2 suspensions of service before they finally sorted it out. Once the contract ran out, we swapped Mum over to Internode (The 10 free hours of dial up I get with my ADSL connection)

robjh80 · 05-10-2006, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Shelts

optus aint too bad, im on adsl 2+ we have the old 12gig (24gig offpeak) plan and we pay $32.50 a month. so personally i dont see em as over charging. did have some issues going to adsl2+ but they were telstras fault.

then again thats my experiance

Broadband 2 is no dearer and in a lot of cases actually cheaper than Broadband 1, you just have to be fortunate enough to live in an area that currently supports it.......or of course wait until they roll out the upgrade to your areas exchange which is what I, and I'm sure many thousands of other people are doing right now.....waiting, waiting, waiting.........come on Telstra!!!......get on with it!!........

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