need a decent dsl1 isp. no dsl2 here yet and as of late bpa is constantly down. im posting this from my mobile phone ffs. 10gig will do

all vanilla dsl is 8000/384 now, take your pick..

yer, dodo, tpg, iinet, anything

go read up on whingepool

I'd vote for Internode if you're after reliability and good service at a good price without having to worry about getting screwed over.

iiNet would be my second choice, but they have on several occasions screwed over customers by kicking them off plans they previously offered, charging more. Whether or not it was justified is irrelevant to the end user, who gets pissed off.

tpg

TPG punishes you heavily financially if you break contract or try to change your plan in a significant way.

dodo

With Dodo, if you go over your quota you get charged up to a maximum amount before they start limiting your speed. They also count traffic towards your quota in both directions .. while most other ISPs ignore upstream traffic.

anything

No, not anything.

You can easily get bitten by extra charges and draconian contracts if you don't read the terms and conditions carefully. Most people new to ADSL don't understand what's involved and what's the norm, so they can easily get ripped off by a crappy ISP.

Again I have to post the link to the Whirlpool broadband survey, showing what customers thought of their ISP and why they are with them or pissed off with them:

http://whirlpool.net.au/survey/2005/

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I am very sorry, but this is very funny to me. Sam is whoop, Matt is me

15/02/2007 11:21:24 PM sam Matt damn telstra been down for like 2 days
15/02/2007 11:21:43 PM Matt sam sif be with telstra
15/02/2007 11:21:56 PM sam Matt can't get optus, dsl can suck my fat wang
15/02/2007 11:22:20 PM Matt sam pffft, im on 8mb adsl, better than your snaible
15/02/2007 11:22:31 PM sam Matt and how much do you pay for that?
15/02/2007 11:23:11 PM Matt sam $99 a month for 40gig
15/02/2007 11:23:41 PM sam Matt considering I barely even use my 10gig why the hell do I want to pay an extra $40 a month?
15/02/2007 11:23:56 PM sam Matt oh wait I don't

Oh, and yeah, go internode!

I'm with aaNet and pay $69/mth for 8Mbit with 14Gb downloads. Off-peak between 1am and 8am is half usage counted (ie: download 10Gb and only 5Gb is counted). No shaping but extra Gb's are charged at $4.

Been with them just on 2 months and haven't had a single problem, speeds are super quick all the time. Plus they have a "refer a friend" scheme so if you refer someone to them you get $4 off your bill every month.

I've been looking into DSL recently. Internode is the way to go.

wow, that aaNet is more expensive than node!

Optus adsl for $70 a month I get 20 gig and 40 gig offpeak. Bundled with a mobile phone.

wow, that aaNet is more expensive than node!

Eh? The nearest Node plan is the HOME-High-Power20 at $79.95/mth with 20Gb quota.. unless I'm missing something? If I am tell me, as if there's a better deal around I'll nab it :)

Hmm, the 40gig I was refering too.
there is a $5 difference between node and them. Personally Id feel better spending the extra $5 :P

That, and node doesnt charge you for uploads. Those guys charge for which ever is highest, which is gay.

We're with aanet atm, and we are paying $41 per month for 512/128 4GB.

I hate this plan but I can't get my stubborn father to switch to TPG's ADSL2+ medium plan. Says he's not doing anything unless there is a benefit for him. Fkn idiot

Says he's not doing anything unless there is a benefit for him. Fkn idiot

Tell him faster porn!!

Hey Lynx, get your own phoneline and pay for both it and your net connection, that'll show him

Hmm, the 40gig I was refering too.
there is a $5 difference between node and them. Personally Id feel better spending the extra $5 :P

I still can't see it.. $99.95/mth for node's 40Gb plan according to their plans page.

Yeah I made a few mistakes reading that (always read with glasses on kids).

Its $76 but you get 48gig.

Its actually quite compeditive, specially with static IPs, which Im desperatly craving right now on node, but I dont want to spend the extra $20.

The thing that would prevent me is that you dont get capped, you pay. Dangerous for me :)

Nice, whats the plan name as it looks better to swap over to that..

ta. wonder how much this thread has cost me so far on my mobile heh. thing is, i dont want to pay $100 a month for 40g as i barely use 10 but if node has lesser plans ill look into it. typing this s*** ona phone is a prick!

I have been looking for this sort of thing as well... 1500, and about 40gb.

I found TSN Internet... They're only $60 for 40GB. Just, I'm not 100% crazy on going for a small company... Is anyone from here with them? How do you find the service.

I would stay away from dodo, unless you like dealing with a Pakistan call centre when you get stuck. My sister had flawless service whilst on dial-up, but she switched to broadband and has had nothing but trouble and poor service ever since.

I find that telstra is more stable in metropolitan areas, a little less stable in regional areas, and NOT really reliable in rural areas. That is simply because they are trying to catch up with the fast growing demand for broadband services. They have a bad habit of switching services off to do maintenance and upgrades, without letting people know. Sure, they put notices on their website, but it sucks if you cannot access the net to view these service notices.....

As for other ISP's, I don't have enough experience to warrant making a comment or recommendation.

FB

INTERNODE!!

Internode ftw. Used them both in Qld and here in NSW, always great speeds and service.

Internode again!

well I just rang internode and they told me I'm about 1.5km too far away from the exchange. Looks like it's telstra cable or 56k for me. what f***ed up s*** is this? It's a f***en residential area about half hour from the middle of brisbane not some shack in the middle of ayers rock ffs.

wtf!?

where do you live?

id be moving house immediately

phone service to caves can be bad sometimes. tried wireless?

yeah pay $400,000 for a new house coz you can't get dsl. smart move there. http://users.bigpond.net.au/ritsuko/emoticons/rolleyes.gif

well I just rang internode and they told me I'm about 1.5km too far away from the exchange

Here in Bulimba I'm 3.7kms from the exchange and internode doesn't even service my area. :(

Also, when playing BF2 every 60secs or so my ping spikes to 2000ms for about 2-3secs. It's driving me nuts and I can't figure out what is happening. Has anyone some ideas of what I should check on?

yeah pay $400,000 for a new house coz you can't get dsl. smart move there.

sux2bu, fine stay where you are and have no internets

i know what i would do

i didnt buy my house before checking what sort of internets options it had (adsl2+ 15000/1000 sync)

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Whats wrong with cable. $70 for 10G, hammers, and shaping isn't rigid?

Even if you can't get cable don't hang yourself yet; Telstra may come to the party and offer subsidized rates using NextG as a transport if you can't get dsl or cable. When who knows but it's the sort of thing I'd expect to happen.

80 bucks a month, 50 for adsl, 30 for phone. 20GB download.

we came close this month but generally we stay way under

and thats only coz i downloaded vista from qut lololololol