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Old 01-08-2005, 06:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I am currently looking at changing my Internet Provider and was just wondering who people use and whether they think they are good or not. I cant get broadband where I live (which I really hate and am pissed off with) so it has to be good ole dial up. I used to be with iprimus, but they just didnt want to help. Currently I am using Bigpond prepaid which I hate cause you have to keep and eye on the time. So who do you use?????
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Old 01-08-2005, 11:33 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I use IPrimus on the IPrimus One plan but only because i'm hovering just above the poverty line.
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Old 01-09-2005, 02:56 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Dodo are supposed to be quite cheap for dial up.

Just google and I'm sure you'll find something.
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Old 01-09-2005, 03:54 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Have you added yourself to Telstra demand register?
I didn't look to hard for the proper telstra one - but here is one place to do it

Demand Register

Alternatively, you could register with other infrastructure providers like Agile:
Agile Demand Register

I haven't been on dial up for ages so have no real recommendation (last carrier was one tel, so I can't really recommend them...)
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Old 01-09-2005, 10:34 PM   #5 (permalink)
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ahh yes onetel.........heheeee....well unfortunately we can not get adsl broadband and all that jazz. .....We asked. They set the lines down in our delfin estate, BUT didnt set lines down to each block. STUPIDO STUPIDO. so we have to settle with dial up..........
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Old 01-10-2005, 06:50 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Assume that if you make enough noise, that might change. Write a letter to your local member complaining about how you can't get dsl, and get your neighbours to do the same - there is technology called a minimux which could be used to get you dsl...
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Old 01-10-2005, 09:13 PM   #7 (permalink)
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What about cable? I'm with Telstra for mine, and I couldn't be happier with it, really. Not terribly faster than dialup for normal surfing, but for gaming and downloading it screams along.
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Old 01-10-2005, 10:28 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Wasn't there a thing where if you wrote your local member complaining about the utilities of whatever sort (gas, electric, phone, water).. the provider gets charged $1000? That's cool.

Cable would cost a bit though, wouldn't it?
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Old 01-11-2005, 04:50 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I am not sure how much cable costs, but might look into that. Being in Darwin though we might not get it at all up here yet. We are so far behind the times. I know the guy next door to us is computer mad, so I am sure he will be more than happy to write a letter too. But I dont know whether it will be worth it cause we might be moving to Brisbane in the next 3 or 4 months. THanks for the insight guys.
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Old 01-11-2005, 06:12 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Hell, Cable is dirt cheap compared to Telstra's ADSL plans. With a combined Cable/Phone deal, $60 a month, unlimited downloads, uncapped speed. A bit pricey to install, but now we have a cable outlet in our home, and a cable modem to boot. Oh, and we get 125 free local calls, too. It's not a bad deal, by any means, especially when we were spending ~$60 a month on dialup.
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Old 01-12-2005, 01:47 AM   #11 (permalink)
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What about cable? I'm with Telstra for mine, and I couldn't be happier with it, really. Not terribly faster than dialup for normal surfing, but for gaming and downloading it screams along.
Are you sure you are on cable? Mine is sooooooooooooo f'ing fast. I am with Optus, though.

Not too many companies are rolling out cable anymore - way too expensive (Optus and Telstra definitely are not). It is worth asking I guess. It makes DSL look slow.
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Old 01-25-2005, 04:36 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Used to be with Telstra but have been with optus for a couple of years now (first cable, then DSL). Always found optus service and response times better than telstra's, and always found them helpful.
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Old 01-25-2005, 08:06 PM   #13 (permalink)
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optus, rang and ased them about changing form capped to unlimited and got a good deal plus extra credit on mobile....cool
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Old 02-03-2005, 04:00 AM   #14 (permalink)
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if anyone is looking for ADSL.. I just signed up for WestNet and they've been great so far. They've gone out of their way to get me connected quickly.. which is awesome.
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Old 02-06-2005, 11:34 PM   #15 (permalink)
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if anyone is looking for ADSL.. I just signed up for WestNet and they've been great so far. They've gone out of their way to get me connected quickly.. which is awesome.
Yep, Westnet deffinatly has the best ADSL on the market at the moment, if you are looking for cable though go with Telstra.
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Old 02-11-2005, 10:38 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Are you sure you are on cable? Mine is sooooooooooooo f'ing fast. I am with Optus, though.

Not too many companies are rolling out cable anymore - way too expensive (Optus and Telstra definitely are not). It is worth asking I guess. It makes DSL look slow.
It seems to be a demand-based speed thing going on. 20k HTML pages don't put much strain on, but if there's a 10MB mpeg sitting embedded in it it'll scream.
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