What is the best Internet and phone deals ?

[dedja]

Too lazy to click the learn more button on the main page?

http://www.pingtest.net/learn.php

[Westsider]

Adam are reviewing plans again. Annoucement within 6 weeks.

[smithy]

Just got an email from Westnet.
Free upgrade of my current plan.
Was ADSL 1 8000kbps/384kbps - 50 gig peak 50 gig off peak

Now ADSL 1 8000kbps/384kbps - 200 gig peak 200 gig off peak

Shaping speed 256kbps

$89.95 per month.

Very happy with westnet and have been with them for a few years now.

[prowling panther]

Just got an email from Westnet.
Free upgrade of my current plan.
Was ADSL 1 8000kbps/384kbps - 50 gig peak 50 gig off peak

Now ADSL 1 8000kbps/384kbps - 200 gig peak 200 gig off peak

Shaping speed 256kbps

$89.95 per month.

Very happy with westnet and have been with them for a few years now.

How big is the email in box with that deal?

[smithy]

Just got an email from Westnet.
Free upgrade of my current plan.
Was ADSL 1 8000kbps/384kbps - 50 gig peak 50 gig off peak

Now ADSL 1 8000kbps/384kbps - 200 gig peak 200 gig off peak

Shaping speed 256kbps

$89.95 per month.

Very happy with westnet and have been with them for a few years now.

How big is the email in box with that deal?

I'm assuming the online email hosting rather than your personal outlook express account?
Just had a quick browse as I don't use it, 50MB quota ( i think) with 6 email addresses.

[Psyber]

My Internode Ultraline deal has just had an upgrade from 5GB downloads to 10GB with a price reduction of $10 per month.
So, I get a land line with cheap call rates, a VOIP phone service with $10 credit per month, and nominal ADSL2+ for $59.90.
The only negative is that I am about 4.6 Km from the exchange and 6.2 Mbps is about as fast as they can actually deliver.
[My monthly downloads rarely exceed 4GB anyway, but it's nice to have a little more margin.]

[Westsider]

6.2 is pretty good for being 4.6km from the exchange.

Although $60 per month for 10gig is a ripoff, but it includes line rental.

[Psyber]

6.2 is pretty good for being 4.6km from the exchange.
Although $60 per month for 10gig is a ripoff, but it includes line rental.

Yes - 6.2 is pretty good going for the distance - it took a bit of tweaking to achieve.
And yes I thought the included line rental, included VOIP service and included $10/month VOIP credit, and general low call rates justified it as I don't download much.
[I've never topped 5GB in a month.]

[gadj1976]

I was doing some scouting around due to some other discussions on internet deals and noted that my Internode 25gb HomeNakedExtreme deal ($69.95) wasn't available any more. I did note that there was a new one, a 60gb HomeNakedExtreme deal ($69.95).

I phoned internode, said "what's the catch"? She said "none, do you want the extra 35gb (for nothing)". I said "yeh", she said "done".

They'd sent emails out advising of their new planning structure but I don't use that email address, so I'd missed it. If anyone else is with Internode, I suggest checking the new planning structure.

[Psyber]

Yes I got my Internode 5GB Ultraline deal doubled to 10GB recently and a $10 a month reduction in the fee.
Interestingly, they did a VOIP service upgrade a week or so ago which mucked up my VOIP function.
It turns out I needed to upgrade the firmware on my modem for compatibility.
The VOIP is now better than it was before but I've lost a touch of Internet speed - down from 6.2 Mbps to 5.9.
Functionally, that makes little difference to me.

[gadj1976]

Yes I got my Internode 5GB Ultraline deal doubled to 10GB recently and a $10 a month reduction in the fee.
Interestingly, they did a VOIP service upgrade a week or so ago which mucked up my VOIP function.
It turns out I needed to upgrade the firmware on my modem for compatibility.
The VOIP is now better than it was before but I've lost a touch of Internet speed - down from 6.2 Mbps to 5.9.
Functionally, that makes little difference to me.

I actually wondered whether I'll suffer the same problem Psyber. I'll certainly be looking out for that if I start having problems.

[Westsider]

Theres a bit of a price war with Adam and Internode at the moment, caused by TPG and iiNet.

Adam's plans have been upgraded to.

[Dogmatic]

Theres a bit of a price war with Adam and Internode at the moment, caused by TPG and iiNet.

Adam's plans have been upgraded to.

Haven't received advice from Adam yet but I noticed on their website you pretty well get double the gb for the same price.

[Westsider]

Theres a bit of a price war with Adam and Internode at the moment, caused by TPG and iiNet.

Adam's plans have been upgraded to.

Haven't received advice from Adam yet but I noticed on their website you pretty well get double the gb for the same price.

Log into your members area, the plans have been changed. Also you can change from the old plans to the new ones without charge. However they enter you into a 12 month contract.

[jake the snake]

need internet for my new place and after years of mobile broadband am thinking of getting adsl2, what are dodo like?

[Mr Beefy]

need internet for my new place and after years of mobile broadband am thinking of getting adsl2, what are dodo like?

I think I got scared off dodo due to stories like this
http://apcmag.com/dodo_internet_in_complaint_crisis.htm

[Westsider]

DO NOT USE DODO! EVER!

[Wedgie]

I wouldn't recommend them, mind you I only recommend Internode and Adam.

[Dog_ger]

Telstra is the fastest internet.

If you want speed.

Go Telstra.

Comment Wedgie.

[Ian]

Telstra is the fastest internet.

If you want speed.

Go Telstra.

Comment Wedgie.

If you can put up with the crap that goes with Telstra it is fast, usually between 21000 and 25500 kbps

I'm with them at the moment, got a very good cable special that you could only get door to door, includes line rental, local calls, really cheap STD and International calls and 12g internet, most months that's enough for us, been over once (slowed down) and got close twice in about 12 months

When we first signed up it took 2 months and about 4 hours of phone calls and being continually transfered to the wrong area before we had our plan sorted properly and 2 refund cheques for being overcharged. The account was only sorted after I threatened to go to the ombudsman, happened very quick after that.