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Re: landline, VOIP and ADSL query

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From: volition
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:29
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I'm currently on the iiNet $60 ADSL2+ plan, and I'm thinking of
changing to Exetel, their plans seem to be very good value for money.
They are taking advantage of Optus wholesale ADSL2+, which should
hopefully become more widespread, increasing the competition in the
market. This is good news for us :)

http://www.exetel.com.au/a_plan_pricing_adsl2_phone.php - these plans
include phone line rental, unlike iiNet's plans.

http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;136867391;fp;256;fpid;319049444 -
Optus ADSL2+ wholesale to launch in Q4


Nole Boaday wrote:
> I was thinking about the same thing recently. I currently have:
>
> - iiNet ADSL2 Medium (the old plans) $49.95 month
> - iiPhone (which was originally $29.95) $33.34,
> - ... and free iiNetPhone (I signed up for their VoIP when it was
> completely free).
>
> It still adds up to $83 bucks, which is fucking expensive when you think
> about it.
>
> I was going to change plans, up then I'd have to accept the stupid iiNet
> increased line rental ($34.95), and fucking PAY for VoIP now. So that
> would be $49.95 + $34.95 + $9.95 = $94.85 = Fucking RipOff.
>
> I'm thinking in order to save a few bucks, change to Telstra Homeline
> Budget (then Telstra get shafted $10 or so bucks) $19.95, and then I'll
> have to pay for VoIP $9.95, but hopefully make more savings with 15cent
> Australia wide calls.
>
> All-In-All I'll still would have to by a VoIP adaptor, and in my case
> I'd want it to pass-thru PSTN calls:
> http://www.jmgtechnology.com.au/product_info.php/cPath/24/products_id/312
>
> Take two years+ for it to actually pay it off, given low call volumes.
> It's the fixed component I want to reduce anyway.
> 
> Meh.
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