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Re: landline, VOIP and ADSL query

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From: Michael
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:35
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"Nole Boaday" <nobody@home.com> wrote in message 
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> Don't care about a ridiculous download speeds, only to burn the quota in 
> 10 minutes. I sync at 15mbps, but never really have a need to download at 
> that speed - only if I'm in a real hurry to download some pr0n.
>
> If Telstra wasn't so fucking gay, I'd be more than happy with 256/256kbps 
> or something which had a decent upload bandwidth, say for $29.95 a month, 
> with Homeline Budget.
>
> But then everyone would jump on the VoIP train, and fuck the PSTN revenue 
> even more, wouldn't they?
>
> So for now, to have any chance of VoIP being actually usable, especially 
> if you actually need to use your Internet at the same time, you'll need 
> ADSL2.
>
> > They dont mind
>
> I think they do. Remember the whole FTTN ploy?

They are quite happy with you on HLB. probably more than if you were 
wholesaling on a $30 plan

>
>
> Michael wrote:
>> "Nole Boaday" <nobody@home.net> wrote in message 
>> news:44febcf9$0$26737$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>>> 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.
>>
>> Not at all. The current ADSL2 offers about, which offer a decent 
>> download and decent speed, are all about $70 each.
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> Yeah, iinet's value have gone backwards
>>
>>> 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
>>
>> They dont mind
>>
>> 
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