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Article #317Re: landline, VOIP and ADSL query
From: Rod Speed
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:32
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:32
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Michael <michael@yahoo.com> wrote > Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote >> Sammy Jnr <Knight4success@yahoo.com> wrote >>> I currently use dial up and am looking into getting ADSL. >>> A package deal would be nice: landline, ADSL and voip or each >>> separately - whatever gets me the best deal. 512K download 10-20GB, >> There isnt a lot in it price wise with that so far. I still >> like iinet but it isnt as good value as it once was. > Yeah. I've been monitoring it over the last 6-8 months, just waiting > for ADSL2+ to become available in my area, or even to see when > 1500/512 is good enough value to switch from BigPond. > Checked my calculations yesterday, and over the last 6 mths, iinet's > plans, compared to themselves, have gone BACKWARDS in value Yeah, due to a combination of a shit fight with telstra on the cost of the line and the financial fuckup that iinet managed to pull. They went for a minimum 1500 speed and then got shafted on that by telstra which made that financially unviable. Fortunately the most recent added $10 per month doesnt apply to existing plans.
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