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30th December 2011, 11:41 PM
HangOver

Telstra will charge you $300 for a new installation.
if there is an existing line already its about $100 to turn it on

if its a new line you will be tied to telstra phone (not internet) for the first 3 months or it will cost an additional $200 from memory

for an ISP I would strongly suggest iinet - good service and A1 support

Telstra hmmmm lets not get me started just suffice to say if you arent paying the bill and need good mobile coverage go telstra otherwise forget them, support is WORSE than non-existant at least if there was no support you wouldnt get so frustrated with them

I can also recommend clubtelco as an ISP good rates and zero contract, leave when you like if you get a better deal, thier support is amazing, better than iinet even.

I would also recommend getting naked DSL if you are on a ADSL2 enabled exchange, you will save heaps
31st December 2011, 01:55 AM
VladTepes

whats naked dsl?
31st December 2011, 05:43 AM
JDNSW

Quote:

Originally Posted by VladTepes

whats naked dsl?

An dsl internet service without an attached phone service on the same line.

John
31st December 2011, 06:12 AM
sheerluck

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDNSW

An dsl internet service without an attached phone service on the same line.

John

Strictly speaking it does come with a telephone line attached as that is how the ADSL signal is received, but it's bundled into the broadband package instead. However, you can't use it as a telephone line, VOIP type calls are your only possibility.

Exetel did a very good package for exactly that, I used them for about 3 years, very cheap and the sole problem I had in all that time was dealt with very quickly.
31st December 2011, 06:54 AM
goingbush

Quote:

Originally Posted by HangOver

Telstra will charge you $300 for a new installation.
if there is an existing line already its about $100 to turn it on

if its a new line you will be tied to telstra phone (not internet) for the first 3 months or it will cost an additional $200 from memory

for an ISP I would strongly suggest iinet - good service and A1 support

Telstra hmmmm lets not get me started just suffice to say if you arent paying the bill and need good mobile coverage go telstra otherwise forget them, support is WORSE than non-existant at least if there was no support you wouldnt get so frustrated with them

I can also recommend clubtelco as an ISP good rates and zero contract, leave when you like if you get a better deal, thier support is amazing, better than iinet even.

I would also recommend getting naked DSL if you are on a ADSL2 enabled exchange, you will save heaps

HangOver is on the money here. Actually Every poster is valid except the main Telstra call centre is in Manilla which is why they have a strange Asian /US accent.

Naked DSL is def the best deal going.

I was a Comms Tech for Telstra for 30 years. The ONLY reason I'm still with Telstra for my ADSL is because I need the best Mobile Coverage possible & Telstra has that coverd by a bloody long shot & the mobile /ADSL bundle is cheaper than separate accounts from diff providers

If you reckon Telstra support is crap who do you think is going to be fixing your iinet / primus / westnet faults , do you ever see vans running around from another ISP . Its Telsra that fixes them, just takes longer because you have to go thru the 3rd party ISP FOH first .

That said I dont use telstra for home calls, VOIP (engin) is the way to go, you don't need a UPS I just run Modem / ATA / phone etc from a car battery & smart
charger.

Pretty soon I'll be ditching the home line all together & just using Bigpond nextG wireless modem & Skype for OG calls, That is the setup we will be using for the 12 month trip so mightaswell get started on it before we go.

cheers Don

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(PS if you look at my website pls ignore the Landcruiser in the pics / Im going to take new pics ASAP & put the Defender in its place)
31st December 2011, 03:23 PM
Tombie

Telstra for us and all of our friends has been a nightmare.

We all jumped onto Bigpond from Internode for the big deals.

It was false economy.

Poor latency, slow pings and drop outs, oh the drop outs...

Went back to internode (iinet / agile) and will never make the mistake of going away from them again.

"Where the Desert meets the Sea"
'Did I mention some great 4WDriving is just 5 minutes from home?'
31st December 2011, 04:11 PM
woody

Telstra home phone just for reliability,

Dodo ADSL2+ unlimited for $40 a month gets me between 14 and 18mbit downloads depending on source with no download limit. The product is great but you need to know just a little bit as after sales and technical is not a strong point.

Telstra for mobile internet only for coverage and their modem allows the connection of 2 external antennas to improve signal in remote areas.

overall I'm happy with my providers and would need a big carrot to change

woody
31st December 2011, 04:15 PM
rick130

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tombie

Telstra for us and all of our friends has been a nightmare.

We all jumped onto Bigpond from Internode for the big deals.

It was false economy.

Poor latency, slow pings and drop outs, oh the drop outs...

Went back to internode (iinet / agile) and will never make the mistake of going away from them again.

"Where the Desert meets the Sea"
'Did I mention some great 4WDriving is just 5 minutes from home?'

All depends on who owns the equipment in the exchange too.

In the City/major regional centres it may be who you retail through, in the bush it's Telstra, Telstra and Telstra.

I had my heart set on Internode but at the time the Big T's bundles here were almost untouchable and guess who owns all the gear in the exchange (and who all the little guys wholesale through) ;)

This will all change as the NBN rolls out.
31st December 2011, 04:25 PM
rick130

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basil135;1599511

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Why you are at it, I would never recommend VOiP for a home phone. Why? If the power goes off, you have no phone. Yes, I know you have a mobile (probably), but if the service is dodgy, battery is flat, you left it in the car, drop it in a mad scramble....

I know personally of some people that had a fire in their range hood. As expected, the electrical safety switch tripped, so no phone. She dropped her mobile ejecting the battery... finally called the firey's on his mobile.

I will, for as long as possible, have a fixed land-line phone - not just a cordless.

Yep, we've had the local mobile tower out for three days at a time and power blackouts are pretty common.
We had one of ten hours only a month back, a few hours isn't uncommon with any storm activity as the old Country Energy, in their infinite wisdom have us on a radial feed.
This means that if a line is cut or shorts up to 130km away we're stuffed, they can't divert it through another line.

Good old conventional phone all the way. (it's a business line too)
31st December 2011, 10:00 PM
HangOver

Quote:

Originally Posted by VladTepes

whats naked dsl?

your phone calls through your internet connection so no line rental needs to be paid to anyone, also calls are generally a lot cheaper

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