Thread: Broadband Rip Off!

FYI a little birdie wishpered in my ear that if your broadband is using veridas backbone then you may be hearing some unwelcome news in the not to distant future.... again....

Heh Insicor hows the setup coming along? We are setting up at home soon, so won't be long before we are knocking at your door.
Don't forget to email me when your setup

before the end of september it will be going....
dialup is already up and running...

Well I found a BIN to ISO converter and converted the BIN files to ISO but when I tried to use nero to burn as a DVD it does not recognise ISO.

Ihave looked under BIN conversion but cannot see anything that goes from BIN to AVI, am I looking for something I can't solve?

Originally Posted by harryw

Well I found a BIN to ISO converter and converted the BIN files to ISO but when I tried to use nero to burn as a DVD it does not recognise ISO.

Ihave looked under BIN conversion but cannot see anything that goes from BIN to AVI, am I looking for something I can't solve?

My version 6 of nero burns iso's and I'm pretty sure it has always burnt them, just when u goto open file to burn, u must select the filter to iso, should be in the drop down list !

The other thing u can try is using a program called daemon tools and mounting the iso file as a drive letter and then play it directly from your pc.


Matt.

Originally Posted by Ace

We cant get broadband but i have always done everything with telstra and whilst the service you get from them isnt the best the internet has been fault less. We wanted to get broadband but we are to far from the exchange and our lines are to old and they arent willing to upgrade them as there are only a few houses in our street. But from memory it was $60 with unlimited downloads, but if you go over a certain amount they, and alot of others do aswell, cut your download speed in half to slow you down. Matt

Yes you can,,,little johnny howard installed a sat dish on my roof, supplied a modem and then he paid for it.




Government Subsidy

Under the Commonwealth Government's Broadband Connect Program there are two levels of subsidy:

1. A standard subsidy of $1,540 for each service provided to a premises that has no ADSL access but has ISDN access.
2. A higher subsidy of $3,300 for each service provided to premises that have no ADSL or ISDN access.

The subsidy applies if you are:

An individual; or

A small business or not-for-profit organisation with 20 or less permanent full time employees ; or

A not-for-profit organisation with 20 or less permanent full time employees that intends to provide new public access Internet facilities; or

An indigenous community council;

and

Your premises are located within a Broadband Connect Program area.

The Commonwealth Government's Broadband Connect Program area covers all of Australia excluding metropolitan areas and areas where metropolitan equivalent broadband Internet services are available.
How do I check my eligibility for a Broadband Connect subsidised service?
To get an indication of whether you are eligible for the Commonwealth Government's Broadband Connect grant go to http://www.telstra.com.au/isdn/avail.htm or call 1300 791 500.
When you check your eligibility for the grant, an explanation on the screen will be either

1. An ISDN service is not available for this phone number? - this means you are eligible for the Commonwealth Government's Broadband Connect Program HIGH grant; or
2. An ISDN service is available for this phone number? - this means you are eligible for the Commonwealth Government's Broadband Connect Program STANDARD grant

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According to local radio news here the Broadband Connect program has ended - to be replaced by something else next month, alleged to be more restrictive. People calling the radio station who have had planned installations cancelled without notice, and local businesses laying off staff - (some expect to fold) they will have to go through a new certification process for the new scheme.
Coonan was not available for comment.
See http://www.abc.net.au/westernplains/...s/s1877413.htm

John

mmm you should try coming from the Uk where they don't know what a download limit is.
I had BT broadband in the Uk for the last 5 years and had no download limit at all, and when i left to come here it cost me $45 a month. So i did not even know what or how much i was downloading .