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 Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 2:16 pm Post subject: How much do you pay each month for Internet Access? |
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Just curious, because the difference in amount between my friends and I is fairly large.
I pay $24.95/month on a 56k plan with Unlimited Hours and a 425MB Download Limit. I'm with iPrimus - I know there's unlimited download plans out there, but iPrimus has been incredibly reliable for me (Bigpond dropped out far too frequently).
Some of my friends pay up to $100 a month on their internet (ADSL)... I think that's a bit excessive, but if anything especially cool pops up with Xbox Live multiplayer, I might have to pay that much too. 
So, what sort of plan are you on, and are you happy with it? 
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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currently with dodo 56k unlimited downloads for $69.90 for 3months.
moving to Internode 512/128 adsl flatrate for $99 per month soon.
Havn't had much problems with dodo, get very quick speeds too.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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$98 every 3 months for iPrimus' Infinity National plan.
Unlimited hours, unlimited downloads - only problem is the 5 hour dropouts.
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Currently we (mum and me) have $24.95 a month with unlimited download and a limit of (i think) 120 hours a month. This plan is with Optus, and I dont really like it, it used to disconnect heaps but now we got the new computer it hasnt and I cant work out why its changed!
(Btw, this is using a 56k modem.)
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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Uh, no idea. I know there's unlimited hours and downloads, on two ISPs for some odd reason. TPG is one, but it's slow and just crap.
iPrimus is better, but the last 6 weeks or so it has been unbelievably crap - dropouts, doesn't transfer, and just a general hassle. Meh.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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$80... and yes I am one of those Broadband people...
well I am with iinet and 512/128 down/uploads. 10GB of downloads peak and 6gb off peak, and get capped to 72k once I go over.
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| thebigm wrote: | $80... and yes I am one of those Broadband people...
well I am with iinet and 512/128 down/uploads. 10GB of downloads peak and 6gb off peak, and get capped to 72k once I go over. |
Not too bad.
I'm with swiftel, paying at $75 a month for unlimited downloads/ unlimited time. Speed set at 512/128. No speed reduction/shaping/ or dropout whatsoever. (Except on telsta's behalf of course).
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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I pay £14.99 ($36) a month for 56k Freeserve Anytime 8)
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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$38.95 a month for unlimited hours and 700MB download limit with Telstra. Pity I usually end up paying about $60 a month since I quite often go over.
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We're paying $25 a month for unlimited hours/650mb download/4 hour session limit.
I'm sick of it, I want broadband.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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About £35 per month for 600kbps cable with unlimited download (guideline that everyone ignores: 1GB per day).
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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56€ as 56$ not much for 516kb/s dsl... it was 256.. and it was free for 2 months when we bought it..  ps. unlimited download.. i have never heard of limited download
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WHY IS ANYONE WITH TELSTRA??????????????
They are an absolute rip off.
There are unlimited 56k plans everywhere for around 25 bucks/month on average. Iprimus's infinity plan is excellent value and you NEVER have to worry about going over the download limit. Can't understand ppl that pay more then this and have a download limit.
I've just recently changed to Westnet 512k/128k for $80/month. 8 GB Peak, 8 GB off peak. And you get slowed to 72K once you reach this limit or you can pay 6c per meg over.
Theres plenty of 256K UNLIMITED plans out there for around 70 bucks a month. This sounds like a lot if you are on 56k but factor in the phone calls you make plus second phone line rental with your monthly bill and you'd be suprised how much you spend.[/b]
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| Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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we pay $49.90 for 3 months unlimited d/l unlimited hours
iprimis and its fairly fast aswell so suck on that or something.. and yes its true
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I pay $24 a month with OzEmail they are very good. It connects good and its unlimited hours. The only bad thing is that it has a 650MB limit and it disconnects after 4hrs. Still very good.
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Session Limits? Download caps? seriously guys change your isp's and shop around - you are getting Ripped big time. Comindico (australia) do NOT charge isp's for data, they put the caps on themselves to rip you and make more money. Have a look around and you can get some bloody good deals.
Myself i'm paying 20 a month, no session limit no download or hours limit.
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| Mcgyver wrote: | Session Limits? Download caps? seriously guys change your isp's and shop around - you are getting Ripped big time. Comindico (australia) do NOT charge isp's for data, they put the caps on themselves to rip you and make more money. Have a look around and you can get some bloody good deals.
Myself i'm paying 20 a month, no session limit no download or hours limit. |
...and what exactly do you use?
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| Ghazrat wrote: | | $38.95 a month for unlimited hours and 700MB download limit with Telstra. Pity I usually end up paying about $60 a month since I quite often go over. |
Ouch. 
I've been on a special plan on Optus for a couple of years now. $29/month for unlimited downloading and 250 hours/month using their net roll-over option - meaning that any hours I don't use in a month get rolled over to the next one. And 250 hours is more than I need anyway.
Reliable service, not many drop-outs and I don't get booted off every couple of hours. 
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| Mcgyver wrote: | Session Limits? Download caps? seriously guys change your isp's and shop around - you are getting Ripped big time. Comindico (australia) do NOT charge isp's for data, they put the caps on themselves to rip you and make more money. Have a look around and you can get some bloody good deals.
Myself i'm paying 20 a month, no session limit no download or hours limit. |
here where i live i havent ever heard about download/session/hour limit..
so i dont have those limits
but im paying that 50€ a month
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 2:56 am Post subject: |
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£14.99 ($36) a month for 56k . Must get ADSL sometime, but there aren't a lot of services in my area that will provide ADSL.
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mate. wtf is up with ur avatar?? eh
and isnt it wierd how all the top companies like optis telstra always advertise things with d/l and time limits yet they always have the unlimited deals that are cheaper?
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I'm using Kopu 512/512 adsl with a monthly payment of 70 euros.. Though my connection seldom stops, the ping in multiplayer games like Halo / Cs / q3 is very high. In every respect this connection is compulsory for me for the reason that I d/l anime, music, write rewievs and today I'm going to buy Xbox Live, so... o_o;,
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| alucard wrote: | | I'm using Kopu 512/512 adsl with a monthly payment of 70 euros.. Though my connection seldom stops, the ping in multiplayer games like Halo / Cs / q3 is very high. In every respect this connection is compulsory for me for the reason that I d/l anime, music, write rewievs and today I'm going to buy Xbox Live, so... o_o;, |
well to be true .. i have the same thingy as Alucard has... im using kopu too.. and its goddamn annoying that the ping is so high
lowest ping on my connection has been 99
usually on RTCW ETT .. my lowest ping on the list is 233 
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mmm....im with iiNet. $40.00 a month, unlimited hours, not sure on the download limit, not that i download much anyways.
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