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Which ADSL to choose?
« on: June 13, 2013, 05:54:40 PM »
Got a letter in the mail today from Telstra.
They are stopping with the bundle I have: HomeLine and Broadband Bundle.
Now I have to find something else.
If I stay with Telstra with home phone and ADSL? I have to pay at least $83.90/month instead of the $59.95/month we are paying now.
That is if I read it correctly from their website.

The other question is, do we have to keep the homeline or go naked ADSL?
We both have a mobile so not really need a fixed line.

Any ideas, suggestions?
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2013, 05:58:34 PM »
I don't know if you can get iinet where you are, but that is what I use for everything.
Land line
ADSL2
plus unlimited netphone calls for $10 a month.
Fetch tv

The biggest upside for me is the customer service. Much better than telstra.
I have been with them now for 4 years and haven't looked back, nearly 1/2 the price of telstra too

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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2013, 06:00:36 PM »
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2013, 06:09:37 PM »
Iinet, great prices and never had a problem, the only issue I have is that I can't access ADLS2 yet, but I'm happy at the moment.
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2013, 06:16:04 PM »
I am chatting with a Telstra customer service person and he is telling me that nothing will chance......
Even though the letter tells me that the charges will increase.
Huh?
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2013, 06:22:50 PM »
Quote from: WilSurf on June 13, 2013, 06:16:04 PM
I am chatting with a Telstra customer service person and he is telling me that nothing will chance......
Even though the letter tells me that the charges will increase.
Huh?

And welcome to telstra........ we say one thing, do another and then take your money anyway.  ;D

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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2013, 06:25:26 PM »
Yeah.
I have printed the chat session and he will email it to me.
I will confirm the whole thing by going to a Telstra shop.
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2013, 06:27:03 PM »
Naked DSL worked well for me when I could get Iinet, the only downside is you lack the landline if you need to make an emergency call or when your mobile is flat
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2013, 06:41:30 PM »
Have just recently changed from dongle to Telstra ADSL $80 mth 200gig as I use torrents frequently.I  would have gone iiNet but no port at our exchange.I recently had a line check, some clown from Telstra working at the exchange accidently pulled the wire from my port no home ph for over a week but that was diverted to mobile no probs anyway the tech said I was getting over and above speed than normal.Happy with Telstra.
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Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2013, 07:00:32 PM »
Tpg is the go
But I would look on the whirlpool forum to do a comparison to see which one suits you the best


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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2013, 07:03:37 PM »
We have been with iinet for over 10 years now and can't fault their service. I highly recommend them....
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2013, 07:14:41 PM »
Another vote for iinet!
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2013, 07:15:41 PM »
Although I am not actually sure what ADSL means, I know that we use Activ8 Rural for our Internet via Satellite Dish, and we use Activ8 Rural also for the satellite phone, but then they are the only ones doing private services out here, as Teltra would be charging nearly 3 times as much.
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2013, 07:31:33 PM »
We have just ditched the home phone and just use our mobiles and have naked adsl with Mynetfone, very happy with it.
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2013, 07:33:49 PM »
Been with iinet in one form or another since phone was a tin and piece of string.  Highly recommend.

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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #15 on: June 14, 2013, 07:32:04 AM »
Quote from: 73coupe on June 13, 2013, 07:31:33 PM
We have just ditched the home phone and just use our mobiles and have naked adsl with Mynetfone, very happy with it.

Lucky you!  No reliable mobile reception at my house. 
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #16 on: June 14, 2013, 08:57:53 AM »
Internode gets a good wrap down here in the South.
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #17 on: June 14, 2013, 10:06:08 AM »
Sis and the bil are at Eden Hills in Adelaide and their ADSL was lousy with hopeless speed and regular dropouts, despite cahnging from Telstra to another carrier. Problem was they were at the end of the copper, around 7km from the exchange whereas we're on the plains 600M from the exchange downloading at over 18Mbits/sec rock solid via Adam Internet.

When I spotted Adam Wimax I asked them the question and yes they have a wireless internet tower at Westfield Marion shopping centre and direct line of site to their Eden Hills home. Took a couple of hours for an Adam tech to install an aerial on their roof and wire it to a wall plate and problem solved with Naked DSL phone to boot like we have (our ADSL2+ is $55/month with 100Gb all up) Saved them money too so I'd check out if there's a similar wireless offering for blackspots in your neck of the woods.

Failing that it's a patient wait for the NBN to the node by the looks of things, which you'd expect would be a lot quicker rollout than fibre to every premise. I'd have to say in that regard and given our speed and experience, I seriously doubt most would be bothered paying the extra to get fibre the last km from a node, but the option would be there.
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Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #18 on: June 14, 2013, 10:08:09 AM »
iinet naked adsl2+, been with them for about 2 years, they've upgraded our plan twice now free of charge because the old plans were no longer available. we started on 20gb peak / 20 gb off peak, we are now on 50gb peak / 50gb off peak without a price change.
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #19 on: June 14, 2013, 05:20:23 PM »
iinet bundle for us, home phone and 200gig adsl + pay the extra $10 to get (turbo) ADSL2, unfortunately we can't get naked, so phone and 200 gig is $79/month + your calls.
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #20 on: June 14, 2013, 06:32:40 PM »
Okay, i can offer a technical opinion on this as an IT Techie

First things first you need to find out what your options are in terms of providers if they have their own DSLAMS in the Telstra Exchange.

There are a few, Telstra, Optus, Agile (Internode), iiNet and not sure if TPG have their own DSLAMS which is a DSL Mux that delivers the Adsl service over copper to you.

If your exchange only has Telstra and Telstra Wholesale who on sell their ports to other internet providers to provide internet to their customers via telstra equipment, then your out of luck and will need a copper line.

Telstra Wholesale do not offer Naked DSL hence those providers using Telstra Wholesale ports will not be able to offer you naked dsl.

However if other providers such as optus, agile, iinet, and tpg? Have their own DSLAMS in your exchange your in luck and will be able to get naked dsl.

Check this link to Whirlpool Broadband choice http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/ and input your phone number in and see what options are available.

Alternatively you can also have a look at http://www.adsl2exchanges.com.au/ and look at the left hand side under States and select status and look for your exchange you are connected to, scroll down and see what providers (with their own dslsams) are in that exchange.
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #21 on: June 14, 2013, 06:34:58 PM »
Quote from: Tjupurula on June 13, 2013, 07:15:41 PM
Although I am not actually sure what ADSL means, I know that we use Activ8 Rural for our Internet via Satellite Dish, and we use Activ8 Rural also for the satellite phone, but then they are the only ones doing private services out here, as Teltra would be charging nearly 3 times as much.
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Hi TJ,

ADSL stands for Asyncronous Digital Subscriber Line
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #22 on: June 14, 2013, 06:37:24 PM »
Quote from: dazzler on June 14, 2013, 08:57:53 AM
Internode gets a good wrap down here in the South.

+1 on Internode especially if you are a gamer and want low latency for gaming, ive been with them for over 10yrs since adsl first came to where i live but they are a premium provider, i pay $60 for 60gb

Not cheap but if you game you get what you pay for.
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #23 on: June 14, 2013, 06:58:51 PM »
Quote from: prodigyrf on June 14, 2013, 10:06:08 AM
Failing that it's a patient wait for the NBN to the node by the looks of things, which you'd expect would be a lot quicker rollout than fibre to every premise. I'd have to say in that regard and given our speed and experience, I seriously doubt most would be bothered paying the extra to get fibre the last km from a node, but the option would be there.


Hi Prodigyrf

NBN is actually doing FTTH (Fibre To The Home) not FTTN (Fibre To The Node) there is a massive difference between them, FTTH is all the way to your house, it first goes to a cabinet as a backbone link, then the cabinet has a GPON (gigabit passive optical network) setup from there with fibre to house which then terminates to an ONT (optical network termination) device presenting an ethernet connectio to you.

FTTN is Tony Abbots and Malcolm Turnbulls idea, totally rubbish, it has fibre to a node (cabinet) then copper line from the node to you house bit similar to adsl but a different technology, it inferior and still uses Telstra's monopoly last mile copper and thus reaming us for line costs i believe.

Now FTTH is free all the way to your house you wont have to pay for the fibre line itself on the proviso you accept the connection when the NBN contractor comes knocking at your door with the forms or posted in your letterbox, if you fail to sign up then for the fibre install then you could be up for lots of mulah to get the fibre run in once the NBN contractor has finished in the area after they finish laying the fibre.

See here http://www.nbnco.com.au/faq.html under section 4 will it cost me anything to switch to NBN
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Re: Which ADSL to choose?
« Reply #24 on: June 14, 2013, 07:02:40 PM »
Quote from: cyberhuey on June 14, 2013, 06:34:58 PM
Hi TJ,

ADSL stands for Asyncronous Digital Subscriber Line

Thankyou very much Cyberhuey
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