> Hi guys, > > Thanks for all the great response to my question about Broadband. it > seems to be a 'neck-n-neck" race between IINET and WestNet. I may go > with IINET because it is cheaper and seems to be the same as WestNet > in most other respects. > > Thanks again, > > Cal
IiNet only seems cheaper. The prices listed on their web pages are all contingent on choosing their iiPhone product for phone calls. Without that it's another $10 a month for all of their plans. Once that's considered then the prices are identical for almost all plans. The only exception being the Premium 1.5Mb/256 30GB/30GB plan where Westnet beats iiNet by $10. IiNet's actual prices can be found on the Broadband Choice website at <http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc-isp.cfm?id=15>. Westnet's Broadband Choice page is at: <http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc-isp.cfm?id=24> just in case you want to compare the two for yourself. There's one more gotcha with iiNet that's catching some of the heavier downloaders out that you should know about. Once you exceed your quota limit in either peak or off-peak then your connection is shaped in both periods. With Westnet it's only shaped for the period that you've exceeded the transfer limit. If you're not a heavy downloader then this probably won't matter. If you are then this is an important distinction.
