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<http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/> __________________ John Winters Phone +61 8 9244 4564 Fax +61 8 9446 7709 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 22:13:05 +0800 > To: WAMUG Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: re best broadband deal for a mac /pc home network > > Warren Iannello wrote: > >> Just wondering if anyone has come a cross a reasonable deal for >> broadband on an anticpated pc/mac home network...at moment with iinet >> on good old slow dial up...suggestions? > > Hi Warren > > Despite being a BIG Westnet fan, you are already with iiNet so simply > going over to ADSL with them will mean no change of email address. This > may not be a factor if you are mainly using free email like hotmail, > gmail, yahoo etc. > > As Philippe points out many deals are almost the same across price > brackets, one thing I will say on deals is steer well clear of the > cheapest ADSL deals ie the 200MB and 500MB deals, for an extra $10/mth > you'll get ADSL without the home-arrest-style ankle bracelet ;-) > I cant think of a worse situation than being connected at =>256k and > only able to get at 500MB of data before I am throttled or charged more > or both. > My (current) employer was on a 256k/200MB $30 deal and was charged > excess right up to their cap of $60 per month *and* throttled to 56k for > every one of the 12mths they had it. > Sadly they never realised exactly what was going on. > I changed their plan to a real $60 one from the same ISP and now they > get 512k/20GB per month, not the 1.5GB they had averaged previously. > > Personally I see these bottom end plans as traps for the folk who 'think > they wont use very much'. The ISPs only have to supply a small > percentage of what they supply to others who are paying the same amount. > Very naughty! > > > Have fun > > Paul > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
