[plug] Massively cheaper 512/512 ADSL plans

[Bill Kenworthy]

check iinet if you are already using them: that is it seems that most
accounts that are nominally 512/128 (blink512 lite in my case, ~same
specs as arachnet except for dyn IP) at $59.95) are actually running at
512/512.  Its limited to the iinet DSLAMS, not those on telstra.  My
Nephew pointed it out to me after the vic park exchange was upgraded,
and sure enough its 512/512 - vey fast!

BillK

On Wed, 2004-10-13 at 09:42, Leon Brooks wrote:
> ArachNet, since 01 Oct, have a 512/512 ADSL plan for $77 a month including 
> 12GB (plus, natch, free WAIX). That was not a typoe, 512kb/512kb _not_ 
> 512kb/128kb. If you're hosting stuff at home, this is difficult to beat.
> 
> You also get up to 10 spam-filtered blah at arach.net.au email addresses and 20MB 
> of web space at http://www.arach.net.au/~blah with a static IP and no port 
> filtering.
> 
>     http://www.arach.net.au/products/broadband/adsl/duo/
> 
> If you like this plan and switch to ArachNet, tell them I (account "brooks") 
> referred you. They'll give me $11 off my bill for that month - which I'll 
> donate to PLUG.
> 
> If you belong to another ISP and don't want to switch, I guess you can try 
> bugging them about it. I notice that WestNet have dropped their equivalent 
> plan to $99 since a few months ago, maybe they can be nudged even more? (-:
> 
> If you sign up with WestNet, do it through LinuxIT (www.linuxit.com.au/). When 
> I'm offering customers ADSL choices, I generally offer ArachNet 'coz they're 
> small enough to care but large enough to survive, give good customer service 
> and are more flexible than the larger ISPs, then WestNet 'coz for a larger 
> ISP their customer service is outstanding. Going through LinuxIT gives you a 
> bonus Scott and Matt in the mix.
> 
> For more broadband prices, try: http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/ - which hasn't yet 
> caught up to ArachNet (note that the price of this plan dropped $44!). In the 
> sub-$100 512/512 range they list ZCTS (who appear to be in or near Bunbury, 
> not sure what "preselect" is, maybe it combines with their 'phone plans), 
> Spin, SwiftDSL, CyberLink and Jazinet. Most of whom I've never heard of.
> 
> Cheers; Leon
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