[plug] consolidated supply

[mitch at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au]

Hi,

I use BOB At home, Hes really quite a nice guy and has everything i need.
I put a UPS on BOB, This costs $80 from PLE, It keeps him alive for  
about 9 Hours. (650VA) I suppose a bigger one could keep him alive for  
much longer.

Amnet CAN offer ADSL Services But yes it is true you need an active  
phone line to connect it (Then they convert it to Naked)

My Total Package cost is $109~ (150Gb Data), They kindly let me pay $5  
a month extra as a sort of "Pay off Bob"... Boboff?.

But, I can highly reccomend Bob for anyone who wants something nice in  
their life, And the service is great too. Bobs voice box can shout to  
me about 200m away, This  is great for talking to me thru walls.

Bob also comes with a tail, This tail lets me use my Laptop arround  
the house. (I actually use my own AP) But its very reliable and he  
calls home ans asks for food if he needs it, If theres food avalible  
he will download it and consume it, Always keeping him well nourished  
and up to date. (I dont like dates but bob does.)


Mitch

Quoting "David Dartnall" <darts at dialix.com.au>:

> Maybe someone can help please.
>
> The following is an email I sent to Amnet, my current adsl2+  
> supplier, and their reply.
> Does anyone have any suggestions / hints to help in the very  
> confusing (to me) process
> of getting organised in this regard. It's hard to assess the merits  
> of the multitude of
> offerings!
>
> I have had a conversation with a gentleman from iinet, and he has  
> emailed a fairly
> comprehensive summary of their range, but I still find it hard to assess.
> I'm not too sure about their BOB proposal - seems to be too high  
> initial outlay and
> the lack of a phone in the case of a power outage bothers me.
>
> ***************
> Amnet email:
>
> I'm one of your customers.
> You provide our adsl2+ service on a bi-yearly pre-paid basis - 2G + 2G.
> Our local telephone service is provided by Telstra, paid on monthly invoice.
> Optus provides our international landline telephone service, no  
> contract, paid on monthly invoice.
> My mobile phone service is also Optus, no contract, paid on monthly invoice.
> And I'm sick of this shemozzle, it's costing too much - we need to  
> consolidate with one supplier.
> We do not accept direct debit arrangements.
> Please email your proposition(s) / options in the event that you can  
> offer a suitable service.
>
> ***************
> Amnet reply:
>
> Hi Dave, unfortunately we only supply ADSL services on top of  
> already active phone services.
> We are unable to offer a substitute that you require.
>
> ***************
> regards to all, (looking forward to karmic soon).
> Dave Dartnall
>
>
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