<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 3:04 AM, Dem N <<a href="mailto:dn.whatever@gmail.com">dn.whatever@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
plug question:<br>
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Hi, I'm researching broadband, because I'm getting a little tired of dialup, and I'd like to know what people would recommend.<br>
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Basically I want about 1G at any broadband speed (I'd prefer cheaper to
faster) with shaping (I want to ensure there are no excess fees), and
I'd like to keep it to under $30 a month. I could get a Vista laptop,
but I'd rather use Linux, so compatibility with Linux is virtually a
must, and support, if possible, would be good, though it looks like no
one offers this.<br>
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So far, the best deal seems to be iinet's package of 2Gb (peak) naked
DSL with bundled VOIP ($50 combined with phone; my usual phone bill is
$35 so that's just $15 for good broadband). I've checked with them, and
my line is compatible with naked DSL, so there's no problem there. The
only thing holding me back is really that (1) Is it definitely Linux
compatible? I'm using Fedora Core 4, but could upgrade to Fed 7 if
needed. (2) They have an irritating way of doing phone messages (it
sends a .wav file to your email address). Has anyone had any experience
with iinet's VOIP, using their own (non-iinet) VOIP phone with an
answering machine, and does it work?<br>
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Also, can anyone tell me of any decent rival offers?<br>
<br>
Also, no one seems to provide an installation CD for Linux. Is it
technically difficult to install broadband, and roughly what does it
involve? Are there any websites that give good general guides to this?<br>
<br>
regards,<br>
Dem Nisbet.
</blockquote><div><br>The other suggestions are also good ones.<br>The virgin Broadband deal is pretty decent (especially if your a student) if your covered in your area<br><a href="http://www.virginbroadband.com.au/wirelessbroadband/broadband-at-home.aspx">http://www.virginbroadband.com.au/wirelessbroadband/broadband-at-home.aspx</a><br>
The little unit they give you is OS independent once you set it up. <br></div></div><br>*warning* <br>I just noticed this in the fine print:<br>Peer 2 Peer speed limited to 32kbps<br>I guess they don't want n00bs flooding their 3G network :-P<br clear="all">
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