Just arrived in Sydney, Australia - need broadband recommendations - GoFuckYourself.com

natas · 11-11-2007, 01:47 AM

just arrived in Sydney and need a fellow ozzie or two to recommend me a decent broadband provider...

I'm on this unwired service as a temp measure before I find a proper place to live and get a hardwired connection...but damn it's ghetto - I'm on a 12 GB per month download cap

for $110 AUD I can't have this...

so can anyone point me in the right direction of who to go with please?

I'd prefer unlimited downloads if possible

nekrom · 11-11-2007, 01:52 AM

I dunno about Sydney providers, but yup get used to paying out the ass. Compared to what speeds/service you can get in other countries.

-N

natas · 11-11-2007, 02:09 AM

The cost isn't so much an issue man...it's just the speeds...and the download caps? I didn't know they even did this shit anymore

this is sure going to hold my work up while I'm out here, gotta be something better out there...anyone?

tabasco · 11-11-2007, 02:17 AM

Internode are one the best ISPs. What suburb are you in? If you are in an ADSL2 enabled region you can get decent speed... probably still not as good as what your are used to.

CuriousToyBoy · 11-11-2007, 02:18 AM

Ha ha ha

Want really fast and really good internet in Australia?

Leave.

tabasco · 11-11-2007, 02:19 AM

Oh and I'm not aware of any ISP that does true unlimited ADSL at any decent speed.

Odin · 11-11-2007, 02:32 AM

TPG does full unlimited for businesses, $150 a month, it's pretty quick. I don't know, but for smaller use, and better reliability I think Optus is alot better than most.

Zorgman · 11-11-2007, 02:44 AM

Unlimited downloads is a mith in Australia. Unlimited really means 15-20GB then we're charge you $50 per GB after that. Thats if your lucky.
Most ADSL2 providers ask you signup for 12-24 months contract. Be award of the penetly rates if you brake the contract before then.

Try not to use Telstra is you can, they change their rates every 2-3 months. One month your stilling pretty with 15GB taffic and the next month its 7GB, those fuckers can't make up their mind.

Im with OptusDSL. www.optusnet.com.au - Pretty fair, 1500/256 . 20gb + 20gb off peak. $75 month.

fapman · 11-11-2007, 03:32 AM

Try iiNet or Internode, they have higher download caps than Telstra etc.

pudcat · 11-11-2007, 03:43 AM

Exetel are one of the cheaper ones, you get what you pay for, mostly it's fairly good though recently have had a few 10-30 min outages... pretty annoying when you're in the middle of doing something.

quantum-x · 11-11-2007, 04:02 AM

iiNet are who you want.
they've installed their own dslams, their network is great.
24Mbit/s down, 1Mbit - VOIP etc, all bundled.

Don't even look anywhere else.

quantum-x · 11-11-2007, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zorgman

Unlimited downloads is a mith in Australia. Unlimited really means 15-20GB then we're charge you $50 per GB after that. Thats if your lucky.
Most ADSL2 providers ask you signup for 12-24 months contract. Be award of the penetly rates if you brake the contract before then.

Try not to use Telstra is you can, they change their rates every 2-3 months. One month your stilling pretty with 15GB taffic and the next month its 7GB, those fuckers can't make up their mind.

Im with OptusDSL. www.optusnet.com.au - Pretty fair, 1500/256 . 20gb + 20gb off peak. $75 month.

Heya Zorg-- that's completely not true. when I was in AU, i was with iiNet - had 160GB per month onpeak, 160 offpeak [320gb total] - 24Mbit down and 1Mbt up, no limits on upload - for $75 a month.

got a bad feeling you're paying too much ;)

Zorgman · 11-11-2007, 04:13 AM

Don't know when you were here quantum-x, but never seen a plan like that before. That would be pointless as the company would loose money from that account. Remembering, we're paying US rates + telco rates + reseller telco rates + extra charges.

http://www.iinet.com.au/products/broadband/plans.html
$129 / month gives you 60GB total.

wyldworx · 11-11-2007, 04:32 AM

telstra is best for speed, the rest is for them to scrape away at. Thank squatters rights and the fact we live in a tyranical society and i guess thats how sol trehio or whatever the stupid yankee fucks name is gets his $30million dollar handshake. Internet sux here man, I am currently working with my blacker brothers than I to kick some "respect" back upside thier heads. We plan to use the very loophole in Australian law which justifies every genocidal act commited to the last true caretakers of this wonderous earth. You would be best turning around and walking the other way, as we might just pop in and make ourselves comfortable wherever you lay in sanctity. Squatters rights, or say sorry - that is the choice. Pay with your false fucking pride or your life.
Yes, fly home you moron, it would be quicker for me to book a ticket and set up in romania than to do it here. We are the slowest - why? It fits with the plan to monopolise and capitalise in every way they can because we are among the lowest paid for such a nation of hard workers, and they wonder how pyramids were built.... geez, spend a year here and become a slave to societies empire. Fuck society, fuck the internet and fuck you.

quantum-x · 11-11-2007, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zorgman

Don't know when you were here quantum-x, but never seen a plan like that before. That would be pointless as the company would loose money from that account. Remembering, we're paying US rates + telco rates + reseller telco rates + extra charges.

http://www.iinet.com.au/products/broadband/plans.html
$129 / month gives you 60GB total.

Left in June. Had the account for more than 2 years, they bumped bumped bumped it up.

quantum-x · 11-11-2007, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by troll

telstra is best for speed, the rest is for them to scrape away at. Thank squatters rights and the fact we live in a tyranical society and i guess thats how sol trehio or whatever the stupid yankee fucks name is gets his $30million dollar handshake. Internet sux here man, I am currently working with my blacker brothers than I to kick some "respect" back upside thier heads. We plan to use the very loophole in Australian law which justifies every genocidal act commited to the last true caretakers of this wonderous earth. You would be best turning around and walking the other way, as we might just pop in and make ourselves comfortable wherever you lay in sanctity. Squatters rights, or say sorry - that is the choice. Pay with your false fucking pride or your life.
Yes, fly home you moron, it would be quicker for me to book a ticket and set up in romania than to do it here. We are the slowest - why? It fits with the plan to monopolise and capitalise in every way they can because we are among the lowest paid for such a nation of hard workers, and they wonder how pyramids were built.... geez, spend a year here and become a slave to societies empire. Fuck society, fuck the internet and fuck you.

24Mbit is the slowest? How wrong I must be.

wyldworx · 11-11-2007, 05:08 AM

are you for real? wow, you tell me how much of the country has that fuckhead. and fyi, I am an ogre, not a troll...

quantum-x · 11-11-2007, 05:14 AM

Basically anywhere you can get iiNet, you can get 24Mbit internet.
http://www.iinet.net.au/products/broadband/iinetwork/

ADSL [< 8mbit]

ADSL2+ [< 24Mbit]

quantum-x · 11-11-2007, 05:15 AM

Before you troll me further, compare that with 3G coverage [the ORANGE]

yahoo-xxx-girls.com · 11-11-2007, 05:20 AM

natas, I would go with Satellite download and a dial up or a DSL upload setup.

This is providing you can afford such a setup.

Later,
.

natas · 11-11-2007, 01:42 PM

wow just got up after sleeping off my jetlag...thanks for all the replies...

am gonna take a bit more time to look at it all once this coffee kicks in

quantum-x · 11-11-2007, 01:49 PM

dialup upstream? :|

11-11-2007, 01:47 AM	#1
natas Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: : unknown Posts: 3,377	Just arrived in Sydney, Australia - need broadband recommendations just arrived in Sydney and need a fellow ozzie or two to recommend me a decent broadband provider... I'm on this unwired service as a temp measure before I find a proper place to live and get a hardwired connection...but damn it's ghetto - I'm on a 12 GB per month download cap for $110 AUD I can't have this... so can anyone point me in the right direction of who to go with please? I'd prefer unlimited downloads if possible

11-11-2007, 01:52 AM	#2
nekrom Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Australia/Asia Posts: 921	I dunno about Sydney providers, but yup get used to paying out the ass. Compared to what speeds/service you can get in other countries. -N __________________ Free Traffic

11-11-2007, 02:17 AM	#4
tabasco Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In a van down by the river Posts: 2,624	Internode are one the best ISPs. What suburb are you in? If you are in an ADSL2 enabled region you can get decent speed... probably still not as good as what your are used to. __________________ "There is no other way to see a thing except to look at it" - fatfoo

11-11-2007, 02:18 AM	#5
CuriousToyBoy Crazy Aussie Bastard Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wherever I lay my hat, that's my home. Posts: 16,787	Ha ha ha Want really fast and really good internet in Australia? Leave. __________________ Celebs Adult Who's Who ==> Ambush Interview ==> ICQ 293 070 684 ==> intmarpacrim AT gmail DOT com

11-11-2007, 02:19 AM	#6
tabasco Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In a van down by the river Posts: 2,624	Oh and I'm not aware of any ISP that does true unlimited ADSL at any decent speed. __________________ "There is no other way to see a thing except to look at it" - fatfoo

11-11-2007, 02:09 AM	#3
natas Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: : unknown Posts: 3,377	The cost isn't so much an issue man...it's just the speeds...and the download caps? I didn't know they even did this shit anymore this is sure going to hold my work up while I'm out here, gotta be something better out there...anyone?

11-11-2007, 02:32 AM	#7
Odin Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: au Posts: 2,545	TPG does full unlimited for businesses, $150 a month, it's pretty quick. I don't know, but for smaller use, and better reliability I think Optus is alot better than most.

11-11-2007, 02:44 AM	#8
Zorgman Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 6,103	Unlimited downloads is a mith in Australia. Unlimited really means 15-20GB then we're charge you $50 per GB after that. Thats if your lucky. Most ADSL2 providers ask you signup for 12-24 months contract. Be award of the penetly rates if you brake the contract before then. Try not to use Telstra is you can, they change their rates every 2-3 months. One month your stilling pretty with 15GB taffic and the next month its 7GB, those fuckers can't make up their mind. Im with OptusDSL. www.optusnet.com.au - Pretty fair, 1500/256 . 20gb + 20gb off peak. $75 month. __________________ ---

11-11-2007, 03:32 AM	#9
fapman Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 21	Try iiNet or Internode, they have higher download caps than Telstra etc.

11-11-2007, 03:43 AM	#10
pudcat Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,169	Exetel are one of the cheaper ones, you get what you pay for, mostly it's fairly good though recently have had a few 10-30 min outages... pretty annoying when you're in the middle of doing something. __________________ SUBMIT YOUR BABE GALLERIES PROMOTE YOUR BLOG HERE always looking for hardlinks icq #207011694 Thunder-Ball.net, good for hardlink exchanges

11-11-2007, 04:02 AM	#11
quantum-x Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ICQ: 251425 Fr/Au/Ca Posts: 6,863	iiNet are who you want. they've installed their own dslams, their network is great. 24Mbit/s down, 1Mbit - VOIP etc, all bundled. Don't even look anywhere else.

11-11-2007, 04:13 AM	#13
Zorgman Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 6,103	Don't know when you were here quantum-x, but never seen a plan like that before. That would be pointless as the company would loose money from that account. Remembering, we're paying US rates + telco rates + reseller telco rates + extra charges. http://www.iinet.com.au/products/broadband/plans.html $129 / month gives you 60GB total. __________________ ---

11-11-2007, 04:32 AM	#14
wyldworx So Fucking Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oz-trailer Posts: 5,144	telstra is best for speed, the rest is for them to scrape away at. Thank squatters rights and the fact we live in a tyranical society and i guess thats how sol trehio or whatever the stupid yankee fucks name is gets his $30million dollar handshake. Internet sux here man, I am currently working with my blacker brothers than I to kick some "respect" back upside thier heads. We plan to use the very loophole in Australian law which justifies every genocidal act commited to the last true caretakers of this wonderous earth. You would be best turning around and walking the other way, as we might just pop in and make ourselves comfortable wherever you lay in sanctity. Squatters rights, or say sorry - that is the choice. Pay with your false fucking pride or your life. Yes, fly home you moron, it would be quicker for me to book a ticket and set up in romania than to do it here. We are the slowest - why? It fits with the plan to monopolise and capitalise in every way they can because we are among the lowest paid for such a nation of hard workers, and they wonder how pyramids were built.... geez, spend a year here and become a slave to societies empire. Fuck society, fuck the internet and fuck you.

11-11-2007, 05:08 AM	#17
wyldworx So Fucking Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oz-trailer Posts: 5,144	are you for real? wow, you tell me how much of the country has that fuckhead. and fyi, I am an ogre, not a troll...

11-11-2007, 05:14 AM	#18
quantum-x Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ICQ: 251425 Fr/Au/Ca Posts: 6,863	Basically anywhere you can get iiNet, you can get 24Mbit internet. http://www.iinet.net.au/products/broadband/iinetwork/ ADSL [< 8mbit] ADSL2+ [< 24Mbit]

11-11-2007, 05:15 AM	#19
quantum-x Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ICQ: 251425 Fr/Au/Ca Posts: 6,863	Before you troll me further, compare that with 3G coverage [the ORANGE]

11-11-2007, 05:20 AM	#20
yahoo-xxx-girls.com Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 3,143	natas, I would go with Satellite download and a dial up or a DSL upload setup. This is providing you can afford such a setup. Later, . __________________ sig too big

11-11-2007, 01:42 PM	#21
natas Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: : unknown Posts: 3,377	wow just got up after sleeping off my jetlag...thanks for all the replies... am gonna take a bit more time to look at it all once this coffee kicks in

11-11-2007, 01:49 PM	#22
quantum-x Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ICQ: 251425 Fr/Au/Ca Posts: 6,863	dialup upstream? :\|