[H-GEN] isp connection advice for temporary visitor

[Frank Brand]

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>
>ADSL is being offered by Telstra.  Other telecomms companies are
>supposedly starting up services in this space, but I've yet to hear of
>their details, so I suspect that they don't yet offer services in
>Brisbane.  However, in order to use ADSL you need to be within a few
>kilometers of an capable exchange... and again this may not be possible,
>depending on where you live (rule of thumb: if you can't get cable, you
>can't get ADSL).  Pricing for ADSL is a little more expensive than for
>cable (though comparable).


ADSL is also offered in Brisbane by Optus, iPrimus, AAPT and Pacific
Internet - possibly there are others.

Telstra, generally, is the most economic. All DSL connections go thru the
Telstra exchanges/multiplexers anyway so even if you go with another company
it is just a different marketing front end to Telstra.




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