[H-GEN] ISP recommendations

[Troy Piggins]

* Geoff Shang <geoff at hitsandpieces.net> :
> 
> I'm having to move house for the first time in 4 years.  Back when I got 
> broadband, a month after moving, there weren't many choices and I went 
> with, and stuck with, bigpond cable.  I stuck with it because, well lets 
> just say that a blind person doesn't need pictures and the Foxtel analogue 
> signal is still available for those who want it.
> 
> anyway, I have it on good authority that cable is not available in my new 
> home.  I will check of course, but I got the impression that the previous 
> tenant had done their homework.
> 
> So I'm looking for ADSL recommendations.  I like the look of Internode. 
> They've got the whole ADSL2+ thing going on, they are happy to support 
> Linux, and a few people I know give (or did) give them a good rap.  I also 
> like the idea of not being held ransom to a particular telephone company in 
> order to get better prices, and I also like the look of their SOHO plans.
> 
> But I'm open to suggestions.  Internode doesn't seem to have any kind of 
> deal for getting their hardware, so if I went with them, I'd either have to 
> buy some from them or somewhere else.  And I really could do with not 
> spending a lot of money.  But I will if it's the way to get best service.
> 
> I currently have AAPT as our telephone provider, but their ADSL plans don't 
> allow for use of servers so I'm avoiding them.
> 
> I'd be interested in any thoughts people have about specific ISPs, and also 
> about ADSL in general since I've never used it.  Do I have to have a voice 
> line at all, for example?  Since I'm not with Telstra, can my current telco 
> organise a connection or do I have to deal with Telstra first then switch?
> 
> Any advice of any sort would be helpful.

http://whirlpool.net.au has ratings and great advice, choices in
your area by postcode etc.

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