new telstra broadband deal

[potato]

just had a call from telstra.

they offered me broadband inc the homeline for 59.95 a month.
24 month contract.
12 gig and 1500 speed thingy.
$180 welcome back as well.
10c local calls.
a dollar un-timed std calls.
oh, and foxtell sports for $15 a month, gotta sign up for premium then change it.......

iinets been great but in laymans terms that sounds ok so i said yes.
10-21 days for the change over.

time will tell if i made the right call !

[Spock]

Is that including call costs?

Optus is offering (and I accepted) $69/month 20Mbps(!) broadband, home phone (incl. line rental and unlimited calls) on 24 month contract.

[potato]

Is that including call costs?

Optus is offering (and I accepted) $69/month 20Mbps(!) broadband, home phone (incl. line rental and unlimited calls) on 24 month contract.

10c local calls
$1 un-timed std.
dunno bout mobile calls from the home line.

ive a mobile capped with telstra at $40. something a month and $200ish worth of calls.

whats the diff between 12gig a month and 20mbps?

nfi here lol

[padfoot]

10c local calls
$1 un-timed std.
dunno bout mobile calls from the home line.

ive a mobile capped with telstra at $40. something a month and $200ish worth of calls.

whats the diff between 12gig a month and 20mbps?

nfi here lol

12GB is your usage, 20MBps is Spock's speed.
Your speed is 1.5MBps.

Telstra do have new offers only available if they call you to win back your services. Bigpond/Homeline bundled deals like Optus have started offering that aren't available to normal customers.
However, one thing to keep in mind is that Telstra (and Optus for that matter) include uploads in their usage quota. So if you torrent stuff or otherwise upload a lot, you may be in for a shock.

But that is a better deal than most can get as a 'normal' bigpond customer so if it suits you... Go for it.

EDIT: And in case you were wondering, I am 90% sure you would be on this Homeline plan Homeline Reach
Thats not how much you are paying obviously, but thats what you would be getting. Usual disclaimers apply, IANAL/I don't work for Telstra Call Centres/I cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information etc. But I do work for a Telstra Dealer so am almost certain thats what you are on.

[Zen]

Coming shortly: iiNet - Naked DSL

And VoIP

12 gig and 1500 speed thingy.

30gig (10GB + 20G and our speed thingy goes upto 24000.

a dollar un-timed std calls.

15cents untimed STD calls

24 month contract.

No contract :p

10c local calls.

15c Local calls unless you're calling a buddy who is with iiNet in which case it's free.

oh, and foxtell sports for $15 a month

Can't beat that unless you decide you want more than just Sports - do Telstra make you take the basic package or can you have -just- Sports?

Let me know if you need any help closing down your iiservice

[potato]

12GB is your usage, 20MBps is Spock's speed.
Your speed is 1.5MBps.

Telstra do have new offers only available if they call you to win back your services. Bigpond/Homeline bundled deals like Optus have started offering that aren't available to normal customers.
However, one thing to keep in mind is that Telstra (and Optus for that matter) include uploads in their usage quota. So if you torrent stuff or otherwise upload a lot, you may be in for a shock.

But that is a better deal than most can get as a 'normal' bigpond customer so if it suits you... Got for it.

bugga being normal:p looks like it doesnt pay.......
more of a downloader than uploader here.
i download short clips of about 3-7mb ,no, not porn, usually utube stuff that gets posted on psb and a few other sites and iinets speed gets me watching in about 30 sec's.
i hope 1.5bps is much the same !
if it isnt i'll console myself with fox sports motogp and rugby union anyway.

[potato]

Coming shortly: iiNet - Naked DSL

And VoIP

30gig (10GB + 20G and our speed thingy goes upto 24000.

15cents untimed STD calls

No contract :p

15c Local calls unless you're calling a buddy who is with iiNet in which case it's free.

Can't beat that unless you decide you want more than just Sports - do Telstra make you take the basic package or can you have -just- Sports?

Let me know if you need any help closing down your iiservice

ta zen

[padfoot]

Coming shortly: iiNet - Naked DSL

And VoIP

Gonna get that in Mandurah anytime soon? :p
I wish...

[padfoot]

And don't forget that any file you want to download, be it Firefox or Ubuntu 7.10, try get it from Bigpond's servers first as anything on the BP site doesn't count towards your quota.
Bigpond File Library here

[Drach]

Telstra traditionally have really, really bad products for extreme prices. So yeah, just be careful, cuz i know they've tried to screw around my gf a few times. ( thank god i was there to stop her)

[Sunshine & F'n Rainbows]

I'll go out of my way to avoid giving Telstra a single cent these days. The deals look good on the surface, but they'll find ways to fuck people.

[Insane]

Naked DSL... is that what they have decided to call their wireless rollout before going Mobile carrier..??

[Zen]

It's not wireless

[padfoot]

Click on the link dude, naked DSL is awesome. I registered my interest, but I need ADSL2+ first

[tlad]

However, one thing to keep in mind is that Telstra (and Optus for that matter) include uploads in their usage quota. So if you torrent stuff or otherwise upload a lot, you may be in for a shock.

Depends which plan you are on. We are with Optus 7 + 14 GB (Peak + Off-peak) and uploads are not included. Thankfully the person told us when we were going to change to a different plan where uploads are included in your quota.