Broadband

[Cotton]

Question 1:
What broadband provider do u use how much does it cost how much bandwidth do u get and were you do u live.

Question 2:
I am about to move to da city and i will be able to get cable/adsl and was just wondering whats a good Broadband provider in Australia.

[silent VI]

q1: telus adsl
$30 month
150kb but i usually get 200 to 250kb
vancouver canada

q2: google if you want more info but the best i found is shiftreload limeted for &#036;55 unlimeted for &#036;80 <_< thats expinsive if you ask me i think i get mine for 30&#036;ca

[chris_lyon82]

I pay £28 for a 256k connection in the UK but i could get a cable half a meg connection for £35

[vivitron 15]

Originally posted by chris_lyon82@4 November 2003 - 12:19
I pay £28 for a 256k connection in the UK but i could get a cable half a meg connection for £35
you should really check out

http://www.adslguide.org and move that mate... i pay £21.99/month for 512 ADSL

[chris_lyon82]

Originally posted by vivitron 15@4 November 2003 - 14:03

you should really check out

http://www.adslguide.org and move that mate... i pay £21.99/month for 512 ADSL
Cheers mate but unfortunatly im a 12 month contract and still got 8month to go :(

[Supernatural]

Q1:
New York City
Earthlink Cable
2Mb/384Kb but I usually get around 2.5MB/320Kb
&#036;41.95 USD per month

Q2:
Get Earthlink&#33; :D

[alextreme]

&#036;40 a month for a 384K connection here in Mexico.

[InverseKinetix]

NTT b-flets 100MB connection

no cap, nothing,

3500 yen a month about US&#036;35

[Supernatural]

Damn Japs and their low prices. :angry:

[Kunal]

Originally posted by vivitron 15@4 November 2003 - 14:03
i pay £21.99/month for 512 ADSL
with?

[nanotek]

1und1 internat ag (germany ) 40 euros flaterate ( 1 price no download cap )
768 dl 192 ul dsl

[vivitron 15]

PlusNet. its about the cheapest, with 1 month min subscription.

the 1MB/256 adsl is £32.99 atm....hmmm

thinkin bout that one :D

[globalterminator]

Most are around £30, Freeserve- NTL etc are very good.

NOT AOL :P

[junkyardking]

Originally posted by Cotton@4 November 2003 - 10:43
Question 1:
What broadband provider do u use how much does it cost how much bandwidth do u get and were you do u live.

Question 2:
I am about to move to da city and i will be able to get cable/adsl and was just wondering whats a good Broadband provider in Australia.
The best place to check for Australia is http://whirlpool.net.au/ the forums over there are pretty good as well.
They also have a place on the front page where you can type the phone number (thats if the phone is currenty connected) to check if you can get adsl.

Just hope you can actualy get Adsl, In Australia getting Adsl is harder because of Telstra and systems which they have installed preventing adsl e.g. pair gains, rims.

What ever you do dont go on any comindico reseller e.g dodo there p2p speeds suxs.

[.hack]

damn australians&#33;

[jfm]

Originally posted by InverseKinetix@10 November 2003 - 16:16
NTT b-flets 100MB connection

no cap, nothing,

3500 yen a month about US&#036;35
100Mb&#33; What a bargain.

Oh and Aus Dollars and US dollars ars not comparable.

Any hoo

[InverseKinetix]

Originally posted by jfm+11 November 2003 - 08:07--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (jfm &#064; 11 November 2003 - 08:07)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-InverseKinetix@10 November 2003 - 16:16
NTT b-flets 100MB connection

no cap, nothing,

3500 yen a month about US&#036;35
100Mb&#33; What a bargain.

Oh and Aus Dollars and US dollars ars not comparable.

Any hoo [/b][/quote]
Most things can be compared

35.00 USD
United States Dollars = 48.9568 AUD

Australia Dollars
1 USD = 1.39877 AUD 1 AUD = 0.714916 USD


Does it say in your sig that you have dual P4 cpu?
I didnt think p4 could do that, or are they Xeons?

[Jay]

Originally posted by Cotton@4 November 2003 - 05:43
Question 1:
What broadband provider do u use how much does it cost how much bandwidth do u get and were you do u live.

Question 2:
I am about to move to da city and i will be able to get cable/adsl and was just wondering whats a good Broadband provider in Australia.
comcast cable
50&#036;&#036;(US)
1.5M downloading and no limit on uploads or downloads.
live in Maryland USA

[alpha]

Spectranet. Shared dsl.
Rs. 1000 (21 US&#036; approx.)
some test said 32&#092;232 (dont know what that means) I get a dl speed of 3-8 KB/s (depending) <_<
I live in India.

[Supernatural]

Originally posted by alpha@11 November 2003 - 01:58
Spectranet. Shared dsl.
Rs. 1000 (21 US&#036; approx.)
some test said 32&#092;232 (dont know what that means) I get a dl speed of 3-8 KB/s (depending) <_<
I live in India.
Sounds more like dial-up to me.

[alpha]

Originally posted by Supernatural+11 November 2003 - 09:39--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Supernatural @ 11 November 2003 - 09:39)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-alpha@11 November 2003 - 01:58
Spectranet. Shared dsl.
Rs. 1000 (21 US&#036; approx.)
some test said 32&#092;232 (dont know what that means) I get a dl speed of 3-8 KB/s (depending) <_<
I live in India.
Sounds more like dial-up to me. [/b][/quote]
well, first of all, i dont think dial-up has an option of unlimited surfing and you end up having to pay hefty phone bills if you surf too long. If i pay more i can get higher speeds but im a cheap bastard.
Its a broadband connection provided to several people through a copper wire.

[Supernatural]

Well I guess you&#39;re right. Even very slow broadband is better than dial-up. It&#39;s always on and doesn&#39;t tie up the phone line.

[j4y3m]

NTL Broadband(600K)
£24.99 A Month
1GB(A Day) Cap...Though It Isn&#39;t Enforced :blink:
Greenock, Scotland

[nanotek]

Originally posted by stupidguy@11 November 2003 - 14:38

1GB(A Day) Cap...Though It Isn&#39;t Enforced
yet

[john54321]

In the UK.

NTL, 600k(download), 128k (upload) costs £25 ( &#036;37), NTL Cable Modem. Get average download speed of 68 k/s. Far better than BT/AOL/Freeserve

But the best deal can be found at http://www.bulldogdsl.com/ , You get 2Mbits/s (download) 400k (upload) - evenings and weekends, and 512k all other times, for £30 (&#036;45). I&#39;ll be moving to this service once NTL contract expires.

But be warned they charge £50 connection fee, if you are considering moving to this service.

[Cotton]

First of all thanks for all ur replys...


NTT b-flets 100MB connection

no cap, nothing,

3500 yen a month about US&#036;35

This has got to be a mistake right??

100mb thats a dam OC-3 connection, they cost like &#036;30000/month in the USA.

You could host a good dam gaming server on you computer&#33;&#33;&#33;

you would need your own personal hardline for that,

My computer cant even transpher data locally at that speed, has to be a mistake&#33;&#33;

[ButWay]

8Mbit down 1Mbit up with BBB adsl in Sweden, I pay ca €30.99

[Amarjit]

Gio Internet:

£18.99 per month, 3 month minimum contract, not tied into purchasing their equipment, £55 installation fee, no port blocks, no port throttling, no time limits, no disconnection etc..

http://www.giointernet.com

~ EDIT ~ Yes, I&#39;ve heard Sweden are far more advanced, as broadband coverage is concerned.

[DenDen2004]

Aurora Cable Internet
2880down/640up theoretically..
54.99 a month but thats because we dont have TV cable with them.. :angry:

No Caps but on their website they said 5 gigs down 1 gig up a month :rolleyes: i did more research and the liscence agreenment was written back in the mid 90&#39;s when there was not much content.. they even have a FAQ about Kazaa :blink: &#33; so it doesnt seem like they condemn filesharing.. i asked the reps about caps, and there are no plans for putting on any caps (*knock on wood*)

[junkyardking]

Originally posted by Cotton@20 November 2003 - 14:47
First of all thanks for all ur replys...


NTT b-flets 100MB connection

no cap, nothing,

3500 yen a month about US&#036;35

This has got to be a mistake right??

100mb thats a dam OC-3 connection, they cost like &#036;30000/month in the USA.

You could host a good dam gaming server on you computer&#33;&#33;&#33;

you would need your own personal hardline for that,

My computer cant even transpher data locally at that speed, has to be a mistake&#33;&#33;
Nope that what they have in Japan. very nice, they even give out free modems at the train station.

[timanfiya]

Originally posted by vivitron 15@10 November 2003 - 19:45
PlusNet. its about the cheapest, with 1 month min subscription.

the 1MB/256 adsl is £32.99 atm....hmmm

thinkin bout that one :D
I use plusnet too- 512k connection £24.99 but got free activation and free usb modem so works out cheeper than hooking up to broadband for the first time than with the £21.99 deal - for the first twelve months at least- than i&#39;ll change over&#33;&#33;

[Ge4orceOne]

Most of the options people have said arent really applicable for where you live.
I have 512k ADSL at the moment from iiNEt. They cover most areas in Australia now. And if not they will soon. iiNet seem to be doing a pac-man impersonation with all the smaller isp&#39;s they have been buying out recently :lol: .
They provide pretty good service. And have other features like. 30 meg of free webspace, free sms&#39;s a month, free local content that doesnt get added to the monthly quota, 5 email boxes. The plan im on all up has a quota of 20gig on and off peak a month. And even if you do manage to go over this amount you dont get charged anything extra on the side. all that happens is your connection is shaped to 72k which is still faster than dial up anyway
iiNet Website (http://www.iinet.net.au/products/home/bliink/index.html)

The cost of &#036;80 may sound steep to some but thats pretty competitive compared to what else is offered here unfortunatly. There are cheaper plans on offer though.

Hope that helps. :D

[Ge4orceOne]

I also forgot if you want to find any info on any Broadband ISP in Australia,
go to Whirlpool.net.au (http://whirlpool.net.au) :)

[Desert Eagle]

Verizon dsl
1500 down/138up
&#036;29.99 month
Florida

Not as fast as cable but great speeds for the price and no limits.

[mogadishu]

1.5/128 adsl. connects at about 1.2/120
earthlink adsl, new york. 65&#036;, but its about 20 more because of the static ip.

[mogadishu]

Originally posted by junkyardking+20 November 2003 - 20:32--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (junkyardking @ 20 November 2003 - 20:32)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Cotton@20 November 2003 - 14:47
First of all thanks for all ur replys...


NTT b-flets 100MB connection

no cap, nothing,

3500 yen a month about US&#036;35

This has got to be a mistake right??

100mb thats a dam OC-3 connection, they cost like &#036;30000/month in the USA.

You could host a good dam gaming server on you computer&#33;&#33;&#33;

you would need your own personal hardline for that,

My computer cant even transpher data locally at that speed, has to be a mistake&#33;&#33;
Nope that what they have in Japan. very nice, they even give out free modems at the train station. [/b][/quote]
for real... i mean why dont u host stuff on irc.. i bet servers would kill for a 100mb connection. I wish our government would invest in some of those fiber optic lines so we could get speeds like that.

[james_bond_rulez]

Originally posted by DrunkeNStylE@4 November 2003 - 11:01
q1: telus adsl
&#036;30 month
150kb but i usually get 200 to 250kb
vancouver canada

q2: google if you want more info but the best i found is shiftreload limeted for &#036;55 unlimeted for &#036;80 <_< thats expinsive if you ask me i think i get mine for 30&#036;ca
wtf i use telus too but i get 150kB down instead of 150kb, that&#39;s slow

[DenDen2004]

they even give out free modems at the train station.


lol r u serious? imagine the day mcguinty would give out modems at union station.. thats the day hell freezes over..