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| Thread ID: 54093 | 2005-02-03 23:15:00 | New to ADSL & New Zealand | Mr Mr (7138) | Press F1 |
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| 321308 | 2005-02-07 05:20:00 | The big thing to be aware of in NZ is that your data usage includes uploads as well as downloads. And with Jetstream it also includes all the overhead of the data in the TCP/UDP packets as well. So it you download a 1GB file you may find you have actually used two to four times that depending on settings and such. |
Big John (551) | ||
| 321309 | 2005-02-07 22:37:00 | okay, so after reading your advice, I have looked at Xtra JetStream Plus, and bliink 2Mb lite (Ihug). Xtra is $69.95 if you are a customer (which I am) plus you get modem and no connection fee. Ihug offer same plan (free modem and connection), but $10 cheaper. Is there anything I missing? Or does Ihug seem to be the best offer? Thank you all very much for your replies! :rolleyes: |
Mr Mr (7138) | ||
| 321310 | 2005-02-08 00:59:00 | Go with Ihug :) It is only cheaper if you opt for their Ihug Toll Call plan. |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 321311 | 2005-02-11 09:45:00 | Is it me or just a few over us when we call Ihug for help, they don't seem to give a crap, or don't ever get back to you when they promise they will??? Some of the clients that we support have taken their business over to Xtra because of this reason, including web hosting...... anyone else here find Ihug doesn't want your business??? |
iluvithot (7139) | ||
| 321312 | 2005-02-11 09:50:00 | Also the DSL300 router/modems that Xtra are providing free with their connections are crap ..... why else do you think they would supply them free... besides achieving their goal of 250,000 customers on jetstream by the end of the year?? Not only do they take a long time to negiotiate a connection, but from the 4 or 5 that i have come across working as a computer engineer, frequent locking ..... would suggest going with a netgear adsl router. |
iluvithot (7139) | ||
| 321313 | 2005-02-11 09:56:00 | Ihug have been nothing short of great here :) Ive been a customer of theirs for about 8 or 9 years I think now... Right back since the days of Dial-Up Internet Im loving their 256k flatrate plan. Always reach the 32KB/s download limit on any port (I do a lot of remote work on ports 22, 5900, 21, 80, and a few others). Every time in the past that Ive called Ihug's helpdesk, they have been more than helpfull! Approx 4 years back we went from Win95 to Win98, and they spent a good 3+ hours on the phone trying every possible solution, with them getting us to come online and do a myraid of things. I last phoned them a short while ago to discuss their Bliink plans (Late Oct) and they went over the plans with me thoroughly to discuss which would suit my needs. I talked to the guy about up and coming plans (2mbit) and they were more than friendly. I wish more helpdesks were like Ihugs. I cant say I think much of the Xtra or Slingshot helpdesks though, with the people on the end wanting to assist, but being less than knowledgable most of the time. Maybe its my fault for calling up having already tried pretty much everything. So shoot me ;) Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 321314 | 2005-02-11 10:13:00 | Maybe it's just Timaru .... found that their speed is less than satisfactory down here, taking a long time to download webpages, to prove my point, changed the details to xtra and dialed into xtra.....seems to be everyone i know down here putting up with Ihug is getting connection speeds well below 52,000, usually below 40,000. One client was getting disconnected every couple of minutes, have since put them on xtra, and haven't had that problem since. | iluvithot (7139) | ||
| 321315 | 2005-02-11 22:49:00 | Telecom's latest promotion.. Modem and Installation Free (worth $200 or more) everythings free, all u pay is $39.95 monthly.. minimum term is 12 months or a $100 d/c fee... |
csinclair83 (200) | ||
| 321316 | 2005-02-12 00:47:00 | Some of the clients that we support have taken their business over to Xtra because of this reason, including web hosting...... Yes. They didn't even try to match Xtra's free modem offering when we told them we were changing last year. They didn't really care... As for switching their web hosting, they should have done that long ago - but not to Xtra. Both companies prices are out of this world. Xtra charges $25.00 per month for just 25MB of space and ihug charges $20 per month for 30 MB of space and 150 MB of bandwidth. For a fraction of those prices you can get plans with way more features from companies like Myacen (www.myacen.com), TJR Networks (http:) or Gear Host (http://www.gearhost.com/). Anyway, that's my 2 cents :p |
maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 321317 | 2005-02-12 10:27:00 | Hi everyone! I love this mag, and this website is very helpful! I was hoping that you enlightened people could help me with ADSL query. Im not sure about what company I should join with, who offers the best services and such. I dont need it too fast, but i do play online games, also there will be four of us (flat mates) who will want to use it, so i guess we wont want it too small capped. As there is four of us, do I need a router and a modem? In japan we were given a modem for free, do any companies do such things here? I hope I can get help! Thank you very much, and sorry for my poor English! I am trying! :@@: Mate your English is better than most native speakers who post here, and better spelling too!!!! :thumbs: |
theother1 (3573) | ||
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