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| Thread ID: 52397 | 2004-12-18 01:42:00 | Kiwi Online ISP | Bazman (6587) | Press F1 |
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| 304983 | 2004-12-19 12:41:00 | So eventhough the claim on their site that their speeds aren't slower than other ISP, it turns out to be bullcrap anyhow? btw, at what speeds were you downloading an MP3 for example?, not 50kb/s I would think. |
Bazman (6587) | ||
| 304984 | 2004-12-19 13:04:00 | I was looking at them as sort of a part time isp for when we go away to our holiday home, where we dont currently have any internet connection. Do you think they would suit just as a cheapoto be used occasionally? Why can you not use your current ISP, just phone them and ask for dial in number for the area you will be. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 304985 | 2004-12-19 19:41:00 | So you wouldnt suggest it as a full time ISP over ClearNet? | Dannz (1668) | ||
| 304986 | 2004-12-19 19:49:00 | What do people think of Slingshot 9.95 p/m for unlimited hours | Dannz (1668) | ||
| 304987 | 2004-12-19 19:54:00 | Why can you not use your current ISP, just phone them and ask for dial in number for the area you will be. Well I could, but they then charge me on a time basis (we have done this before whne mum needed to check her work e-mails), I am currently on Ihug 256k I just really need a cheap isp that isnt time limited, but then again if this is really that slow it sorta defeats the purpose.... |
lagbort (5041) | ||
| 304988 | 2004-12-19 20:39:00 | Surely when you are away you would just use ihugs dialup. I travel a lot and when away I use paradise dial up on my notebook at no extra charge. |
theother1 (3573) | ||
| 304989 | 2004-12-19 21:01:00 | Haven't used them but the budget isp's usually come with the following drawbacks. 1) 0900 ($2+ per minute) technical support 2) Only one e-mail address 3) No webspace 4) TEND to be slower 5) Usually don't offer broadband so you have to change ISP's to migrate to broadband Personally I prefer to check the facts out before I give people advice. Less chance of being wrong that way. I checked their website and found this information: All Unlimited plans include ... · Unlimited Hours Online No restriction full internet access · Multiple User & Email Accounts Allows up to 7 people to have their own email accounts · Online File Storage 20 Mb of storage just for you, have your records from any Internet connection or host a website within the KOL system, this means that your website will be found within KOL in it's specific category · Spam Blocker Free use of our email spam blocking system At less than $10 per month I would give them a go - what have you got to lose? |
FLOTUS (6557) | ||
| 304990 | 2004-12-19 21:09:00 | Surely when you are away you would just use ihugs dialup. I travel a lot and when away I use paradise dial up on my notebook at no extra charge. yeah but as I said, we have used this before and they do charge on a per minute basis, i think this is because we are not a dial up customer |
lagbort (5041) | ||
| 304991 | 2004-12-19 21:18:00 | yeah but as I said, we have used this before and they do charge on a per minute basis, i think this is because we are not a dial up customer They do the same to us (though we're on xtra), the secondary dial up account is $2.50 /hour. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 304992 | 2004-12-19 23:12:00 | I don't know, if, like someone said, it times out when only checking e-mail, then even if it were one dollar per month, it probably wouldn't be worth getting, if the quality is that bad. With Slingshot you have to make $10 worth of toll calls aswell I believe for internet to be $9.95/m. So if you only make local calls, like me, than it'll still be $16.95 per month I believe - with 3 mths in advance payment. As far as I could tell, KOL doesn't have that ridiculous policy, could be wrong though. |
Bazman (6587) | ||
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