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Thread ID: 111619 2010-08-04 06:26:00 Naked DSL pine-o-cleen (2955) PC World Chat
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1124593 2010-08-04 06:26:00 So, I thought the Commerce Commission had forced Telecom to offer this? But when I looked on their website I found this:

telecom.custhelp.com

My wife and I are moving into a new apartment in Whangarei, and I want to sort out internet. We don't really need a landline, so I thought we could save some money by having naked DSL. But maybe not? 		pine-o-cleen (2955)
1124594 2010-08-04 06:56:00 That's why I'm not with them they don't offer what I want gary67 (56)
1124595 2010-08-04 07:24:00 Xnet do naked DSL.

I'm on a plan with them at the moment where I get IP-phone and DSL for $69.95 and $1/GB with not maximum download. We probably save $40 a bill.

Download speeds or latency aren't as good as cable (I was on Telstra previously), but it's well worth it for the price. 		Thebananamonkey (7741)
1124596 2010-08-04 07:31:00 Xnet do naked DSL.

I'm on a plan with them at the moment where I get IP-phone and DSL for $69.95 and $1/GB with not maximum download. We probably save $40 a bill.

Download speeds or latency aren't as good as cable (I was on Telstra previously), but it's well worth it for the price.

Make sure you are deemed to be an urban customer for a start. Xnet's fusion is a great plan, but if you are deemed to be Rural, you pay $20 more than Urban.

Slingshot is a better deal if you want NDSL.

LL 		lakewoodlady (103)
1124597 2010-08-04 07:51:00 Xnet do naked DSL.

I'm on a plan with them at the moment where I get IP-phone and DSL for $69.95 and $1/GB with not maximum download. We probably save $40 a bill.

Download speeds or latency aren't as good as cable (I was on Telstra previously), but it's well worth it for the price.

Yep that is what we are on too, no confusion over town or rural here we can see the town centre from our section 		gary67 (56)
1124598 2010-08-04 07:54:00 Xnet do naked DSL.

I'm on a plan with them at the moment where I get IP-phone and DSL for $69.95 and $1/GB with not maximum download. We probably save $40 a bill.

Download speeds or latency aren't as good as cable (I was on Telstra previously), but it's well worth it for the price.

We don't need a home line at all, VOIP or analogue. I've heard that Xnet has speed issues during evenings. Do you find this? 		pine-o-cleen (2955)
1124599 2010-08-04 07:57:00 Make sure you are deemed to be an urban customer for a start. Xnet's fusion is a great plan, but if you are deemed to be Rural, you pay $20 more than Urban.

Slingshot is a better deal if you want NDSL.

LL
Does slingshot still get you to pay something like 3 months in advance? I looked at them last time we needed DSL, and that was the case. 		pine-o-cleen (2955)
1124600 2010-08-04 22:49:00 So, I thought the Commerce Commission had forced Telecom to offer this? But when I looked on their website I found this:

telecom.custhelp.com

My wife and I are moving into a new apartment in Whangarei, and I want to sort out internet. We don't really need a landline, so I thought we could save some money by having naked DSL. But maybe not?

Welcome to the neighbourhood :cool:
My parents have just changed over to Xnet Naked DSL (Fusion) and the cost is $69.95 per month plus whatever data they use.
They were paying over $100 for a landline plus internet before that. 		CYaBro (73)
1124601 2010-08-04 23:47:00 we never considered it.
we are just on the $45 landline plan.
it works out that ndsl tend to cost around $20-25 for the line then the internet on top of that. the internet tends to be FS/FS. so if you are happy on a slower connection, you might be paying for something extra. in otherwords ndsl is not totally free, ie., all up you cannot just pay $30 or $40.

for those are are relatively low users, 2 Degrees has $50 plan all up with mobile data if they are in the main cities. 		Nomad (952)
1124602 2010-08-05 08:01:00 Does slingshot still get you to pay something like 3 months in advance? I looked at them last time we needed DSL, and that was the case.


I paid 1 month in advance, so it was a double whammy paying the final month of Xnet and the first month of Slingshot. I don't mind though because in the long term Slingshot will be a better deal for me.

LL 		lakewoodlady (103)
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