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| Thread ID: 100476 | 2009-06-09 09:13:00 | Do I need a landline to have broadband? | kettles (14332) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 780886 | 2009-06-09 11:19:00 | What sort of usage would you need? | sam m (517) | ||
| 780887 | 2009-06-09 11:38:00 | Whereabouts are you in NZ? Here in WHangarei we have a company that is doing wireless broadband connections. It costs about $200 to be installed, they come to your place and a wireless antenna on the roof. From what I've heard the service is excellent. They also offer this in a few places around Northland where ADSL is not available. The other option is satellite but that can get expensive. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 780888 | 2009-06-09 11:44:00 | Yeah .. Orcon is the cheapest I think. Xnet not sure on its quality now but they cost $69.95 for naked ADSL with no data (1GB = $1). I mean you can argue if BB by itself is $49.95, (no data included) you are essentially paying $20 for the phoneline (without phone) but with VOIP. Even if you don't use it. If you did a 15GB comparison , Xnet cost $85 approx, but Orcon is $80. With Xnet if you use less like 5GB, you only pay $5 on top of the $69.95, while other companies may bill you the full amount even if you don't use it all, neither are they usually transferable to the next month. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 780889 | 2009-06-09 11:45:00 | Slingshot is anothe that has naked ADSL, but VOIP added as always. Your best would be Woosh or Telstraclear (cable Internet) not their ADSL service though cos that is still the Telecom wires. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 780890 | 2009-06-09 19:31:00 | Gee just read the question and answer it. Do I need a landline to have broadband ? Surely the answer is no if wireless if its available, or yes if wireless is not available in your area. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 780891 | 2009-06-09 22:44:00 | Depends how you define "landline" Is it just the copper wires, or the connection to the POTS plus the wires? ? | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 780892 | 2009-06-09 23:03:00 | Telecom and Vodafone both have wireless broadband. A friend of mine has a Telecom T Stick on the new XT network - they live in a rural hilly area and they are very happy with the download speed. | Strommer (42) | ||
| 780893 | 2009-06-10 10:06:00 | Telstraclear is via wires. So it is a yes or maybe more accurate as a maybe cos Telstraclear is not available at all places. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 780894 | 2009-06-10 22:15:00 | I have been using wireless broadband with Woosh for the last 18 months and have had no worries. I am not a 'demanding user' so I may not be a good example - I do not play games online - but it handles all my needs. My download speed shows 1.04Mb/s and my upload shows 0.15Mb/s. Perhaps that is satifactory? |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 780895 | 2009-06-10 23:51:00 | Sorry I should have been more descriptive :P We have a phone line connected to the house - but don't have an account - ie no phone number. So I guess naked DSL is what I'm after - we want around 15gb, and live in Rotorua. So who is the best to go with? Or is it just as economical to get a phone number and have broadband on top of that? cheers for the replies so far :) |
kettles (14332) | ||
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