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Thread ID: 74134	2006-11-12 19:42:00	About to become an ex Ihug customer.	JJJJJ (528)	PC World Chat

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498497	2006-11-12 19:42:00	I am a Broadband and Toll Call customer with Ihug. Now I want to change my phone line account to them too. BUT they tell me I can not do that unless I also sign up for other addons that I have no earthly use for. I don't have a cell phone and I never phone anyone with one either. I don't care about call waiting or any other one of their extras. But I have to pay for them anyway. So my Tolls will be going back to Telecom. And I will have to find another BB supplier and stuff you Ihug!	JJJJJ (528)
498498	2006-11-12 21:13:00	:nerd: How will you hold your specs up once your nose is gone? :confused::confused:	R2x1 (4628)
498499	2006-11-12 21:31:00	:nerd: How will you hold your specs up once your nose is gone? :confused::confused: Good question.	JJJJJ (528)
498500	2006-11-12 21:58:00	Atm, it appears ANY new plan is likely to be worse than almost any old plan. Hold all tickets until the judges announce the result of an enquiry :groan:	R2x1 (4628)
498501	2006-11-13 00:05:00	I'm obviously behind the times here, as I didn't realise other ISPs are already able to supply a basic landline account like Telecom has always done - though I knew it was coming. But are you saying, Jack, that ihug won't give you that, even when you already have broadband & tolls with them? If so, presumably they'd make some kind of financial loss - maybe in charges from Telecom? But it does sound like very bad PR, if it creates lots of dissatisfied customers like you.	Laura (43)
498502	2006-11-13 01:09:00	I'm obviously behind the times here, as I didn't realise other ISPs are already able to supply a basic landline account like Telecom has always done - though I knew it was coming. But are you saying, Jack, that ihug won't give you that, even when you already have broadband & tolls with them? They require you to have a landline plus some plan Talk 0 = $10 for unlimited calls to a specific 021 number Talk 1 - $15 for unlimited off peak national calls Talk 2 - $20 for unlimited anytime national calls Talk whatever it is - $40 unlimited international calls You dont have to have broadband with them to have phone services. You don't have to have call waiting or answerphone or other - but you can. I like it. Stuff Telecom.	pctek (84)
498503	2006-11-13 03:10:00	If you don't use them, don't. It'll be nice to use once you get into the 21st century. :D	pcuser42 (130)
498504	2006-11-13 03:31:00	They require you to have a landline plus some plan Talk 0 = $10 for unlimited calls to a specific 021 number Talk 1 - $15 for unlimited off peak national calls Talk 2 - $20 for unlimited anytime national calls Talk whatever it is - $40 unlimited international calls You dont have to have broadband with them to have phone services. You don't have to have call waiting or answerphone or other - but you can. I like it. Stuff Telecom. I think the point JJJJJ is saying is they are making you take a rental with a toll plan. It may in some cases work out cheaper but the fact that you have to do it is the problem. I agree with JJJJJ that I would never go there because I would be lucky to make $2 worth of toll calls in a month - so why force people to pay for a service they will never use? I did read on this forum before that someone challenged this and they were actually given the basic line rental charge only - but they had to fight for it.	sam m (517)
498505	2006-11-13 04:14:00	What I even hate the most is you need to have a phone service before you can use ADSL. I don't use my home phone, but I am force to pay extra $40 odd bucks a month so that I can use ADSL.	SKT174 (1319)
498506	2006-11-13 06:27:00	I guess. However why not have tolls with someone esle then? Orcon, Slingshot? Or if you don't want a landline at all but do want broadband - Woosh. There will be more choices coming available as more of them do it.	pctek (84)
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