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Thread ID: 67709	2006-04-03 22:38:00	How do you work out : Broadband	beetle (243)	PC World Chat

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443590	2006-04-03 22:38:00	Ok have a friend who is contemplating getting broadband..... How does one work out what is best for them plan wise? Usage and such? or do you really only go by price? I can see me spending a whole lot more time at his place if he gets it...... learning all about it of course...:p and maybe using it a little...:D Usage, Caps and whatnot, the dif between, ADSl, jetstream, Broadband? etc...... he has an idea of using either slingshot or ......duh...Xtra...... a link or a explaination would help me.....to help him then....hahaha yeah right.:p beetle	beetle (243)
443591	2006-04-03 23:52:00	the dif between, ADSl, jetstream, Broadband? Jetsream is what Telecom calls their ADSL service, and ADSL is the most common technology used for delivering Broadband . For determining what ISP & plan they should go with, first find out if they are wiling to switch tolls provider to whatever ISP they end up going with . If they want to stick with Telecom for their tolls, then you can only choose between XNet & Xtra (I don't think there are any others that don't penalise you for using Telecom Tolls) . Next most important is price - you won't have much luck convincing them to go with any plan that is too far out of their stated price range . Now use XNet's plan calculator ( . co . nz/content/internet_hsi_plan_calculator . shtml" target="_blank">xnet . co . nz) to work out how much data they will need . Add 500mb - 1gig onto whatever it tells you to allow them to increase their usage a bit once they realise how much better ADSL is than Dialup . If their data usage requires a more expensive plan, ask them if they are willing to go back to dialup speed once they use up their cap, or if they are willing to spend a bit more . If they have a big enough budget, look for the plan that is closest to their predicted usage .	Greven (91)
443592	2006-04-04 00:03:00	Ok thanxs Greven is there such a thing as a average user option? to give me an idea of how many, much pages, etc that he would use? a guide? cos id say i use far more than average, and most likely he does to . . . . . . i know he regularly blows his 150 hrs dial up plan . . . . . . how do i work this out into the plan you linked too? it is likely with faster speeds that the usage would go up . . . . . ;) :dogeye: beetle	beetle (243)
443593	2006-04-04 00:27:00	it is likely with faster speeds that the usage would go up..... ;) Yep, I would think so Who is his ISP at the moment?	stu161204 (123)
443594	2006-04-04 02:25:00	Before considering ISP, i would ask this question: Do people want broadband because -They are sick of downloads taking 24Hours or more from dial-up connections. -They would like webpages and email to be a bit quicker, and not tie up the phone line. If the answer is more the first category, then a plan with a larger cap would be recommended, otherwise anything will do.	personthingy (1670)
443595	2006-04-05 11:39:00	If it was me, id want it because then i can use the phone as well, and would probably download lots more interesting things than basically none on dial up.....due to lag... But him, ill have to ask, he just wants speed id say, for all activities............. lol :eek: beetle :D	beetle (243)
443596	2006-04-06 00:42:00	Ok new part to the question.............if there were to be computers networked and used on broadband, how can this affect the usage? double? or how will i work it out, as the main comps may not be on at all the same time.... ??? confused....yeah so am i. beetle	beetle (243)
443597	2006-04-06 01:04:00	Firstly, unless you use a router, the first comp will need to be on so the second comp gets connected to the world. Networking will effect the consumption of data as it means that there are now 2 or more machines to use, however, if the if one machine is idle, and assuming there's no "hidden" programs, then you *should* only use what you actively choose to use on the attended machine(s) The question reads to me a little like: "if i put a light in the guest room, will my power bill go up?" The answer to that question would also be, "only for the amount you actively use it".	personthingy (1670)
443598	2006-04-06 01:11:00	for me as a practical user the important things are . . . Do you have enough of a monthly gig allowance to happily take advantage of the broadband . It shocked me as somene who just views html pages and does little else how much bandwidth you already use on dialup . This is WITHOUT looking at all the nifty things you can do on broadband . For example I started on 1 gig per month, which was barely adequate . When I was on dialup sure it took longer, but you didn't know just how much you were downloading, as you are paying for time . Suddenly on broadband i realizied that I must have been already downloading about 1 gig a month on dialup, which meant I went into penalties each month . Really I found that unless you were prepared to factor in about an extra gig per month then it is actually limiting going on broadband . All these google vids, and interactive shockwave stuff that you can't use as you suddenly have to watch your usage like a hawk .	netchicken (4843)
443599	2006-04-06 01:16:00	Really I found that unless you were prepared to factor in about an extra gig per month then it is actually limiting going on broadband. All these google vids, and interactive shockwave stuff that you can't use as you suddenly have to watch your usage like a hawk.just to make you Green with Ivy..... Telstra have just changed my cable modem account type from a 5GB cap to a 20GB cap, and want a dollar less from me seeing i'm going to relieve them of all that horrid data :p	personthingy (1670)
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