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| Thread ID: 85876 | 2007-12-25 10:11:00 | Phone + Broadband issue when moving to downtown | Renmoo (66) | Press F1 |
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| 624486 | 2007-12-25 10:11:00 | Dear all, My family and I plan to move to an apartment in Auckland downtown next year. At the moment we are concern about the issue of transferring our existing telephone number to a new provider. In order to resolve this, I am planning to ditch Telecom and opt for Woosh for our broadband and telephone communication needs. The reason I go for Woosh is that it doesn't require a physical line to connect the telephone to a phone jack. And with that, I've got a few questions for those who are familiar with the modus operandi of Woosh: 1) Does Woosh demand a physical address from you in order to setup the phone and broadband? I am thinking of transferring the number first to Woosh, then choose an apartment as Woosh does not get tied up to a particular place. 2) Will the connection interference be of a greater significance in the city? (My head tells me yes) 3) Since I am going for phone + broadband plan, I am looking at buying option "2" equipment --> www.woosh.com What does it mean that it cost nothing to activate? Why is it possible that you can opt to pay "$99.00 for Activation Fee" (click Other Payment Options)? 4) How does Software Phone work? Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 624487 | 2007-12-25 11:39:00 | Good luck with the move downtown :) I hate to spool your plain, but to what I have read here on PressF1, NZDSL & Geekzone & other NZ forums, I would suggest you stay away from Woosh. As to what I have read on those forums, the customer service does not exist, speeds & coverage is not all that great. If you do a search of PressF1, NZDSL & Geekzone (http://www.geekzone.co.nz ) you will find more about why I say stay away from them. 1) Does Woosh demand a physical address from you in order to setup the phone and broadband? I am thinking of transferring the number first to Woosh, then choose an apartment as Woosh does not get tied up to a particular place. As far as I am aware, all ISP’s need a physical address for you to setup phone and broadband. Hope this is of some help :) Hope you had a nice Christmas! |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 624488 | 2007-12-25 19:19:00 | I would have to agree with stu61204. Xnet have a new Naked DSL service coming out on Jan 7th. For $69.95 a month you get FS/FS internet, VFX phone service. (with heaps of features). free local calling and cheap toll calls. Data is at $1 per GB. (your phone data is free) You can port your current number over to VFX . Addresses are required for the Emergency services. www.xnet.co.nz Their naked DSl plan is called Xnet Fusion. Due up on Jan 7th. |
wmoore (6009) | ||
| 624489 | 2007-12-25 19:54:00 | At the moment we are concern about the issue of transferring our existing telephone number to a new provider. Why? I've done it. Its no big deal at all. I'd avoid Woosh if I were you. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 624490 | 2007-12-25 20:42:00 | Thanks for all the replies. As I have said earlier, Woosh is the only wireless way available in NZ though. I will reply to the above posts individually later on. Cheers :) (Right now I am making my timetable. Looks like on Wednesday I am having lectures and labs from 8am to 5pm with only an hour break) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 624491 | 2007-12-25 20:52:00 | Stay away from Woosh James. It's horrible, and you'll regret switching to it. | somebody (208) | ||
| 624492 | 2007-12-25 23:09:00 | As I have said earlier, Woosh is the only wireless way available in NZ though . No it isn't . . xtra . co . nz/chm/0,,203313-202321,00 . html" target="_blank">jetstream . xtra . co . nz . iconz . net/extend/" target="_blank">www . iconz . net |
pctek (84) | ||
| 624493 | 2007-12-25 23:12:00 | And so are these. http://www.waspnet.co.nz/ www.actrix.co.nz :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 624494 | 2007-12-28 07:35:00 | Change of circumstances has forced the abandonment of this idea. Cheers and thanks for all the replies anyway :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 624495 | 2007-12-28 07:41:00 | I would say inspire .They have pretty good speeds but I think they are based in palmerston north only | Ninjabear (2948) | ||
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