Isp?

[trenzterra]

Which ISP do you use and do you like your ISP?


I'm using Pacific Internet and is very happy with it, they usually respond within two days and fix the problem within 1-2 weeks. For example the port problem I had I asked them to have it fixed and they did it.

[Kaliber]

www.iprimus.com.au

There ok....but they need to u/g their network

[Ben]

http://bellsouth.net
Their dial-up service sucks, and thats what I use.....i'm going to get their ADSL soon though....

I have called their tech support for plenty of good reasons countless times, and for some reason they will restrict my download speed if i use my account for more than a few hours at a time. Never happens to my father, though.

[roly]

http://www.optusnet.com.au

[Akalon]

www.alphalink.com.au

Good service, only needed to call once in 2 years.

[Dusty]

Prexar. I was using CommTell until their office here shut down. Do I like Prexar? No, but they're the only local ISP available, so I guess that doesn't leave me anywhere else to go.

[roly]

optusnet sucks

[allanh]

I use ozemail.com.au dial-up

they are ok. Sometimes they are pretty slow, but quite reliable in general

[DCI]

verizon.net

i think thats the website

[Moonman]

main connection is bigpond.com.au
considering they are owned by telstra, and telstra is the biggest telco in aus, they are the most reliable ISP I have ever heard of. I have only had 2 hours of unscheduled downtime in the last two years, the only problem is they are expensive if your dad doesnt work for telstra :p,

my backup conection (although i never need it) is tpg.com.au, slow slow slow slow slow slow slow slow slow slow slow slow slow slow slow, is all i can say about them.

[Jan]

www.dingoblue.com.au Excellent!!!!! but closing down soon :crysad:

[Moonman]

Jan, my recommendation to you, now that dingo blue is gone, would have to be savtek.net. Three different unlimited plans, all with unlim hours and downloads, but different session limits
4 Hour Session Limit - $19.95 month (must be paid with a credit card)
6 Hour Session Limit - $24.95 month
8 Hour Session Limit (used to be unlimited) - $29.95 month

[Jan]

Have you ever used them? You use two others. Bigpond I can understand but TPG??? :confused:

[Moonman]

TPG just sucks, one of my friends uses savtek, and he says it is pretty good, and he is a trustworty person, so i am just going by his word, and i only recommended that, not bigpond, because bigpond is expensive, but for the reliability, if you have the money, get it.

[ducktape]

stny.rr.com

southern tier new york road runner
ran by TWC (Time Warner Cable)

nice little cable connection most times my throughput is well above 1 mbps and sometimes reaches 2.5mbps. Works for me considering I pay $12 a month for it and it includes the modem as well.
:D

[Gayowulf]

i use a local one run by a couple of ex hackers.

[trenzterra]

ok. Jan, when are you planning to change your ISP?

[shizzle]

I use Bellsouth DSL. It's GRRRREAT!

[Toefur]

Hey TPG is good, and they give out free accounts.

It's really cool, because well... their free accounts are free.
You can only use them between 1am-8am... but hey, they're free... fast, unlimited download, and time.

Comes in handy. :cool2:

Optusnet and Bigpond suck due to incredibly pathetic download limits. Ozemail is crap too, due to the same reasons.

I must find a new host too soon. :cry2:

[shizzle]

I go to sleep at 1, and wake up at 8...so its useless for me.

[trenzterra]

Originally posted by Toefur
Hey TPG is good, and they give out free accounts.

It's really cool, because well... their free accounts are free.
You can only use them between 1am-8am... but hey, they're free... fast, unlimited download, and time.

Comes in handy. :cool2:

Optusnet and Bigpond suck due to incredibly pathetic download limits. Ozemail is crap too, due to the same reasons.

I must find a new host too soon. :cry2: not everybody is nocturnal though

[Toefur]

Hee Hee. :biggrin2:

Well, what me and my mate do is, we both just connect at 1, and then go to bed, leave it downloading stuff. :cool:

Although, I need to be on at 1am anyway, so I am usually already connected; so I don't use it as much as I used to.

[trenzterra]

Originally posted by Toefur
Hee Hee. :biggrin2:

Well, what me and my mate do is, we both just connect at 1, and then go to bed, leave it downloading stuff. :cool:

Although, I need to be on at 1am anyway, so I am usually already connected; so I don't use it as much as I used to. heh nice way. Why do you say unlimited time when you only can surf for 7 hours a day?

[Akalon]

Toefur, I have TPG Niterider, and its only 2 hour sessions. :confused2

[Akalon]

Originally posted by Akalon
Toefur, I have TPG Niterider, and its only 2 hour sessions. :confused2

Just checked, 3 hours now...

[ducktape]

can u disconnect and reconnect after the 2 hour period or do u have to wait a certain amount of time??

[Akalon]

You can reconnect straight away.

[Warp]

iiNet (http://www.iinet.net.au/) - best Western Australian ISP. They also own Chime Communications (http://www.chime.net.au/) and Jiva (http://www.jiva.com.au/) (web hosting)

[Moonman]

Yeah well i was one of the first 50 people to get the nightrider pack account thingy. I visited the site within about half an hour of them saying they had it, and registered. Between 1-8 in the morning is about the only time TPG is fast :D.


Originally posted by Toefur
Optusnet and Bigpond suck due to incredibly pathetic download limits. Ozemail is crap too, due to the same reasons.

Maybe for the public, but i get 100 hours free a month, 50 cents an hour after that (which is normally when i start using my TPG account) and unlim downloads, you reall need someone working for telstra though. I get free calls through pay phones, and more. But a way to get free calls in payphones (illegally) (only in the new ones) is to put your money in, put a straw up the coin refund bit, and wriggle it around, then your money will come out, but you will still have credit.

[ducktape]

lol damn cheap skates

[atlas]

AT&T Broadband

http://www.attbroadband.com/

They aren't the most reliable provider, but lately they've been pretty good. Pretty expensive though (at least in my area)

[Giancarlo]

http://highway.arnet.com.ar/

The best ISP in Argentina. Is much, much better than the cable providers here.

[MN-Carl]

F2s

£11.99 inc VAT per month unlimited dialup

Erm ... but my account is being closed down until i get ADSL by my parents :mad:

So i wont be online for awhile :mad:

[Ashed]

Hmmm...
I use CS Internet (http://www.cscoms.com/).
Paying about US$7.00/month for unlimited 56k. :D

[Bruce]

I'm currently using Verizon (http://verizon.net). Unlimited ADSL access for $49.99/month. The service has been pretty good for me... a lot better than what I hear from most people anyway.

[trenzterra]

Originally posted by cdudeuk18

Erm ... but my account is being closed down until i get ADSL by my parents :mad:
why is your account being closed down?

[MN-Carl]

Originally posted by trenzterra
why is your account being closed down?

i hog the line most of the day .. and most of the night :biggrin2:

[trenzterra]

Originally posted by cdudeuk18


i hog the line most of the day .. and most of the night :biggrin2: my isp won't close my account down for that.

[Giancarlo]

Originally posted by trenzterra
my isp won't close my account down for that.

True, but will his parents? :D

[cheatpark]

Originally posted by Giancarlo


True, but will his parents? :D
You lot don't seem to read properly. He's closing his f2s account so that he can reopen a new one which he can use for his adsl.

Also my isp is http://www.btopenworld.com . They're not too bad. I have 512kb/s modem so the maximum I can get is 64kb/s but I actually get a maximum of 60kb/s which isn't bad. They aren't very well organised though and do have their problems but now they seem pretty good. I'm hoping they don't mess up and go slow again.

[trenzterra]

Originally posted by cheatpark

You lot don't seem to read properly. He's closing his f2s account so that he can reopen a new one which he can use for his adsl.

Also my isp is http://www.btopenworld.com . They're not too bad. I have 512kb/s modem so the maximum I can get is 64kb/s but I actually get a maximum of 60kb/s which isn't bad. They aren't very well organised though and do have their problems but now they seem pretty good. I'm hoping they don't mess up and go slow again. I thought f2s is closing his account down. Yeah, if I were his parents, I would close his dialup account down, same will my parents, unless my father is Bill Gates(who will maybe say keep using keep using!).

Anyway if my father was bill gates, he would make me use MSN.

[cheatpark]

Bill gates would also make you use a hotmail account which really sucks.

[trenzterra]

Originally posted by cheatpark
Bill gates would also make you use a hotmail account which really sucks. and if you want to run a free host, bill gates will force me to use Windows XP :(

[cheatpark]

Originally posted by trenzterra
and if you want to run a free host, bill gates will force me to use Windows XP :(
True. But there is no point in using it for an os for a host because I think it would waste resources. Windows 2000 would be better but then unix would be best.

[MN-Carl]

:confused2

My mum has sent the cancellation letter for f2s to close my account :cry2:

However , i am able to stop it .. if i want to .. i am not sure though :confused2

[cheatpark]

How could you stop it?

[MN-Carl]

I pay for it :p