Well Exetel rules the broadband highway

Yup thats It Guys and Girls. if you want broad band in Australia you cant go past Exetel

Plans Line Activation
Charge Contract Period Monthly Access Charge

Downloads Included: 12noon-12midnight+ Excess Downloads per GB++
Downloads Included: 12midnight-12noon

Maximum speeds: Up to 8192kbps Down/384 kbps Up **
TELM $88.00* 6 Months $65.00 48 gbytes 8 gbytes $3.00 or Shaped
TELN $88.00* 6 Months $75.00 48 gbytes 16 gbytes $3.00 or Shaped
TELO $88.00* 6 Months $85.00 48 gbytes 32 gbytes $3.00 or Shaped
TELP $88.00* 6 Months $100.00 48 gbytes 48 gbytes $3.00 or Shaped
TELQ $88.00* 6 Months $115.00 48 gbytes 60 gbytes $3.00 or Shaped
TELR $88.00* 6 Months $150.00 48 gbytes 96 gbytes $3.00 or Shaped

Maximum speeds: Up to 512kbps Down/512 kbps Up **
TELS $88.00* 6 Months $65.00 48 gbytes 2 gbytes $3.00 or Shaped
TELT $88.00* 6 Months $75.00 48 gbytes 24 gbytes $3.00 or Shaped
TELU $88.00* 6 Months $85.00 48 gbytes 36 gbytes $3.00 or Shaped
TELV $88.00* 6 Months $100.00 48 gbytes 54 gbytes $3.00 or Shaped

Go here for the full scope.

http://www.exetel.com.au/a_plan_pricing_new.php

but seriously. i spent 9 hours comparing them all, and these guys are awesome.

if you are signing up do me a favour and add this number in the refer code section when filling in your application.

0266847110

that nocks off some coin from my next bill. me casa you casa.

have a great day.

Return of the quickies

3 has released new mobile broadband plans and is offering a NetConnect card for free (with a 12 month contract). The plans start at $29.95 for 200MB, and go up to $79 for 1GB, but you must have a 3 phone to qualify... Full story at

For the full story click Here and check out Whirlpool's web site

Regional Australia suffers from Telstra's greed

Well it looks like Telstra is once again trying to muck things up for people in regional Australia. iinet the new leaders in broadband seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place at the moment with Telstra preventing them from offering the same service that city dwellers have to people in regional areas, at the end of the day Telstra cant or should I say wont give iinet a guarantee on how much they will charge iinet to use their infrastructure and have said they want to put the price up around 50%.

”I MUST STATE THAT THE MARK UP ON A SINGLE PHONE CALL HAS SAID TO BE AROUND 20,000% ANYWAY“

The article below has been extracted from iinets web site under the news on the front page.

We all know that telstra has had a monopoly on the market for so many years and now that a great business has been developed and finally offering some great deals the big T has to come along and muck everything up

broadband2 is currently unavailable for sale at exchanges in regional and rural areas.

We have been in discussions with Telstra for some time regarding access to their wholesale ADSL and long distance fibre services to regional locations. At the moment, we're having difficulty locking in realistic pricing from Telstra with any long term certainty. We're guessing this may be due to the upcoming release of Telstra's strategic plan which is due in late November. Until we have confidence on this pricing, we have temporarily suspended new registrations from customers in the affected areas.

iiNet has always been a leader in providing high-speed broadband and competitive telephony services to customers across Australia. For historical reasons, we have a disproportionate number of customers outside the major capital cities. We firmly believe regional and rural customers need access to competitive broadband at a realistic price. This is only possible if we have fair pricing from Telstra, which holds a monopoly on key services required to deliver broadband into rural and regional areas.

As soon as we have reached an agreement, we will advise customers further.

Thank you for your understanding. Please check our website regularly for further updates. IINET NEWS LINK

Voip set to change the face of phone calls.

What is engin?

engin is the leading Australian broadband telephone company that has committed itself to providing new VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology.

Traditionally, VoIP technology has only been used by large corporations that can afford to invest in this cost saving technology. engin now brings this same technology directly to the consumer household.

engin allows any broadband user to make and receive calls using their existing telephone at a very low price.

The service is simple to use and comes with a wide range of included features allowing the user to actively control their own calls.

engin is an Australian communications carrier who provides new and innovative broadband telephony services.

For more information and to sign up send an email to contact@soundfoundation.com.au