ozemail adsl (1 Viewer)

[mojako]

does anyone ever had an experience with ozemail adsl or any of their internet plans?
is it good? eg fast speed when opening web pages.
fast speed on international sites (whose servers are not in america and not in australia) would be a plus (but not a major concern), those int sites being some asian sites (refused to mention specific country/ies haha)

and with the limited download adsl, if i go over does it really get to the normal 56K dialup speed, and not slower??
im thinking of getting the $29 plan btw

thanks.

 

[redruM]

i'm pretty sure you would have, but try http://www.whirlpool.net.au/

 

[velox]

I've heard its pretty good, and the capping is quite unreliable so ppl have downloaded 14gb and still not been capped. Im also thinking of the $29 plan aswell.

 

[redruM]

would any of you guys have a link handy?

 

[mojako]

i'm pretty sure you would have, but try http://www.whirlpool.net.au/

just with that site, make sure you also check the provider's website as sometimes the details are not very up to date.

 

[velox]

www.ozemail.com.au

 

[r0wlzii]

http://www.exetel.com.au

Dont touch Ozemail.

 

[mojako]

http://www.exetel.com.au

Dont touch Ozemail.

wow, that's really wonderful... thanks
btw do u use its phone service?

 

[Suvat]

I'm with ozemail broadband and think it's pretty good

 

[Frigid]

...ability to open international sites (non america and non australia) would be a plus, although im not needing that at the moment

have i gone mad or is the above a major piece of what-the-fuck?

 

[RCMasterAA]

lol nah, I'm wondering why no one picked it up till just then...
Yes, the ability to open international websites is a bonus but these days, it comes standard

 

[mojako]

have i gone mad or is the above a major piece of what-the-fuck?

I think some ISPs are slower in opening SOME international sites.. and some ISPs have problems with some sites (or, some sites bandwidth or connection is not good enough for those ISPs). I might be wrong.

That's not a major concern though.

 

[mojako]

I'm with ozemail broadband and think it's pretty good

what plan r u on? (pls tell the exact one, eg ADSL $29)
and if u r under limited download plan, do u find the speed limiting not working as it should?

 

[Frigid]

I think some ISPs are slower in opening SOME international sites.. and some ISPs have problems with some sites (or, some sites bandwidth or connection is not good enough for those ISPs). I might be wrong.

That's not a major concern though.

haha sorry... i thought you were a n00b... mea culpa

that line reminded me of this lil gem from bash.org tho:

#142934

docsigma2000: jesus christ man
docsigma2000: my son is sooooooo dead
c8info: Why?
docsigma2000: hes been looking at internet web sites in fucking EUROPE
docsigma2000: HE IS SURFING LONG DISTANCE
docsigma2000: our fucking phone bill is gonna be nuts
c8info: Ooh, this is bad. Surfing long distance adds an extra $69.99 to your bill per hour.
docsigma2000: ...!!!!!! FUCK FUCK FUCK
docsigma2000: is there some plan we can sign up for???
docsigma2000: cuz theres some cool stuff in europe, but i dun wanna pauy that much
c8info: Sorry, no. There is no plan. you'll have to live with it.
docsigma2000: o well, i ccan live without europe intenet sites.
docsigma2000: but till i figure out how to block it hes sooooo dead
c8info: By the way, I'm from Europe, your chatting long distance.
** docsigma2000 has quit (Connection reset by peer)

 

[mojako]

that dialogue thing is quite funny haha..
well im not a n00b
ill edit my #1 post slightly

Is it true that the less popular ISPs have trouble with "lame" international sites though? (those lame sites are usually slow on ALL Australian ISPs)

 

[Frigid]

Is it true that the less popular ISPs have trouble with "lame" international sites though? (those lame sites are usually slow on ALL Australian ISPs)

it would be difficult to say :\

since most (?) ADSL providers are with telstra, wouldn't their speeds be roughly the same (ceteris paribus)? but it would be almost impossible for a household user to physically 'test' the speed of each ISP... best to listen to friends' recommendations (or ppl at whirlpool)...

to be honest, i've learned to live with the world wide wait, even on my iprimus 56k.

 

[mojako]

omg can u stop using those latin words..
im used to the world wide wait too haha...
>> even on my iprimus 56k <<
is that the plan u r using at the moment?

well if they use telstra then yeah, the speed should be the same..
i forgot that they used telstra. eh, i actually knew they used telstra line but somehow thought they had their own bandwidth etc (so they just use telstra cable, as in wire).

 

[Frigid]

omg can u stop using those latin words.. i have no idea what u r saying!!

look it up silly!

well if they use telstra then yeah, the speed should be the same..
i forgot that they used telstra. eh, i actually knew they used telstra line but somehow thought they had their own bandwidth etc (so they just use telstra cable).

ISP's only cap the maximum possible bandwidth (as per your plan)

 

[mojako]

haha stop using those rude words like silly

no, when i said bandwidth i mean the ISP's bandwidth to the Net (eg to america, etc)

 

[scut]

what plan r u on? (pls tell the exact one, eg ADSL $29)
and if u r under limited download plan, do u find the speed limiting not working as it should?

I'm with Ozemail, I use the $49.95 per month. 256kps with a 12gb D/L limit.
I'm not sure about the 'reducing your speed bit' cause I haven't come close to the 12gb limit yet. (I don't do an awful amount of downloading mind you.) But I find that Ozemail is a very reliable and constant (in terms of speed) connection.
But if you're a big downloader, I'd be inclined to get the 512kps package rather than the 256kps, due to the obvious speed difference. It takes me about 3min to d/l a 5mb file, which is roughly 25kb-30kb per sec.
But yeh look around for various ISP's, if you're afraid of going 12gb there a few unlimited d/l plans out there.