on 24-11-2013 12:49 AM
we are with westnet and pay almost $80 per month.
we do 1 call or so per month on the landline, we have it just so we have a phone number.
is there a cheaper option?
no mobiles or fancy stuff involved.
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on 24-11-2013 01:03 AM
on 24-11-2013 01:10 AM
im paying 59 dollars a month for heaps of internet juice and the landline phone is bundled in (voip set up) through iinet
im the same, i hardly use the landline and i think i can even do better then my plan
on 24-11-2013 01:13 AM
i vaguely recall seeing an ad on tv, $30 a month unlimed internet
& i reckon if i went through telstra landline phone it would work out cheaper
24-11-2013 01:20 AM - edited 24-11-2013 01:22 AM
on 24-11-2013 01:22 AM
on 24-11-2013 01:48 AM
no no - iinet
you can get unlimited internet and voip for $59 a month thru them
i havent upgarded to that plan - im still paying $59 a month for 50/50 gigs and voip
if i upgraded which still costs the same, it would mean a 2 year plan and i'd have to pay a fee if i want to disconnect before then
24-11-2013 01:58 AM - edited 24-11-2013 02:00 AM
sorry thats 100 gigs full time (not unlimitied) and voip, which can be had at iinet for $59 a month
on 24-11-2013 02:01 AM
on 24-11-2013 02:14 AM
Not my best work...I know. Been a rough week!
Have you heard of magic jack? $15 per year unlimited phone.
on 24-11-2013 02:20 AM
on 24-11-2013 02:27 AM
Hey Joz.
It's a thing you plug into your computer port and a phone into that. Of course you need internet service and if it's anything like it is here, most just get a bundled service. Soon I'll be signing up for a service, just under $100 a month...unlimited phone, high speen internet, and cable TV.
Close to a 1,000 channels of which I'd filter out 900 of them. 10 Premium channels (no commercials)
on 24-11-2013 02:31 AM
here's a youtube video. Looks like you don't need a computer anymore. (still need internet service?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VwDRYEGMS5Q
on 24-11-2013 02:36 AM
@joz*garage wrote:no no - iinet
westnet is i.i net
Costs vary for the same product depending on your location, so it's hard to compare.
on 24-11-2013 02:47 AM
excellent tip jim!
in the vid he said it can be used in other countries other then U.S
if its compatible to oz, i'll definitely look into it
he said you need at least a router that must mean a net connection, not sure
on 24-11-2013 02:49 AM
@polksaladallie wrote:
@joz*garage wrote:no no - iinet
westnet is i.i net
Costs vary for the same product depending on your location, so it's hard to compare.
really! i didnt know they ran under a different name elswhere (they started out in perth)
on 24-11-2013 02:57 AM
@joz*garage wrote:
@polksaladallie wrote:
@joz*garage wrote:no no - iinet
westnet is i.i net
Costs vary for the same product depending on your location, so it's hard to compare.
really! i didnt know they ran under a different name elswhere (they started out in perth)
i.i net bought westnet about ?4 years ago. I like them because their call centre is in Australia, and they are so helpful.
on 24-11-2013 02:58 AM
@joz*garage wrote:
@polksaladallie wrote:
@joz*garage wrote:no no - iinet
westnet is i.i net
Costs vary for the same product depending on your location, so it's hard to compare.
really! i didnt know they ran under a different name elswhere (they started out in perth)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtCD6F9OG8o
yes i know (music head), i must be bored
on 24-11-2013 03:11 AM
@polksaladallie wrote:
@joz*garage wrote:
@polksaladallie wrote:
@joz*garage wrote:no no - iinet
westnet is i.i net
Costs vary for the same product depending on your location, so it's hard to compare.
really! i didnt know they ran under a different name elswhere (they started out in perth)
i.i net bought westnet about ?4 years ago. I like them because their call centre is in Australia, and they are so helpful.
yes i cant complain about their service at all
actually theyre great
back as a noob they were very helpful to me even though it wasnt connection related
reckon they saved me heaps on techo bills, lol (i can fend for myself now)
on 24-11-2013 08:23 AM
we use tpg
it is 69.99- per month
this icludes unlimited interent +home phone bundle
all calls to 13 and 1300 numbers are free
all national calls are free
all local calls are free
been using it for 16 months
use to have telstra which was expensive and bad service
tara
on 24-11-2013 08:36 AM
@kennedia_nigricans wrote:we are with westnet and pay almost $80 per month.
we do 1 call or so per month on the landline, we have it just so we have a phone number.
is there a cheaper option?
no mobiles or fancy stuff involved.
See if you can get naked ADSL... it seems you don't need the landline as you only make one call a month. Westnet do naked if you are in the right area.
I am also with Westnet but I don't care that they cost more. People all around go for the cheapest but they have no end of problems. My son has a cheap bundle and now it takes him 4 hours to upload to his youtube channel. My mum is with Telstra and I don't think she has a correct bill for the past 6 months.
on 24-11-2013 09:22 AM
with that magic jack how can other people like my MIL ring me when the computer is not on?
on 24-11-2013 09:23 AM
we do need a landline in case my parents in law need help and other ocassional calls. we can't do completely without it.
on 24-11-2013 09:31 AM
Westnet $60 p/m Internet + landline. (Depending on where you live - sometimes there is a surcharge to telstra). But they do not give phone discounts to pensioners like telstra does.
on 24-11-2013 09:33 AM
because we used the internet too much we had to upgrade with westnet.
sick of the telstra bills that's for sure.
on 24-11-2013 09:43 AM
I have recently swapped to the Telstra Max bundle
so I get
unlimited phone calls, local, national, mobiles,
200 GB internet then slowed
Foxtel channels
BUT
I have other charges I know nothing about on my account which I have to investigate, which have doubled my monthly account, and a mobile phone number i know nothing about on my account, and I was not given any SIM card.
Also the Foxtel is not connected yet, partially my fault for not getting onto that, andI have to get onto that, when I get a moment.
and my favourite prepaid mobile number which I took to Telstra, was disconnected as I had not topped up the mobile credit for the required time. I just had the phone for emergencies and did not use it often at all.
Okay, that was my error, but Telstra could have sent an email to me advising me I would lose my number if I did not take the action of topping credit up. But nothing advising me of that which is annoying
I lodged a complaint but have been told there is nothing that can be done and the number is lost. But when I google, some people have posted the number can be brought back but you have to go high enough and find the right person.
and I did like the number as it was very easy to remember and I did not want to lose it.
also my old phone company has still been billing my CC so I have to deal with that too
on 24-11-2013 01:03 AM
on 24-11-2013 01:10 AM
im paying 59 dollars a month for heaps of internet juice and the landline phone is bundled in (voip set up) through iinet
im the same, i hardly use the landline and i think i can even do better then my plan
on 24-11-2013 01:13 AM
i vaguely recall seeing an ad on tv, $30 a month unlimed internet
& i reckon if i went through telstra landline phone it would work out cheaper
24-11-2013 01:20 AM - edited 24-11-2013 01:22 AM
on 24-11-2013 01:22 AM
on 24-11-2013 01:48 AM
no no - iinet
you can get unlimited internet and voip for $59 a month thru them
i havent upgarded to that plan - im still paying $59 a month for 50/50 gigs and voip
if i upgraded which still costs the same, it would mean a 2 year plan and i'd have to pay a fee if i want to disconnect before then
24-11-2013 01:58 AM - edited 24-11-2013 02:00 AM
sorry thats 100 gigs full time (not unlimitied) and voip, which can be had at iinet for $59 a month
on 24-11-2013 02:01 AM
on 24-11-2013 02:14 AM
Not my best work...I know. Been a rough week!
Have you heard of magic jack? $15 per year unlimited phone.