kiwitrc: I have a Linksys WAG54Gp2 (currently with XNET) anyone know if it will work with 2Talk?

coffeebaron:

kiwitrc: I have a Linksys WAG54Gp2 (currently with XNET) anyone know if it will work with 2Talk?

Should work fine as long as you're confident in setting it up. Alternatively if you are thinking of moving ISP, keep your VFX line with WorldxChange for $11.50 per month and change only your naked DSL connection.
 

paulspain: I've been on the $65 Vodafone naked DSL for about a year. No major issues unless you want to port your existing landline number - that's hit and miss at best in my opinion.

Getting 2Talk setup on the Vodafone router was fairly easy though one or two people have had troubles with the process. It's well documented here on the Geekzone forums which is a bonus.

The main issue is if you ever need to use over 120gb data with Vidafone. You officially can't - it's the most buzz are situation of any ISP I've ever come across. Fortunately the one time I went over the 'double your data' amount I was offered a 'one off' workaround.

Also annoying is the situation I'm in with my Internet today. Late last night my Internet speed dropped and when I checked email I saw my 60gb was used up. My only option if I want broadband for today is to spend $30 to double my data allocation to 120gb (the last day of my billing cycle is today - tomorrow I get 60gb again)

AndrewTD: I just tried to sign up - over the phone - with Vodafone to move my naked DSL plan from Xnet/WxC to Vodafone. The agent insisted they had to charge me a fee to make the change - she said that because the existing account was not with Vodafone, they had to pay Chorus to send a tech to drive to the exchange to make the change!
Very frustrating. I assured them that they really didn't need to do that given I already had a naked bb setup.
I refused to pay for the transition.
Anyone from vodafone care to help/advise on this?

johnr:

AndrewTD: I just tried to sign up - over the phone - with Vodafone to move my naked DSL plan from Xnet/WxC to Vodafone. The agent insisted they had to charge me a fee to make the change - she said that because the existing account was not with Vodafone, they had to pay Chorus to send a tech to drive to the exchange to make the change!
Very frustrating. I assured them that they really didn't need to do that given I already had a naked bb setup.
I refused to pay for the transition.
Anyone from vodafone care to help/advise on this?

Hi Andrew

let me do some checks,

John

cisconz: Sorry Andrew, it is still a churn ($25 ish)

AndrewTD: Bugger! It's not the amount of the money that's a pain. It's the principle of the matter.

johnr:

AndrewTD: Bugger! It's not the amount of the money that's a pain. It's the principle of the matter.

Principle of paying for something?

AndrewTD:

johnr:

AndrewTD: Bugger! It's not the amount of the money that's a pain. It's the principle of the matter.

Principle of paying for something?

No - in general terms I don't think it right to have to pay to give / transition your business to a new service provider. After all - you are in effect choosing to give the new provider the ongoing profit from your business. Why should you have to pay to do them that favour!
Obviously I'm happy to pay for ongoing service provided.

It is of course not that black and white in real life. There are real costs to any new provider signing up a new customer, and whether the provider chooses to recoup those costs in the ongoing monthly fee, or charge some one off "start-up" costs, or a mix of both, is up to the provider.

I'm just saying that I personally don't like being charged "extra" when I go out of my way to offer someone my business.

AndrewTD: The agent insisted they had to charge me a fee to make the change