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#20074 12-Mar-2008 14:13

hello people ive just arrived in your fair country and just moved into a flat, i really need your help from the begining as there seems to be terms and phrasers used here that i dont recognise plus ive always lived with people who know more about this stuff than me so am a little clueless.

what i want to know is whats the cheapest price i can pay for my broadband in total including line tolls basically whats the cheapest total price

my info:

i live in north shore auckland just over the bridge there are phone sockets
i dont need a phoneline (i have skype)
i want 2mb+ connection
i want to a download limit of min 10gb preferably 20gb but money is an issue (i.e if theres 10gb plans that are loads cheaper)

ive checked different providers sites and i cant find a clear example of total costs.
also i need a new modem so an isp with free modem and connection would be good

thanks in advance

heretohelp

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#116135 12-Mar-2008 14:49

can i suggest you look into telecoms phone plans for the phone line side of things, my girlfriend had a plan where she paid for the line rental and then paid 20c for every phone call she made, the most we spend was around $35 on it, unforntuntly the line rental is a must if you have no need for full upload speed because at the moment the naked dsl is only offered in the full up and full down speed limits and works out to around $70 + your data (about $1 per gig) thats what im on with xnet now

your option could be get that line plan from telecom then go to xnet for the broad band and look at the river plan which is full download speed and 128k up.

if you want full up and full down just go with xnet's fusion :) hope that helps

any way you will be looking around $60 a month with the later suggestion maby a touch more

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Wannabe Geek

#116141 12-Mar-2008 15:07

thanks alot for the reply

so is that $35 for line rental and $60 for the plan making my over all charge $95 thats alot for 10gb? i might just go back to renting films on cheap day at that price is xnet still the cheapest if i decided to go for a smaller maybe 2gb cap

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#116146 12-Mar-2008 15:56

You can get Naked DSL (broadband with no line rental)

Xnet, I remember, provide a data only NDSL plan at $59.95 (FS/FS) + 1.02/GB required (so that's around $70 for 10GB)

Also see the NZ Connections Internet plan comparison.

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#116149 12-Mar-2008 16:16

Check out http://www.nzconnection.net/ for a comprehensive listing of internet connection providers/pricing etc.

My 2 cents worth...

I've just recently switched to xNet Fusion. The base price is $69.95/month for the connection then (what works out to be) just over a dollar per gig of data. I've capped this at 10gb. I liked that the size of the cap is user selectable and you only get charged for what you use, ie you don't get locked into paying for something whether you use it or not. If I use the full 10gb/month I'll pay something like $80.12. I've found the clarity of VOiP and the helpdesk service to be excellent.

Happy hunting!!

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#116160 12-Mar-2008 16:51

manhinli: You can get Naked DSL (broadband with no line rental)

Xnet, I remember, provide a data only NDSL plan at $59.95 (FS/FS) + 1.02/GB required (so that's around $70 for 10GB)

Also see the NZ Connections Internet plan comparison.

i think you will find the price is $69 to start with then you pay for you cap around $1/gb cheers, this is still more expensive than traditional broadband if you dont want the full up load speed

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#116161 12-Mar-2008 16:57

By going through other threads I found that Xnet do offer a data only NDSL package. (69.95 also includes VoIP service, which he says he doesn't need because he has Skype)

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#116207 12-Mar-2008 21:07

manhinli: By going through other threads I found that Xnet do offer a data only NDSL package. (69.95 also includes VoIP service, which he says he doesn't need because he has Skype)

you carnt get ndsl with out voip as far as i know, if he is not worried about upload speed he would be still cheaper just to go for regular dsl with somthing like the stream or river plan from xnet. along with the pay per call line rental from telecom

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#116208 12-Mar-2008 21:09

BrendonGyde: you carnt get ndsl with out voip as far as i know, if he is not worried about upload speed he would be still cheaper just to go for regular dsl with somthing like the stream or river plan from xnet. along with the pay per call line rental from telecom

Can't believe that you can't get NDSL without VoIP? See the NDSL table on NZ Connections...

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Wannabe Geek

#116336 13-Mar-2008 13:40

hi thanks everyone for your help you got a little technical there but really what can i exspect from a tech forum. lol

given the info that there is no charge with nacked dsl for land line ive decided to go for that option as cheapest line rental in my area is $41 acording to the chart i was linked too. making it the cheaper option the plud of 5 cent calls to all uk landline sealed the deal thats better than skype.

does anyone know where the best place to buy one of those special modems as the links on xnet dont work

thanks again

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#116372 13-Mar-2008 15:45

bushed: does anyone know where the best place to buy one of those special modems as the links on xnet dont work

www.ascent.co.nz have the full range of VFX-compatible hardware and their prices/service are good too according to others here who have ordered from them.

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#116428 13-Mar-2008 18:45

Once you've decided what modem/router set up you want to proceed with, you can always check out PriceSpy on the web to find a product retailer. I brought a LinkSys WAG54GP2 so I could use my existing analog phone without needing to purchase any extra hardware.

Usually I spend a long time shopping around for product but didn't in this particular case and spent about $250. Later when I looked in PriceSpy I found I could have saved myself nearly $70!