anyone switched from Snap VDSL?

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nathan

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#165820 21-Feb-2015 18:12

Anyone switched to BigPipe from SNAP?

I'm on Snap VDSL unlimited, I'm happy with speed and performance but it appears Bigpipe is $20 a month cheaper (109 vs 89) which is quite a lot of beer over a year

Any pros & cons?

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#1243831 21-Feb-2015 18:21

unless you intend to purchase a public ip, lack of a public ip?

both snap and bigpipe mainly use Global gateway, so peering should be about the same.

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#1243832 21-Feb-2015 18:22

The snap price is more expensive to cover the subsidied modem and master filter you received. Bigpipe doesn't give you either of those, hence price is cheaper.
But since you already have both a vdsl modem and a master splitter (I assume) then it's pretty sensible to switch to save the money (assuming you aren't on contract)

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#1243843 21-Feb-2015 18:55

I didn't receive a subsidised FritzBox nor did I need a master filter (getting 60/9 Already)

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#1243871 21-Feb-2015 19:13

Was there a plan for Bigpipe to offer (sell?) static IPs? If so is it one off setup or ongoing $?

Are the non static IPs, real ones or CGNAT?
If CGNAT, can this be opted out of?

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#1243889 21-Feb-2015 19:25

45$ addon one off, static ip.

otherwise your on CG-Nat.

Bigpipe stopped doing their free public ip for those who needed it as an alternative to cgnat (apart from those who already had it ofcourse)

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#1243890 21-Feb-2015 19:26

Thx all for your advice.