Telecom Line Rental Charges

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#16610 18-Oct-2007 17:19

Hi

We currently have a telecom phone line but we only use it for broadband and local calls (which are free)
Is there any provider that wont charge a line rental?

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#91552 18-Oct-2007 17:30

If you live in an area of Wellington, Christchurch or the Kapiti Coast you can move to TelstraClear and don't need to have a phoneline to have broadband.

Otherwise it's a matter of waiting for naked ADSL to arrive. This will mean you will be able to sign up for a broadband connection using a Telecom line but won't need to pay for the cost of a landline. Hopefully you should be able to do this by very early 2008.

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#91553 18-Oct-2007 17:36

Looks like I will have to wait until Naked ADSL :(

Thanks anyway

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#91576 18-Oct-2007 19:45

You could ask around and see if their is a local Wirelss ISP near you.
Im on wireless.. its great

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#91615 18-Oct-2007 22:15

Yea but the speeds are much slower and the prices are alot higher

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#91616 18-Oct-2007 22:25

No..that is a myth..

My current plan is..

1mb/s by 1mb/s

Unlimited Bandwidth..

$50inc GST a month..

Self install (cost me $150) one off fee

And now im not in Auckland CBD... im in DUNEDIN !!

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#91620 18-Oct-2007 22:53

mme:
we only use it for broadband and local calls (which are free)

You need a phone line for local calls, don't you? Or a "phone service" anyway, which you would need to pay for (in some form or another).

If you didn't type this wrongly, then even with Naked DSL, you would have to get a "phone service". Might be cheaper, but all the same, if you want to make local calls, they're not "free", they're just "unlimited usage for a fee".

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#91623 18-Oct-2007 23:36

VOIP is good
you can make free local calls with VFX goto

www.xnet.co.nz click on VFX

Im going to be using that next year in my new flat ... with wireless internet

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#91652 19-Oct-2007 09:40

But as posted just above, you will still need to pay a monthly fee, whatever service you choose. Local calls are not "free" aywhere, they are just part of the line cost.

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#91671 19-Oct-2007 10:47

Well thanks for all the replies

I have decided just to keep everything as it is.

Thanks anyway