You may have seen the woes I've had in getting UFB in another thread: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=40&topicid=157449
So if I do want to change ISPs for data, and also have a landline, what are my options? I have a very light need for a landline- it's for my mother to call me, and it's for cheap long-duration calls to Ireland. Not a lot else. Also, I don't want any highly-technical SIP setups to perform, as I want it to "just work" and my wife to be able to manage the connection if I'm not available.
Telecom! charge $30/month more for essentially the same service (80GB @ 100/50) than Vodafone (80 GB @100/20). Orcon are even more expensive (100 GB @ 100/20 or 100/50 with international calling thrown in). I might be interested in My Republic, but they don't do international tolls at very good rates and I'm not a gamer.
Who else should I be considering? After recent experience, support and service is very important to me. Is there an easy way to do naked UFB and configure my own SIP trunking? Perhaps an easy way to turn iPhones on the domestic Wifi into landline replacements?
Any other ways to get creative without too much technical involvement?
Alternately, what would you do for a greenfield UFB install? Pick and choose the best bang for your buck.
TIA
Jon