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#95940 17-Jan-2012 10:29

While I have no way of testing this (as I am on TelstraClear cable), HostingDirect is running a crazy price VDSL2 promotion these days.

For full disclosure, I found about this link when we received an advertisement order (which you'll probably see around Geekzone from later today), but:

1. They did not ask me or paid me to publicise this, so I am doing it for some of you who might be interested
2. There's a bit of history between us and HD, seeing they have been banned before (nothing on the record against their technical ability to deliver though)
3. People discussed about HD VDSL2 service last month and seem to like it.

So there it is. Take it or leave it.

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#569806 17-Jan-2012 10:53

Wow seriously tempting, do you know how long the offer is available for?

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#569808 17-Jan-2012 10:53

jbard: Wow seriously tempting, do you know how long the offer is available for?

All INFO MF knows about will be on the page he linked to

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#569809 17-Jan-2012 10:54

I know we will be running the ads through the end of the month. But can't confirm the promotion dates, sorry. You will have to contact them. If you find out more, post here.

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#569810 17-Jan-2012 10:55

freitasm: I know we will be running the ads through the end of the month. But can't confirm the promotion dates, sorry. You will have to contact them. If you find out more, post here.

Cheers thanks.

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#569814 17-Jan-2012 10:56

I'm hoping to move to a VDSL2 capable area in the near future in order to take advantage of these kind of deals.

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#569829 17-Jan-2012 11:29

Rang them, promo on until 31st Jan

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#569836 17-Jan-2012 11:34

really good deal, the 39c 1 gb over is cheap aswell... currently paying $2 for an extra gb on snap adsl2.

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#569916 17-Jan-2012 14:17

Signed up but they may want to update their signup page as it wouldnt let me proceed without entering a State! So Comatose it is.

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#570085 17-Jan-2012 18:33

For once, I'm actually in zone. Very, very tempting.

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#570087 17-Jan-2012 18:58

Don't forget to add gst on to prices. Right at very bottom of web page, no where near the prices at the top.

Overage charge very good.

Guessing still have to pay landline cost on top of the $100 one (excluding gst). If use around 100gigs or more then very good deal.

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#571072 20-Jan-2012 03:18

Very keen on this deal the flat rate for exceeding 100gb per month is very reasonable

Snap has caught my eye too and Trustpower (who I am currently with) have been amazing for ADSL2 so I would consider paying slightly more to stay with them if they had such a good flat rate.

Out of interest does anyone know if the snap unlimited Youtube addon would be applicable for both streaming and uploading? I upload around 100gb per month to youtube currently so it would be a massive deal breaker for me

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#571076 20-Jan-2012 05:33

Greaver: Very keen on this deal the flat rate for exceeding 100gb per month is very reasonable

Snap has caught my eye too and Trustpower (who I am currently with) have been amazing for ADSL2 so I would consider paying slightly more to stay with them if they had such a good flat rate.

Out of interest does anyone know if the snap unlimited Youtube addon would be applicable for both streaming and uploading? I upload around 100gb per month to youtube currently so it would be a massive deal breaker for me

It covers uploads too, another thing of which it covers is uploads / downloads to almost any Google hosted site - I managed to upload my 200ish/gb of music to Google Music the other week without it counting to my cap.

Anyway, this is off topic.

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#571097 20-Jan-2012 08:35

200Gb of music? You own all that? Or do Google not care? Isn't G Music USA only?

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#571346 20-Jan-2012 16:54

Does it actually say anywhere how long the price applies for. eg after a few months, can they raise the price?
I am tempted to suggest to my brother as he is in a vdsl area and had enough of his ISP after billing problems.

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#571467 20-Jan-2012 21:38

jjnz1: 200Gb of music? You own all that? Or do Google not care? Isn't G Music USA only?

He may have his stuff in a lossless audio formats like FLAC which is about 5-10MB per minute.

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