Hello Sebastian. <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 1:18 PM, Sebastian <<a href="mailto:sebastian.spiess@gmail.com">sebastian.spiess@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> well, it seems that internode has many loyal customers out there. I think I'll have a look if there is a suitable plan for with them. When I am correct they even have a sourceforge mirror now. Do I have to pay phone line rental to telstra when I sign up for phone and net with internode? </blockquote><div> You would need a form of line rental.  One of the great things about cable broadband is that you don't need line rental :) What phone company are you with?  </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> And what about DSL and DSL +2 can I use the same router? or does it need to be DSL +2 capable? </blockquote><div> You could use a DSL router for +2 internet, but i think the net will be faster if u use a +2 capable router.  </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> 2008/7/1 Matthew Rossi <<a href="mailto:matthew.penguincentral@gmail.com">matthew.penguincentral@gmail.com</a>>: <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">> Bigpond runs their bigpond file service (<a href="http://files.bigpond.com" target="_blank">files.bigpond.com</a>) where you can > download your linux ISOs from.  They even have an ubuntu repository > (excluding multiverse i believe), which you can find more info at > <a href="http://penguincentral.unixpod.com/node/14" target="_blank">http://penguincentral.unixpod.com/node/14</a> > > Personally, if you are after value for money in terms of download quotas, > steer clear from bigpond, but if you like fast downloads and you're in a > cable area, it's pretty good. > > On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Daniel Mons <<a href="mailto:daniel.mons@iinet.net.au">daniel.mons@iinet.net.au</a>> > wrote: >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> I use iiNet for myself and some of my clients, as well as Internode. >> Both are of equal quality IMHO. >> >> What sets them both apart from Telstra/Optus is the fact that you can >> call up tech support and get an English-speaking human being within >> three rings.  And for both companies I find the tech support are >> understanding, and willing to work around "unsupported hardware" issues. >> >> Telstra and Optus on the other hand offshore their support, and blindly >> refuse to assist if you run "unsupported" hardware (say, a different >> brand of ADSL modem) or OS (eg: non Windows/MacOSX/RedHat/SuSE).  Worse, >> ~ both have a shocking habit of blaming the end user at any cost, and >> telling them to do very silly/dangerous things like completely disabling >> firewalls in an attempt to get things to work. >> >> iiNet and Internode have been my recommendation to all of my clients for >> the last 5 years now, and if they keep up their quality service, will >> stay that way. >> >> Oh, and both have regularly refreshed Ubuntu mirrors. :) >> >> - -Dan >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iD8DBQFIaYrOeFJDv0P9Qb8RAgGtAJ9bIzHgvCR41LLf18DM85PvpK70GACdF4wm >> VoQyz/hkhMj0OKmXgye5tag= >> =Nc3H >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> -- >> ubuntu-au mailing list >> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au</a> > > > > -- > Matthew Rossi > > I am for Macs, and the open source scene, are you? > > The Penguin Central Podcast - <a href="http://penguincentral.unixpod.com" target="_blank">http://penguincentral.unixpod.com</a> > > Everything you can imagine is real. > Pablo Picasso > Spanish Cubist painter (1881 - 1973) > > <a href="http://counter.li.org/cgi-bin/certificate.cgi/455532" target="_blank">http://counter.li.org/cgi-bin/certificate.cgi/455532</a> > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au</a> > > </div></div></blockquote></div> -- Matthew Rossi I am for Macs, and the open source scene, are you? The Penguin Central Podcast - <a href="http://penguincentral.unixpod.com">http://penguincentral.unixpod.com</a> Everything you can imagine is real. Pablo Picasso Spanish Cubist painter (1881 - 1973) <a href="http://counter.li.org/cgi-bin/certificate.cgi/455532">http://counter.li.org/cgi-bin/certificate.cgi/455532</a>