Browse Forums Building A New House Re: New Telephone Connection Options 4Oct 19, 2007 11:44 am Plantation Homes - The Meridian - http://ourmeridian.blogspot.com/ Re: New Telephone Connection Options 10Oct 20, 2007 2:46 pm ladyice we like the convenience of one bill and 10% off the phone bills.... so this time Telstra wins.... If you've got ADSL2+, who cares about this 10% off the Telstra phone bill. Use someone like Pennytel - http://www.pennytel.com and you can call over your internet connection at 8c to *almost* anywhere in the world (well, most Western countries). Nothing like spending 2hrs on the phone to the UK for 8 cents. Best of all, they can display your standard phone number on outbound calls, so it's like you have two "lines" on your normal number. You'd be hard pressed not to save the money you invest in hardware in 2-3 months. Re: New Telephone Connection Options 11Oct 20, 2007 3:41 pm Rodda Some of us have used TPG in the past and I have to say their support service is awful. And, when I was with them I used to get drop-outs, mostly on weekends. Now that I'm with Optusnet my connection is much, much more solid. The package that we took on with them was and still is reasonable. My only problem is that they haven't got ADSL2/2+ out to Pakenham yet... I think TPG are fine. Their prices are quite reasonable and their drop outs I can't really comment on too much. During the 12 months we were with them they dropped out one time. But it was their service and the way they handled this particular drop out that put us off. Other than that short period with TPG we have been with internode for eons (4-5years) and haven't had any problems at all. One drop out occurred a couple of months ago but that was entirely a Telstra fault as the whole suburb was without adsl connection for a day or two. [sneakersss] Re: New Telephone Connection Options 12Oct 20, 2007 5:20 pm we are with optus and they are great. There prices are great and service is very helpful.
Not a fan of Telstra. THEY HAVE FINISHED THE HOUSE AFTER NINE LONG MONTHS... BUT! The carpet is the wrong colour... Re: New Telephone Connection Options 13Oct 20, 2007 9:33 pm I ditched Telstra altogether 2 1/2 years ago.....
Never looked back. I use IINET for everything. Home phone Internet VoIP The lot. My phone bill is $30 month for connection and no more than $8-$10 for the phone bills. With Telstra we were spending $100 - $120/month for the exact same amount of phone calls. There service is awesome, cust. support is and plans are well priced. Re: New Telephone Connection Options 14Oct 21, 2007 8:54 am I'm with iinet (ozemail) also Matt, haven't really looked into the voip thing though. Can you tell me, instead of ringing them, do you know if you use the same number you have now with voip or do you get a new number? And can you take that number with you when you move?
Probably a little curly and unfair to ask that one, as we are in cranbourne (std) and moving to lyndhurst (local). But our bills have been a lot cheaper since we got the area wide connection to our line... Gav & Vanessa Building In Melbourne (Sth East Suburbs) http://www.arkraider.blogspot.com/ Rawdon Hill Construction - Canterbury Heritage Re: New Telephone Connection Options 15Oct 21, 2007 9:44 am arkraider I'm with iinet (ozemail) also Matt, haven't really looked into the voip thing though. Can you tell me, instead of ringing them, do you know if you use the same number you have now with voip or do you get a new number? And can you take that number with you when you move? Probably a little curly and unfair to ask that one, as we are in cranbourne (std) and moving to lyndhurst (local). But our bills have been a lot cheaper since we got the area wide connection to our line... Good choice When you get VoIP you get to keep your old number and you get a new VoIP number too. Ie telstra (iinet) number was 12345678 new Voip number was 87654321 When I moved to my mother in laws house Telstra number was 12121212 VoIP number stayed as 87654321 The other good things is your VoIP number is completely silent, hence no marketing calls. Hope that helps... Re: New Telephone Connection Options 16Oct 21, 2007 8:07 pm Cabinfever I suppose it's too late to get out of your Telstra deal now, but for all others - beware ! Not too late at all..thanks for all the feedback guys..guess I had my eyes wide shut ...... Re: New Telephone Connection Options 17Oct 21, 2007 8:35 pm Great post ladyice, lots of very useful information - another one for the favourites!!
Thanks all. Ruth -Bought house in Melbourne inner burbs, knocked it down & now...we are owner builders! Completed OB project and moved in to our new home with our new baby in May 2009! Re: New Telephone Connection Options 18Oct 22, 2007 10:04 am Telstra rated worst
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/ ... 62,00.html New Telephone Connection Options 19Oct 23, 2007 6:10 am hello,
i am a little late to reply but IT is what i know pretty well. I have tried the Engin VOIP service with Optus internet for over 2 years now and finally decided it was not worth the hassle. The best plan in my opinion is the optus fusion deal with no contracts if you get it out of them. I get for $99 a month unlimited landine calls all over australia, unlimited calls to optus mobiles, 1300, 13xxx nos plus 20GB of data(includes upload and download) This plan is not for the leecher(very big downloaders) but more than enough for 3 users at home currently. The $99 includes land line rental cost too.. if you have a optus mobile you can forward all calls to the mobile for free ...(this is what i have done) Arun Re: New Telephone Connection Options 20Oct 23, 2007 8:49 am Yes Lobo it is a good service - but ONLY if you exchange is optus enabled.
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