[wellylug] broadband recommendations, etc

[Mark Foster]

I personally use WorldxChange and generally have had a good experience; 
most of the problems have been tied to the Telecom landline!

You'll need a Telecom phone line, and dialtone, I believe.  Naked DSL is 
close, but not quite there yet - so youre right, you need phone service on 
the line before DSL will work.

That said when Naked DSL finally rolls along you'll be able to can it I 
assume.

You don't really have any other options; Between TC Cable, Telecom DSL and 
Wireless options, DSL is likely to be the fastest, Lowest in Latency 
terms, and most reliable.  And Xnet are a good crowd.

Tell them I sent you :) [grins; theres a referral credit]

(But seriously, I do know some people there and give them full marks.)

Mark.



On Sun, 16 Sep 2007, Atom Smasher wrote:

> does anyone have an opinion on this - http://www.xnet.co.nz/
>
> for DSL service do i need a phone line? do i need dial tone?
>
> how does that service compare to telstra?
>
> the latest update from telstra is that they can't wire an overhead cable,
> and they probably won't be able to run a buried cable. in other words, i'm
> probably SOL for getting service from them.
>
> the house previously had phone service but it's turned off, now... in the
> states, you can't get DSL without a dial-tone (aka: phone service). is it
> the same way here? do i have to get a phone line turned on before i can
> subscribe to DSL? any other options?
>
> thanks...
>
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