so heading back to the flat in palmy soon and need to sort out internet providers.

we were with xtra on the unlimited band width plan but they have since stopped that.

there are 5 of us students and we will be using about 20G upwards. if possible around 40G

looking at around $100 a month for phone and net

any suggestions?

slingshot. FS/FS 40gb/month + data banking + free offpeak; $55 I think; + landline on top of that.

what is data banking?

www.slingshot.co.nz/broadbandplans.aspx

:lol:

If you buy a data block, the unused amount at the end of the month will roll over into the next month for when you next need it – each block lasts for 12 months!

we are with vodafone 35gb and homeline for $100 a month

with slingshot it will give me 40G with landline for $104 better than extra did

Just be aware that on slingshot, they use prioritisation. If you expect great speeds on p2p or streaming without buffering outside of the hours of 8am - 4pm mon - fri then you might be disappointed. If you are using a site like youtube for streaming, speeds will quite often be better than other ISPs as Slingshot have a heavy investment in caching technologies. Uncommon streams however may suffer. Slingshot is an excellent value for money ISP. They run forums which may give you an idea of the kind of issues people are having. If you join and do have issues, feel free to send me a PM on the forums as I am an administrator and should be able to assist or help get assistance.

you see all there referrals i'm generating for SS phantom?

When do I get my data block? :nilly: :tears:

Snap. Either 'Snap Advanced' or go for 'naked DSL B' and use a SIP(VoIP) phone* for low cost calls.

*Most smart phones can do SIP these days, then eac student could have their own 'local' number for about $10 a month or free if they dont want a local number, just the cheep outgoing calls.

you see all there referrals i'm generating for SS phantom?

When do I get my data block? :nilly: :tears:

HAHA

No data blocks any more .. I got them all

P.S. Slingshot is still pretty good. I use them myself. However, the experience you get depends on the type of traffic you use. They are a low cost / high data ISP, meaning something has to give. Money doesn't grow on trees. But for the money you spend, you can get a decent amount of data. With those 40GB pro plans, you also have 6 hours between 2AM - 8AM where your usage is free every night. People do report up to 15GB / night on that giving you up to 450GB (free off peak) + 40GB (plan data) in a month for $55.

Just be aware ......get assistance.

so pretti much if you use the common site it's all good?

i think the xtra one we were on was like that so at some times it was a little slowing but not painfully

Depends what common sites you're talking about, but if you're talking about bittorrent etc from the big public sites, speeds should be reasonable as slingshot have p2p caching that assist with those.

Given you said you only want about 40GB of usage, I think you should be fine on slingshot.

well when we had unlimited we used 40-80G mostly just me and the other guy in the flat on youtube lol but we can make do with 40G

If you do choose slingshot and want more data, you can buy data blocks which are valid for 12 months. So you can purchase a 50GB block for $50 and you won't lose it the next month etc.

yea it looks pretti sweet :happy1:

just to talk to the troops lol