I have my ADSL back!! - Dotable

Aussie Bob · 25th November 2005, 10:33 PM

After moving into our new home, Telstra told us we couldn't get ADSL there, and it was back to dialup for Bob, from home.

To cut a looooong story short, they upgraded something in our area, and sent us an SMS today, letting us know that ADSL is now available. I jumped online, and boy, it's great to be back on 1.5MBPS from 56k dial up speed. That was a painful transition from ADSL back to dialup.

Feels so great to be back on ADSL. Feel like a kid riding the new bike on Christmas morning.

agramus · 26th November 2005, 05:51 PM

Like going from a packmule to a Ferrari
We shall expect lightening responses now

Aussie Bob · 26th November 2005, 06:31 PM

hehe, yeah, it's nice to be back on broadband. All those downloadable funny videos I couldn't download before, I can now.

Ahhhh, it's all coming together.

Josh · 30th November 2005, 07:14 PM

Congratulations Rob

I know I couldn't go back to dialup now that I've had a taste of broadband here in the UK.

(in January I'll be able to upgrade from 1.5mbps to 24mbps!) :p

Aussie Bob · 30th November 2005, 07:16 PM

Crikey. What would you do with 24MBPS?

Josh · 1st December 2005, 05:39 AM

It will be great for watching movies, downloading etc. For general websites it shouldn't make all that much difference. It's pretty cheap too - £24 a month unlimited.

Aussie Bob · 1st December 2005, 09:46 AM

I can't get over how cheap it is there. So around AUS$80/mth for 24MBPS?

Josh · 1st December 2005, 06:08 PM

No way - about AUS$56 (on todays rate).

Actually I can't get over how cheap a lot of things are here. I had always heard that the UK was very expensive but I've found the opposite.

Aussie Bob · 1st December 2005, 09:00 PM

Wow, that's cheap. Kinda realising how far behind the rest of the developed world Australia is, with its rollout of broadband services.

Josh · 1st December 2005, 10:51 PM

Everywhere has it's downsides though. I've found quite a few things over here that are incredibly frustrating and that Australia is well ahead on.

You have to take the good with the bad and just try to do your little part to fix the things that you don't like

Still, 24mbps broadband will rock!

25th November 2005, 10:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Aussie Bob Dotable Founder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Land down under Posts: 4,068	I have my ADSL back!! After moving into our new home, Telstra told us we couldn't get ADSL there, and it was back to dialup for Bob, from home. To cut a looooong story short, they upgraded something in our area, and sent us an SMS today, letting us know that ADSL is now available. I jumped online, and boy, it's great to be back on 1.5MBPS from 56k dial up speed. That was a painful transition from ADSL back to dialup. Feels so great to be back on ADSL. Feel like a kid riding the new bike on Christmas morning. __________________ Please review Dotable at the following review sites - HostJury.com \| WebHostingStuff.com

26th November 2005, 06:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Aussie Bob Dotable Founder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Land down under Posts: 4,068	hehe, yeah, it's nice to be back on broadband. All those downloadable funny videos I couldn't download before, I can now. Ahhhh, it's all coming together. __________________ Please review Dotable at the following review sites - HostJury.com \| WebHostingStuff.com

30th November 2005, 07:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Josh Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Farnham, Surrey, GB Posts: 836	Congratulations Rob I know I couldn't go back to dialup now that I've had a taste of broadband here in the UK. (in January I'll be able to upgrade from 1.5mbps to 24mbps!) :p __________________ Joshua Powell

30th November 2005, 07:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Aussie Bob Dotable Founder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Land down under Posts: 4,068	Crikey. What would you do with 24MBPS? __________________ Please review Dotable at the following review sites - HostJury.com \| WebHostingStuff.com

1st December 2005, 05:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
Josh Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Farnham, Surrey, GB Posts: 836	It will be great for watching movies, downloading etc. For general websites it shouldn't make all that much difference. It's pretty cheap too - £24 a month unlimited. __________________ Joshua Powell

26th November 2005, 05:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
agramus Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: England Posts: 182	Like going from a packmule to a Ferrari We shall expect lightening responses now

1st December 2005, 09:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
Aussie Bob Dotable Founder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Land down under Posts: 4,068	I can't get over how cheap it is there. So around AUS$80/mth for 24MBPS? __________________ Please review Dotable at the following review sites - HostJury.com \| WebHostingStuff.com

1st December 2005, 06:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
Josh Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Farnham, Surrey, GB Posts: 836	No way - about AUS$56 (on todays rate). Actually I can't get over how cheap a lot of things are here. I had always heard that the UK was very expensive but I've found the opposite. __________________ Joshua Powell

1st December 2005, 09:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
Aussie Bob Dotable Founder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Land down under Posts: 4,068	Wow, that's cheap. Kinda realising how far behind the rest of the developed world Australia is, with its rollout of broadband services. __________________ Please review Dotable at the following review sites - HostJury.com \| WebHostingStuff.com

1st December 2005, 10:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
Josh Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Farnham, Surrey, GB Posts: 836	Everywhere has it's downsides though. I've found quite a few things over here that are incredibly frustrating and that Australia is well ahead on. You have to take the good with the bad and just try to do your little part to fix the things that you don't like Still, 24mbps broadband will rock! __________________ Joshua Powell

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