In a move signalling that it will be targeted Telstra customers more directly, Internode has said it will be able to shift existing customers of Telstra’s BigPond consumer services onto rival broadband plans much more speedily than in the past.
The good news? As promised when iiNet purchased Internode, unmetered Freezone content is being made available to customers of both ISPs. The bad news? It will be quite a while before iiNet’s unmetered iTunes and Xbox Live access will shift across to Internode.
It’s quite the week for NBN activity. Following Club Telco’s announcement on Monday, Engin (better known for its VOIP offers) has also begun offering NBN plans.
Moving to naked DSL (broadband where you don’t also pay line rental) saves money, but a perennial annoyance has been that you can often wait weeks while the service is transferred. iiNet says it has now sped the process up and can switch some customers in hours.
The roster of providers offering NBN plans continues to expand, with ClubTelco today announcing its plans. Their most notable feature off the bat is that the availability of month-to-month deal rather than requiring a full-term contract, something which only Internode and Optus otherwise offer.
More positive news for Internode customers: while it dumped its 200GB per month offering as part of a plan revamp last month, it has now restored that plan to its broadband offerings in response to “customer demand”. Rather like parent iiNet’s dumping of peak quotas earlier today, the change only applies to Internode’s own ADSL2+ network, not services wholesaled from Telstra. [Internode]
When iiNet purchased Internode, a major consumer worry was that iiNet’s annoying peak/off-peak distinction for downloads would be extended to Internode. Fortunately, it seems to be working the other way around; iiNet is dropping peak and off-peak calculations from some of its plans.
With Telstra formally signing its deal to sell off the copper network this week, the odds of the National Broadband Network (NBN) project going through to completion have risen substantially. When you’re contemplating what kind of NBN service you might acquire once it becomes available in your area, make sure you’ve got all the facts.
Telstra launching its plans means that there are now five companies vying for your custom if you’re in an area where the NBN is available. Planhacker covers off all the plans on offer.
