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Here in Australia we have been pretty blessed with pretty good ISPs. In the earlier days we had Internode (locally here in Perth it was iiNet for me for a while

Here in Australia we have been pretty blessed with pretty good ISPs. In the earlier days we had Internode (locally here in Perth it was iiNet for me for a while :)), which had a Usenet mirror (!) and were the first ISP I believe to offer ADSL2 in AU. Unfortunately in 2011 they were bought out by a major competitor and it went downhill. Nowdays we have Aussie Broadband, which has an active tech community on Whirlpool (AU Broadband forums, fondly called Whingepool). Phil Brett as their cofounder made this an incredible company, and he recently left. I pay $149AUD/month for "1000/50Mbps Unlimited", which I haven't had an email yet for my usage (I use around 4-10tb/month).

climb_stealth 3y ago
I haven't heard about Aussie Broadband before. I take it you would recommend them then? I hadn't known about Internode going downhill either. I'm still using them as their support is great. Price-wise looks like they both charge the same. Unfortunately no great connection here, so it ends at $100AUD for 100Mbps on a good day.
- AussieWog93 3y ago
  They've got the best support, for sure. But how often do you need support? Our business is with Superloop 1000/50 ($109, and actually gets 1000Mbps solidly). Used to be with MyRepublic and would get between 300-700Mbps depending on time of day. At home we just use a cheap provider - Spintel. It seems that for the lower speeds (we're on 50/20) you don't run into CVC issues like you used to.
  - climb_stealth 3y ago
    You are right, I almost never need support but when I do I appreciate it. Apparently they have a flag for accounts of people who know IT stuff. Found that out when my partner ended up talking to them and she got a bit flustered over the questions they asked. I also like to think of it as doing my bit against the enshittification of everything. Cheap internet is a race to the bottom and it's not pretty. But Aussie Broadband looks pretty promising. I like that they are open about CVC issues. Will consider them next time we move. I'm amazed you throw these ISP names out there that I never heard of before. Probably not doing advertisements and bill boards and stuff. Maybe the internet situation in Australia is not as bleak as I always thought :)
    - defrost 3y ago
      The motherlode of Australian ISP inside knowledge and recommendations is likely still Whirlpool forums where noobs and line engineers rub shoulders. eg: Choosing an ISP https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/92 https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/92 RIP Broadband Choice tables: https://bc.whirlpool.net.au/ https://bc.whirlpool.net.au/
      - climb_stealth 3y ago
        Thank you, much appreciated!

climb_stealth 3y ago

I haven't heard about Aussie Broadband before. I take it you would recommend them then? I hadn't known about Internode going downhill either. I'm still using them as their support is great. Price-wise looks like they both charge the same. Unfortunately no great connection here, so it ends at $100AUD for 100Mbps on a good day.

AussieWog93 3y ago
They've got the best support, for sure. But how often do you need support? Our business is with Superloop 1000/50 ($109, and actually gets 1000Mbps solidly). Used to be with MyRepublic and would get between 300-700Mbps depending on time of day. At home we just use a cheap provider - Spintel. It seems that for the lower speeds (we're on 50/20) you don't run into CVC issues like you used to.
- climb_stealth 3y ago
  You are right, I almost never need support but when I do I appreciate it. Apparently they have a flag for accounts of people who know IT stuff. Found that out when my partner ended up talking to them and she got a bit flustered over the questions they asked. I also like to think of it as doing my bit against the enshittification of everything. Cheap internet is a race to the bottom and it's not pretty. But Aussie Broadband looks pretty promising. I like that they are open about CVC issues. Will consider them next time we move. I'm amazed you throw these ISP names out there that I never heard of before. Probably not doing advertisements and bill boards and stuff. Maybe the internet situation in Australia is not as bleak as I always thought :)
  - defrost 3y ago
    The motherlode of Australian ISP inside knowledge and recommendations is likely still Whirlpool forums where noobs and line engineers rub shoulders. eg: Choosing an ISP https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/92 https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/92 RIP Broadband Choice tables: https://bc.whirlpool.net.au/ https://bc.whirlpool.net.au/
    - climb_stealth 3y ago
      Thank you, much appreciated!