Time to go"Naked" (ADSL)

Posted by Edwin Lynch on May 9, 2009 in Business Practices, Communication

In an effort to rid myself of Telstra’s $30 phone line, I recently signed up with Iinet to “go naked”. Pretty good deal on the face of it. $60/month gets you free local and national calls. 5c / minute calls to US and UK and very fast broadband (8Gb up and 8Gb down). It cost me about $80 to set up and $200 for a (very good) VOIP modem. Voice Operated Internet Protocol (VOIP) is how I will make my phone calls – in other words, I will now make phone calls as usual – but they will go through the internet.

The only drawback is the 3 week wait. That’s 3 weeks without the internet. Arrgh! And the third week without a phone. And if you’re not at home to receive your new modem, it might be a bit longer for you to find out where it is and go get it.

So – the wait is the main thing. I’ll fill you in on how hard it is to install your new “Naked ADSL” when I get back from my Easter vacation…