Westnet
Analysis of all 83 plans Westnet offers. Compare with other ISPs. An independent community service run by consumers like you. Broadband Choice is an Australian ISP directory.
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 Plans with this symbol are only available when bundled with a phone product from this company.
- Static IP is available for $4.99/month or $55/year.
- All Broadband2+ plans except the Option 1 plan have the option of either excess charges ($6 per gigabyte) or shaping (64kbps/64kbps when you exceed your monthly allowance).
- BPay payment is available, but only on 6 or 12 monthly pre-payments, or if you provide your DD or CC details to Westnet, and pay by BPAY before the due date.
- Maximum speeds for Broadband2+ are dependant on how far you live from the local telephone exchange, configuration and quality of your phone line, quality of your ADSL modem and line filter, the number and type of services being used in your neighbourhood, interference from outside sources, your computer’s hardware and software set up, and the configuration of any computer you are trying to access.
- Speeds range from 1.5Mbps/256kbps to 20Mbps/820kbps. All Broadband2+ plans are available only when bundled with Westnet Full Phone.
- Westnet ensures latency sensitive applications such as online gaming, web browsing, e-mail and VOIP are not negatively impacted by peer to peer applications through the use of traffic prioritisation tools.
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- Offers 6 email addresses with each account
- Nationwide tech support for cost of local call
- 20 MB of free web space provided
- Runs a total of 47 gaming servers
- Mirrors 500 GB of files locally
- Accepts BPAY
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- Westnet Broadband2+ doesn't support single service transfer. Changing to or from this ISP may be slower and more costly.
- Spam filtering costs $0.83 per month
- Data travelling through peering services is counted
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This service is NOT available to you on IVAN exchange.
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- Line filter included with hardware.
- Please note $165 pro-rata disconnection fee applies if account is terminated within first 12 months.
- 12 month contract option is only available on rapid transfer.
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- Switch to higher plan: $0
- Switch to lower plan: $0
- Switch to faster plan: $0
- Switch to slower plan: $99
- Change of premises: $55
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The Westnet Neighbourhood includes numerous resources spanning Westnet's network including most of our MyWestnet site, the Westnet Download Vault and 3FL site. All Westnet Broadband ADSL and ADSL2+ members have premium speed access to the Westnet Neighbourhood. Traffic from the Westnet Neighbourhood is counted towards the quota of any Dialup plans and the following ADSL plans; 256kbps Option 1 and ADSL2+ Option 1.
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- Peers with PIPE
- Peers with WAIX
Data from peered sources counts towards plan usage
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http://www.3fl.net.au/
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