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.
- Bundled Monthly Internet fee excludes line rental.
- Static IP is available for $4.99/month or $55/year.
- All Broadband plans except the Option 1 256kbps 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.
- 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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- Rapid transfer is supported
- 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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- Spam filtering costs $2.50 per month
- Data travelling through peering services is counted
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| Availability: |
This service is available nationwide.
Click here to check whether your exchange is supported.
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| Installation: |
- Line filter included with hardware.
- Please note $55 early disconnection fee applies if account is terminated or moved premises within first 6 months.
- 12 month contract option is only available on rapid transfer.
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| Fees/charges: |
- Switch to higher plan: $0
- Switch to lower plan: $0
- Switch to faster plan: $19.95
- Switch to slower plan: $19.95
- Change of premises: $99
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| Free content: |
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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| Peering: |
- Peers with PIPE
- Peers with WAIX
Data from peered sources counts towards plan usage
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| Gaming: |
http://www.3fl.net.au/
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