Does this ISP provide a router ?

gazzthompson · Nov 19, 2009, 17:43:35

I feel this is probably blatantly obvious but i have looked around the site and cant see if there is a router provided when moving to indnet? if not, any suggestions?

thanks, possible home max user (current 02 access

).

Glenn · Nov 19, 2009, 17:46:07

Gazz, no they don't provide a router, but they do sell Netgear routers, there are a few people here using 2Wire 2700's and Speedtough routers.

Rik · Nov 19, 2009, 17:48:47

Hi Gazz and welcome to the forum.

Glenn · Nov 19, 2009, 17:51:18

I forgot

Rik · Nov 19, 2009, 17:53:04

That's OK, Glenn, between us we catch most things.

Ray · Nov 19, 2009, 19:09:11

Lona · Nov 19, 2009, 19:22:35

Gazz

Lance · Nov 19, 2009, 19:24:04

Gaz.

Sebby · Nov 19, 2009, 22:14:52

D-Dan · Nov 20, 2009, 00:50:40

To answer your question - no - not for free - but hell - the outlay on a router is worth the switch - 1 month rolling contract and I've been with them for more than 2 years - with no plans to change any time soon. If you are coming from a "free for all" type high profile ISP - you won't regret the move. If you hit a problem - you'll pretty much be on first name terms (in a good way) with support - since it's not a call centre - but a support team.

Steve

PS - Hi to Miriam, Simon and James (are there more?)

Glenn · Nov 20, 2009, 07:21:21

Brian, Martin & Tim

Lance · Nov 20, 2009, 07:50:29

And Andy!

Rik · Nov 20, 2009, 08:30:28

Quote from: Lance on Nov 20, 2009, 07:50:29
And Andy!

But if you get to speak to him, the system is in meltdown.

Simon · Nov 20, 2009, 11:36:47

And everyone else has run out of the building!

Sebby · Nov 20, 2009, 17:11:53

gazzthompson · Nov 23, 2009, 17:07:38

hahah, thanks for the welcome guys and gals.

how is the download limit managed ? is there some sort of user interface we can use (like a chart) to show our current download usage ?. i feel ill be peaking near the 30GB at the end of the months.

David · Nov 23, 2009, 17:09:15

Hi Gaz

Rik · Nov 23, 2009, 17:11:39

Quote from: gazzthompson on Nov 23, 2009, 17:07:38
hahah, thanks for the welcome guys and gals.

how is the download limit managed ? is there some sort of user interface we can use (like a chart) to show our current download usage ?. i feel ill be peaking near the 30GB at the end of the months.

You'll get access to an accounts page where you can check at any time, you can also get a daily RSS feed. IDNet issue email alerts if their projection shows you going over the allowance.

gazzthompson · Nov 23, 2009, 17:13:03

sweet. im a avid gamer you see, we have 2PC's and a laptop and a 360 and ps3 all using the net.

Lance · Nov 23, 2009, 17:15:20

There is a RSS feed which gives on/off peak for the previous day, as well and total usage month to date. Within the user area, you'll find the same information, with a projection to the end of the month, historical information and a graph for each month. Finally, if it looks from the extrapolation that you are likely to exceed your limit, an email is aautomatically sent to you

Or what Rik said

Rik · Nov 23, 2009, 17:15:38

Quote from: gazzthompson on Nov 23, 2009, 17:13:03
sweet. im a avid gamer you see, we have 2PC's and a laptop and a 360 and ps3 all using the net.

Most games don't use a large amount of bandwidth, do they (be gentle with me, I'm a total non-gamer

).

Rik · Nov 23, 2009, 17:16:19

Quote from: Lance on Nov 23, 2009, 17:15:20
There is a RSS feed which gives on/off peak for the previous day, as well and total usage month to date. Within the user area, you'll find the same information, with a projection to the end of the month, historical information and a graph for each month. Finally, if it looks from the extrapolation that you are likely to exceed your limit, an email is aautomatically sent to you

Or what Rik said

Don't you just hate it when that happens.

Technical Ben · Nov 23, 2009, 17:35:39

To back Rik up on the gaming front (as he is great help here), gaming does not use much. I rarely use more than a quarter a GB on gaming and surfing and watching youtube for an entire day. If your downloading games and patches (games at 4GB+ and patches or demos a 100mb+) then that's alot more. So you will have to check your usage before downloading PS3 or 360 games "direct to drive". It's only a little extra charge if you go over. But the allowance works out at around 1GB a day, so you usually have some left over at the end of the month. If it's just you on the internet you will be ok. If it's the kids as well, the usage might creep up a bit, but you can kick them off because your in charge.

[edited my usage down, I don't use it as much as I thought... or play that many games. Well, maybe too many games.

]

Rik · Nov 23, 2009, 17:36:32

Thanks, Ben.

gazzthompson · Nov 23, 2009, 17:41:27

Well ben, i am one of the kids

(well, 19) my parents are very computer illertate so i sort out all the stuff.