TransACT pppoe dropouts

[Kim Holburn]

At 4:04 PM +1000 2002/10/21, Rasjid Wilcox wrote:
>On Fri, 18 Oct 2002 10:54 am, Michael James wrote:
>> Dear Rasjid,
>>
>> Transact just sent a brochure with some price rises.
>> Though the cost of the TV/Web/Phone package rose,
>>  they now offer a "WebTalk" plan, no TV, 512K internet, 2x faster, and
>> phone. And it's slightly cheaper (~$42/month) than the old complete
>> package, and certainly cheaper than $55 for a TV that you don't watch.
>>
>> I've been 6 months with a transact modem (Marconi Flex, not set top box)
>>  and it's very reliable.
>>
>
>Michael,
>
>I've just spoken to someone at TransACT about the WebTalk option, and
>according to them it still goes through a Set-Top-Box, it just has the TV
>part disabled.

I just moved over to webtalk (12 month contract up and change in prices and I don't use the TV) and they came and took away the set-top-box and gave me a Marconi Flex modem.

>I'm glad to hear that the Marconi Flex modem is reliable, as we have just got
>one at work.  I will look into the cost of switching over, but at the moment
>I probably can't quite justify what I perceive as the extra cost.  OTOH, if
>my STB does not become more reliable soon...

Kim
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