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Cabramatta, NSW
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OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Tue, 10 September 2002 04:34
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Hey guys, way off topic, but still..... 
Have any of you guys used iHug's Diamond Advance account? Do you ever get kicked off? I need a permanent link with unlimited time and bandwidth. My current one is very expensive. $55/month. Looking for something cheaper.
iHug's one looks promising as long as I can stay permanently connected (don't really mind redialing as long as it's not too many times).
Anyone?
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I supported Toymods
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Tue, 10 September 2002 04:39
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Dude - I used to use iHug and they (like most ISPs i've found) had a 4hr connection limit.
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Cabramatta, NSW
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Tue, 10 September 2002 05:06
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I was told that they only knock you offline if you've been on for longer than that and only if all the modems are taken...
Need to verify that though.
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Wollongong
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Tue, 10 September 2002 07:08
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Down here in the Gong you only get kicked off IHUG after 4 hours if all the lines are full (as far as I'm aware). Proof of this is my 10-14 day uninterrupted phone calls that I regularly get.
Not sure if it will apply in Sydney though.
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I supported Toymods
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South of Wollongong
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Tue, 10 September 2002 07:13
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Nark, i am on that plan, and have been since i can remember.....
with regards to getting dissed, i rarely get dissed, my average connection time is about 3 days. so yer....
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Tue, 10 September 2002 07:26
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Sweet! That's what I wanted to hear!! Looks like I'll be joining iHug then! Thanks guys!
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I supported Toymods
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Tue, 10 September 2002 10:09
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Yeah. IHUG's pretty cool. And agree with what the others have said. Only get kicked if the modems are full.
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Location:
Adelaide
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August 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Tue, 10 September 2002 10:49
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i had to change from dingoblue to ihug, and compared they absolutely suck  overcgarged twice, always dropping off, never replying to email (and when they do it's a week late, and they say, we know the adelaide server is having some complaints, it is almost fixed....4 months later!!!) grrrr...
but it is the cheapest unlimited one (but keep getting booted off so doubles my phonebill )
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I supported Toymods
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South of Wollongong
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Tue, 10 September 2002 10:57
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Hmm, sorry to hear about them problems dude....but up here in wollongong, i have had no problems like that....
the occasional outage, where they might be upgrading or fixing something. but thats about it.
the biggest problem i have had with my net, is that my old modem died, that caused my net to drop off heaps, but now with a new one, it stays on for days 
Also, most people probly already have this, but to get the most out of ihug internet, i recommend a second phone line. 
I have recommended ihug to 3 of my mates now, and as far as i know, they are very happy with it. One of my mates had a total connection time for the month of just over 730hrs....(there's only like 740hrs in a month) hehe
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Sydney, NSW
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May 2002
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Tue, 10 September 2002 11:05
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I have IHUG and I get kicked off every night... Sometimes even twice a night... It's a pain in the arse as I have to reconnect all the time and that costs money... I'm trying to convince mum to get cable but she says that she can't afford it... Then I explain that IHUG is slower then ever and it's gunna cost more cause I have to re-connect all the time... Then she just says to stop connecting... I can't win ...
But anywayz, when the modems are at the final straw, they will disconnect you after 3 hours...
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I supported Toymods
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Northern Beaches
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Tue, 10 September 2002 11:15
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all I can say is CABLE
sorry hehe
could never ever ever ever go back
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Tue, 10 September 2002 12:25
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nods to cable !! or ADLS even
60 bux a month - no kickoffs - 500 meg download with iprimis - or about 65 i think for a gig a month
thats what ill be getting
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Sydney, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Tue, 10 September 2002 12:48
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Does anyone have Optus cable??? A mate has it and I love that...
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I supported Toymods
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South of Wollongong
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Tue, 10 September 2002 13:00
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DUde, i think NetSpace have some good ADSL plans....
http://home.netspace.net.au/adsl/plans.php
i reckon the Home 512/Metro plan for $100 is the best....
problem being but,you have a BIG setup fee....
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Tue, 10 September 2002 13:01
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im currently on Bigpond cable and its very good .. costs a packet though ..
86 bux a month but shared between 3 folks for a 3 gig account
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Wed, 11 September 2002 01:02
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Thats what I have, only shared between one person
There is no substitute for speed!
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Wed, 11 September 2002 01:02
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Remember Nark, entire Redhat 7.3, all 3 cd's in 1 hour...you know you wanna...
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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I supported Toymods
Toymods Club Secretary
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Wed, 11 September 2002 01:55
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Maybe you should cut back on the pr0n! 
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Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Wed, 11 September 2002 02:04
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Dewd, if I was hitting the pr0n, you could double that number.... 
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Wollongong
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Wed, 11 September 2002 03:34
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iinet have some great plans... only problem is, they block port 80 and 25, so they aren't good for running mail/web servers from home.
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Wed, 11 September 2002 04:34
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Nah, I need those ports open.
The best ADSL I've found is Internode. The $100 plan looks good. 4.5GB down. Unlimited up. No blocked ports.
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I supported Toymods
Banned User
Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Wed, 11 September 2002 09:19
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Dude check out http://www.pacific.com.au I'm not sure if you can get this where you are but its hella good! You can also buy this through the OzCableGuy for the same price and you can do the install your self!
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I supported Toymods
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Northern Beaches
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Wed, 11 September 2002 09:27
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Well after my lovely Cable comment above and never being able to go back.
GUESS WHAT???
Last night I downloaded a couple cd's, forgetting that maybe someone else in the family had downloaded stuff....
Wake up in the morning hmmmmmmmmm why is it going so slow???
I went over the 3 gig a month limit in 1 week of this month
And with optus if u do that with this new thing u go onto 28K
can you believe it 28K for 3 weeks AHHHHHHHHHHHH
thats half u usual 56k dialupers
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I supported Toymods
Toymods Club Secretary
Location:
Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Wed, 11 September 2002 21:48
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Hehheh.. could be worse Matt - If you go over the 3gig limit on Telstra they start charging you per Mb... And it aint cheap either!! 
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Club Member
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Sydney, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: OT: iHug & other unlimited accounts
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Thu, 12 September 2002 08:45
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Hehehe... Good work Ribbo...
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