Adelaide: Internet Company

[gisyang]

We will stay in Adelaide for about 9 months and would like to have Internet service in a rental apartment.

Would you see if you could recommend a credible Internet company? What are the options available for Internet access.

Thanks,

Wanhong

[LukeM]

I believe there is a lot of ISPs available in Australia.

Some of them are similar/same to what we get here.

I used to have a list of ISPs, in fact I may still have, I'll have a quick look and see what I can dig out for you but off the top of my head I can remember hearing of Telstra and AOL being quite reasonable.

I'll see if I can get me list out.

L

[LukeM]

Ok - just found the list. The following ISPs (Internet Service Providers) operate only in South Australia:

ACE Internet
Adam Internet
Bettanet Connections Glenelg
Bridge Online Systems [Murray Bridge]
cbi.net.au [Mount Gambier]
Chariot Internet
Escape Net
Internode (colocation) Murray Pioneer Riverland Internet [Renmark]
Professionals in Computer Knowledge
Rebel
SE Net
South East Online [Mt. Gambier]
TPG Internet
TWINet: Two Wells Internet Service
YP Connect [Kadina, Yorke Peninsula]

Also have a look at this list of Australia-wide ISPs:

Access Net Australia
America Online
APANA
AT&T Easylink Services Australia
Austarnet
Broad Net
Clovelly Internet Services
Compuserve
Connect [business only?] (Oz POPs)
Connect Infobahn Australia
Dataline Networks
EFTel
Fish Internet National
Internet Access Australia
Internet Primus internet4free
iQnet [Perth-based]
Magna Data [business]
Microplex
Mira Networking
Mondial Net
Netspace Online Systems
Octa4
One.Net
Optus Internet
Ozemail
Ozemail Access 1 [business]
Smarter Way
WestNet

Still being in the UK, I currently use AOL (America Online) and I find them, despite what most people will tell you, to be a very reliable (if slightly costly) ISP in the UK. They're very popular in America though. I hardly ever have service disruptions. I have also heard good things about Austranet, Access Net Australia and AT&T, also give CompuServe a look.

Just Google any of the names above, or if this post happens to have the table I got them in, then the links should still work and you should be able to directly access their websites from this.

I don't know as much about the South only ISPs, but still give them some consideration but if some are being used nationwide, they may offer better services.

Hope that helps.

[Tyke]

Have a look here...............Whirlpool - Australian Broadband News

Most companies try and lock you into at least a 12 month contract though.