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iwishihad disclaimer, 9 November 2003:

The following information is supplied in good faith to help those interested in "Going ISDN." It should not be taken as absolutely correct. The reader should consult Telstra's and Bigpond's current FAQs to confirm the following comments. Early research was helped by information posted on Simon Wright's excellent "Whirlpool." Another useful reference is HERE: iwishihad takes no responsibility for the currency of the following data as plans change very fast.

When ISDN is installed you'll get a white box called an "NT1 plus II" (the ISDN modem) installed near your computer together with software to drive the thing.

YOU WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO GET THE BIGPOND MEGAPLAN (700 MB at @ $37!!!) UNDER THE TERMS & CONDITIONS OF THE TELSTRA "ISDN HOME" connection. [Plan?]

If you don't want the Bigpond 700MB plan you can look around. HERE are some links to help.

If you limit your connects to ONE LINE (64KBits) you should be able to dial into most Megapops (01983xxx) numbers and get an ISDN 64K capped connection if you have an Internet account with the provider you are dialing.

MAKE SURE YOU DIAL INTO A MEGAPOP -- ONE WITH A "01983XX" TELEPHONE NUMBER OR YOU WILL PAY THE 30C/60C PER HOUR STANDARD ISDN TIMED DATA CHARGE.

As the first month goes by you should see your online Telstra data account "cap" at $16.50 and go no higher.

Contact Telstra immediately if this cap is not seen and ask why it hasn't capped.

If you have a "128 KBit" provider, you will also see an apparent duplication of calls on the Telstra account WHEN your second line comes in and your dataspeed increases. This IS NOT A MISTAKE it's the way BOTH LINES are recorded.

The documentation with the NT1 plus II modem (white box) will help you set up for "Drop the second line when a voice call comes in or dials out." Just in case you are using both lines on the Internet.

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