A Brisbane internet service provider has launched the market's most competitive ADSL package since Telstra introduced its 3GB limit.
XiS, which had intended to sell an "unlimited" service, said its offering was the "best ADSL pricing plan in Australia".
Under the plan, users can download 3GB of data in peak times and 6GB overnight and on weekends. Outgoing data is uncapped and excess downloads are charged at the cheapest rate seen in the Australian retail market.
The plan, which operates on a 12-month contract, costs $109 per month including a Dynalink USB modem. The company is charging $189 for installations completed before the end of February.
The company will use Telstra's copper lines and DSLAMs, a device that mixes voice and DSL traffic on customers' lines. Data, routing and authentication services will be provided by publicly-listed Datafast.
XiS also offers customers an "unlimited" dial-up account for use after they reach their data limit.
The company counters claims of poor customer service by offering dissatisfied users their money back. But when Australian IT called this morning, XiS's customer service line was answered by voicemail.
XiS has offered a national dial-up service since June and operates a computer store in suburban Brisbane. The ADSL service is available to customers serviced by ADSL-enabled Telstra exchanges.
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News source: News Interactive - Competition enters ADSL ring
XiS, which had intended to sell an "unlimited" service, said its offering was the "best ADSL pricing plan in Australia".
Under the plan, users can download 3GB of data in peak times and 6GB overnight and on weekends. Outgoing data is uncapped and excess downloads are charged at the cheapest rate seen in the Australian retail market.
The plan, which operates on a 12-month contract, costs $109 per month including a Dynalink USB modem. The company is charging $189 for installations completed before the end of February.
The company will use Telstra's copper lines and DSLAMs, a device that mixes voice and DSL traffic on customers' lines. Data, routing and authentication services will be provided by publicly-listed Datafast.
XiS also offers customers an "unlimited" dial-up account for use after they reach their data limit.
The company counters claims of poor customer service by offering dissatisfied users their money back. But when Australian IT called this morning, XiS's customer service line was answered by voicemail.
XiS has offered a national dial-up service since June and operates a computer store in suburban Brisbane. The ADSL service is available to customers serviced by ADSL-enabled Telstra exchanges.
View: XiS ADSL Homepage View: Datafast Homepage News source: News Interactive - Competition enters ADSL ring
On Friday, Lehman Brothers analyst Dan Niles also raised his earnings-per-share estimate for the fourth quarter to 12 cents from 10 cents, and his revenue estimate to $6.9 billion from $6.8 billion, citing increased average selling prices.
Santa Clara, California-based Intel on Dec. 6 indicated it saw fourth-quarter revenues that could even exceed the high end of its previously forecast range of $6.2 billion to $6.8 billion.
On the same day, Sunnyvale, California-based AMD said it expected revenues to rise 10 percent, or a bit more, from the third quarter's $765.9 million. In November, the company forecast revenues to be little changed to up slightly.
"In fact revenue may slightly exceed our previous expectations," Bryant said on conference call the day of its business update in December to discuss the update. "Business appears to have returned to seasonal patterns."
However, a revenue increase in the fourth quarter from the third is typically higher. In Intel's case, its revised guidance suggests a rise of 2 percent to 5 percent. Historically, that increase has been 10 percent or more.
Analysts forecast Intel's profit at 11 cents a share, with a range of 10 cents to 12 cents, according to Thomson Financial/First Call. Revenues at Intel, which reports results on Tuesday, are pegged at $6.84 billion.
AMD, for its part, unveiled its Athlon XP processor on Oct. 9, and said on Dec. 6 that demand has been strong, adding that it expects to surpass the record 7.8 million processors shipped last quarter.
AMD, which reports results on Wednesday, also said that it expects its operating loss to be less in the fourth quarter than the third period's $135.4 million. Analysts expect AMD to report a loss of 18 cents a share on revenues of $840 million, according to First Call.
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