Welcome to the October edition of The Pulse

New aaNet logo and website!

You've probably noticed by now that we have a new logo. Our old logo had been around for a long time and was starting to look tired. So we've got a new one that looks more modern and has a bit more personality. We hope you like it as much as we do!

We have a new website! Click here to visit it now. The website has been updated with the new logo and a new look, and over the next few months we'll be looking at ways to enhance it even more, with new members sections features and any other great ideas we come up with, so please let us know if you have any suggestions.

Using off-peak periods to schedule your downloads

For most of us the thought of staying awake until 1am especially on a week night to go online and do all of your internet stuff, is not very appealing. Never fear, you can schedule your downloads during our off-peak period and take advantage of only half of the data being counted. We have created a step by step guide which takes your through an example of scheduling a download during off-peak. Click here to view the guide today!

Gear up for summer with a wireless modem

As we all know summer is just around the corner, now is a great time to break free from the shackles of your modem, and turn your house into a wireless haven. All you need is a wireless modem, and a computer with wireless connectivity.

To celebrate the sunshine we are giving away two Open Network 625 wireless modems. Simply answer this question:

On what date does daylight saving start in WA?

Click here to email your answer and your ADSL telephone number. Alternatively you can buy one of our Open Network 625 modems for a special price of $119.90 (saving $30) including delivery for a limited time.* Simply click on this link to place your order via email and your new modem will be sent out to you, and the $119.90 deducted from your aaNet account (by whatever payment method is specified in your account).

*offer is available until Friday 31st October at Midnight WST.

Moving house? don't forget to move your broadband

If you're planning on moving house, why not move your broadband at the same time? You can login to your members sections and select the link 'Relocate'. You can select the exact date when you want your old service to be disconnected, and the date to order your new service. Please see your members section for full details.

BBQ reminder

This weekend we are holding the Melbourne and Sydney BBQ's, and now we have even more to celebrate with the launch of the new logo and website! We have polo shirts and boomerangs with the new logo for you guys to win on the day! See you there!



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PC Authority Reliability and Service Awards

If you want to give feedback on aaNet's performance as your ISP check out the PC Authority survey. Click here to fill out on the online survey.

Australian Broadband stats

At the end of June quarter 2008 there were 7.23 million subscribers to the internet in Australia. That's approx 34% of the current population. 7.23 million made up from;

  • 1.02 million business and government subscribers.
  • 6.21 million household subscribers.
  • Non dial up connections are used by 5.66 million (78%) subscribers.
  • Dial up connections are still used by 1.57 million subscribers.
  • DSL (Digital subscriber line) aaNet's form of broadband continued to be the dominant access technology used by 3.4 million or almost 70% of non dial up users.
  • DSL connections continue to grow with over 6% increase since Dec 2007.
  • Wireless technology subscribers increased to over 800,000 an increase of 90% compared to Dec 2007.
  • Satellite, cable and other non dial up technology remains constant.
  • 43% or 3.1 million of all subscribers now connect with download speeds of at least 1.5Mbps that's a 7% increase compared to Dec 2007.

All stats from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Internet Activity, Australia, June 2008, published 22nd September 2008.

Join our facebook group

We have set up a facebook group called aaNet. Join our group to view photos from the aaNet BBQ's and keep up to date with the world of aaNet.

Quasimodo's tip of the month

Quasimodo our test MSAN, would like to share his vast knowledge of the internet, to provide insightful tips to our community. This months tip is

'80% of our customers' connection issues are resolved by turning off the power to their modem for 15 minutes and then turning it back on'. Try this if you have any problems - Hopefully you won't :-)

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