[ngoli1]

I need to get connected at a commercial address and was wondering what kind of price I can bargain for. They (Netvigator) started by offering $478/month for 8mb connection on a 24 month contract with one wire and four wireless connections. Then they said $368 for a 6mb connection with four wireless and one wire. The cheapest one was $299 I think, for a 1.5mb connection with one wire only.

I think these are very expensive, so I was wondering if anyone else can report their better deals so I have something to shoot for.

This must be a BUSINESS account, not a residential. Any tips and/or recommendations of other companies would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Nick

[jaykay]

Used to use Wharf T&T at less than $200/month for 2Mb. Then upgraded to multi-user with 8 static IP's which pushed price to $600/month. Been good reliable service with no downtime and very quickly back to service after Xmas earthquake, unlike our neighbours with PCCW business DSL!

[lionrock88]

I called PCCW up today to switch to a wireless plan and what they offered was:

HKD 628/mos - 24 mos contract
6MB/6MB

Doesn't seem like such a great deal after reading your post.
Perhaps pricing isn't uniform for the same service??

I'm on an old plan and already paying HKD 648/mos so I thought I was getting a better deal...

Here, check it out:

[BenderBends]

we are currently paying for the 8M wired account at $988/month (18 month contract) but we called up and were told we can switch to a 8M wired AND wireless account for $720/month (24 month contract).

i still think thats expensive....and don't understand the logic behind it

[bloodyfool0]

I pay under $200 per month. I think it's a 24 month contract . It's a one wired, 6 or 8Mbs connection and I setup my own wireless connection (using Linksys WRT54G router - about $400 for the unit), and have multiple users accessing the Internet at any given moment.

[bloodyfool0]

sorry, duh, I realised this is a BUSINESS connection. Sorry!

[clarence_kwan_h]

we've been connected by PCCW Biz and now connecting by Hutchison Global Crossing (HGC).

HGC is about $450, 5Mb up and 5Mb down; about $540 for 10Mb up 10Mb down.

The speed sometimes go faster then 5Mb, i guess their bandwidth control policy is not really strict....

HGC is juz as stable as PCCW, and the CS quality is good too......

spend a bit time to negotiate, you can bargain for a cheaper contract....

[Morlich]

So what's the difference if you get them to install a wireless router and you have to pay extra for that each and every month and you just going off to the shops and purchasing a wireless router yourself and installing it? Which would mean a one off cost and then you can access via wireless AND you pay the lower rate?

Both have the same end result, or do they?

Originally Posted by bloodyfool0

sorry, duh, I realised this is a BUSINESS connection. Sorry!