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AAPT Unlimited ADSL2 Plan $99.95/Mth (24 Mth Contract) incl land line rental & free wifi modem

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AAPT Unlimited ADSL2 Plan $99.95/Mth (24 Mth Contract) incl land line rental & free wifi modem
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cloudstrife23 on 15/02/2010 - 16:46 aapt-broadband.com.au (1730 clicks)
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Broadband that is not throttled, no caps which means unlimited downloads and uploads at ADSL 2 speeds (depending on connection).

Costs $99.95 - which also includes land line rental (call charges are extra) and $50 of music downloads from the AAPT Music Store. Also includes a free wireless modem. Not sure which one though - probably a netgear G wireless modem.

If you can't get ADSL 2, ADSL 1 contract is $109.95 a month. A case of paying more for less. But I understand some people won't have an option.

Seems like a good deal for those people who want a landline.

Note that AAPT does not condone illegal downloading.

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    • [Deactivated] on 15/02/2010 - 16:57
      +1

      I can't see anything about that on the site, nor in the small print/terms and conditions.

      Where did you read this?

      It's now a heavily fine-able offense for ISPs in Aus to advertise Unlimited and not provide it.

    • Evil-Elmo on 15/02/2010 - 16:58

      but it says… "Feel the freedom of unlimited broadband with no download limits and no throttling."

      • syekotk on 15/02/2010 - 17:17

        No shaping & no throttling. This actually is an unlimited plan.

    • dragonrabit on 15/02/2010 - 20:40

      you are talking different package mate.

  • kcyw on 15/02/2010 - 17:05

    There's a 24 months contract, but deal sounds great.

  • massari on 15/02/2010 - 17:06

    It is unlimted. Aight deal, thou still happy with paying 50$ (+ 21$ landline) with TPG :D

  • flashlight on 15/02/2010 - 17:23
    -6

    tpg 49.99 = 120gb its better deal for most people

    • achw on 15/02/2010 - 17:32
      +1

      which is shaped at 512k for over the limit - which is adsl1 speed!

      unfortunately, tpg isn't available to many people out there (but it is for me!).

      • PainToad on 15/02/2010 - 21:43

        "which is shaped at 512k for over the limit - which is adsl1 speed!"
        BS. ADSL1 can go way beyond that. I'm on 8mbits (8000k) and ADSL1.

    • fungi79 on 15/02/2010 - 17:53
      +7

      Maybe it is, but you're not comparing apples to apples. This is unlimited, the closest plan TPG has to this is either the premium 100 with 1MBP shaping or the premium 150, at $89 and $129 respectively. This plan also include line rental. It's not a bad plan.

      • scampy on 15/02/2010 - 17:56

        Agreed. Wish I wasnt forced to use the Telstra network due to pair gain. Best deal I can get is 95gig @ $100 with Pacnet - which includes line rental (unless I go with Dodo but tyhats never gonna happen).

        • ESEMCE on 15/02/2010 - 21:30

          you'd be able to connect to the ADSL1 Unlimited for $109.. Anyone who can get ADSL1 can connect to any provider.. they're all resold Telstra connections.

        • seigui on 15/02/2010 - 23:25

          Hi, I am with pacnet as well. Would you please tell me hoe you can get 95gig @ $100 and includes line rental? I am paying $74.95 + $29.95 for the Express ADSL2+ Lite plan which only has 30 gig. The Express ADSL2+ plan which has 20-75 gig will cost $99.95 + $29.95 according to their website.

          • scampy on 16/02/2010 - 12:24

            @seigui: Yep, you right, i got my figures wrong. Sorry to get your hopes up.

    • firepowered on 15/02/2010 - 18:22
      +2

      tpg= 49.99 = 120gb - is not a better deal.

      this aapt deal includes line rental, while the tpg is $49.99+$21= ~$71.

      and aapt it is unlimited , free wireless modem, and $50 credit EACH month to use on music.

      • nowlan on 15/02/2010 - 18:41

        Users with access to the music subscription will have unlimited song streaming with $50 of music downloads per WEEK. The music comes as MP3 files that can be played in a variety of devices.

        • dragonrabit on 15/02/2010 - 20:43

          per week or per month?

    • whiznet on 15/02/2010 - 21:27
      -3

      Why is it? How can you say it is better "for most people"? What research have you done into this?

      Please share with the group.

      • [Deactivated] on 15/02/2010 - 23:05
        -1

        Please stop clogging up the page with dribble. People come here to look for good deals and useful information about those deals. You are contributing to neither in all your posts, in fact you sound rather derogatory to others and overall negative.

  • Flibbs on 15/02/2010 - 17:24
    -6

    Isn't this just their normal price? So where's the bargain?

    • fungi79 on 15/02/2010 - 17:55
      +1

      No, this is a new plan. The TPG 49.95 plan someone mentioned earlier is also their 'normal' price, still a fantastic bargain and so's this.

    • dragonrabit on 15/02/2010 - 20:44

      if u compare than telstra products, this is big bargain.

  • fungi79 on 15/02/2010 - 17:57

    The only thing stopping me from getting this is their shocking billing system. Does anyone have any experience with them recently? Have they improved?

  • couger on 15/02/2010 - 18:15

    pity I dont have AAPT adsl2 in my area, only Telstra which is 20gb for 70$ plus line rental, but it is a good deal for me.

  • CVonC on 15/02/2010 - 18:18

    yeah only ADSL1 @ my exchange too

    guess i'm sticking on TPG's 200gb plan.. which i went over by 76gb yesterday lol

    • SkyFireVII on 15/02/2010 - 18:21

      ….wtf…

      dude teach me…lol

      i'm on 120GB and can't seem to use it..so i guess 120GB is plenty for me

      hell 20GB is plenty for me :(

      • CVonC on 15/02/2010 - 18:42

        pm me if u really wanna know how :)

        • CVonC on 15/02/2010 - 21:20
          +1

          oh and make sure you have your PM's enabled on OzBargain otherwise I can't reply to you!

          this goes for Valik too, the user that just pm'd me

          • Jesda on 16/02/2010 - 00:20

            @CVonC: How? please tell me also. I'm 90GB from Optus now. Only use youtube

  • samfisher5986 on 15/02/2010 - 18:24
    +3

    This is a great deal.

    Just remember…

    This is a 24 month contract, when/if the network struggles because of all the people downloading, be prepared to contact the TIO so you can get out of your contract without paying the HUGE fees.

    Also there is a reason its a 24 month contract, they want to force you to be their customer for the next 24 months. This means you can't switch to a better/cheaper deal. I'm assuming part of their motive is to do with the NBN.

    There is no reason for anyone to negative this at the moment, however it will be interesting to see how AAPT network handles this plan.

    • eug on 15/02/2010 - 20:43

      Can you really break a contract if the internet gets slower? Is there an SLA?

      • samfisher5986 on 15/02/2010 - 23:08

        You can break the contract if you can't get anywhere close to what your router syncs at.

        However if Youtube goes at 5k/sec and you get max speeds from a local australian mirror i'm not sure if you can do much.

        I doubt AAPT will let this happen though, I'm betting they will either take this plan away before it gets bad or they will actually upgrade their network to support their users.

    • dragonrabit on 15/02/2010 - 20:49
      -1

      don't worry mate, this is adsl2+, they are using multiplexer, not using cable that sharing the bandwith.

      • eug on 15/02/2010 - 20:51

        A DSLAM still connects to the rest of the world through a link. That link can be saturated.

        • dragonrabit on 15/02/2010 - 22:41

          same as cable

          • eug on 15/02/2010 - 23:26

            @dragonrabit: hrm? you just negated your own post…

            • furythree on 16/02/2010 - 00:39

              @eug: hes saying cable connects through a link as well but doesnt have that problem

              • eug on 16/02/2010 - 01:17

                @furythree: mmmm…. first of all, cable 'sharing bandwidth' and adsl not 'sharing bandwidth' is only slightly related to what we were discussing.

                In any case, he's negating himself. First he says ADSL uses multiplexing unlike cable that shares bandwidth, (therefore the network won't struggle "because of all the people downloading"). He's half-correct - cable is a shared medium last-mile, so too many people on one node or CMTS port with a fixed number of channels can result in a slowdown.

                DSL does use discrete lines into the DSLAM, which would seem like it should eliminate the problem above. However, DSL is still shared in the sense that the DSLAM connects to the internet via a backbone, the same way a cable CMTS connects to a backbone. So, DSL is the "same as cable" in the sense that poor contention ratios will cause slowdowns regardless of the technology used for the last mile - cable, ADSL, FTTH, etc. Both technologies are affected by oversubscribing, which dragonrabit seemingly agreed to, negating his previous post in the process.

                Anyway, has anyone actually managed to cancel their internet contract due to consistently slow download speeds?

          • pais on 16/02/2010 - 01:15

            @dragonrabit: dragonrabit, the network can be saturated, particularly if you (and all your buddies on AAPT) are utilizing all of their available leased b/w on, say, the southern cross cables. To suggest this problem is endemic to cable shows you no little to nothing about what, well, he's even talking about.

            You're talking about a very isolated area; eug is talking big, world picture.

            • dragonrabit on 16/02/2010 - 16:02

              @pais: one thing, this is based on my exp and talking with TPG tech support when i got slow on my connection. he said, they got the system that automatically adjust the speed for every user. so in that case of a lot of people access the network, they will automatically adjust the speed on every user. I am not sure if aapt also got similar system. but i am guessing, they should have. this is similar system as traffic light to control the flow of the traffic.

              i agree with u and eug, i am talking up to tpg network, and eug talking to the backbone. but at the end, i believe every isp should have mechanism to control the speed of every user to make sure every one have same access.

              • pais on 16/02/2010 - 16:38

                @dragonrabit: Yes, but you originally stated that it is not a possibility for your service speeds to be slowed by saturation.. which you've now already stated yourself to be incorrect.

    • muzzamo on 15/02/2010 - 22:00

      Do u really think we will have seen any progress with the nbn 24 months from now?

      • pais on 15/02/2010 - 23:30

        No chance!

        Maybe he means it will be a deterrent for people to switch to Telstra's DOCSIS 3.0 network.. although, that's apples and oranges (raw speed will be more expensive @ a per gb level, obviously)… so…. I dunno?

        • devz on 16/02/2010 - 01:39

          This is more on a play to secure for 24 months users on their fixed line (phone) network. With the hope that ontop of the $100/month, peoples usage of their landline will push profits. Note: push profits. Wouldnt make sense to provide to everyone a service at a loss, so expect for the months use, your getting $100 worth of internet, anything beyond that, AUP will kick in & AAPT wins.

  • happyblah on 15/02/2010 - 18:41
    +1

    If you download more than what TPG give on their 60GB+60GB, then this looks a good option.

    Be aware AAPT charge $2/month if you don't direct debit and another $2/month if you get a paper copy of your bill.

    BTW, who offers line rental at $21/month?

    • CVonC on 15/02/2010 - 18:58

      telstra homeline budget

      • asa79 on 16/02/2010 - 12:30
        -1

        You cant have any other ISP services on telstra's Homeline budget. read the fine print.

        • CVonC on 16/02/2010 - 12:43
          +1

          yes u can. read whirlpool.

    • dragonrabit on 16/02/2010 - 01:16

      tpg also ask u to pay direct debit only option

  • Creamsoda on 15/02/2010 - 18:48
    +1

    Its the best deal out there for those whos looking for massive quotas. anything that comes close would be the 160gb plan by TPG which still falls far.

  • mookie3three on 15/02/2010 - 18:53
    +1

    This deal is very good, Although I have their 8pm-8am unlimited for the same price but mine includes free local and STD calls. Trust me you will download heaps if you have no limit. I downloaded 140GB in my first month on this deal.

  • devz on 15/02/2010 - 19:01
    +2

    Please, when considering broadband services ESPECIALLY contractual plans - consider the quality of the service aswell as the cost. A bargain may be more money saved to some people, but to most a functional service for that money would be appreciated.
    Lets not be silly and not think this service wont be abused. Just 2c's.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/02/2010 - 19:26
    -6

    This is their normal ongoing price. I find a TPG plan (120gb for $49.99, 160gb for $69.99) would be better value as most people wouldn't download more than this. Not much additional or material value here in my opinion.

    • whiznet on 15/02/2010 - 21:32
      -1

      "This is their normal ongoing price"? So does that mean that if a shop is selling a product at a bargain you will rate it negative if the price of the product they are selling is the normal ongoing price?

      • [Deactivated] on 15/02/2010 - 22:57
        -6

        Yes, I think you need to develop some interpretation skills. Yes I stated this "is their normal ongoing price", but I did not vote negative for that reason. I voted negative because I think that people can get better value from othe providers, and comparably I don't think it falls under the bargain category. Others may disagree. Unless a user downloads hundreds of GB per month (which if they did would probably break the Excessive Use clause under AAPT's terms and conditions), this plan doesn't look so shiny. I have read some of your other posts…hmmm

        • pais on 15/02/2010 - 23:32

          I can definitely appreciate where bevan is coming from — not sure if a neg is warranted though.. Mainly because you don't actually know how much "excessive use" is when referred to in the AUP. If it's pathetically low, you can file a dispute with the TIO and break your contract nice and early without ETF.

        • eug on 15/02/2010 - 23:34
          +2

          So you voted it negative because you assume nobody out there downloads a lot?

          Maybe this deal simply isn't for you … if a deal isn't useful to you, it doesn't mean it's not useful to someone else.

          You're meant to vote on the deal itself, not what you think of the product or company.
          Check out the "No Vote" section:

          http://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:voting_guidelines

        • amkssg on 15/02/2010 - 23:50
          -1

          I highly doubt you can ever break their EXCESSIVE USE clause unless you are using your computer as a server and hosting web content.

          Logically, if a $49 gives 120GB, and $69 gives 160GB, you probably should be getting about 250 to 320GB for $100.
          Therefore, a reasonable "excess" use should be about 10 to 20%,
          which gives about 360GB.
          And yes, its dead easy to use hundreds of GB.
          I means, Australia has made internet so expensive that no one dares to use that much, but hey, its really dead easy.

  • cloudstrife23 on 15/02/2010 - 19:59

    I have never used AAPT - what is the feedback with their service?

  • MildMax on 15/02/2010 - 20:00
    +2

    This is a great deal from AAPT. Unlimited data with no shaping is standard in the US, and it changes the way you use the internet.

  • Broden on 15/02/2010 - 20:05
    +1

    TPG have an unlimited plan. $79.99 on their Business ADSL2+

    http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc/isp-18-7/tpg-internet-business…

    • CVonC on 15/02/2010 - 21:23
      +1

      •* ADSL2+ Unlimited Plan: Connection speeds up to 20Mbps between 7am and 7pm and 1Mbps between 7pm and 7am.

    • whiznet on 15/02/2010 - 21:25

      TPG also state right under that $79.99 Business plan that:

      "* Connection speeds up to 20Mbps between 7am and 7pm and 1Mbps between 7pm and 7am.
      The ADSL2+ Unlimited plan is only available in selected ADSL2+ enabled exchanges to business users only. Please use the availability checker at the top to find out whether the ADSL2+ Unlimited plan is available in your area.
      A valid ABN/ACN number is required at the time of registration.

      "

      How is a plan where you are capped at 1Mbps from 7pm (the time where I guess most of us use the internet from) better than being uncapped 24/7? Furthermore, if for some reason you love this TPG plan you will also need to have an ABN to be able to sign up for it.

      • Broden on 15/02/2010 - 22:28

        It's better than going with AAPT. Read below for the reason why. It's not really 'unlimited'

      • Davo1111 on 16/02/2010 - 09:39
        +1

        An ABN is free online.

    • y12345678 on 15/02/2010 - 23:51

      don't forget the landline rental which is at least $20.95 when you use TPG.

    • Shoocat on 16/02/2010 - 10:59

      Honestly, can people please stop mentioning TPG every time an ISP deal comes up? It is getting really old. TPG aren't exactly the gold standard in terms of line saturation or customer service, so I don't know why people treat them like they are the holy grail of the ISPs - they are cheap yes, but you get what you pay for.

  • scrimshaw on 15/02/2010 - 20:20
    +6

    Careful, there's a catch listed in their T&C:

    5, Excessive use

    You must use your Internet Service in accordance with any download or capacity limits stated in the specific plan that you subscribe to for the use of that Service. We may limit, suspend or terminate your Internet Service if you unreasonably exceed such limits or excessively use the capacity or resources of our Network in a manner which may hinder or prevent us from providing services to other customers or which may pose a threat to the integrity of our Network or systems.

    • tomsco on 15/02/2010 - 20:27

      Sounds like Exetel

      EDIT: But I guess they don't advertise as Unlimited

    • Fred on 15/02/2010 - 21:00
      -1

      Unlimited will always fail, there is always a catch, it will end up like iiNets ill-faited overnight unlimited. "pose a threat" :)

      • whiznet on 15/02/2010 - 21:34

        Sorry Fred but why are you rating this as a negative? I am struggling to understand your reasoning/logic behind your choice.

        • PainToad on 15/02/2010 - 21:45
          +2

          He made his reasoning quite clear. Everytime a isp offers unlimited it last a few months before they implement "fair-use". Read the contract very carefully.

          • whiznet on 15/02/2010 - 21:57
            -3

            @PainToad: So based on what you think AAPT will do in the future you are negatively rating a product? What machine or magic power did you use to predict the future?

            I'm sorry PainToad but I fail to understand your logic. Looking at what AAPT currently is offering I don't see why you would rate it negatively.

            What are they offering? Unlimited internet with phone line rental for less than $100 a month.

            Is that the cheapest out on the market to date? YES!

            Cloudstrife23 found this deal and wanted to share it with everyone and people are voting negatively on his post for ridiculous reasons. It makes me wonder whether people think before they type.

            • pais on 15/02/2010 - 23:36
              +3

              @whiznet: whiznet, I'd be more inclined to believe you're the one that's putting hands-to-keys before actually reading/thinking.

              The excessive use clause is a major player in every "unlimited" plan that's ever been advertised to date (both in phone SPs and ISPs) and, unfortunately, unscrupulous companies can essentially cut you off at any time. How is this difficult to comprehend? AUP is a significant part of many users' ISP preference, and having yourself potentially throttled (or worse, cut off completely) due to this clause is a definite negative in my book.

                • pais on 17/02/2010 - 00:22

                  @whiznet: To be fair, the "why you would rate it negatively" sentence is highly ambiguous and the only logical inference to be made is that you were referring to PainToad (given that you were replying to his post, after all). Passive aggressive insults on his English abilities are just as highly unwarranted as the very principle you're arguing for there.

                  At the end of the day, having a few negatives on this post is a great thing. If it means people will look through the comments and actually see that there is an excessive use clause that they would otherwise be aware of, then OzBargain's voting system has most definitely served its purpose. No?

                  • eug on 17/02/2010 - 01:20
                    +1

                    @pais: Officially, he should have just left a comment without voting:
                    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:voting_guidelines

                    MOD: Edited for flaming, left important part.

                    • Davo1111 on 17/02/2010 - 12:14

                      @eug: I've moderated a number of comments above for flaming/innappropiate language/off-topic discussion.

                      Lets all calm down and take a deep breath. :)

                      • PainToad on 17/02/2010 - 12:19

                        @Davo1111: Granted I shouldn't have used the idiot word, but I hardly think explaining my reasons (multiple times as they can't grasp it) counts as "flaming".

                        • Davo1111 on 17/02/2010 - 12:35

                          @PainToad: I understand your frustration but the argument has turned from being about the topic to just arguing at each other.

                          (nobody is in trouble or anything)

  • dragonrabit on 15/02/2010 - 20:40
    +2

    Come on TPG, i know you can do it better.

    I was ex AAPT customer, their network is better than TPG, but their billing system is suck. Especially when u got issue, you need to call them many times and need to tell them you have submit your complaint to TIO, then they take serious action to you.

    But, I prefer stick with TPG at this moment.

  • sparkles on 15/02/2010 - 21:06
    +2

    We have AAPT and peer to peer is throttled to 40kps on ADSL. It was throttling to 50kps but one day like magic it just changed to an even slower 40kps. Seriously, do yourself a favour, don't go there!

    Numerous issues with AAPT over the time we've been with them, almost too many to mention. Hours wasted on the phone and much agro from my end, you are dealing with people (in India I suspect) who tell you there are no team leaders or managers on site to escalate to. Pathetic. For example, requested upgrades did not occur, (and still haven't) resulting in throttling but price still went up to the upgraded plan. No records their end of any request. Get names when dealing with ANYONE there. Or better still, just DON'T!

    • dragonrabit on 15/02/2010 - 23:07

      huahuauaa, my friend in the office with aapt for 3 years. one day all the sudden he can not use his internet, then he rang aapt, he has been told that his adsl 1 has been upgraded without his consent and his knowledge. then he need to wait for another 2 days until the new modem that aapt sent to him to replace his current modem that doesn't support adsl2+

  • forenzic on 15/02/2010 - 21:28
    +1

    epic fail, 24 month contract, only a matter of days/weeks before TPG offer a similiar plan, ill wait.

    • cloudstrife23 on 15/02/2010 - 23:03
      +1

      How much do you think TPG will charge for their plan? How epic is epic? If TPG can come in at least $50 cheaper than this deal - then I would consider the AAPT plan as an epic fail. Anything less - then I still say this deal is competitive.

      • Caliente on 16/02/2010 - 02:25
        +1

        how would TPG come in 50 dollars cheaper? Line Rental itself is close to $30 in value making this about $69/month for unlimited broadband. This is a simple loss leader play, much like Coles and Woolies advertising cheap milk and bread to get customers in store. The profit is going to come from PTSN revenue.

        • massari on 16/02/2010 - 02:35
          +2

          TPG has a plan to offer 10$/month line rental..

          • dragonrabit on 16/02/2010 - 11:20

            @massari: yeah, i read on their prospectus, so far nothing happen yet.

    • eug on 17/02/2010 - 12:06

      Telstra, Optus, iiNet, and Exetel won't be offering it. Not surprisingly for the first two, of course. I wonder how the smaller ones will respond. It makes for good free advertising!

      http://www.itnews.com.au/News/167303,aapt-rivals-swear-off-u…

  • gstfree on 15/02/2010 - 21:47

    This deal is ultimate for people in a shared properties.

    • Crownie on 16/02/2010 - 02:24

      No its not.
      Unless you want to get your internet cut off due to "excessive use."

      • Caliente on 16/02/2010 - 02:26

        well it is "unlimited"… I'm assuming you could reach at least close to 300gb/month before running into an AUP

  • fatwallet on 16/02/2010 - 02:47
    +1

    I will never use AAPT. I tried to get a phone line from them 3 years back and they took 2 months to find out that they cannot provide me service. And I called them few times and the average waiting time was more than an hour.

    • kez55 on 16/02/2010 - 04:00
      +1

      Build a bridge, they are fine now, more helpful then most of the others. Times change, companies adapt. They are real good now. Kick ass over TPG any-day.

      • dragonrabit on 16/02/2010 - 11:24

        not really, please read my previous post, my friend in the office just dealing with them nov last year, and it takes whole of his day off to contact tpg, where initially no one know why he can not access his internet. what a joke. coz one of their sales people do dodgy thing, convert client adsl account without their consent.

        remember the new anz bank ads, yeah similar like that. we give you a product that u never ask and u never know until one day.

        have u try call their call centre? and try to get their phone number on their website if u got problem?

        and stuff up the billing coz of their transformation with new billing system?

  • Davo1111 on 16/02/2010 - 08:08
    +1

    The idea of unlimited internet is good, however i think alot of people will sign up to this without realising they will never get close to 120gb*.

    (*120GB for $50 TPG)

    • sublemon on 16/02/2010 - 08:35

      you would be surprised how much some people will download.

      • Davo1111 on 16/02/2010 - 09:31
        +1

        hmmmmm i just think of my usage. If i went crazy i could probably do it, but i wouldn't be able to "sustain" 120GB dl for 24 months… It's 4GB/day/
        Anyway, i reckon people need to be realistic with their dls. (Not a pos from me, but not a neg either)

        • amkssg on 16/02/2010 - 11:56

          i think it really depends on the household. If you have a family with 3 kids, essentially you have 5 people using the internet.
          Or if you are a student sharing an apartment with 8 others, i am sure you can easily blow 120GB.

          But, yes, for an average user, 120GB is a bit excessive.

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