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Miniport - 10% off FTTP/FTTN NBN Plans - Halloween Special
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AssociatedMiniport on 21/10/2016 - 21:04 miniport.com.au (444 clicks)
Last edited 22/10/2016 - 09:46 by 1 other user
Mini10

G'day Guys,

3rd time we have done this now.

First 2 yielded some great new clients however people were asking for Fiber to the Node which we were unable to do at the time.

The code Mini10 will get you a discount on ALL FTTP/FTTN products

We provide a high-quality service- This is why we are a little bit more expensive than the big providers however we are well worth it especially if you are experiencing incredibly slow NBN during peak times.

Miniport are not claiming to be the biggest, best or oldest, we just have a good product that we want to share.

And before you ask, Dual stack IPv4/6 is on its way.

We offer same day transfer for new clients with existing NBN services with other providers and a 30 day money back guarantee, if you are not happy with your service We will refund no questions asked- beyond those of some basic trouble shooting ;)

Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and Fair Use can be found on the website, the CIS can be obtained by emailing [email protected]

All sales and support are run via facebook, email and ticketing on our website. We can call you if needed but you CANNOT call us.

Please leave any feedback in the comments.

EDIT
Yes, our 100/40 plans are stupidly expensive, that's how the CVC pricing works in reality when engineers and not marketers run the show…. Sorry…

Our 12/1 plans are very competitive and for the quality it will be well worth it

Thanks
The Miniport Team.

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  • [Deactivated] on 21/10/2016 - 21:11
    +1

    *dual

    • AssociatedMiniport @ Miniport on 21/10/2016 - 21:13

      Thanks- We didnt see that one :)

  • Berek on 21/10/2016 - 21:11
    +6

    Sooo $60 more than everyone else for unlimited 100/40 without the unlimited downloads…. Wheres the bargain?

    • AssociatedMiniport @ Miniport on 21/10/2016 - 22:27
      -2

      No Bargain, Just a voucher code :)

    • mathew42 on 22/10/2016 - 19:15

      If Miniport are delivering an NBN service without congestion then it makes their 100/40Mbps plans a bargain because congestion is common with RSPs offering unlimited plans.

      The problem with congestion on the NBN is that it impacts those on higher speeds worse than those on slower speeds because everyone on the same RSP is slowed down to around the same speed.

  • Praeto on 21/10/2016 - 21:32

    What makes you guys worth paying $60 per month more for than the other providers? I looked for details around whether you provide SLAs for these connections, or guarantee speeds etc.. But it's just the same generic marketing material that every other ISP has.. Eg. "HD and 4K streaming is a breeze, Web Pages are snappier, Video Calls are sharper, Low ping to a huge range of game servers".

    So you're $60 a month more than my current month to month payment.. But you require a 12 month contract. You do all your sales & support via Facebook. What are we missing?

    • AssociatedMiniport @ Miniport on 21/10/2016 - 22:26
      +1

      Put simply, We provide a lot more CVC per user, How much more isn't publicly available however it's a good amount more that greatly increase the quality of service at peak times.

      We do not do all of our sales and support via facebook, We offer facebook as an option but 95% of client communications happen via tickets and emails.

      If you google CVC prices you will find a lot of information explaining how it is impacting the quality of NBN connections.

      • wfdTamar on 30/10/2016 - 12:50

        Given that and this article you posted on your Facebook page:

        http://blog.jxeeno.com/poor-nbn-fttnb-design-may-lead-to-dec…

        “With a measly 2Gbps backhaul per node you can forget about 4K Netflix. FTTN is going to be no different to the current Telstra RIMs”

        is a FTTN user going to see any benefit from that better CVC ratio you have at peak demand periods? Am I right in thinking that now CVC ratio is the problem, but in the near future the issue raised in that article may be more of a concern for speed?

        • AssociatedMiniport @ Miniport on 30/10/2016 - 13:00

          This is why we invited you to slack mate, We can answer all of these questions in a much less official and more personal way.

          Right now, The problem is CVC and the problem will remain CVC as long as it remains part of the pricing model. If CVC is ever removed the node backhaul will become the next problem.

          So to answer your question, yes FTTN users see great benefit, At least for now and the foreseeable future.

  • deanylev on 21/10/2016 - 22:11
    +2

    This is OzBargain, not OzAdvertisement. Your prices are much higher than your competitors, even with your discount code. This is not a bargain, and as such does not belong here.

    • AssociatedMiniport @ Miniport on 21/10/2016 - 22:26

      The last time no one had a problem so I don't understand why it would be any different this time?

      Just because the product is more expensive then everyone else does that mean we are not allowed to share it?

      If this is considering advertising we would be happy for admins to delete the thread as we don't wish to go against the rules of the Ozbargain community.

      • deanylev on 21/10/2016 - 23:27
        +1

        Just because the product is more expensive then everyone else does that mean we are not allowed to share it?

        What do you think the whole point of this site is? It's for bargains. If something is equivalent, and more expensive, it is not a bargain.

        • Abang Tukang Bakso on 21/10/2016 - 23:32

          hate to break it to you but op is right, he can have a ridiculous price for an item but if he have a discount code/sales its still a bargain, and not against the rule. maybe you should read more about the rules deany. the website is clearly for bargainers not hasslers

        • deanylev on 21/10/2016 - 23:50
          +1

          @lasolaso: Can you point out where I said it was against the rules? Thanks.

          If it has a discount code, that makes it a discount not a bargain. They're very different things.

        • Abang Tukang Bakso on 22/10/2016 - 00:10

          @deanylev: how do you differenciate a bargain and a discount deany?
          i have never seen an associate seller post a "bargain" before if you want to differenciate the two thing.
          all i see is "heres a code for 2, 5 , 10 , 25 , 50 , 75 percent discount" if that doesnt count as a bargain i dont know what is

        • Abang Tukang Bakso on 22/10/2016 - 00:16

          @deanylev: you said that "this is not a bargain, and such does not belong here" isnt that saying hes breaking the rule for posting something he shouldnt have?

        • AssociatedMiniport @ Miniport on 22/10/2016 - 00:24
          +2

          I would consider the 12/1 with 100GB of data for $45 once you apply the 10% discount to be a bargain- Hell, I just realised that we would be losing money on that… :\

          It's a quality over quantity service. A lot of people pay a lot more and get a lot less once 7pm hits. Even the 25/10 for $63pm(after the 10% discount) with 100GB and unlimited uploads is a bargain, You can do a lot with that especially when it won't slow down.

          Maybe it's not "enough" for you but I promise it's enough for most people and for the price the quality is pretty goddam good if you don't need 100/40 which according to the man we just elected to run the country you do not.

        • AlexF on 22/10/2016 - 11:14

          @Miniport:

          It's a quality over quantity service.

          fine, but you wrote this:

          We provide a lot more CVC per user, How much more isn't publicly available …

          so, your quality statement is unverifiable because you haven't actually committed to anything.

          Essentially, "Trust me, my quality is higher than their quality."

        • AssociatedMiniport @ Miniport on 22/10/2016 - 12:37

          @AlexF:
          As much as it sucks those numbers are the secret sauce to Miniport, If I go and share them we lose our upper hand on entering the market.

          We have a very active client base who hang out in a "slack" server. If you email [email protected] we would be happy to send you(or anyone else) an invite and you can come and get first-hand info from clients about the quality of our services.

        • AlexF on 22/10/2016 - 12:46

          @Miniport:

          As much as it sucks, Whirlpool is the de-facto place to discuss NBN RSPs. Your claims can be verified by the educated hordes and you can come out a genuine winner.

          If I go and share them we lose our upper hand on entering the market.

          On the other hand, you can keep to you own Slack server, promise effectively nothing, and remain without credibility.

          Your choice.

        • AssociatedMiniport @ Miniport on 22/10/2016 - 12:55
          +2

          @AlexF:
          How's this, For us to share our ratios I would also have to share TPG's and Vocus's ratios to compare against which we cannot do without being sued. AlexF, whoever that is, saying that we have no credibility isn't going to be enough to risk getting the lawyers involved.

          Lots of companies have secrets, We can prove our quality without providing technical information and are happy to do so if that's not enough for you, we are cool with that :)

      • [Deactivated] on 22/10/2016 - 00:33
        -1

        Just because the product is more expensive then everyone else does that mean we are not allowed to share it?

        Yes.

        • AssociatedMiniport @ Miniport on 22/10/2016 - 00:35
          +1

          Our 12/1 100GB plans with the discount are cheaper than any other provider we have seen :)

  • blood type ozb on 22/10/2016 - 07:32

    Does your price include modem/router and gst?

    • AssociatedMiniport @ Miniport on 22/10/2016 - 09:21

      No we do not provide a modem or router, we will provide suggestions however dont provide them ourselfs at this point time time.

      Yes the cost is inclusive of gst.

  • cozmo on 22/10/2016 - 08:15
    +3

    Good luck mini port, I tip my hat to you…. CVC congestion is real…. i was so jelly of my mates who area got NBN FTTP and the amazing speed they could get… but then they started whingeing about how it was slower than adsl, net flick and YouTube buffering. Yep they can still get great speeds ointment the middle of the night but not when they want it. When you get home from work, kids streaming some crapola and you just want oz bargain to load quickly it all comes to a crawl.

    • AssociatedMiniport @ Miniport on 22/10/2016 - 09:23

      Thank you for the kind words.

      😁😁😁

    • mathew42 on 22/10/2016 - 11:40
      +3

      The NBN congestion woes are the expected end result of RSPs offering unlimited plans / unmetered video streaming (e.g. netflix, etc.).

      When choosing a NBN plan there are three variables price, speed and data. The NBNCo wholesale costs make up the bulk of the RSP cost, so if an RSP offers unlimited data you can expect performance to deteriorate. The worst part of this is that there is very little point in buying plans faster than 25Mbps because congestion will cause performance to deterioate to the same speeds as those on 25Mbps plans.

  • BradH13 on 22/10/2016 - 10:57
    +4

    The 'race to the bottom' pricing scheme most ISPs use is utter ridiculousness.

    Cheap price = CVC congestion. It's simple.

    Look, I get it - most people are attracted to the cheapest plans but it's not viable if you want a fully working service 24/7.

    Whilst I'm not a customer of this company (I'm with Telstra on 100mbit), I fully support them charging higher for a premium service.

    NBN is an infrastructure, not a guarantee of faster speeds. It's up to the ISP to pipe bandwidth into your house - and many fail to do so.

    More power to you, Miniport.

  • wfdTamar on 30/10/2016 - 09:49

    Connectivity Virtual Circuit” (CVC)

    After a quick Google this is the most end user friendly explanation (I still don't fully understand it):

    http://blog.jxeeno.com/nbn-dimension-based-cvc-explained/

    Hmm , this CVC thing sounds very similar to an issue in the days of dial up (or was it early ADSL days?), where how much bandwidth an ISP had per user was a 'behind the scenes' point to research before buying. That information was available to the public (for those interested in delving that deep) and helped make an ISP choice.

    Surely 'CVC per user' for all ISP's should be the same - available to the end user?

    • AssociatedMiniport @ Miniport on 30/10/2016 - 12:02

      CVC per user for all ISP's is not set, it is up to the ISP to choose how much is provided.

      • wfdTamar on 30/10/2016 - 12:54

        Maybe I should have written - Surely 'CVC per user' for every ISP should be the same as the 'bandwidth per user' was in the old days - available to the end user?

    • mathew42 on 30/10/2016 - 20:45

      Hmm , this CVC thing sounds very similar to an issue in the days of dial up (or was it early ADSL days?)

      The size of the pipes connecting an ISP to the winder internet has always been an issue, particularly for Australia, where we rely on global connections.

      Surely 'CVC per user' for all ISP's should be the same - available to the end user?

      No, the CVC an ISP purchases from NBNCo is not equal to number of customers times plan speed. Instead each ISP chooses what level of sharing will exist. NBNCo charges $17.50/Mbps (down from $20). For a 25Mbps plan if there was no sharing, this would cost an RSP $437.50 just in CVC wholesale costs.

      Sharing bandwidth is not an issue if ISPs have appropriate quotas in place, but with many ISPs offering unlimited plans and/or unmetered netflix then the ISP simply doesn't have the revenue to purchase sufficient CVC to provide a network without cogestion.

      • wfdTamar on 30/10/2016 - 21:04

        You are just restating what I said in a different way. I was suggesting the amount of CVC the ISP uses per user, or per Gb of data they use could be made known to the public so we could make an informed purchase decision. 😀

        • mathew42 on 30/10/2016 - 23:21

          The contention ratios are highly confidential information. Knowing the CVC per user doesn't help unless you know the quotas and speed tiers.

          I suggest that NBNCo releasing a CVC utilisation metric at the PoI (ratio of CVC usage to available CVC), however I suspect this would still release would be too commercially senstitive. The best we could hope for is an hourly chart showing when RSPs experienced congestion.

        • wfdTamar on 31/10/2016 - 06:41

          Yes, it being confidential is the problem! What I am saying is that in the early days of adsl the amount of bandwidth isp's provided for users was one of the reactors customers could use to decid which to use. It wasn't exactly provided on isp's home pages, but it was available. Just would be nice (though fanciful I agree), that this similar info also be available.

          Going around in circles now 🙃

  • wfdTamar on 30/10/2016 - 09:56

    Looking at the plans I see you make the same assumption that those wanting high speed also want a large data allowance.

    I currently use at most 100Gb on ADSL2. Just got FTTN enabled today. I want the fastest speed (for work), but really don't want to be paying excess for data I'll never use. How's about mixing it up a bit with tiered data on each speed? 250Gb on 100/40?

    WHOOPSIE :-) Just clicked on the 'See Options' button which goes to the smaller plans.

  • wfdTamar on 30/10/2016 - 11:09

    100/40 Prices are $20-30 more than last time they offered this deal (3 months ago) :-(

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/258280

    100/40 speed 3 months ago:

    350GB $90pm (currently 300Gb $110)

    500GB $110 (currently $140)

    1TB $140 (currently $160)

    2TB $185 (currently not offered)

    • AssociatedMiniport @ Miniport on 30/10/2016 - 12:07

      The prices are currently higher than they were the last time we posted.

      Users who sign up for a price get to keep that price, sign up when it is cheap and it stays cheap, sign up when it is expensive and you are welcome to apply for cheaper pricing once it's available.

      We are still trying to figure out the exact price point we would like to sit in between quality and affordability. Prices will continue to change both up and down well into the future as we find our footing.

      • wfdTamar on 30/10/2016 - 12:44

        At $65 more than the same plan (100/40 1Tb) at Telstra you're gonna want to be spectacularly better. :-)

        • wfdTamar on 30/10/2016 - 17:16

          No, it's $55 more. $34 with this discount.

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