We often get asked who to use as an Internet Service Privider and while there is no right or wrong answer our experience has shown the following.

If you plan to use Broadband consider Netspeed  as their rates are reasonable and the reliability of the service seems to be ok - their dial up service is rubbish but ADSL is ok.  Another good choice for Broadband is TPG as their service speed is really very good when compared to others, however their backup support is crap.  You have a lot of choices, West Net, Bigpond (not recommended because of reliability and limitations as well as being the most expensive provider in the country).  I would like to recommend Optus but we have been told that Optus are no longer servicing regional Australia because Telstra have made the wholesale prices for lines to expensive - typical.

For Dial-Up services try DoDo or ISPDr.

In this day and age there is no right or wrong choice when it comes to choosing a service provider.  What you should do, however before signing up with anyone, is ask people who use them what they think.  Some providers offer a great service but lousy support when it all goes wrong while others offer great support but a terrible service.  It really is a balancing act that few people get right.

When considering an ADSL provider think about the download limits applied.  Bigpond have a 200MB download limit per month, but with ADSL you can go over your limit in 3 hours.  Downloads are made up of all data into and out of your computer