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Dial-Up Internet

MONTHLY PLANS

All plans below are provided with premium quality service. We do not provide an economy or reduced quality service with any of our plans.
Account Creation Fee
$11 Once off payment for new dial-up accounts
Lite Plan 5 hrs/mth $5.50 per mth Additional hrs @ $3.30 per hr ~ Unlimited megs
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deal for those who use the Net mainly for email

Plan 10

10 hrs/mth

$11 per mth

Additional hrs @ $2.20 per hr ~ Unlimited megs

Plan UL/500

UNLIMITED hrs/mth
with 500meg of data.

$19.95 per mth

Additional data @ 22cts/meg
Non-credit card payment will require 3mths advance payment
Terms & conditions

Plan UL

UNLIMITED hrs/mth
with UNLIMITED data.

$24.75 per mth

Non-credit card payment will require 3mths advance payment
Terms & conditions
Block Plan

100 hrs valid for 6mths

$110

No minimum monthly usage ~ Unlimited megs
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Additional email accounts $5.50/mth - no setup fee
Email aliases, eg. thejonesfamily@hwy.com.au
Emails sent to your alias simply redirect to your existing Hwy email account. It is not an email account in itself. There is no limit to the number of characters in an alias.
Free
Redirection services $5.50/mth or free for customers who maintain a paid active service.


Non-credit card monthly payments which are 21 days past the specified due date of payment may be disabled and a $11 reactivating fee will apply.
We provide up to 10 Meg of web space, free of charge for your personal or business web page.
FREE technical phone support 9am till 7pm Monday to Friday and Saturdays 9am till noon.

At the start of each month, we will send you an account via email. You can also check your Internet usage at any time with our on-line Timecheck, so you have your own record of when and for how long you've used the Internet.


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ADSL Pricing and Plans

  METERED ADSL1 - Excess charges apply when data quota is exceeded. Excess usage charges 2.2 cts/MB
1500K/256K
8000K/384K
3Gb @ $46.75/mth
capped at 5Gb (excess @ 2.2cts/Mb)
3Gb @ $59.95/mth
capped at 5Gb (excess @ 2.2cts/Mb)
  SHAPED ADSL1 - Unlimited data. No excess charges apply. Connection is slowed to 128K once shaped quota is reached.
1500K/256K
8000K/384K
Shaped @ 3Gb $48.40/mth
Shaped @ 5Gb $65.45/mth
Shaped @ 5Gb $53.90/mth
Shaped @ 15Gb $70.95/mth
 
Shaped @ 25Gb $76.45/mth
 
Shaped @ 50Gb $86.35/mth
 
Shaped @ 100Gb $106.70/mth
     ADSL2 20Mb/1Mb (subject to exchange availability) †‡
     3Gb @ $59.95/mth capped at 5Gb (excess @ 2.2cts/Mb)
     Shaped @ 5Gb $65.45/mth
     Shaped @ 15Gb $70.95/mth
     Shaped @ 25Gb $76.45/mth
     Shaped @ 50Gb $86.35/mth
     Shaped @ 200Gb $99/mth (Static IP address not available on 200GB plan)
     Unlimited - Web Only (see special terms and conditions below)
     ADSL1 1500K/256K Unlimited data Web-only @ $64.90/mth
     ADSL2 20Mb/1Mb Unlimited data Web-only @ $75.90/mth
NEW ACTIVATION FEE     (once off)     CHURN/TRANSFER FEE  (once off)
ADSL1 $99
ADSL2 $99
Transfer to Hwy from another provider $44
(please contact us as free churns are sometimes available)

SERVICE INFORMATION
* 200Mb plan - Excess downloads will be charged at 8.8cts/Mb with a maximum cap of $53. Service speed may be reduced to 72 kbps in both directions if usage exceeds 10GB of data.
Data usage is counted for downloaded and uploaded data.
Speeds are theoretical network maximum speeds. Actual speeds may be less due to a number of factors including network configuration, copper wire quality & length from exchange, exchange type, customer premises interference, traffic and equipment. Statistics show that about 70% of users on an 8Mb service can access speeds around 6Mbps or more, while most ADSL2 users will be able to access 10Mbps or more.
• For disconnections within 6 months of initial sign-up, an early termination fee of $75.90 will apply. As there is no minimum contract period (eg. 12 or 24mths), additional contract payout is not necessary.
•  For change of plan data limit, a $22 fee applies.
•  For change of plan link speed, a $33 fee applies.
•  For upgrade from ADSL1 to ADSL2, a $44 fee applies.
•  30 days written notice from start of new billing period requesting termination is required (email accepted).
•  For ADSL Terms & Conditions, click here.
•  Free technical phone support provided

UNLIMITED WEB ONLY PLANS - SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
• There is no fixed amount of data a subscriber can download whilst on an Unlimited Web Only plan.
• To ensure all users receive the appropriate level of service at peak times, a fair use policy does apply.
• Excessive consumption will result in a user's traffic being de-prioritised and marked as "expendable" for a period of up to 6 hours.
• Excessive consumption is considered as more than 500Mb of data used in a one hour period of peak time.
• To transfer to this new plan, there is a $44 once-off transfer fee. There is also an $88 early termination fee if the account is closed within 6 months of transferring to this new plan.
• Subscribers need to be aware that plans with this "web only" traffic profile are not suitable for them if their internet usage is of the following Blocked protocol types:

Allowed/Supported     Blocked/Not Supported    
Web Browsing:
HTTP/HTTPS
Usenet/newsgroups:
NNTP & NNTPS
Instant Messenging:
MSN, ICQ, IRC (file transfers limited), Yahoo, Gmail etc
Peer2peer applications:
Torrents, Gnutella, Napster, eDonkey, Limewire etc
Video Streaming:
YouTube, ABC iView, Channel 10 Catch Up TV, SBS Player etc
Virtual Private Networking:
ipsec, gre, pptp, l2tp, teredo etc
Internet Telephony:
SIP, IAX, Skype, GoogleTalk etc
Uncommon or obscure protocols
Gaming:
Xbox Live, PlayStation/Sony Network, Wii Connect, PC Games using known protocols
 

HARDWARE 
• ADSL 4 port modem/router
(Requires ethernet/network port on computer. Can support multiple connections. Inbuilt firewall)
$69
• ADSL single port modem
(Requires ethernet/network port on computer. Connects 1 computer to braodband. Inbuilt firewall)
$56
• ADSL 4 port Wireless modem/router
(Allows access to broadband via wireless network, eg. being able to use a laptop on the internet anywhere in the house. Requires ethernet/network port on computer. Can support multiple connections. Inbuilt firewall)
$125
• Line filters
For every phone connected to the same line as your ADSL modem, you will need a line filter. One line filter is included with each modem purchase; so if you have 2 phones connected to the same line as your ADSL modem, you will need to purchase 1 additional line filter.
$13 ea.
APPLY ONLINE FOR ADSL

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WIRELESS Pricing and Plans

Data is caculated per calendar month. Excess Mbs @ 8.8cts/Mb
MONTH TO MONTH CONTRACT
COST
Wireless 200Mb
$19.95/mth
Wireless 1Gb
$25.50/mth
Wireless 3Gb
$34.95/mth
Wireless 6Gb
$49.75/mth
24MTH CONTRACT   (INCLUDES MODEM)
COST
Wireless 200Mb
$23.25/mth
Wireless 1Gb
$28.80/mth
Wireless 3Gb
$38.25/mth
Wireless 6Gb
$53/mth
ADDITIONAL CHARGES
COST
SIM (non-refundable)
$13.75
USB Modem (on Monthly contract)
$89
USB Modem (on 24 Month contract)
Modem included
Plan Change Fee (data upgrades/ downgrades)
$11
EARLY CANCELLATION FEES    if service is cancelled within 24mth contract period
Up to 6mths
$89
7 - 12 months
$70
13 - 18 months
$46
19 - 24 months
$22

SERVICE INFORMATION
• The service is only compatible with Windows 2000 SP4+, XP, Vista and Win 7 operating systems, and MAC OS 10.4+.
• The service is provided via Optus’ 3G/HSDPA or GSM Network which covers 80%+ of the population. If upon activating the service, you discover that you do not have coverage, Hwy will provide full refund for the modem. SIMs and the first month's prorata charges are not refundable.
• Excess data is charged at 8.8cts/Mb. Data usage includes both downloads and uploads and is calculated per calendar mth.
• When usage reaches 6Gb on any plan, the service will be suspended temporarily until midnight of the last day of that month. On 6Gb plan, service will suspended when usage reaches 7Gb.
• Maximum download speeds on 3G/HSDPA network are up to 3.6 Mbps. Speeds are theoretical maximums. Actual speeds will vary and may be slower. Based on Optus’ network testing, an average End User experience can range between 500 kbps and 1.2 Mbps. Theoretical GSM speeds – up to 50kbps.
• A wireless service may adversely affect applications that are sensitive to latency, jitter or packet loss, such as voice or real time video streaming, or those that require high volume continuous file transfers. It is a mobility internet access product and is not intended to be used as a fixed broadband replacement.

APPLY ONLINE FOR WIRELESS    |   Optus 3G Network Coverage Locator

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WEB SERVICES
DOMAIN REGISTRATION        Domain Registration & Hosting Application
Registering a Domain Name is like registering a business name. You can check availability and register your domain here.
Domain registration/renewal costs are:
.com.au / .net.au     - $69/2yrs
.asn.au / .org.au      - $39/2yrs
.com / .net               - $24.95/1yr.
If you require assistance in registering your domain, feel free to contact us.
Once you have your own domain name, we can then delegate and host it for you so it becomes live on the World Wide Web.

DOMAIN HOSTING      All hosting packages include access to website statistics

yourcompanyname.com.au (or .com, .net.au etc.)
Personal - 50Mb webspace, 1Gb traffic, 5 email accounts, 2 SQL databases
SOHO - 100Mb webspace, 2Gb traffic, 10 email accounts, 5 SQL databases
Business - 200Mb webspace, 4Gb traffic, 25 email accounts, 5 SQL databases
Business 2- 500Mb webspace, 10Gb traffic, 50 email accounts,10 SQL databases
Setup Fee $22 (once off)
$9.95
$14.95
$19.95
$26.95
VIRTUAL DOMAINS

yourcompanyname.hwy.com.au
This includes an email alias of your choice: alias@yourcompanyname.hwy.com.au.

Setup Fee $22 (once off)
Hosting Fee $9.95/mth
WEBSITE DESIGN
Pricing on Web Site Design will vary depending on individual requirements. Feel free to contact us so we can work out your requirements and provide you with a quote. You'd be pleasantly surprised at how affordable having a website created can be!
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All prices are GST inclusive