I had a phone call from Telecom call centre last week asking if I want to upgrade my ADSL to VDSL2 and sign a 12 month contract for a phone+broadband package. This made me look at what is available in the market and at my recent usage to see what is the best package for our family. I been with Telecom for twenty odd years - mainly because I have been happy with them overall (plus I have had an Xtra account - and did not want the hassle of changing it) So I checked out about a dozen or so web sites and it looks like only six companies are providing BOTH VoIP and VDSL2 - and I came up with a short list of two (Snap vs WorldExchange] - they are different - and they all sounds good and I cant make my mind up. Any advise / recommendations ? I read many of the posts here - but very few of them were written in the last few months with the newer VDSL offerings were in place. This is what I found on the web site:1. SNAP VDSL BROADBAND & SNAP PLUS100GB data per monthNeed VDSL modem (FRITZ!Box 7390) - I think this is extra.Snap Plus phone line FREE VoicemailFREE Caller IDFREE Call WaitingFree Number PortFREE connection and Wiring$100 / month @ 12 mnth contractNZ-based Help DeskSnap seem pretty on to it, had a good writeup about it in Stuff yesterday and have a FB page full of happy customers. However, they are based in Christchurch - and I cant find out about what sort of DR / Bus. continuity they have if their data centre goes down with an earthquake. 2.WORLD EXCHANGE FUSION 100100GB data per monthNeed a WXC MP264 Residential Gateway @ $295 extraFREE VoicemailFREE Caller IDFREE Call WaitingFREE connection and Wiring$125 / month @ 12 mnth contract [Plus $30 switching fee]Emergency Services Compliant Primary Voice LineCall WaitingCall ForwardingFax to EmailFree Local Calls5 Cent NZ CallingFree installationFree Number Port12 month contracNZ-based Help DeskWorldExchange seems to have the most 'features' per unit dollar - but not sure I have use for many of the telephony features. 3. 2TALK VDSL BASIC PLAN + GO FREE VOICE PLAN100GB data per monthNeed a Zyxel P-870H-51A V2 VDSL Router @ $219.37 extra$86.12 / month and $57 connection fee 2Talk looks cheap - but the cost of ownership seems more than SNAP when you add all the bits (extra monthly or extra toll charges). 4. TELECOM ULTRA VDSL AND EVERYDAY LOCAL CALLING80GB data per monthFREE Ultra VDSL Modem (TG589vn) +Wifi$95 / month @ 12 mnth contract [Plus $99 connection fee]Edit: includes landline + everyday local callingVoIP is not something Telecom offers - so need extra fees for for a PBX on cloud + SIP phones from another provider.Any suggestions from existing users / experts are gratefully accepted. Here are my detailed requirements: - We have six in the family (Three teenagers) - our average bandwidth usage is 80GB / m. Hardly use the land-line - Not bothered if the router does not have Wifi - as I have a separate high end Wi-Fi router. - Have not considered the phones we need - but I guess a phone like a phone like the FRITZ!Fon MT-F) would be fine for the main phone, and each person in the house (who have either an iPAD or iPHONE) can download Zoiper SIP Phone - so everyone in the house will have a phone each. - Edit: I dont need analogue line for FAX / alarm / Sky etc. Manage everything fine over broadband. - My current ADSL connection has down bandwidth of 15kbps and 14dB line attenuation
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