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4. Questions - Got a question about Bigpond Movies then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....
5. Reputation - Never heard of the company selling Bigpond Movies? Don't worry, no reason why you should know every company in the world, but you know someone that does! Use the internet to find out what people are saying about Bigpond Movies and build up a picture of their reputation for sales, returns, customer service, delivery etc.
6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Bigpond Movies wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
7. Feedback - happy with your Bigpond Movies then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.
8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Bigpond Movies site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about Bigpond Movies, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your Bigpond Movies, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
{{Infobox Company|name = Telstra BigPond|logo = |type = Private|foundation = 2004|location_city = Sydney|key_people = Justin Milne
Group Managing Director|industry = [Telecommunications
[Online DVD rental
Online music storeGaming on demand|parent = Telstra|homepage = www.bigpond.com|intl = Yes-->
Telstra BigPond is Australia's largest
Internet service provider providing internet services such as ITU G.992.5,
Cable modem, Dial-up access,
Satellite Internet access and
wireless broadband (using Evolution-Data Optimized and High-Speed Downlink Packet Access under the Next G brand). All BigPond's connections are via the main
Telstra Internet backbone. A different subsidiary of Telstra,
Telstra Business Broadband, provides services for business such as
frame relay,
Synchronous optical networking, and
Integrated Services Digital Network services instead of BigPond.
In November 2002, BigPond's Group Managing Director Justin Milne was hired, headhunted from his position of CEO at
OzEmail, a competing ISP. After Milne's recruitment, a new sales and support team was put together to run BigPond. Subsequently, Milne's wife, Dr Anna Cicognani, was hired in
2004 and became BigPond's Operations Chief. The business was restructured and has grown to have 45% of the Australian market share. Telstra half yearly report (ending 2006) Retrieved on 2007-04-30. In September, 2007 BigPond activated 30Mb HFC Cable Extreme, an increase from 17Mb.
Other services
BigPond also provides a web portal service with "web channels" and a number of offline entertainment services including
BigPond Sport (with V8 Supercars, AFL, NRL, and BigPond Racing),
BigPond Movies (an online movie download and DVD-by-mail rental service),
BigPond Games with
GameArena and GameNow,
BigPond Music (an online music store featuring Digital Rights Management-encrypted downloads) and
BigPond TV, an online viewer for BigPond video content.
All pages and files on Bigpond and Telstra are unmetered for ADSL, cable, and wireless customers (except for hourly-based plans). BigPond Unmetered Sites Guide Retrieved on 2007-08-24. Login to unmetered sites is not required as free usage for those sites are based on BigPond
IP addresses.
BigPondLive, the portal
Open-source software platform, is built entirely utilising open source products such as
Linux,
Apache webserver, MySQL, PHP and
Perl, and provides complete multi-vendor support for
Network management and performance graphing.
Telstra formerly offered a dialup internet service called
BigPond in Cambodia. During its service time in 2002, it was sold to Cambodian provider
Online.
References
See also
External links
{{Infobox Company|name = Telstra BigPond|logo = |type = Private|foundation = 2004|location_city =
Sydney|key_people = Justin Milne
Group Managing Director|industry = [Telecommunications
[Online DVD rentalOnline music storeGaming on demand|parent = Telstra|homepage = www.bigpond.com|intl = Yes-->
Telstra BigPond is
Australia's largest
Internet service provider providing internet services such as
ITU G.992.5, Cable modem,
Dial-up access, Satellite Internet access and
wireless broadband (using Evolution-Data Optimized and High-Speed Downlink Packet Access under the Next G brand). All BigPond's connections are via the main
Telstra Internet backbone. A different subsidiary of Telstra, Telstra Business Broadband, provides services for business such as frame relay,
Synchronous optical networking, and Integrated Services Digital Network services instead of BigPond.
In November
2002, BigPond's Group Managing Director Justin Milne was hired, headhunted from his position of CEO at
OzEmail, a competing ISP. After Milne's recruitment, a new sales and support team was put together to run BigPond. Subsequently, Milne's wife, Dr Anna Cicognani, was hired in
2004 and became BigPond's Operations Chief. The business was restructured and has grown to have 45% of the Australian market share. Telstra half yearly report (ending 2006) Retrieved on 2007-04-30. In September, 2007 BigPond activated 30Mb HFC Cable Extreme, an increase from 17Mb.
Other services
BigPond also provides a web portal service with "web channels" and a number of offline entertainment services including
BigPond Sport (with V8 Supercars, AFL, NRL, and BigPond Racing),
BigPond Movies (an online movie download and DVD-by-mail rental service),
BigPond Games with GameArena and GameNow,
BigPond Music (an online music store featuring
Digital Rights Management-encrypted downloads) and
BigPond TV, an online viewer for BigPond video content.
All pages and files on Bigpond and Telstra are unmetered for ADSL, cable, and wireless customers (except for hourly-based plans). BigPond Unmetered Sites Guide Retrieved on 2007-08-24. Login to unmetered sites is not required as free usage for those sites are based on BigPond IP addresses.
BigPondLive, the portal
Open-source software platform, is built entirely utilising open source products such as Linux, Apache webserver, MySQL,
PHP and
Perl, and provides complete multi-vendor support for Network management and performance graphing.
Telstra formerly offered a dialup internet service called
BigPond in
Cambodia. During its service time in 2002, it was sold to Cambodian provider
Online.
References
See also
External links
