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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 1:20 am

Title: refferal

chris
Guest

hi guys i was just wondering if anyone had a name that i could use in the referral box ive tried to make it up but even the most obvious ones dont work ie:john smith

Please somebody help this lowly net weasel out

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 13:12 pm

Title: Hey smurfy

Haveownbrain
Guest

Hey smurfy - Guess why they call it the "Niterider" account...could it be something to do with free access at night?? How would they make any money if they gave it free to daytime users?! Anyway, put down them Kleenex and quit surfing the net "one-handed"...

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 7:35 am

Title: I think it's stupid

Smurfy
Guest

I think that the TPG Nightrider pack is not very good, seeing that people usually go on the internet DURING THE ACTUAL DAY! WHERE EVERYONE IS AWAKE! I THINK THAT THE 1AM-8AM PART IS STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 20:55 pm

Title: need an referral !!

mike
Guest

Hi I wonder if someone could give me an Tpg customer as referral so that I can fill in the niterider form.thanks
.

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2003 4:34 am

Title: TPG rules!

awulf
Guest

I've been using TPG for probably over year, After six months you have to sign up again. For me the times are 12:30-7:30 since I live in South Australia, and I got my sessions to be 4Hours, although it is stated that it is 3hours. Their service is fast and reliable, and i do my downloadin on it. These days to sign up you need the name of a memeber that you have refered. TPG now also has a cool dial-up plan $16.99 per month unlimited Hours and Downloads. That is cheaper than anyone else. Also I use a mac and it has no problems with TPG, but it shouldn't have any problems since PPP (a standard) is being used.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 17:31 pm

Title: TPG ADSL

gormley
Guest

anybody have any feedback thoughts good/bad on the ADSL service from TPG?

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 10:23 am

Title: There isn't any

Guest

There are no free isp's except nightrider from tpg

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2003 8:47 am

Title: Any FREE ISP (Not TPG Nightrider)that works 24/7(N

Any3Isp
Guest

Hi I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a free isp in australia that works 24/7???????
email

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 23:04 pm

Title: debit card

aqualicia
Guest

there is such a thing as a debit (credit) card where you use your own money. a few banks offer it and it is the same as having a credit card (ie st george, first national)

Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2002 2:51 am

Title: Nightrider is no longer avail?

cloned
Guest

I havent been able to use my free account anymore and all settings are still unchanged.
Only reason I can think of is the service is no longer avail.

Anyone confirm this?

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2002 19:46 pm

Title: Internet Chopping Off

Adam
Guest

Yes, im on TPG NiteRider and i get booted off at 7am :(

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2002 8:44 am

Title: Niterider

dork
Guest

Try checking the TPG website instead of wasting other poeples time

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 5:56 am

Title: nightrider

Tony
Guest

The times have changed!! when it was 8am, you could have been disconnected at 7 for what ever reason, but it happend but now it is 7am cut off point

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2002 0:01 am

Title: nightrider cutoff

new2tpg
Guest

the times have changed. it's now 1am - 7am. i just signed up with the nightrider account and those are the times i can log on.

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2002 11:38 am

Title: Great Freebie

Unregistered
Guest

I've used TPG Niterider for so long I forget. A 12-year-old put me on to it. The kids know everything first. I also use it in Geelong where ISPs were expensive three of four years ago. I took advantage of the 1.00am-8.00am service for about two years then eventually took a WildPack subscription ($29.99 per 3 months). I'm beginning to think the Unlimited option may be a better deal at $16.99 per month - now that the MB limit has been downgraded from 100MB to 80MB.
Niterider works better than the paid service - probably because (as others suggest) nobody's up during those hours. I use Niterider as a supplement for downloading big files like trial programs and Mp3s. It's a great freebie - but, hmmm, why am I spreading the word? Wildpack net access has slowed down and takes more tries to log on - probably because of increased numbers of subscribers. Hope Niterider doesn't follow suit.

About pinging - whats that? How do you know you're being pinged?

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2002 15:53 pm

Title: nightrider

koshary
Guest

I'm afraid the nightrider is no longer available for the insomniacs like me. My cousin (lucky b...) told me to go to the public library and rigester with tpg- nightrider, but unfortunately they removed it, so you nightriders over there enjoy while it lasts.
My cousin thinks that this service will be removed later if not sooner. I will change my mind when I see the nightrider register in on back again. So wish me luck next time I visit the internet on the library computer.

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2002 21:18 pm

Title: RE: credit cards

Just a girl
Guest

I have actually been able to find out that people who do not qualify for a credit card can actually get what is called a debit card. It works and looks like a credit card but the difference is that you have to put your own money into the card and you don't owe the bank or credit card company anything. The good thing is that you can only spend what you put into it so you don't get into debt. Ask your bank if they don't provide this service ask at a few other banks I heard that westpack and state bank do these cards. I hope this helps you :-)

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2002 4:38 am

Title: Duh!

KA-su-MA-kun
Guest

Actually, thats not entirely true. Half of the people who spend most of their time on the computer are up at those times, I found it perfect for myself while I was still in Highschool, because I'd usually wake up at 1AM anyway and be unable to get to sleep. Though if I had a credit card, etc I would definitely take the step up to the Wild Pack at least. But nobody seems to support direct debit, which is the really annoying fact of the ISP's in Australia, since it's very hard for someone in precarious situation to get a credit card or VISA, even an account linked one.

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2002 4:31 am

Title: Nope!!!

KA-su-MA-kun
Guest

The time hasn't changed. I do notice that people tend to be kicked at 7AM occasionally.
When the people who've just woken up all log on?
Could be that the DST is screwy on your local server though.

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2002 2:38 am

Title: TPG rips off ADSL users!

Jason Etheridge (jason@etherid
Guest

I signed up for the ADSL "Metro 512/128K" service, which gives 512Kbps downstream on 18th February 2002. At the advertised rate (on their web page since 4th February 2002), I *should* be charged 15.9c/Mb for the first 300Mb downloaded per month, and then 5c/Mb after that.

However, my first usage bill indicated I was being charged a flat 18c/Mb!

After being given the run-around for a couple of weeks, TPG's customer service are now telling me that the "new" rate (15.9c/Mb etc) came in sometime after I signed on.

Very, *very* clearly a case of false advertising. I'm hoping that TPG can resolve the problem without me having to go to the ACCC!

I would STRONGLY recommend that if anyone signed up for any ADSL service in February, that you check your usage charge. You, like me, may get a most unpleasant surprise...

Note that the service itself is excellent; after some initial teething problems (the supplied USB modem was a dud, forcing me to upgrade to the more expensive ethernet modem), the service has run perfectly.

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