PCUG Membership

Includes all the benefits noted (except Internet services and Training):-

General Membership = $65 per year (Note 1)
Pensioner/Full time student concession member = $50 per year (Note 2)
Corporate membership = $170 per year (Note 3)

Notes:
1. General Membership covers all members of a household.
2. Concessional membership requires proof of entitlement.
3. Corporate membership covers 3 nominees. Additional nominees for $65 per year.
 

Internet Services

Our experienced volunteers run a full Internet service. Our Internet servers and other equipment are co-located with equipment belonging to other ISPs in TransACT house. We provide full dialup and broadband services via TransACT cable, and ADSL and dialup services via Telstra or TransACT phone systems. We also provide a DSL service for areas of Canberra and NSW which do not have TransACT equipment installed in your nearest Telstra exchange - see current list of suburbs at http://www.transact.com.au/promo/.

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Our Internet services pricing from 1st January 2005 is as follows:

Notes.

1. Whichever comes first - months or hours. Unused allowance carries over to the next month for period purchased. No excess charges - just buy more time.
2. No Installation fees. Modem cost extra. Connection procedures at: http://www.tip.net.au/connect.
3. Only available via TransACT cable equipped suburbs or via TransACT ADSL-enabled phone exchanges - phone TransACT Customer Service on 13 30 61 to find out the situation in your suburb.
4. No excess download fees. Unused allowance carries over to the next month for the period purchased. Just buy more time or download.
5. TransACT fees are extra, but include a $22 per month phone service with free local phone calls to other TransACT subscribers. Full details at: http://www.transact.com.au
6. TransACT installation fee normally $200 (ADSL) or $249 (cable), but TransACT are offering free installation for their TalkWeb (ADSL) service until 31 January 2005, and free installation for their HomePack (cable) service until 28 February 2005.
7. Connections via TransACT ADSL require an ADSL modem and/or router - costs not included. Connection procedures at: http://www.tip.net.au/connect.
8. Installation fee $125. Does not include cost of ADSL modem/router.
9. Excess download 0.6c per MB.
10. For more information and connection procedures - See http://www.pcug.org.au/res-dsl/adsl_info.html.
11. Minimum sign up period is 6 months.
12. We will be trialling for 3 months (January-March 2005) a further doubling of dial up hours per 3, 6 or 12 month period, and doubling of Broadband download amounts.

Training

We occasionally run training courses at $44 (Inc GST) for weekend days 9 AM to 3:30 PM - courses include subjects such as 'Internet for Beginners', 'Getting to know Linux', 'Making your own web pages', MS Word, MS Excel etc.

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