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Business Grade DSL Products

DSL is an extremely fast way of using the Net, reaching speeds of up to fifty times an old-style modem. VICNET's DSL services gives your organisation a fast, affordable, and RELIABLE connection to the Internet.

Click here to check if VICNET DSL is available in your area.

What makes VICNET's DSL Products better?

  • Powered by Request, winner of the 2002 ATUG award for best broadband service, VICNET DSL services by-pass the congested parts of other DSL networks so you can enjoy a fast Internet connection anytime of the day or night.
  • Using routers to connect customers, VICNET DSL is also more stable and reliable than other DSL services that use software / modems to connect customer sites.
  • VICNET only charges for Internet traffic. If possible when you have more than one DSL site connected with VICNET, the traffic between the two sites is not charged.
  • In choosing VICNET as your DSL supplier you not only get a low cost and reliable service you help VICNET support many of VICNET's other online community programs.
  • Click here for a simple rundown on exactly what VICNET DSL is

What DSL Products does VICNET offer?

VICNET offers a wide range of DSL service to suit large and small organisations in both metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. See the following list for more information. For details on VICNET's rates and options contact us directly on (03) 8664 7001 or e-mail sales@vicnet.net.au.

ADSL Products:

Speed Smaller METRO Users Larger METRO Users Smaller REGIONAL Users Larger REGIONAL Users
512/128 kbps ADSL Express METRO Light ADSL Express METRO ADSL Express REGIONAL Light ADSL Express REGIONAL
2048/384 kbps ADSL Plus METRO Light ADSL Plus METRO Not Available Not Available
6144/640 kbps ADSL Extra METRO Light ADSL Extra METRO Not Available Not Available

SHDSL Products:

Speed Smaller METRO Users Larger METRO Users Smaller REGIONAL Users Larger REGIONAL Users
512/512 kbps SHDSL Express METRO Light SHDSL Express METRO SHDSL Express REGIONAL Light SHDSL Express REGIONAL
1024/1024 kbps SHDSL Plus METRO Light SHDSL Plus METRO Not Available Not Available
2048/2048 kbps SHDSL Extra METRO Light SHDSL Extra METRO Not Available Not Available

Note: VICNET offers a wide range of inclusive monthly megabytes and low excess megabyte rates. Smaller users products offer between 500 Mb and 5,000 Mb a month of downloads whereas larger user products offer inclusive data from 10 Gig a month. Unlike some other DSL providers, VICNET DSL data usage is calculated on downloads only. VICNET reserves the right to review and change this pricing policy.

How much does VICNET DSL cost?

With VICNET DSL products you have a wide range of products to suite all types of organisations. Use the above table to work out which DSL product best suites your needs or contact us directly on (03) 8664 7001 or e-mail sales@vicnet.net.au and we can go through your options and give you a no obligation quote.

Major features of VICNET / Request DSL includes:

  • An "always-on" connection, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Supports static IP addresses which means suitable for server hosting
  • Installation is always performed by qualified technicians within 21 business days
  • Download speeds up to 6Mb/s
  • Upstream speeds up to 768Kb/s
  • Industry leading Service Level Agreement (SLA)
  • 24-hour monitoring and fault detection
  • No special configuration needed for an end-user's PC because all that is required is an approved router installed at the customer's premises
  • Business-grade performance using existing copper telephone lines
  • Uses a secure backbone network which can also support office-to-office data connectivity as well as voice and video-conferencing.

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