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You can join Hermes
Internet now, or read about our services below. Please read "Terms
and Conditions" accessible from the link on left margin of this page. Each
subscriber is bound by these conditions when using our service.
 | All our lines support speeds up to 56K (K56Flex standard, soon to
be upgraded to V.90 standard – see modems page for more details).
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| No registration, setup, or account closing (cancellation) fees. No
joining fees. No plan change charge.
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| Local access from 02 47... phone area.
You incur two costs each time you connect to the Internet: the cost
of the phone call to connect to our modems (typically 25c/call – based on local
call rates, various Telstra special plans and call discounts may apply), and
Hermes Internet dial-up access plan charges, as listed below.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the phone call from you to Hermes
Internet is charged as "local call" by Telstra. To our best knowledge all phone
calls from any 02 47... number to our dial-up number, which is located mid-mountains, are
charged by Telstra as local. However Hermes Internet takes no responsibility
for any charges incurred on your phone account as a result of calling from a phone number
outside of local area. We recommend that you confirm that your connection is "local
call" access by contacting Telstra on 012, quoting both your own phone number and our
dial-up number which is: 02 4780 3000.
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| 24 hours 7 days a week access (with the exception of occasional
maintenance or unscheduled downtimes).
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| A range of additional services is included in your membership
– for full description go to "Home" page and see "Member
Services".
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| Internet Access Rates
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- 90 cents per hour (1.5 cents per minute) and 25 cents per Mb of
data
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$80 pack
(valid indefinitely)* |
you will be
charged for all time you were connected to Internet at the rate of: $0.90 per hour (in minutes – ie. 5 minute
session is charged 7.5 cents),
and for all data transfers (in and out) at the rate of $0.25 per
Mbyte.
After you complete each session your usage (time rounded to
the nearest minute, data in bytes) will be subtracted from your payment. You can also
purchase any amount of access above $80, ie. $85, $100, etc. |
| monthly credit card
account |
your usage is
charged to your credit card (bankcard, VISA or MasterCard) not earlier than 6pm on the
last working day of the month, and no later than 6pm on the first working day of the next
month. You will be charged for all time you were connected to Internet at the rate of: $0.90 per hour (in minutes – ie. 5 minute
session is charged 7.5 cents),
and for all data transfers at the rate of $0.25 per Mbyte.
After you complete each session your usage (time rounded to
the nearest minute, data in bytes) will be subtracted from your payment.
Minimum monthly charge is $20
(this account is recommended only if you expect to use at least 20 hours per month. If you
notify us, the billing can be suspended when you are away and do not access our service) |
| SAMPLER
– $1.80 per hour (3 cents per minute) and 50 cents per MB of data |
$20
sampler
(valid indefinitely)* |
$20, the same
conditions as $80 account above, the rates are $1.80 per hour and $0.50 per Mbyte. |
FREE with your Internet account |
Web space
– free up to 5MB
5MB to 20MB: $20 per month or $200 per year, paid in advance
above 20MB – please inquire |
| registration / access / setup – FREE |
| peak hours / weekend use – no additional charges |
| help desk support – no additional charges |
| ...we
also offer our members a wide range of tools and utilities –
please go to "Member Services" to check. |
Notes:
| (*) accounts which are not active for six month
will be closed, unless otherwise arranged with us. Non financial accounts (accounts with
no funds left) will be closed after three months.
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| On our home Web page you will find special tools for members.
Some of them allow you to check and calculate your time and
data usage.
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| There are no penalty rates
for going over you purchased package – if you use all purchased access, your account
is simply frozen until we receive another payment.
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| Our system is based on "user
pays" principle. We do not believe in any "flat rates" or
"average" rates, where one user is asked to pay for (or subsidise) another user.
You pay only for your time and your data usage, which you are free to use any way you
like, and during any time. This allows us to provide very
high quality service tailored to the requirements of our members.
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Secure Transaction Server Facility
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secure transaction
server facility, allows you to use scripts for secure collecting of information, for
example credit card details, collecting of confidential data, sending of sensitive
documents, etc. We offer access to this facility for $100 a year. For technical details
see member Services area, or ask us. |
Banner Advertising (on the main Hermes
Internet Web page)
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$30 per
month
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$300 per year |
The rates are for a
standard panel, 234 x 60 pixels, as shown on our Home page. There may be up to 10 (ten) images
from different advertisers in one panel, changing approximately every 5 seconds. If you
wish to have two images, the fee is doubled, etc. We reserve the right to change the
placement, the size or other parameters of the banners. All
panels have active link to a separate Advertisements
page which gives more details about your product. |
| technical details |
Hermes Internet has
elected to conform to the proposed CASIE/IAB
Standard advertising image sizes. Banner ads must be 234 pixels wide by 60
pixels high (known as a "half banner"). We accept images in the GIF
format only, max 256 colours. We can also design graphics as per your requirements
(additional fees apply). |
| other options |
other sizes and panels
for your exclusive use are also available, please inquire by e-mail to admin@hermes.net.au |
We can also design professional Web pages for
you, and register your Web page with the Internet search engines – for more details
please inquire.
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