KEY FACT SHEETS

Critical Information Summary

ADSL, ADSL2+, Ethernet over Copper, NBN, Fibre, Direct Ethernet, Co-location and Microwave Services.

The Service

Our connectivity services offer fast speed internet access with a monthly included data allowance or with ‘unlimited data’.

With a monthly data allowance:
As our services are intended for business use, no shaping or reduction of speed will occur when you reach your predetermined data allowance. If you continue using the service, it will operate at the same speed and you will pay excess data charges. Our engineers will discuss possible options with you to ensure the most appropriate service is commissioned using the most suitable access method. Included data is identified in your service agreement and can be renegotiated at any month in your contract. If you go over the data limit in any month, you can increase the data limit in your contract from that month or simply pay for the excess data in that month. By default, we will email you warnings when you reach 50%, 80% and 100% of your included data allowance. We also try to call when you reach 100%. You can change these warning limits or remove them if you wish.

With an ‘unlimited data’ plan:
In some cases, we are able to provide ‘unlimited data services’ for your specific requirements. We will have designed the service speed, delivery, and pricing to suit the requirements that you have given to us.
If your plan is designed for “Office Use”, we anticipate that your data use would sit at less than a quarter of your total bandwidth measured at 95th percentile. This means that if your service was a 200/200 service, we would expect your 95th percentile to be at 50Mbps or less using 5 minute sampling. If your data use exceeds this, your service delivery may be rate limited to preserve the integrity of our network. We will communicate with you if this occurs.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burstable_billing for more detail on how this is calculated.
Other usage types are defined on a case by case basis.

Due to the nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee continuity or level of service at any time but we always strive to provide the highest possible availability and bandwidth.

Our services are designed to be business class services and, as such, have the highest availability we can provide.

We constantly strive to improve the quality of our offering and may require to schedule outages for the upgrade or variation of our network. We will always endeavour to advise you in advance of any such outage.

Over some mediums, we cannot pre-define the speed that will be able to be delivered. We refer to these services as being ‘best effort’. We will be able to give you an estimate of the speed that we intend to provide and will base our quoting on that speed.

In cases where we cannot achieve a suitable speed, you will have the option to not continue with that service. In that case, there will not be an early termination charge.

Due to the nature of a specific build for you, you may still need to pay engineering or installation. We will discuss this with you so that both parties are clear on this.

Reconnection of a service cancelled by you is considered a new installation by us for purposes of billing and will incur additional charges.

Bundling

Our services are contracted individually. If we offer you a discount because of multiple services, it will be identified in your agreement and on your monthly invoice. Cancellation of any component will result in the loss of the bundling discount.

Mandatory Components

You will require a modem and/ or router for any of these services. Unless otherwise stated on your agreement, the monthly fee does not include the cost for or maintenance of a modem/router.

Minimum Term

The services are available with a minimum term of 12 months. Generally, longer terms reduce the installation cost for the service.

Important Conditions

Some services may not be available at your location and some services are built on demand. Please call us to find out what services we can offer at your location. All our services come with static IP addresses and you can request as many IP addresses as you can justify.

Information About Pricing

Minimum Monthly charge and Maximum monthly charge:

The maximum monthly charge depends on whether you have chosen to consume additional data via our excess charges. The agreement document clearly identifies the minimum cost estimate for the agreement based on using the data included in the plan.

Termination Charges

If you cancel your service prior to the end of your contract term you will incur early termination charges. These are calculated by multiplying the number of outstanding contract months times the minimum monthly contract charge.

Notice of cancellation of a service outside the contracted period, must be given one month in advance in order to give us lead time to finalise the connection. Any cancellation given for the current month will result in charges being due for the following month.

Any costs or make good associated with removal of equipment or other infrastructure associated with the service are your responsibility.

Conditions of quotation

All quotations are valid for 14 days unless otherwise specified and are subject to the availability of the service at the required location. Our initial checks using telephone numbers and/or full address verify that the exchange / wireless network is DSL / NBN capable or within our Fixed Wireless coverage area. Once a service is ordered, tests on the line or location will determine if that line or location is capable of actually delivering the service.

Unit Pricing Information

Each of our delivery methods and, in some cases, locations have individual prices for services and installation. Each service is quoted individually without requiring any commitment on your part.

Other Information

All internet services are provided subject to our Acceptable Use Policy. Breach of this policy may result in termination of your connection without further advice.

Usage Information

You can monitor your usage by calling us on 1300 626 765.

Enquires, feedback and complaints

We are committed to providing you with excellent service. Please contact us by calling 1300 626 765 or by sending an email to support@msi.net.au if you have any questions, would like to give feedback or complain.
If you are unhappy with a service, please call us and we will work with you to resolve any issue.
If you are unhappy with how we have treated you, please ask to speak with our Managing Director.

Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman

We encourage you to always contact us first if you experience any problem or are unhappy. We will do our best to solve your problem during our first contact.
You can contact the TIO as follows:
Phone: 1 800 062 058
Fax: 1 800 630 614
Online: http://www.tio.com.au/making-a-complaint

Minimum Monthly charge and Maximum monthly charge:

The maximum monthly charge depends on whether you have chosen to consume additional data via our excess charges. The agreement document clearly identifies the minimum cost estimate for the agreement based on using the data included in the plan.

Termination Charges

If you cancel your service prior to the end of your contract term you will incur early termination charges. These are calculated by multiplying the number of outstanding contract months times the minimum monthly contract charge.

Notice of cancellation of a service outside the contracted period, must be given one month in advance in order to give us lead time to finalise the connection. Any cancellation given for the current month will result in charges being due for the following month.

Any costs or make good associated with removal of equipment or other infrastructure associated with the service are your responsibility.

Conditions of quotation

All quotations are valid for 14 days unless otherwise specified and are subject to the availability of the service at the required location. Our initial checks using telephone numbers and/or full address verify that the exchange / wireless network is DSL / NBN capable or within our Fixed Wireless coverage area. Once a service is ordered, tests on the line or location will determine if that line or location is capable of actually delivering the service.

Unit Pricing Information

Each of our delivery methods and, in some cases, locations have individual prices for services and installation. Each service is quoted individually without requiring any commitment on your part.

All internet services are provided subject to our Acceptable Use Policy. Breach of this policy may result in termination of your connection without further advice.

Usage Information

You can monitor your usage by calling us on 1300 626 765.

Enquires, feedback and complaints

We are committed to providing you with excellent service. Please contact us by calling 1300 626 765 or by sending an email to support@msi.net.au if you have any questions, would like to give feedback or complain.
If you are unhappy with a service, please call us and we will work with you to resolve any issue.
If you are unhappy with how we have treated you, please ask to speak with our Managing Director.

Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman

We encourage you to always contact us first if you experience any problem or are unhappy. We will do our best to solve your problem during our first contact.
You can contact the TIO as follows:
Phone: 1 800 062 058
Fax: 1 800 630 614
Online: http://www.tio.com.au/making-a-complaint

Complaints Handling

Our Principles

We will not charge you for dealing with your complaint.

How to Make a Complaint

If you wish to complain, please contact us either in person at our office at 3/266 Brisbane St, West Ipswich or email us at support@mansol.net.au or call us on 1 300 626 765. We are open normal business hours.

We will work with you to understand your complaint and to resolve it as quickly as possible.

Of course an authorised representative or advocate can make a complaint on your behalf. Simply email us with details of the authorised representative and advise us of what they can do on your behalf. Or we can call you to confirm their authority when they make contact with us.

What We Will Do

Acknowledge…
We will acknowledge your complaint immediately and will work to resolve your problem during that contact.

…And Solve
Our goal is to always fix your problem during your first contact with us.
Sometimes this is not possible and we need to investigate the matter. We will then agree with you on how to fix your problem (this may include waiving of fees or other commercial solutions) and advise you accordingly by email as confirmation of our discussion and agreement. We will confirm a timeline for the resolution with you.

Once we agreed on how to fix your problem, we will implement all actions required to fix the issue within 10 working days, unless you agreed otherwise or unless you have not done something that we needed you to do and we cannot proceed because of this.

What If Your Complaint is Urgent

All complaints will be treated as urgent and will be resolved as soon as possible.

If your issue is one of financial difficulty, please ask to speak with our accounts people and perhaps arrange a payment plan. We will never disconnect a service due to non-payment without making a number of attempts to contact you.

We will work with you on how to address the issue and implement all required actions to fix the issue within 2 working days. If there is a delay, we will explain why, provide you with a new expected timeframe, and if it is a longer delay also inform you about your options for external dispute resolution such as the TIO.

If You Are Unhappy With Our Efforts

If you tell us that you are not satisfied with the complaint timeframes, its progress or the outcome or if you tell us your complaint ought to be treated as urgent, we will escalate your complaint to our Managing Director.

If you are still dissatisfied, we will inform you about your options for external dispute resolution such as the TIO.

We will never cancel your service only because you have contacted an external dispute resolution scheme.

Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO)

We encourage you to always contact us first if you experience any problem or are unhappy. We will do our best to solve your problem during our first contact.

You can contact the TIO as follows:
Phone: 1 800 062 058
Fax: 1 800 630 614
Online: http://www.tio.com.au/making-a-complaint (The services of the TIO are free of charge.)

What you need to know

Managing Your Spend

Usage Notifications

Our services are intended for business customers. We will provide you with notifications via email when you reach 50%, 80% and 100% of your data allowance that is included in your broadband plan.

Usage notifications do not occur in real time but with a delay of usually not more than a few minutes after you actually reached the respective thresholds.

Other Ways of Managing Your Spend

If your internet use is such that you often go over your included data limit and you do not wish to change your plan nor incur these charges, you may be better served by a residential provider.

Estimate Your Data Usage

The table below may be of assistance to gain a better understanding of how much data you are using. This may help you choose the right service and avoid unexpectedly high bills. Please note that actual usage will depend on the device used, the technology used (3G, 4G) and other factors. The information below is based on averages and provides estimates only.

Table 1
Online Activity Approx Data used
Sending or receiving 50 emails without attachments 10 MB
Online Activity Approx Data used
Sending or receiving 50 emails without attachments 10 MB
Visiting 5 different web pages
10 MB
Browsing Facebook for 10 minutes 10 MB
Streaming 1 hour of audio content 50 MB
Streaming 10 minutes of video on YouTube (SD) 100 MB
Making a 10 minute call on Skype (audio call) 10 MB
Uploading 10 photos 50 MB

We recommend that you talk with our engineers to ensure a correct match of your requirement and the plan that we have offered you.

Your Network

Your service is provided using the No Wires, Managed Solutions and MSI networks and various interconnections with other providers and the internet.

We are responsible for the service that we are providing to you, and we will be there to help in case you have any feedback or wish to complain. If you need more specific information about your connectivity, we are happy to assist on a case by case basis as our network is built to provide for specific case requirements.

If it is not working as you need, we want to hear from you.

Paying Us

Your Bill

We will bill you monthly in advance and your bill will be emailed to you.

You can pay your bill free of charge via direct debit or by credit card with a small surcharge as detailed on your invoice.

Financial Hardship

If you cannot pay your invoice on time, please contact our accounts department on
1 300 626 765.

Hardware and Warranties

Where we supply hardware, e.g. a modem, router, mobile phone etc., you are most likely entitled to a warranty under the Competition and Consumer Act and we are responsible for dealing with any warranty matters on your behalf with the manufacturer.

Dealing with us

If you would like to appoint an authorised representative who deals with us on your behalf or if you wish to use an advocate, please contact us. If you wish to appoint an authorised representative, please email the details to us from an authorised email account or use the account form emailed to you when you established the account or request a copy by calling the office.

Feedback and Complaints

We are here to help! Please contact us if you wish to give feedback or make a complaint. A summary of our complaint handling process is available here: www.mansol.net.au/complaints-handling/