Internode launches rental service

Peter Dinham
Wednesday, 11 January 2012 15:52

IT Industry - Market

Adelaide-based national ISP, Internode, has launched its first program to rent industry-leading FRITZ!Box broadband routers and accessories to its customers, at the same time unveiling lower pricing across its range of FRITZ!Box equipment.

Internode customers who see renting as a more cost-effective option than buying, can now avoid upfront costs for the AVM FRITZ!Box 7270 and 7390 routers and FRITZ!Fon DECT handsets by paying a monthly rental fee with a 24-month contract. Under the rental plan released today, the 7270 rents for $9.95 per month, the 7390 for $14.95 per month and the DECT handset for $4.95 per month.

According to Internode product manager Philip Dempster, the FRITZ!Box rental program has been introduced to satisfy customer demand. 'Many customers prefer the affordability and convenience of renting their broadband hardware. This has proved popular with the Set Top Box for Internode's FetchTV IPTV service, so we've introduced it as an option for customers who prefer to rent FRITZ!Box routers and hardware.'

Dempster said that for customers who prefer to purchase the equipment outright, Internode has slashed $50 from the price of the two FRITZ!Box routers and $20 from the FRITZ!Fon handset.

With the new FRITZ!Box pricing, the 7390 now costs $349, the 7270 costs $249 and the DECT handset costs $109, with $10 also cut from the price of the FRITZ!WLAN WiFi USB Stick to $79.

Internode has also reduced its FRITZ!Box bundle pricing by $50, with the FRITZ!Box 7390 + FRITZ!Fon DECT handset now costing $449 and the FRITZ!Box 7270 + FRITZ!Fon DECT handset $349.

Internode offers the FRITZ!Box router with a range of features including an integrated ADSL2+ modem, high speed Wireless N access point, VoIP and landline phone system with answering machine, DECT cordless phone base station, USB file and print server.