Here is a portion of iinet’s press release informing that BoB2 can now be rented from iinet.
iiNet’s latest gizmo, BoB2, has gone rental with the all-in-one Internet and phone solution now available for $9.95 per month, saving customers the upfront costs of purchasing the hardware outright.
Developed by iiNet’s Research and Development division, iiNet Labs, BoB2 is sleek and sexy in design, comes with a handset and provides superfast broadband, secure wireless connectivity, two phone services and an in-built answering machine.
Stephen Harley, iiNet’s Chief Product Officer, said the introduction of BoB2 Rental will make the modem router accessible to more people.
“Making BoB2 available on a 24 month rental plan gives customers more choice when looking to upgrade their hardware. Now everyone can have the latest technology from iiNet Labs for an affordable monthly cost,” Mr Harley said.
“BoB sales lifted by more than 50 per cent when a rental option was made available in the past, and we expect this to be a very popular option once again.”
BoB2 Rental is available to all iiNet, Westnet and Netspace customers. BoB2 is still available to purchase for $279. Customers currently renting BoB will need to see out the end of their current contract before upgrading to a BoB2 Rental plan.
I really like the range of hardware options that iinet has available at the moment and think there is something for everyone. BoB Lite is affordable to buy outright at $129 with no contract or only $69 when you commit to a 24 month plan. BoB2 is slightly more to buy upfront, but is a very reasonable price of $199 if you are going on a 24 month plan with your ADSL2+ or Naked DSL.
But if paying upfront doesn’t really interest you – and let’s face it, the connection fee and paying the first month in advance is a fair whack – then monthly modem rental for $9.95 could be a very good option. Especially if you are confident that iinet will keep bringing out new modems. Those who rented BoB1 will be able to upgrade to BoB2 at the end of their initial rental plan!
For more information on BoB2 Rental visit www.iinet.net.au.
