Unicentral Student Accommodation

Internet Usage at Unicentral

Our PABX system does not support modems on phone lines. This means that whilst living at UniCentral you will need to connect to our internet supplier. Once you are connected and have purchased an internet plan you will receive unlimited free intranet connection between your bedroom/study and the University's library facilities. High speed broadband is available in the following plans:

• 10GB usage a month for $36.00 per month
• 40GB usage a month for $49.95 per month

Extra download blocks are available at $10 per 1GB block

UniCentral offers the ONLY Symmetrical internet service offered in student accommodation in Australia

This means the speed is the same to upload information and the same speed is offered to down load information.

The Intranet

An Intranet is a private internal communication system, similar to the internet, where you can access internal organisational information.  As a student of the Sunshine Coast University, you will be able to access information including the University library through the Intranet, which is not available to outsiders.

It may help to think of the intranet as a private internet facility just for students and staff of USC.

You're Email Address

Each resident allocates their own email address when completing the initial application.  For example : jsmith@unicentral,net.au.  All bedrooms have high speed ISDN connection ports.

What is a download?

A download is how you transfer data from a website or server to your computer.  Down loads are counted.  This would include emails, text, images, DVD footage or music.  Downloads use up your megabytes and contribute to your internet usage.  Again, we suggest you research the types of data you are most likely to download and work out the megabyte usage most appropriate to your needs.

The Table Below will help you estimate how much each activity uses in megabytes.

You get 10 Gigabytes per month for $36.00

* There are 1024 megabytes to 1 gigabyte and you get 10 gigabytes for $36.00. So 10,240 megabtyes.  See the table below so you and estimate how much time you can spend on the computer, its heaps!