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| Thread ID: 43418 | 2004-03-14 05:19:00 | Telstraclear cable 2Mbs | TonyF (246) | Press F1 |
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| 222488 | 2004-03-14 05:19:00 | Telstraclear 2Mbs prices look quite interesting. Looks to cost about the same as Telecom 256K. Anyone there yet ? |
TonyF (246) | ||
| 222489 | 2004-03-14 10:17:00 | but it is applied to wellington anyway.. damn.. Auckland can't have this wonderful package... oh btw.. u know on those package, it does required a router hire? how come? y can't we just our own router??? Jacky |
jackyht (3685) | ||
| 222490 | 2004-03-14 10:43:00 | > oh btw.. u know on those package, it does required a > router hire? how come? y can't we just our own > router??? Because Telstra make money from hiring out the cable modems. :) |
segfault (655) | ||
| 222491 | 2004-03-14 10:58:00 | They certainly do. Their original excuse was to keep control of the hardware due to fiddlers potentially compromising their network. But it needs the right knowledge, firmware and probably a hack in to their system to get at the modems. All possible I guess which makes their argument moot. They say they may change their mind but I've heard it is too much of a money spinner for them to let go easily. And they are just modems BTW. They don't route. I'm waiting for a reply from Paradise/Telstra, re installation cost as I already have the cable (for tv), just need the modem hooked up. If they're nice, I may well go for it despite my misgivings re the modem rental + needing to get a router. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 222492 | 2004-03-15 07:22:00 | > I'm waiting for a reply from Paradise/Telstra, re > installation cost as I already have the cable (for > tv), just need the modem hooked up. Hello Murray. Telstra say no installation costs if sign up for 24 months. I see that Xtra have just cut $99 off their deal. Ah, competition !! Keep us posted on what you find out. Cheers T |
TonyF (246) | ||
| 222493 | 2004-03-15 11:01:00 | Not sure I want to be locked in for 2 years the loops might unravel by then besides, I reckon I've already paid most of the fees with the original . No sign of a reply, yet . Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 222494 | 2004-03-16 05:03:00 | > Not sure I want to be locked in for 2 years the loops > might unravel by then And that is the great unknown. What to do ?? Right now, for a 1 Gig traffic setup on Paradise, Cable for 2Mbs is 39.95 p/m + modem 10.95. ADSL ( 256 K) is 20 (Paradise) + 29.95. ADSL connection fee is $99 ( but not with Xtra !) plus router/filters say $250. Cable has no connection charge if signing up for 24 months. No doubt someone will correct my figs, but cable looks interesting. Cheers Tony |
TonyF (246) | ||
| 222495 | 2004-03-16 05:30:00 | Got a reply from Paradise today Tony . Installation for me will be reduced by 60% because I'm already wired . This is what they said re modem purchase or supplying your own . Also would they introduce NAT/Routing capable modems (obviously they wouldn't be just modems then would they): Probably . I apologise for such a vague answer, but it's a bit hazy at the moment . We expect to allow this sometime soon, we're still testing things . I can't give any timeframe . We're unlikely to go out of our way to supply modems with routing and NAT functionality, as we provide the modem as a network access device, rather than networking device . The last part re NAT is fair enough . It's definitely looking more promising on the rental vs purchase side . From my point of view it looks more than interesting now . Fixed IP and they don't mind servers, another learning curve coming up, perhaps . Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 222496 | 2004-03-16 06:55:00 | > ADSL connection fee is $99 ( but not with Xtra !) plus router/filters say $250 . Other ISPs have free connection to ADSL for the next month as well as Xtra - I would be fairly certain that Paradise would as well . |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 222497 | 2004-03-16 07:10:00 | Another complication - Telstraclear on their Web page now say that they will offer 2 Mbs ADSL later this year. The plot thickens.... | TonyF (246) | ||
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