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| Thread ID: 43044 | 2004-03-01 19:43:00 | New internet plans from Telstra | Barnabas (4562) | Press F1 |
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| 219388 | 2004-03-01 23:48:00 | Grrrr!!! Why can't Telstra hurry up and do ALL of ChCh? It's not fair! :-( Does anyone know where I can find out where they plan to lay cables? Someone said not long ago that they have stopped for now but that doesn't sound right to me. Are they putting cables in new subdivisions around ChCh as they are being developed? Anyone know anything?? :-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 219389 | 2004-03-01 23:48:00 | An ADSL modem won't work on TelstraClear. There is actually a thread about this running on the nz.reg.canterbury.general newsgroup at the moment and, apparently, TelstraClear don't currently allow people to use their own modems on their network but they might be reassessing this policy as we speak. |
Alasta (1420) | ||
| 219390 | 2004-03-01 23:57:00 | > You can bypass the cable rental issue by buying your own, can't you? I don't think so . It wasn't an option the last I heard (about six months ago) . It has something to do with compatibility with their lines/system - by having subscribers use their equipment they can guarantee compatibility and thus continuity of service . Or something . Graham L will tell you . :D |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 219391 | 2004-03-02 05:33:00 | > Thanks GF, never noticed that before. How did you do > that then? Click formatting options (above the box where you type your reply, and it will have a section there on inserting links into words. J :D |
Jester (13) | ||
| 219392 | 2004-03-02 07:31:00 | > > Actually, Im not to sure where Kapiti is :-) > > > > B. > > Just south of Auckland, near Invercargill, Nelson and > Taupo. > > Cheers Murray ;P But the Kapiti Coast is just north of wellington.... |
Growly (6) | ||
| 219393 | 2004-03-02 07:35:00 | GGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR DAMMIT!!!! Why must the cable network prices ALWAYS BEAT ADSL???? Silly TelstraClear, not cabling my "crib"..... Please don't answer with a technical response to my rhetorical question... And Telecom still has its FirstMedia lines in the ground, cant they use them or not? |
Growly (6) | ||
| 219394 | 2004-03-02 07:47:00 | im more interested in the flat rate option 256k/ $99 a month/ UNLIMITED :D |
Megaman (344) | ||
| 219395 | 2004-03-03 00:11:00 | This (www.tomsnetworking.com) is what we need to get Telecom to drop their prices. | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 219396 | 2004-03-03 01:05:00 | I think they ran out of money . :D It's a hugely expensive process --- I think the estimate was $20 million for Christchurch . Allow for the inevitable cost overrun . . . say $30 million . Then assume they got 30 000 of Telecom's customers . The rentals have to cover the interest and "repayment" of that money . That amounts to at least $20 per week for financing . Providing services, maintenance, etc, of course cost negative amoiunts, so the rentals can be reasonable . ;-) I suppose in the "new economy" where the money is all imaginary, and management is perfect it all makes sense . In the real world in which I would like to think that I live, it's bloody nonsense . Perhaps the accounts and projections were passed by Arthur Anderson (well known for their highly skilled and competent audits of Enron) . Duplication or the infrastructure can never economic . The only way to handle "natural monopolies" is to have a monolopy, but regulate the bastards . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 219397 | 2004-03-03 01:05:00 | > > > Actually, Im not to sure where Kapiti is :-) > > > > > > B. > > > > Just south of Auckland, near Invercargill, Nelson > and > > Taupo. > > > > Cheers Murray ;P > > > But the Kapiti Coast is just north of wellington.... Then I'm correct. It's south of Auckland and therefore of no consequence which, is the only thing you have to remember ;) Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
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