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Thread ID: 19944	2002-05-26 06:07:00	Broadband in all NZ schools?	Guest (0)	Press F1

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50843	2002-05-27 05:56:00	Yes!! Totally! Demystify IT as completely as possible & perhaps things will work right for a change! Don't get me wrong - IT pays my bills, but it's not magic, it's about the same as being a reasonable plumber - if more kids (& adults) think of it like that, then perhaps they'll progress through the coming age with a degree of confidence & skill way beyond that of their parents and (dare I say it) teachers. Future up & coming generations matter more than the existing one<s>, so try & give them as much of a boost as possible now, while U can!	Guest (0)
50844	2002-05-27 09:23:00	Chris, Before leaping into print, please at least get your facts right. Greymouth has had ADSL for some time, Hokitika gets it next month, but Westport already has another provider which diminishes its appeal to us. Telecom already has DSL enabled much of rural Otago and Northland, and several other regions will be done this year. This work was undertaken with the specific goal of providing broadband access to schools, and has been received very favourably. There is no doubt that the governmental funding for this type of work will be useful, whether it goes to Telecom or any of the other suppliers who have emerged in the past week now that a potential gravy train has been announced. The fact remains that the setup is not cheap (tens of millions) and even the biggest organisations have reservations about spending that sort of money without some return. Steve Eckett DSL Planning TNZL ps That rather expensive fibre cable is itching to do more work. I am open to any offers for new business.	Guest (0)
50845	2002-05-28 01:41:00	I live in suburban auckland, and we cannot get DSL yet remote towns of a few thousand can get it! our school is in an area that can get it, although all we have is a crappy watchdog connection... try 60 odd students trying to do research on a shared single line ISDN connection! try reading my article on dsl at www.vectorstar.net as it will amaze you... prehaps. blah!! grr!!	Guest (0)
50846	2002-05-28 06:45:00	We all know how fast this industry moves. Dial-up may be fast enough now, but in a couple of years? Not a chance. My only gripe would be that more than half the teachers don't know how to use a computer properly themselves. My step-daughter knows more about using a PC/Mac than her text-management teacher and usually ends up semi-teaching the class. How can that be right? Give those teachers some decent training!!!	Guest (0)
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