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| Thread ID: 121044 | 2011-10-09 07:07:00 | UK ISPs "exaggerate the cost of data". Same in NZ? | braindead (1685) | PC World Chat |
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| 1236462 | 2011-10-09 07:07:00 | "Traffic-related costs are a small percentage of the total connectivity revenue, and despite traffic growth, this percentage is expected to stay constant or decline," claims the report, written by telecoms experts Plum Consulting. Read more here (www.pcpro.co.uk) |
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| 1236463 | 2011-10-09 08:58:00 | Not quite. We rely on the southern cross cable, so we are at somewhat a disadvantage. Telecom (among others) who owns it will essentially try to rape out wallet as much as they can to recover the costs. For under 100$ (in the US) you will get phone, internet and TV (with some crazy 400 channels). Here it'll cost you over $250 (for 30, third rate, channels). This is still way too much. This won't change until someone helps us escape SKY's stranglehold. |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 1236464 | 2011-10-09 09:22:00 | A mate in the US gets 250GB + Cable TV thats equivilent to pretty much the biggest jumbo sky package + Phone (incl unlimited national calls and unlimited to canada and the UK) the speed is around 60mbit. He also has unlimited data on his cellphone. Total for all this? about 70-80 usd. Currently one of the better priced deals around with orcon genius its 70 for 30gb and a phone |
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