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Thread ID: 109706	2010-05-19 21:35:00	"Big Time" is over	wallarro (11242)	Press F1

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886325	2010-05-19 21:35:00	www.stuff.co.nz Any thoughts? I am still 6 months into a year contract. Does that mean I can change ISP? Welli.	wallarro (11242)
886326	2010-05-19 21:52:00	I knew it. Where's that fella on PressF1 who was bragging how he downloaded 500GB consistently every month :lol: Me thinks if you have it then you limit the connection to everyone so everyone who buys into the terms and conditions of Big Time get the same treatment so it is fair but then again you have some people who download stuff now and others not so it is still unfair. Some may use it every hour of the day scheduled some may use it every peak hour after work to bed time, some may use it sparingly an hour a day only. I say get rid of it, there are high user packages and low user packages .... Or hey go to another country at least the internet is better :lol: At least we know of the restaurants we been to, the all you can eat are not that common these days vs the past. They are also not that great quality. We do say amongst ourselves that if you want a buffet you need to be big eaters of it is not worth it, just pay as you go :p Mind you a no. of those are now closed.	Nomad (952)
886327	2010-05-19 21:52:00	Not sure if you can change ISP - certainly can change plans me thinks. If they do can Big Time then you should change ISP.	Nomad (952)
886328	2010-05-19 22:01:00	ROTFL what a crock of **** story Telecom knew there were very heavy users when they introduced "Big Time" as they had the "Go Large" plan before that. Telecom CAN'T make the throttling work correctly and that's why they are canceling it, lets not admit to technical issues! Another proud day in Telecom NZ broadband history lol	Battleneter2 (9361)
886329	2010-05-19 22:02:00	. custhelp . com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2064" target="_blank">telecom . custhelp . com I would expect them to offer compensation again . I was moved from the old Go Large plan and they offered $10 per month off the Big Time plan for 3 months . I called them up and said that I wanted the free modem that was being offered to new customers and the $10, but at first they said they couldn't do that . They mentioned a 1 month stand down period . . . and after a little arguing, I told them that the 1 month stand down was fine . . . . but suddenly, after talking to a supervisor, they were then able to offer the modem and the $10 . . . !	IcePick (15781)
886330	2010-05-19 22:10:00	Telecom CAN'T make the throttling work correctly and that's why they are canceling it, lets not admit to technical issues! LOL. Can any company correctly manage the quota systems on a all you can use plan. Cos I like to know it. And, still make money from it. :lol: And, please all theri all can use customers. Maybe as some PressF1 users say, they should manage it better, but also make it faster and cheaper, haha. That's a workable strategy :illogical: Maybe I should open a restaurant, for better and cheaper food, you can also take your doggie bag and doggie box and fed your neighbourhood too.	Nomad (952)
886331	2010-05-19 22:14:00	Yet another NZ company/industry that blames its customers for its own failures. Shame on telecom, But its to be expected. The company is scum.	Metla (12)
886332	2010-05-19 22:18:00	The failure me thinks was to actually introduce a all you can use plan or the 2nd time maybe. Like Metla, it's expected. Pizza Hut used to have all you can pizzas right? That was a bit more than the single adult typical meal I think. Only for indoor dining, so you cannot take 20 pizzas for your mates. Do they still have all you can eat Pizzas? I want all I can travel, AirNZ trips around the world - unlimited mileage with all their partner airlines and partner hotels. Thanks Star Alliance and Sheraton, Hilton, 4 Seasons etc :thumbs: I also want all I can use petrol and telephone and power cost.	Nomad (952)
886333	2010-05-19 22:30:00	It is disappointing that Telecom are cancelling the Big Time plan. I can't believe some people would average 1TB a month on data!! I thought Telecom did an excellent job with the Big Time Plan compared to my previous plan (20GB Plan with Vodafone). My father is still on the Vodafone 20GB Plan so now I may have to go back to that plan. I found web browsing at the same speed as Vodafone, watching YouTube video's (even HD versions) was much faster than Vodafone through your caching system. With Vodafone our family was using up 20GB half way through the month just for web browsing and YouTube. The only downside to the plan was that TVNZ on Demand and other video sites were slow. Overall, the Big Time Plan was better than than Vodafone (20GB) Plan. When the BT Plan has been disconnected, I hope Telecom be providing a better alternative for someone like me & the family who uses around 50GB - 70GB per month? I have 5 internet users in the family and I don't think 40GB Pro Plan is enough for me. I'm not looking forward to going back to Vodafone but if there are excellent alternatives, I will definitely stay with Telecom.	vims213 (15007)
886334	2010-05-19 22:44:00	What's really stupid is how Bernie Newman is quoted saying "the Government was on the right track with its proposed investment in fibre-optic cable "so we can look forward to a time when bandwidth ceases to be a constraint".". What an idiot. National traffic and backhaul capacity isn't the issue. The issue is the cost per-GB of the international data that the larger users are going through. Fail Bernie Newman! Don't Slingshot do something similar to WxC with their free or larger cap for off-peak data? Pizza Hut still have all you can eat pizzas at their restaurants, dine-in only as far as I know? I could be mistaken, it's been a while ... All I know is the cost-per-gig for somebody like me who does 100 gigs a month is gonna be crazy insane :(	Chilling_Silence (9)
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