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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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| 886355 | 2010-05-20 01:57:00 | Poo. This is not good news. :dogeye: | wratterus (105) | ||
| 886356 | 2010-05-20 02:18:00 | simple fix: nail the heavy users only. Lets see, the biggest ISP in NZ cant manage customer excessive data use. Just flag the heavy users, 1x warning, then take them off Big Time & on to another Plan. (as per existing terms and conditions) My Big Time is so slow that I would struggle to get near 1T downloads if I tried. I know its telecom throttling me, as Ive seen the speed available on the rare occassion when the throttling was not turned on. And what will the new "high Speed" Broadband the Govt is paying for REALLY give us..... nothing. Have heard rumour of $2000 to have this 'High Speed' Broadband actually connected to your home. (not denied by the Govt, they are "still negotiating" ) |
sroby (11519) | ||
| 886357 | 2010-05-20 03:10:00 | simple fix: nail the heavy users only. Lets see, the biggest ISP in NZ cant manage customer excessive data use. Just flag the heavy users, 1x warning, then take them off Big Time & on to another Plan. (as per existing terms and conditions) This is not about "heavy users", that's a smoke screen excuse as Telecom had two years of previous experience with a near identical plan "Go large". The percentage of heavy users would have always been factored into the costs and if it wasn't that would make them monumentally stupid. Telecom are not being honest about the reason for pulling the plug. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 886358 | 2010-05-20 03:39:00 | I'm with sroby, FTTH won't give diddly squat. The issue is not the national backhaul, that's fine. The issue is the international cost-per-GB of the data. Adding more to the national backhaul won't affect the fact that it still costs the same to get the data into the country, and that's why it's not affordable for Telecom... Hell I'd still take Big Time, even if it was "managed" but they limited it to like 100GB or something, it's still decent value-for-money... |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 886359 | 2010-05-20 03:44:00 | I'm on the other side of the fence. Hit the big users. User pay theory. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 886360 | 2010-05-20 03:50:00 | I am on the Adventure Pro plan $80 for 40gb, I use it all and pay for it all. I would like a little more on the cap (and willing to pay for it if it was available) but this is the best I can get. Ironically I was going to trial Big Time for a month next billing cycle see how it went. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 886361 | 2010-05-20 03:59:00 | I am on the Adventure Pro plan $80 for 40gb, I use it all and pay for it all. I would like a little more on the cap (and willing to pay for it if it was available) but this is the best I can get. Ironically I was going to trial Big Time for a month next billing cycle see how it went. You can go to Orcon and get a plan that will allow 220Gb. You have to pay though. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 886362 | 2010-05-20 06:00:00 | I get the best speed possible through Xtra, 220 is a lot I only need another 20gb or so to be perfect, 40 does me fairly well thou. | DeSade (984) | ||
| 886363 | 2010-05-20 08:47:00 | I'm with sroby, FTTH won't give diddly squat. The issue is not the national backhaul, that's fine. The issue is the international cost-per-GB of the data. Adding more to the national backhaul won't affect the fact that it still costs the same to get the data into the country, and that's why it's not affordable for Telecom... Hell I'd still take Big Time, even if it was "managed" but they limited it to like 100GB or something, it's still decent value-for-money... NZ needs to do the following 1. Break Telecoms Near local loop monopoly with FTTD (if handled well). 2. Break Telecoms Near monoply with International capacity (Southern Cross) 3. Future proof likely residential capacity requirements, so that rules out DSL2. All these things need to be correct not just one that suits you personally!. Fixing all 3 will likely bring down data charges and level the playing field, and yes us Tax payers will have to pay for 10 years of NZ broadband mismanagement. Honestly do you have Telecom shares or something? |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 886364 | 2010-05-20 08:51:00 | It's just the dawn chorus I can hear in the background. :) | Sweep (90) | ||
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