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| Thread ID: 107813 | 2010-03-02 22:21:00 | Think they must of just changed me to ADSL2 | Trev (427) | Press F1 |
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| 863248 | 2010-03-03 00:12:00 | But the Gov will ensure you get fibre to the home by spending your money that you pay in TAXES. It has to be better than ADSL2+ As long as Telecom dont somehow end up in control of it yes lol. But yea ADSL2+ is a waste of time and money its a band-aid. The OP is lucky most people get nothing like that speed, must be close to the cabinate or Exchange and have good copper. |
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| 863249 | 2010-03-03 00:12:00 | But the Gov will ensure you get fibre to the home by spending your money that you pay in TAXES. It has to be better than ADSL2+ Unfortunately thats the opposite of the truth: chillingsilence.wordpress.com * There is already around 1300 of the proposed 3500 deployed. Upon completion Chorus aims to provide over 80% of New Zealand with access to a connection of between 10 & 20mps by the end of 2011. * The Government proposed FTTH initiative (Which is costing the government alone $1.5b) is expecting to cover 75% by around 2021. You're more likely to get "coverage" through Telecom / Chorus than you are the Govt Fibre rollout ;) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 863250 | 2010-03-03 00:51:00 | As long as Telecom dont somehow end up in control of it yes lol. But yea ADSL2+ is a waste of time and money its a band-aid. The OP is lucky most people get nothing like that speed, must be close to the cabinate or Exchange and have good copper. Yeah, I get 12-13mb/s down, about 500kb/sup, very unbalanced.....I might see if the boss will go for fibre, we can then get replication for offsite DR |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 863251 | 2010-03-03 01:50:00 | Yeah, I get 12-13mb/s down, about 500kb/sup, very unbalanced . . . . . I might see if the boss will go for fibre, we can then get replication for offsite DR Thats actually pretty good for ADSL2, but yea the upstream is still woeful on ADSL2 so small residential web based type businesses etc may be restricted which is not great for NZ growth . Not to mention 10-15mb/s down seems decent by today's standards but doesn't add any future proofing for tomorrow average requirements . Telecom loves ADSL2 because it keeps most of NZ on the local loop be it retail or there wholesale while "improving broadband" lol . Clearly there are people here that buy into that and cant understand the desperate need for a 2nd fiber competing residential network . Then we all just have to worry about Telecom international data charges, but one step at a time ah :) |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 863252 | 2010-03-03 02:54:00 | Thats actually pretty good for ADSL2, but yea the upstream is still woeful on ADSL2 so small residential web based type businesses etc may be restricted which is not great for NZ growth . Not to mention 10-15mb/s down seems decent by today's standards but doesn't add any future proofing for tomorrow average requirements . Telecom loves ADSL2 because it keeps most of NZ on the local loop be it retail or there wholesale while "improving broadband" lol . Clearly there are people here that buy into that and cant understand the desperate need for a 2nd fiber competing residential network . Then we all just have to worry about Telecom international data charges, but one step at a time ah :) Yeah, well work provides my BB for support, however I now have several older server at home begging me to setup tier 3 storage for site to site block replication . . . . |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 863253 | 2010-03-03 02:54:00 | Clearly there are people here that buy into that and cant understand the desperate need for a 2nd fiber competing residential network. There's already a handful of Fibre networks in Auckland (just for example) and quite often more than 1 across the country. Residents can generally get them but it's the monthly cost that makes it unaffordable, and that's regardless of Telecom being the wholesale supplier or not. broadbandmap.govt.nz In the CBD (Again just for example): Vector Telecom Group Kordia FX Networks KAREN Bush Wireless Compass Communications Not to mention "high-speed" services from Woosh, ADSL2+ from Telecom Wholesale, Vodafone 3G. Call me frugal but I can think of many BETTER ways to spend $10,000,000,000 on this country, even if the Govt only fronts $1->2billion... |
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