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| Thread ID: 81966 | 2007-08-12 06:50:00 | "Free" broadband coming to NZ | robbyp (2751) | PC World Chat |
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| 579865 | 2007-08-12 09:04:00 | Well, nobody's saying it's the one true broadband package to rule them all. If you need more than 20GB, if you need full-speed upload, if you're already on fibre or something else quicker, then that's lovely. But the vast majority of Kiwis aren't on any of those plans and for them this kind of plan is an ideal starter or an easy way to get a leg up... 5GB for $10/month is pretty good I think and a great way to find out whether or not you need 20GB or not. Cheers Paul |
Audent (8028) | ||
| 579866 | 2007-08-12 09:34:00 | Remember it is stated as an "entry Level" plan, which for the average home user, if all they do is read email, surf the net and play games at Yahoo or other places like that for example thats fine. The higher usage people of course it wont be much use. Heres something funny - had xtra around the other day trying to sell their plans, when they found out my current plan with telstra, 80Gb / month and the amount I use, the sales rep simply replied " you should stick with telstra then":lol: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 579867 | 2007-08-12 10:19:00 | Telecom are blowing bubbles. www.yourbubble.co.nz |
Hitech (9024) | ||
| 579868 | 2007-08-12 10:32:00 | Telstraclear is turning up the heat on this great offer for mobile customers. www.stuff.co.nz |
Hitech (9024) | ||
| 579869 | 2007-08-12 20:16:00 | Telstraclear is turning up the heat on this great offer for mobile customers. www.stuff.co.nz That's something of a misunderstanding on Stuff's part - this has no mobile component. The whole thing is delivered over fixed line, so if you want DSL broadband you can now get it for free. Cheers Paul |
Audent (8028) | ||
| 579870 | 2007-08-12 20:20:00 | It also means those with a telecom mobile can have the benefit of cheaper mobile calls if you are a telstraclear customer as they are allowed to charge whatever they wish for the price of a call. | Hitech (9024) | ||
| 579871 | 2007-08-13 04:59:00 | Heres something funny - had xtra around the other day trying to sell their plans, when they found out my current plan with telstra, 80Gb / month and the amount I use, the sales rep simply replied " you should stick with telstra then":lol: If it wern't so windy down there I might have come down there and been your neighbour and got that plan too. That sounds real good. I wonder what SurferJoe gets.... unlimited data, heaps of speed and pays a few peanuts a month no doubt. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 579872 | 2007-08-13 05:14:00 | Heres something funny - had xtra around the other day trying to sell their plans, when they found out my current plan with telstra, 80Gb / month and the amount I use, the sales rep simply replied " you should stick with telstra then":lol: Excellent!:lol: :thumbs: I'll I'll bet the sales rep was feeling pretty small after that. :) |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 579873 | 2007-08-14 01:04:00 | This deal works in a similar way to the 'buy two pairs of shoes and get the third pair free' offers. We're saying buy two services and we'll give you the monthly broadband component free. Customers buy a home phone connection from Vodafone ($41 a month) and a tolls package that offers an unlimited number of national calls ($20 a month) and we'll give them broadband for free (normally $30 a month). Broadband 1 offers maximum download speeds and 1GB of traffic. 1GB is our entry level plan but it's enough to download around 6,000 photos, more than 300 songs or 200,000 text-based email - that's certainly enough for most customers who want to try out broadband but have been put off by the price. For users who want more, we also offer our higher level plans with the price of Broadband1 taken off as discount - so a 5GB plan will cost customers only $10 a month. The majority of existing ihug customers can take advantage of this deal without paying a transfer fee because they're not on a contract. Any customers that are on a contract because they've taken advantage of a special deal with us, can simply pay a transfer fee which will be between $99 and $199 (whatever the early disconnection fee is for their contract) - so they'll still be saving money. The 12 month contract simply means they stick around to get their 12 months of free broadband - so yes it's a commitment, a commitment to get their free broadband! Cheers Paul Brislen Vodafone External Communications Manager |
Audent (8028) | ||
| 579874 | 2007-08-14 01:52:00 | ^Planning on getting it when I move house, what would I do in that situation seeing as there would be no phone line to start with? Just call iHug and do no dealings with Telecom? What if I want my phone no. from old place to new place which is under a Telecom account? Hmm maybe I should give'em a call :D |
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