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| Thread ID: 74995 | 2006-12-13 00:28:00 | Telecom ordered to open up lines | jermsie (6820) | PC World Chat |
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| 506308 | 2006-12-13 08:45:00 | ill believe it when i see it | dconline (9267) | ||
| 506309 | 2006-12-13 09:08:00 | IMHO, the prices are not bad, I don't have BB however from my readings it appears the standard of its wires needs work and the data cap needs work.That sums it up pretty nicely. Compared with other countries, our monthly fees aren't as high as some people would make you believe. It's just that you get less for that money (slower speeds, smaller data caps, poor reliability). | maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 506310 | 2006-12-13 09:11:00 | imo it will take 2 - 3 + years before we see any thing happening....:2cents: At least it will happen. |
jermsie (6820) | ||
| 506311 | 2006-12-13 16:05:00 | Telecom NZ had the opportunity to 'play fair' and fling open the doors to it's exchanges in 2000 when British Telecom was forced to do the same."Telecom NZ chose not too".In 2003 Easynet became the first independent ISP in the U.K to install ADSL equipment at Dimsdale,in the West Midlands.British Telecom,at the time,was accused of deliberately obstructing the process in order to maintain its dominance of the wholesale ADSL market -- a charge it has repeatedly denied. What I'd like to know is will Telecom NZ do a turtle imitation of BT,now that they have a new British manager of Telecom NZ wholesale?. Kiwi's are sick to death of the "She'll be right" attitude of this Telecommunications institution. E-Mail your views: www.nzherald.co.nz |
Utopia (7787) | ||
| 506312 | 2006-12-13 16:34:00 | I am going to be very contrary here..so unlike me.... I am in the US, have DSL...ok, ADSL, and it runs at 4M, no caps, unlimited free long distance phone to any place in the US, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, Guam, The Philipeans, Midway, Alaska, Guantanamo, Puerto Rico, Jamaica....etc... Call waiting, caller ID, three-way calling, 12 voicemail boxes, call blocking..etc... All for $39.95 USD. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 506313 | 2006-12-13 19:24:00 | SurferJoe you also have a population of 300,393,712 | pctek (84) | ||
| 506314 | 2006-12-13 19:28:00 | I am going to be very contrary here..so unlike me.... I am in the US, have DSL...ok, ADSL, and it runs at 4M, no caps, unlimited free long distance phone to any place in the US, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, Guam, The Philipeans, Midway, Alaska, Guantanamo, Puerto Rico, Jamaica....etc... Call waiting, caller ID, three-way calling, 12 voicemail boxes, call blocking..etc... All for $39.95 USD. Um have you got a point? Comparing NZ broadband to the US is kinda pointless. The US has around 75x our population which means the broadband infrastructure costs per person is significantly lower, without even talking exchange rates for the cost of international capacity. Also our economy is not supported my HUGE arms sales and stolen middle east oil. |
Master_Frost (9951) | ||
| 506315 | 2006-12-13 19:48:00 | All for $39.95 USD. Still works out roughly to be NZ$80. Now I pay about $100 for my broadband and phone line. I admit you have better broadband plan and more phone services - but our police dont carry guns. I can live with that. |
sam m (517) | ||
| 506316 | 2006-12-13 22:48:00 | - but our police dont carry guns. I can live with that. Are you trying for the ostrich or the Tui award ? :lol::lol::lol: |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 506317 | 2006-12-13 23:47:00 | Still works out roughly to be NZ$80. Now I pay about $100 for my broadband and phone line. I admit you have better broadband plan and more phone services - but our police dont carry guns. I can live with that. You have to look at the comparable wages in the US before you do any exchange rate conversions otherwise the cost in NZ$ looks inflated.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
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