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| Thread ID: 63641 | 2005-11-17 10:59:00 | Another reason why it might be good to go to Australia & why Telecom sucks | stu161204 (123) | PC World Chat |
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| 405037 | 2005-11-17 10:59:00 | Have a read of this: www.zdnet.com.au From: www.zdnet.com.au Optus dumps 256Kbps ADSL By Renai LeMay, ZDNet Australia 16 November 2005 03:21 PM update The nation's number two telco will stop selling ADSL plans at 256Kbps -- the lowest speed commonly sold in Australia. "We have eliminated the 256Kbps speed and Optus DSL broadband customers will now receive at least 512Kbps downstream speed," said Optus' consumer group marketing director Michael Smith in a statement. Optus has also overhauled its pricing structure for ADSL services, in the process allocating larger download limits. "Extensive research by Optus showed customers wanted plans that are easy to understand and improved broadband services," said Smith. "With the increased use of broadband for music, education and entertainment, speed and download limits are more important to customers." Optus has also extended its off-peak time zone -- which comes with separate and higher download limits than its on-peak times -- so that it lasts from midnight to midday each day. Optus' new plans offer customers a range of download limits at two speeds (512Kbps and 1.5Mbps), with prices ranging from $39.95 per month to $79.95 per month. Customers who bundle their broadband plans with either an Optus fixed or mobile phone line receive $10 off their broadband plan monthly charge. Customers who exceed their download limits will have their connection cut down to dialup speeds. The new plans come as Optus has recently quietly retreated on its stated plans to offer customers migrating to its new ADSL infrastructure speeds up to 20Mbps. However ZDNet Australia understands the speeds have not yet been finalised and may change before the company formally launches its new, high-speed ADSL hardware to the market. :groan: :annoyed: :( |
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| 405038 | 2005-11-17 19:49:00 | But then you will have to complain about the Oz inbumbent Telstra.. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 405039 | 2005-11-17 20:11:00 | Optus' new plans offer customers a range of download limits at two speeds (512Kbps and 1.5Mbps), with prices ranging from $39.95 per month to $79.95 per month. Customers who bundle their broadband plans with either an Optus fixed or mobile phone line receive $10 off their broadband plan monthly charge. That doesn't sound all that different to ours except you get 2M for $79.95 here. | ninja (1671) | ||
| 405040 | 2005-11-18 01:22:00 | Have you bought your ticket yet? | Graham L (2) | ||
| 405041 | 2005-11-18 01:37:00 | We can pass a hat around, Off he goes to the blessed land of Telstra.... | Metla (12) | ||
| 405042 | 2005-11-18 01:50:00 | Can I point out how much you suck for posting yet another Telecom-bashing thread. Don't you other guys get annoyed? I do | techie (7177) | ||
| 405043 | 2005-11-18 01:53:00 | Its a forum, Whats to get annoyed about? Its all sh1ts and giggles so to speak...... |
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| 405044 | 2005-11-18 01:54:00 | Don't participate in the thread then..... | Prescott (11) | ||
| 405045 | 2005-11-18 01:58:00 | Such threads do tend to be boring. If you have a reality-based complaint about a service, complain to the service provider. Perpetual moans that "it's cheaper/better/free in some other country" do not enlighten anyone. Parliament, with a necessarily high tolerance of stupidty, does have a rulle against "tedious repetition". |
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| 405046 | 2005-11-18 02:33:00 | Can I point out how much you suck for posting yet another Telecom-bashing thread. Don't you other guys get annoyed? I doTechie.. you are blaming the wrong people... the reason your forum has every second thread starting with "t313$kum sux0rs" is not the fault of the posters, the blame is clearly with telecom. Did you know the quality content of New Zealand forums is lagging far behind the rest of the OECD? Telecom should compensate us for bringing the quality of our forums down! -Qyiet |
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