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Thread ID: 78800 2007-04-29 01:58:00 UK Broadband. Poppa John (284) Press F1
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545138 2007-04-30 11:43:00 My father pays $30 for a 10MBps connection unlimited bandwith per month in hong kong and also only Australia and NZ's broadband are the ones I can think of that are expensive and ridiculous pricing.

But, ninjabear, that again reinforces the issue that a sparsely populated country = higher broadband costs and the only way to manage some of the cost is datacaps.

Without datacaps, if the cost per user was averaged, many of us could not afford the cost of broadband. Simply not enough people to average the infrastructure and data transport and bandwidth costs amongst if it was "all you can eat".

While I would prefer to see umlimited data, it would make little difference to me as I only use 1.5 GB of my 5 GB cap anyway. But I would object if I was subsidising someone using 50 or 100 GB.
godfather (25)
545139 2007-04-30 12:01:00 Without datacaps, if the cost per user was averaged, many of us could not afford the cost of broadband. Simply not enough people to average the infrastructure and data transport and bandwidth costs amongst if it was "all you can eat".

Just look what happened with Xtra Go Large or any ISP in the past that has offered unlimited data....
stu161204 (123)
545140 2007-04-30 18:30:00 But, ninjabear, that again reinforces the issue that a sparsely populated country = higher broadband costs and the only way to manage some of the cost is datacaps.

Without datacaps, if the cost per user was averaged, many of us could not afford the cost of broadband. Simply not enough people to average the infrastructure and data transport and bandwidth costs amongst if it was "all you can eat".

While I would prefer to see umlimited data, it would make little difference to me as I only use 1.5 GB of my 5 GB cap anyway. But I would object if I was subsidising someone using 50 or 100 GB.

gf.......Can I have some of your leftover allowance. Please. !!!!!!!!! PJ
Poppa John (284)
545141 2007-04-30 21:04:00 Sorry Poppa John, gf's leftover allowance is already subsidising someone else. PaulD (232)
545142 2007-04-30 23:36:00 PJ, what on earth do you do with the data allowance!
(or shouldn't I ask...)
godfather (25)
545143 2007-04-30 23:50:00 Not sure where you banked, but we pay nothing in the way of bank fees, nothing to open an account, use an ATM, use internet banking etc .

We dont?? It depends on what bank you're with .

As some do charge fees for ATM, and Eftpos, and for ringing them up (if u ring instead of going online) .

Dunno what part of NZ ur in . Thats if ur in NZ, but tell me where it is, and I'll move there!
Speedy Gonzales (78)
545144 2007-05-01 01:07:00 Well, I have just completed my end of month accounts and sent some bills out.

bank fees = $0 Bank A (personal account)
bank fees = $0 Bank B (company account)

ATM fees are all rebated to zero in both cases as well.
:)
godfather (25)
545145 2007-05-01 06:08:00 We dont?? It depends on what bank you're with .

As some do charge fees for ATM, and Eftpos, and for ringing them up (if u ring instead of going online) .

Dunno what part of NZ ur in . Thats if ur in NZ, but tell me where it is, and I'll move there!
Can't be in NZ Speedy,do they have banks in the antarctic?
Cicero (40)
545146 2007-05-01 06:13:00 Everybody I know pays Bank fees and ATM fees and many more sneaky little add-on charges here in NZ.

What is the name of this free bank?
zqwerty (97)
545147 2007-05-01 06:23:00 PJ , what on earth do you do with the data allowance!
(or shouldn't I ask...)

It is only 1GB & two of us share it. PJ
Poppa John (284)
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