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Thread ID: 75921	2007-01-14 21:30:00	Telecom has just hiked home line charges	Chris Keall (10417)	Press F1

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516053	2007-01-15 08:37:00	I hate them... its cos they know I'm Telescum, and they don't want me to have high speed broadband to update my site... As you sow, so shall you reap! :lol: I have passed comment more than once about the immature (in fact infantile) use of the sobriquet "telescum" in PF1 posts, and if you were outright stupid enough to run a website with that offensive (to Telecom) title, how in heaven's name can you be indignant or even surprised that they won't upgrade your connection to DSL. It is cheaper to lose you as a customer than it is to dignify the whole sordid mess by taking you to court. If I was in their shoes I'd be monitoring your posts here and peeing myself laughing. Grow up, move house, get a new connection under a different name (you can legally call yourself whatever you like, so long as it is not intended to deceive or defraud) and don't piss in your kitty litter again (hamstar litter?) As you may have guessed, I have no sympathy for your self-inflicted predicament, in fact it is the best example of just-deserts I've heard of in a long time. It's almost good enough for submission for the 2007 Darwin Awards, except that you survived. Cheers Billy 8-{) :D :D	Billy T (70)
516054	2007-01-15 09:10:00	I have convinced a friend to go to Telstraclear cable internet (10mbit 10GB). The techs came over and said they have to drill some holes. Just hope he goes with it, as thought the once off installation was a hassle. He is thinking of switching to Telstra phone as well. :cool: He is currently with Telecom Xtra ADSL and he is on the Adventure Plan - 3.5Mbit, 10GB at $60. He didn't change to the unleached plans, his measured speeds around 1.2Mbit. He's in Christchurch. Just today I rang Telstra but it looks like one other address I cannot get it. I just got ADSL a few weeks ago, tried as a might I just could not get Telstra internet even going into their Wellington retail store. I looked into Woosh Wireless as well that is also not available. So that was how I came onto ADSL. I am getting 2Mbit, Xnet passed it onto Telecom and they said there is nothing wrong with my lines, so I guess I get that 2Mbit speed, yup not even 3.5Mbit :illogical My ideal place would be Telstra cable or Woosh Wireless and use something like Xnet's VFX for VOIP when we get a local number or keep my old Telecom number with law in April 2007, free local dialling, 5c a min to NZ or overseas. We would not have a landline. I can mange the bandwidth via my router. If I moved out, I would target Telstraclear residential covered areas. I personally would use Telstra cable internet, VOIP via Skype (such as a Wifi device so the PC can be off) and just use my mobile phone for incoming calls. Not even sure if I would get a TV. This is the modern version of Telecom. I get 2Mbit. The past version, they fixed a cross talk in 1997/98 and my dialup connection dropped form 42k to 9.6k, the Telecom tech said that is very good, there is nothing they can do about it and that most pple don't even get that. Bit sad because if I walk 10mins the area is serviced by Telstra cable but not from here. I may even give Vodem a look and pop VOIP on top of it, hoping it'll work. Having had broadband for 3 weeks, its not too much in the prices, it stirs me up because I have been cheated. How can any company advertise up to 7.6Mbit and yet I am 10min drive away from the CBD and I get 2Mbit. How can a company like Xtra priced their plans so they have 1GB plans or else 15GB but its not capped. How there is a $10 difference in Telstra phoneline and Telecom phoneline. How Telecom hikes prices between different regions and they priced them differently as well at the start. I would of believed Auckland has a denser population, if anyone was going to get a hike discount it would be them. Since I have dropped my plan to $39.95 with Xnet that provides 5.8GB on a FS/128k package. The reason I liked Xnet was because no connection fees, no contracts and no phone company switch. If you don't use all the GBs they wont' charge you all for it. Back in the dialup days I remembered Xtra was the voted best ISP, not now it seems :groan: We were with them for about a year.	Nomad (952)
516055	2007-01-15 09:59:00	I could throw a bill on the ground and spit on it. If that is the best she can do I can laugh at it. She can have the dirty money all I care. Dollar something a month, nearly something low as petty crime.	Nomad (952)
516056	2007-01-15 10:06:00	They are only increasing their prices in line with inflastion, which is fair enough. Why shouldn't prices go up, if inflation goes up? Their other costs will also be rising, such as wages, materials, and subcontractors, etc, so they have to raise their prices. They are a business, not a charity or public servce. People don't seem to complain as much when power prices go up, which have gone up at a far higher percentage rate than inflation. Ah yes, but atleast the electricity stays on most of the time, the transmission lines are not overloaded, I can get good quality electricity when I want and at any speed and at any place that I want as well. I am perfectly willing to pay for things that work and live up to expected standards. Here is another post that is comparing a poor quality service with something totally on the other end of the scale, price hikes or no price hikes. Everyone is hacked off because even though they will pay more, the service will remain as archaic as ever (Not me, I've been with Woosh phone + Broadband for over a year:D :D :D )	beeswax34 (63)
516057	2007-01-15 10:17:00	Ah yes, but at least the electricity stays on most of the time, the transmission lines are not overloaded What country are you living in? Not NZ that is for sure... Top half of the South Island is approaching full capacity and outages may happen, same for Auckland unless major and costly upgrades happen. From 2013, if a rural power line falls down, there will be no requirement for the local power network company to rebuild it. The "obligation to supply" expires then unless the present law is amended. Most rural power lines are quite uneconomic and a rebuild would not be financially viable if there was a choice for the owner. And the electricity line charges are price regulated.	godfather (25)
516058	2007-01-15 12:09:00	I am still trying to get f***ing broadband from those stingy bastards... EVERY SINGLE grey box around my area has been upgraded, one road even got a brand new one and they won't upgrade the box that i'm on. I'm talking every single box in my area. And they moan "It'll cost $50,000 to upgrade." They posted a freaking $199 million profit for ONE QUARTER!!! W.T.F!? I hate them... its cos they know I'm Telescum, and they don't want me to have high speed broadband to update my site... Easy, sell/ give owner ship of your site to someone else ( Like I could help you run it); tell them you don’t run a hate site about them any more, a few months latter go back to Telescum with a different user name & that’s the end of that. I have no where to do it now, no school, work blocks Cpanel's port 2082, and I swear dialup gets sh*ttier every f**king month... There are ways to get around your work blocks, talk to your web host or Google it (The info to do this has been freely posted on many web host forum)	stu161204 (123)
516059	2007-01-15 12:34:00	What country are you living in? Not NZ that is for sure... Top half of the South Island is approaching full capacity and outages may happen, same for Auckland unless major and costly upgrades happen. From 2013, if a rural power line falls down, there will be no requirement for the local power network company to rebuild it. The "obligation to supply" expires then unless the present law is amended. Most rural power lines are quite uneconomic and a rebuild would not be financially viable if there was a choice for the owner. And the electricity line charges are price regulated. Yes, OK, I get the point but the fact of the matter is that atleast Transpower is trying to do something about it atleast for Auckland even though it has teed many people off. Telecom on the other hand seems to have no plans to lay down any sort of decent phone lines or have a major upgrade of the current system. And there is nothing wrong with price regulation is there? I mean if Telecom had the same controls laid down on it, we would all be better off if coupled with decent supply obligations. Look at Ma Ball taking over Bell South in which the FCC put down these sorts of laws to make sure that no customer lost their service atleast in the short to medium term. Why cant we do the same?	beeswax34 (63)
516060	2007-01-15 22:33:00	Ah the joys of being a Telstra customer Cable internet, reliable phone, no BS, all good! I remember the days when i didn't have the choice, and was with telecom. Those were dark times indeed.	personthingy (1670)
516061	2007-01-15 22:57:00	What country are you living in? Not NZ that is for sure... Top half of the South Island is approaching full capacity and outages may happen, same for Auckland unless major and costly upgrades happen. From 2013, if a rural power line falls down, there will be no requirement for the local power network company to rebuild it. The "obligation to supply" expires then unless the present law is amended. Most rural power lines are quite uneconomic and a rebuild would not be financially viable if there was a choice for the owner. And the electricity line charges are price regulated. Also, telecoms phone service for the majority of people is rock solid. I don't know when I have ever had a problem with my phone. I have had a few problems with broadband but haven’t had any for a few months and these were either software related at the ISP, or a hardware problem at the exchange. You are always going to get problems with these newer technologies, especially when there is a huge increase in installations, and they have to install new hardware to cope with the demand. The same thing is happening in the UK, with the huge growth of broadband. I actually have more problems with my Vodafone wireless broadband, than I have with ADSL, and mobile broadband is a lot more expensive. Comparing the reliability of electricity and broadband, is like comparing apples with oranges, especially as electricity has been around for over 100 years so they have had a lot longer to get it right. However NZ faces many upcoming problems with a reliable electricity supply too and because the electricity companies have failed to invest back into the network (unlike telecom that does reinvest back into their network to keep it all working) we are now going to have to pay a lot more to upgrade our electricity network.	rogerp (6864)
516062	2007-01-15 22:59:00	Ah the joys of being a Telstra customer Cable internet, reliable phone, no BS, all good! I remember the days when i didn't have the choice, and was with telecom. Those were dark times indeed. Don't telstra/paradise have a major problem with their newsgroup server. Well at least you are supporting an Australia company.	rogerp (6864)
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