Slightly off topic, and top posting as well! I used to work for a reseller like this in the Netherlands, and the way we could actually compete with the PTT ( who, after all had been given a free infrastructure, and were also _making_ money selling the scrap copper when they put fibre down! ), was by compressing the calls, so that more calls could be multiplexed into the same bandwidth.
This resulted in poorer quality calls. Is this the case also with the resellers out here? This would be a big issue for those of us who still make a lot of looong distance calls! Cheers, Steve On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 18:40:46 +1300, you wrote: >I too use Kia Ora Cards, for business and personal toll calls. It has >saved us a bundle. Plus it obscures the number you have called from if >you like that feature. =) > >You can even program your phone to have the Kia Ora PIN attached to it >for easy access. And they just (I mean like a week ago) introduced >plastic credit card type rechargeable Kia Ora's for recurring usage >instead of the disposable type card. > >Plus, with Kia Ora (unlike most other cards), there is no original >connection fee, only the per minute charge - sweet. > >For their rate sheet, see: >http://www.kiaoracard.co.nz/rates.asp > >and NO, I don't work for them. =) > >Cheers > >Jason >PS, OT - I worked for Compass/Kia Ora once upon a time. I worked for >them for all of a week, then they tried to screw me on my pay, so I >left! LOL > >anton wrote: >> Nic Scott wrote: >> >>> http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2848102a10,00.html >>> >>> Ring 123, 4, then 4 to get your discount, >>> >>> [note: completely unverified IRC and stuff.co.nz ramblings, void where >>> prohibited, do not point at face, may contain traces of peanuts] >> >> >> I would be SHOCKED if anyone on this list is STUPID enough to be using >> telecom for any kind of non-free calling. There are many calling cards >> that are less than 30% of telecoms OFF-PEAK across the board for all >> calls. The only exception being for capped calls, but then again I'm >> sure that situation hasn't changed. So in any case you will get no >> benefit. E.g., to ring my mate in Wellington is 5c per minute using the >> Compass Kiaora card. If I am CERTAIN that I'm going to talk for more >> than 60 minutes, but less than 120 minutes (when they start charging you >> again), then I use telecom - otherwise it would be very stupid indeed to >> pay more to telecom. They (Compass) had their problems with access in >> the past, and occasionally with third world countries their service is >> no good. But I will ALWAYS try it first considering that Telecom's >> cheapest, even with a discount, at off-peak is more than $1 per minute >> (to Costa Rica anyway) and with the Kiaora card it is 35c, 24/7. >> Telecom is like Microsoft. Using their services is a socially >> irresponsible thing to do for people who are aware of the ill effects of >> corporate monopolies. Less choice is a bad thing, almost without exception. >> Cheers >> Anton >> >>
