> > I don't have cable so I can't definitively test but I'm pretty sure you > should > have less latency to local peering points than ADSL (although Telstra doesn't > usually peer so that might not mean much). > > VoIP is great, on the proviso that you have a decent connection and a decent > service providor. There is a bit of a lack of providors in NZ at present, I > imagine the situation will change reasonably quickly. >
Agreed. I've tried a number of o/s providers and found the latency unbearable. Slingshot [italk] is a little higher priced but I've found national calls good and calls to mobiles almost unnoticable. Halved my toll bill, plus I have a local number in Auckland...
