http://www.snap.net.nz/wireless.htm
Offer IP Star with much faster speeds and lower start up pricing.
HTH
Cheers Don
Andrew Packer wrote:
On Thu, 2007-02-15 at 15:28 +1300, Craig FALCONER wrote:
Difficult problem definitely.
Is your father a member of any of the farmer's co-ops? I know one of them
has a discount for bi-directional satellite, but I don't recall the name.
The satellite connectivity is provided by BayCity Networks of Timaru
(www.baycity.co.nz) and marketed by Farmside (www.farmside.co.nz). The
basic package (nominally 256Kbps down/128Kbps up), including equipment
installation and rental, is about $145 a month, discounted to $100 if
he's a CRT member (but to get that discounted rate via CRT, he has to
sign up before the end of this month).
I've had that service for almost a year (at a remote location in the
Sounds) and have found the download speed reliably 256Kbps, the upload
speed NEVER as high as 128Kbps.
Wireless Nation (www.wirelessnation.co.nz) has attractive-looking plans
too, although AFAIK no discount for members of any of the rural coops.
=====Andrew
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