On Thursday 09 August 2007 2:14:29 pm Christopher Sawtell wrote: > On 8/9/07, Ross Drummond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:35, Roger Searle wrote: > > > the hardest part of resolving it was having to wait for at least 45 > > > minutes every time i needed to call paradise, 4 or 5 times in total > > > over some weeks while they went through the preliminaries then did some > > > logging then had telecom do their part. hope your isp is better :-) > > You can e-mail them you know. :-) > > > There is an article in todays NZ Herald[1] that says that Telstra Clear > > is an unprofitable distraction its owners, Telstra in Australia. > > > > Despite having a modern network in two of NZ's largest cities which > > simply blows away the incumbents (Telecoms) capabilities, it is becoming > > obvious that Telstra Clear is withering on the vine. > > > > I think that Telstra Clear should be sold to someone who is able to > > leaverage the comparative technological superiority of their network into > > an attractive customer experience. > > > > [1] > > http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/3/story.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10456629 > > I heard that we were used as lab rats to see how well a fibre Cable > network would work out economically in this part of the world, before > deploying similar in Aust. My informant told me that they were very > disappointed that Cable-TV didn't take off as they had hoped, but were > absolutely amazed that the Internet connections are as popular as they > are.
My eldest sister proclaims to know someone who worked within the SkyTV channel and said to me talking on the subject of payTV that the cost (now that things are in place) are about $8.00 all up per user connection. and that that covers purchased TV rights (how real it is i don't know). but TC could've said to hell with caps and have had an all you can eat cable connect for $70 and say 20 gigs for 30 bucks cheaper with variances on speed only. How many people would've jumped onto the wagon then? How much more profitable would the cable service be now? What would Telecon do and how would be the whole Boardband field be today if TC had said dam the Returns we want to break telecom in the 3 cities 1st and from there move into the regional towns, things might be better (or the same as TC would then show it's indifference to NZ cunsumers). Come on BCL (or wot ever ya branding is now) become a carrier for the ISP's to jump on and break the telecon monopoly (I know telecon use 'em too). Elections on next year - Vote for your one and only benevolent dictator ME. and i'll make telecon sit up and take notice (plus a few other bully boy businesses).
